2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Chronic Pain

Do you suffer from any type of chronic pain, that is pain that occurs constantly or flares up often?

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,170 1,045 31.4 29.5-33.3 2,125 68.6 66.7-70.5
-Non-Hispanic Black 674 229 30.6 26.8-34.8 445 69.4 65.2-73.2
GENDER
Male 263 78 26.7 21.1-33.1 185 73.3 66.9-78.9
Female 411 151 33.6 28.4-39.2 260 66.4 60.8-71.6
AGE
18-34 131 33 24.4 17.3-33.2 98 75.6 66.8-82.7
35-44 99 29 26.5 18.0-37.3 70 73.5 62.7-82.0
45-54 120 43 33.7 25.0-43.7 77 66.3 56.3-75.0
55-64 137 62 44.7 35.1-54.6 75 55.3 45.4-64.9
65-74 108 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 186 68 34.5 27.0-42.8 118 65.5 57.2-73.0
Some Post-H.S. 234 74 27.8 21.7-34.8 160 72.2 65.2-78.3
College Graduate 192 57 24.5 18.6-31.5 135 75.5 68.5-81.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 108 37 32.0 23.1-42.4 71 68.0 57.6-76.9
$25,000- 34,999 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 80 25 23.1 14.7-34.3 55 76.9 65.7-85.3
$50,000- 74,999 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 129 36 23.6 16.3-32.9 93 76.4 67.1-83.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 244 146 58.6 51.1-65.7 98 41.4 34.3-48.9
No 424 81 17.5 13.7-22.0 343 82.5 78.0-86.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 85 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 588 191 29.8 25.6-34.2 397 70.2 65.8-74.4
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 270 76 27.2 21.6-33.6 194 72.8 66.4-78.4
Regional City or Suburban County 164 62 33.1 25.2-42.1 102 66.9 57.9-74.8
Rural 240 91 33.9 27.3-41.2 149 66.1 58.8-72.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 336 89 24.1 19.3-29.6 247 75.9 70.4-80.7
Unemployed 25 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 180 62 31.5 24.1-40.1 118 68.5 59.9-75.9
Unable to Work 102 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 27 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 26 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 94 32 27.0 18.7-37.4 62 73.0 62.6-81.3
151% to 200% 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 254 72 24.5 19.0-31.0 182 75.5 69.0-81.0
HOUSING
Own 343 102 27.3 22.1-33.1 241 72.7 66.9-77.9
Rent 259 102 37.4 31.0-44.3 157 62.6 55.7-69.0
Other arrangement 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 227 88 34.1 27.1-41.8 139 65.9 58.2-72.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 205 71 32.8 25.9-40.6 134 67.2 59.4-74.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 242 70 26.6 20.9-33.3 172 73.4 66.7-79.1

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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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