2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

Chronic Pain

About how often do you experience this pain? Would you say…*

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  Total
Respond.^
Its constant, always there At least once a day At least once a week Less Often**
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 1,030 599 56.6 52.9-60.3 211 21.3 18.4-24.5 139 15.1 12.6-18.1 81 6.9 5.4- 9.0
-Eastern NC 390 243 63.1 57.4-68.4 69 17.1 13.3-21.7 45 11.9 8.7-16.0 33 7.9 5.3-11.7
GENDER
Male 150 100 68.1 59.4-75.8 28 17.3 11.6-24.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Female 240 143 59.4 51.8-66.6 41 17.0 12.3-23.2 33 14.6 10.1-20.6 23 9.0 5.4-14.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 237 153 66.6 59.7-72.8 47 18.8 14.0-24.7 26 11.0 7.4-16.1 *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Black 102 *** *** *** 17 17.3 10.3-27.5 *** *** *** 16 16.2 9.0-27.3
Other 51 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 36 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 56 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 74 *** *** *** 12 15.5 8.4-26.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 97 *** *** *** 19 20.3 12.8-30.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 85 *** *** *** 15 16.8 9.5-28.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 40 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 39 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 115 75 67.5 57.0-76.6 17 14.9 8.9-23.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 147 92 61.0 51.8-69.4 28 17.5 11.7-25.4 18 14.0 8.7-21.7 *** *** ***
College Graduate 88 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 255 177 71.3 64.5-77.3 42 14.3 10.3-19.7 19 8.4 5.1-13.6 17 5.9 3.4-10.0
No 132 64 47.6 38.2-57.2 26 22.0 14.9-31.2 26 18.5 12.5-26.6 16 11.9 6.7-20.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 77 *** *** *** 15 16.4 9.3-27.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 313 187 59.8 53.3-65.9 54 17.3 13.1-22.6 43 14.0 10.2-18.8 29 9.0 5.8-13.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 151 89 60.3 51.3-68.7 27 18.8 12.7-26.9 22 13.9 8.9-21.1 13 7.0 3.9-12.2
Unemployed 18 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 106 *** *** *** 27 23.3 15.4-33.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 98 81 82.2 71.8-89.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 16 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 52 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 58 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 28 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 58 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 37 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 75 *** *** *** 17 21.8 13.3-33.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 14 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 57 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 43 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 34 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 160 92 60.7 51.9-68.9 36 20.6 14.6-28.4 18 11.4 6.9-18.2 14 7.3 4.1-12.6
HOUSING
Own 252 161 65.9 59.0-72.2 48 18.2 13.6-24.1 24 10.5 6.9-15.8 19 5.3 3.2- 8.8
Rent 106 *** *** *** 17 16.2 9.5-26.3 12 11.5 6.3-20.1 *** *** ***
Other arrangement 32 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 29 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 128 82 60.4 50.2-69.8 25 20.1 13.3-29.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 233 148 67.5 60.4-73.9 37 14.3 10.0-19.9 30 11.6 7.9-16.6 18 6.6 3.8-11.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 223 146 66.5 58.9-73.4 32 14.1 9.6-20.2 24 11.5 7.4-17.3 21 7.9 4.8-12.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 90 *** *** *** 18 17.1 10.4-26.8 14 14.9 8.5-24.7 *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 77 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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*Asked of respondents that stated they suffer from Chronic Pain.
**Includes the responses of 'At least once per month' and 'less often' combined.

PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2019 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2019 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2019 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2019 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2019 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2019 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

^Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics and therefore cannot be calculated exactly from the numbers in this table.

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