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%)
TOTAL 3,170 1,045 31.4 29.5-33.3 2,125 68.6 66.7-70.5
GENDER
Male 1,442 427 29.0 26.3-31.9 1,015 71.0 68.1-73.7
Female 1,728 618 33.5 30.9-36.2 1,110 66.5 63.8-69.1
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 1,966 691 33.7 31.3-36.2 1,275 66.3 63.8-68.7
Non-Hispanic Black 674 229 30.6 26.8-34.8 445 69.4 65.2-73.2
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 88 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 104 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 300 39 10.5 7.4-14.9 261 89.5 85.1-92.6
AGE
18-34 565 123 21.8 18.2-25.8 442 78.2 74.2-81.8
35-44 436 134 29.3 24.8-34.2 302 70.7 65.8-75.2
45-54 533 171 32.1 27.7-37.0 362 67.9 63.0-72.3
55-64 626 264 42.5 38.0-47.2 362 57.5 52.8-62.0
65-74 558 219 39.1 34.3-44.2 339 60.9 55.8-65.7
75+ 409 127 28.0 22.9-33.7 282 72.0 66.3-77.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 323 99 32.0 26.2-38.4 224 68.0 61.6-73.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 756 272 34.4 30.6-38.5 484 65.6 61.5-69.4
Some Post-H.S. 970 346 32.1 28.8-35.5 624 67.9 64.5-71.2
College Graduate 1,115 327 27.3 24.5-30.3 788 72.7 69.7-75.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,090 620 56.4 52.8-60.0 470 43.6 40.0-47.2
No 2,059 418 19.3 17.4-21.3 1,641 80.7 78.7-82.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 415 174 42.9 37.3-48.8 241 57.1 51.2-62.7
Non-Veteran 2,753 870 29.8 27.9-31.9 1,883 70.2 68.1-72.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,644 419 24.4 22.0-26.8 1,225 75.6 73.2-78.0
Unemployed 109 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 895 316 35.3 31.5-39.2 579 64.7 60.8-68.5
Unable to Work 311 232 76.0 69.7-81.3 79 24.0 18.7-30.3
Other not in Labor Force 192 28 14.2 9.5-20.6 164 85.8 79.4-90.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 230 122 50.6 43.1-58.1 108 49.4 41.9-56.9
$15,000- 24,999 420 157 37.2 31.8-43.0 263 62.8 57.0-68.2
$25,000- 34,999 261 97 33.9 27.7-40.8 164 66.1 59.2-72.3
$35,000- 49,999 361 127 32.5 27.1-38.4 234 67.5 61.6-72.9
$50,000-74,999 363 105 27.3 22.3-32.9 258 72.7 67.1-77.7
$75,000+ 832 220 25.3 22.1-28.8 612 74.7 71.2-77.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 703 217 29.5 25.5-33.9 486 70.5 66.1-74.5
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 310 141 43.5 37.2-50.0 169 56.5 50.0-62.8
101% to 150% 326 116 33.6 27.7-40.1 210 66.4 59.9-72.3
151% to 200% 241 93 37.5 30.5-45.2 148 62.5 54.8-69.5
More than 200% 1,489 438 27.3 24.9-30.0 1,051 72.7 70.0-75.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 703 217 29.5 25.5-33.9 486 70.5 66.1-74.5
HOUSING
Own 2,094 681 32.2 29.9-34.6 1,413 67.8 65.4-70.1
Rent 833 280 30.5 27.1-34.3 553 69.5 65.7-72.9
Other arrangement 225 83 29.4 23.2-36.3 142 70.6 63.7-76.8
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 989 259 25.6 22.5-28.9 730 74.4 71.1-77.5
Regional City or Suburban County 856 297 31.0 27.6-34.7 559 69.0 65.3-72.4
Rural 1,325 489 36.3 33.2-39.6 836 63.7 60.4-66.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 791 294 35.4 31.5-39.5 497 64.6 60.5-68.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,086 392 36.6 33.1-40.1 694 63.4 59.9-66.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,293 359 25.0 22.4-27.7 934 75.0 72.3-77.6

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

2Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. 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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