2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

Chronic Pain

What is the main cause of your chronic pain?*

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  Total
Respond.^
Arthritis Back Pain** Accident or Injury Other
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 999 297 25.6 22.7-28.8 121 12.3 10.0-15.0 160 17.0 14.3-20.2 421 45.1 41.3-48.8
-Eastern NC 376 115 26.5 21.8-31.8 52 12.9 9.5-17.3 65 19.1 14.8-24.4 144 41.4 35.6-47.6
GENDER
Male 143 32 18.1 12.5-25.4 18 13.1 7.9-20.9 42 31.9 23.7-41.4 51 36.9 28.4-46.3
Female 233 83 32.6 25.9-40.0 34 12.8 8.8-18.2 23 9.9 6.2-15.5 93 44.7 37.0-52.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 230 67 26.3 20.7-32.9 35 14.5 10.1-20.4 42 19.6 14.3-26.4 86 39.5 32.6-46.9
Non-Hispanic Black 97 33 28.2 19.0-39.7 *** *** *** 17 20.2 12.0-31.9 *** *** ***
Other 49 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 34 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 52 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 73 *** *** *** 13 14.6 8.1-25.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 95 25 24.7 16.4-35.5 13 12.1 6.7-21.0 16 16.1 9.6-25.7 *** *** ***
65-74 81 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 39 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 36 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 110 39 26.9 18.9-36.7 14 14.5 8.2-24.5 17 19.7 12.1-30.5 *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 143 40 25.9 18.8-34.6 17 10.7 6.4-17.4 22 15.0 9.7-22.4 64 48.4 39.3-57.5
College Graduate 86 *** *** *** 16 16.6 9.9-26.7 18 22.5 14.2-33.7 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 241 75 24.9 19.3-31.6 32 12.9 8.7-18.8 37 16.8 12.0-23.1 97 45.3 37.7-53.1
No 131 38 28.7 21.0-37.8 20 13.3 8.3-20.7 26 22.1 14.4-32.3 47 35.9 27.2-45.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 72 16 19.9 11.7-31.8 13 16.3 9.1-27.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 304 99 28.1 22.8-34.1 39 12.1 8.5-17.0 46 15.8 11.6-21.2 120 44.0 37.3-50.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 145 35 23.6 16.8-32.2 22 12.6 8.0-19.4 31 24.4 16.9-33.8 57 39.4 30.7-48.7
Unemployed 17 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 105 *** *** *** 16 17.5 9.8-29.2 13 10.1 5.5-17.6 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 93 25 20.1 12.6-30.4 *** *** *** 15 19.0 11.0-30.8 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 16 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 50 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 52 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 27 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 58 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 36 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 73 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 15 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 52 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 38 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 34 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 157 48 28.0 20.9-36.3 29 16.2 10.9-23.4 29 19.8 13.3-28.5 51 36.0 27.7-45.2
HOUSING
Own 248 84 29.5 23.6-36.2 33 12.2 8.3-17.5 40 18.7 13.5-25.3 91 39.6 32.5-47.2
Rent 99 24 20.7 13.4-30.6 16 15.9 9.2-26.1 19 20.1 12.4-30.9 *** *** ***
Other arrangement 29 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 29 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 120 39 28.0 20.0-37.7 15 11.6 6.3-20.3 19 18.1 11.1-28.0 47 42.4 32.4-52.9
Rural 227 68 26.1 20.2-33.0 32 13.1 9.0-18.8 41 20.4 14.7-27.5 86 40.4 32.8-48.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 214 73 28.8 22.5-36.2 25 11.4 7.4-17.1 36 18.2 12.9-25.1 80 41.6 33.6-50.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 84 *** *** *** 14 13.2 7.4-22.4 13 16.5 9.3-27.5 *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 78 20 22.1 13.7-33.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

Back to Chronic Pain.

*Asked of respondents that stated they suffer from Chronic Pain.
**Includes sciatica, slipped or ruptured discs, and spondylosis.

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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