2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

Chronic Pain

On a scale of 0 to 10, where 0 means no pain at all and 10 means the worst pain you can imagine, how severe has your pain usually been over the past 3 months?*

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  Total
Respond.^
Mild pain Moderate pain Severe pain
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 1,041 446 41.0 37.5-44.6 236 25.4 22.2-28.9 359 33.6 30.2-37.1
-Eastern NC 394 147 35.1 29.9-40.6 93 25.5 20.7-31.1 154 39.3 33.7-45.2
GENDER
Male 151 59 38.4 30.1-47.3 41 28.4 20.7-37.6 51 33.3 25.5-42.1
Female 243 88 32.8 26.4-39.9 52 23.5 17.5-30.7 103 43.7 36.2-51.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 240 111 43.4 36.6-50.5 59 26.0 20.0-33.2 70 30.5 24.3-37.6
Non-Hispanic Black 103 22 19.0 11.8-29.2 21 24.0 15.3-35.5 *** *** ***
Other 51 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 36 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 58 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 72 *** *** *** 12 15.8 8.8-26.7 *** *** ***
55-64 98 36 32.6 23.3-43.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 86 *** *** *** 16 19.3 11.3-31.0 *** *** ***
75+ 42 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 39 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 119 37 29.8 21.2-40.1 29 25.2 17.2-35.4 *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 148 57 38.8 30.5-47.8 34 24.1 17.1-32.9 57 37.1 28.9-46.1
College Graduate 87 *** *** *** 19 20.5 12.9-31.1 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 258 72 25.2 19.7-31.7 62 26.6 20.4-33.7 124 48.2 40.9-55.6
No 132 73 52.9 43.1-62.4 31 24.4 16.8-34.1 28 22.7 15.4-32.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 77 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 317 116 34.0 28.3-40.2 72 24.8 19.5-31.0 129 41.1 34.8-47.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 149 66 44.7 35.8-53.8 39 27.5 19.7-36.9 44 27.9 20.6-36.5
Unemployed 19 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 109 *** *** *** 23 22.7 14.4-33.8 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 101 17 13.3 7.9-21.5 20 21.8 13.6-33.1 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 15 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 53 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 59 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 28 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 59 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 36 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 75 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 15 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 57 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 43 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 35 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 160 81 47.6 38.9-56.4 34 23.7 16.5-32.8 45 28.7 21.3-37.6
HOUSING
Own 257 109 38.4 32.0-45.3 57 23.6 17.9-30.4 91 38.0 31.1-45.3
Rent 105 *** *** *** 26 26.2 17.2-37.7 *** *** ***
Other arrangement 32 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 29 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 128 57 46.5 36.8-56.5 33 25.9 18.1-35.6 38 27.6 19.5-37.5
Rural 237 76 27.6 21.8-34.2 53 24.9 18.6-32.4 108 47.5 40.0-55.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 226 79 34.3 27.5-41.8 52 24.0 17.9-31.4 95 41.7 34.0-49.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 89 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 79 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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*Asked of respondents that stated they suffer from Chronic Pain.

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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