2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

Chronic Pain

Have you ever seen or talked to a doctor, nurse, or other health professional about your pain?*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 1,043 953 90.3 87.7-92.3 90 9.7 7.7-12.3
-Eastern NC 397 357 88.0 83.5-91.4 40 12.0 8.6-16.5
GENDER
Male 152 133 84.9 77.0-90.4 19 15.1 9.6-23.0
Female 245 224 90.2 84.4-94.0 21 9.8 6.0-15.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 242 219 89.0 83.4-92.8 23 11.0 7.2-16.6
Non-Hispanic Black 103 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 36 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 99 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 42 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 121 105 84.4 74.7-90.9 16 15.6 9.1-25.3
Some Post-H.S. 148 134 89.1 81.7-93.7 14 10.9 6.3-18.3
College Graduate 88 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 259 236 89.0 83.4-92.8 23 11.0 7.2-16.6
No 134 118 86.5 77.6-92.2 16 13.5 7.8-22.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 320 285 86.6 81.3-90.6 35 13.4 9.4-18.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 151 124 81.2 72.9-87.4 27 18.8 12.6-27.1
Unemployed 19 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 109 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 101 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 16 *** *** *** *** *** ***
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 37 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 15 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 43 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 161 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 258 241 91.8 86.7-95.1 17 8.2 4.9-13.3
Rent 106 90 80.7 69.3-88.5 16 19.3 11.5-30.7
Other arrangement 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 129 113 84.4 75.1-90.6 16 15.6 9.4-24.9
Rural 239 217 90.3 85.0-93.9 22 9.7 6.1-15.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 228 203 87.0 80.8-91.5 25 13.0 8.5-19.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 90 *** *** *** *** *** ***
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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