2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Chronic Pain

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  Total
Respond.^		 Its constant, always there At least once a day At least once a week Less Often**
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 1,030 599 56.6 52.9-60.3 211 21.3 18.4-24.5 139 15.1 12.6-18.1 81 6.9 5.4- 9.0
GENDER
Male 421 259 61.6 55.9-67.0 87 19.1 15.2-23.7 50 14.5 10.6-19.5 25 4.9 3.0- 7.9
Female 609 340 52.8 48.0-57.6 124 23.0 19.0-27.6 89 15.6 12.5-19.4 56 8.5 6.3-11.5
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 678 402 59.0 54.5-63.3 151 22.8 19.2-26.9 87 13.9 11.0-17.4 38 4.3 3.0- 6.0
Non-Hispanic Black 228 132 53.3 45.5-61.0 37 18.3 13.1-25.1 27 14.2 9.3-21.0 32 14.2 9.4-20.8
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 35 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 35 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 39 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 121 40 32.0 23.6-41.8 25 21.2 14.2-30.5 35 31.3 22.7-41.3 21 15.5 9.6-24.1
35-44 132 71 56.2 46.8-65.2 24 19.9 13.4-28.6 31 20.9 14.5-29.0 *** *** ***
45-54 171 111 65.0 56.2-72.9 31 18.8 12.8-26.8 18 10.4 6.3-16.8 11 5.8 2.8-11.3
55-64 261 166 62.0 54.6-68.9 56 23.6 17.7-30.7 23 8.8 5.4-13.9 16 5.6 3.3- 9.4
65-74 217 140 64.2 55.6-71.9 40 19.1 13.5-26.3 20 11.1 6.0-19.4 17 5.7 3.2-10.0
75+ 122 *** *** *** *** *** *** 12 10.2 5.3-18.7 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 99 *** *** *** 17 18.5 11.1-29.2 16 17.5 9.8-29.2 *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 264 165 59.4 52.1-66.4 48 21.4 15.7-28.5 32 12.7 8.6-18.3 19 6.4 3.7-11.1
Some Post-H.S. 339 205 57.4 51.1-63.5 69 20.1 15.6-25.6 41 15.1 11.0-20.4 24 7.4 4.7-11.4
College Graduate 327 166 49.4 43.3-55.5 77 24.7 19.8-30.3 50 16.8 12.6-21.9 34 9.2 6.3-13.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 613 409 66.0 61.3-70.5 117 18.9 15.4-23.0 54 10.3 7.5-14.0 33 4.7 3.1- 7.2
No 411 186 43.2 37.6-49.0 92 24.5 19.8-29.8 85 22.1 17.7-27.3 48 10.2 7.3-13.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 172 118 68.2 58.7-76.4 34 17.1 11.6-24.5 12 10.7 5.1-21.2 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 857 480 54.4 50.4-58.4 177 22.1 18.8-25.7 127 16.0 13.3-19.1 73 7.5 5.7- 9.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 417 204 46.6 41.1-52.3 90 23.3 18.7-28.5 86 22.1 17.8-27.2 37 8.0 5.4-11.6
Unemployed 45 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 309 176 57.5 50.4-64.3 76 25.4 19.7-32.1 29 10.6 6.3-17.2 28 6.5 4.2-10.0
Unable to Work 228 184 81.1 74.5-86.2 27 10.5 6.9-15.9 11 5.7 3.0-10.6 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 28 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 120 82 64.7 54.1-74.1 19 17.7 10.9-27.5 14 14.1 8.2-23.3 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 154 92 57.5 47.6-66.8 31 20.8 13.9-30.0 19 13.8 8.3-22.0 12 7.9 3.8-15.7
$25,000- 34,999 97 *** *** *** 16 19.1 11.3-30.4 *** *** *** 13 12.4 6.6-22.1
$35,000- 49,999 125 76 64.1 53.9-73.2 28 22.5 15.2-32.0 11 7.7 4.0-14.3 *** *** ***
$50,000-74,999 104 *** *** *** 25 23.5 15.3-34.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 219 111 50.7 43.2-58.2 50 22.8 17.1-29.6 36 17.1 12.1-23.6 22 9.4 5.9-14.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 211 132 59.0 50.0-67.3 42 21.2 14.6-29.7 27 15.9 10.0-24.2 *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 34 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 138 87 60.7 50.9-69.7 25 18.2 12.0-26.7 18 15.6 9.7-24.2 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 116 *** *** *** 23 23.6 15.0-35.2 14 9.8 5.5-16.7 12 9.3 4.3-18.6
151% to 200% 92 *** *** *** 17 17.1 10.1-27.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 434 231 53.3 47.9-58.6 97 22.7 18.4-27.6 65 15.6 12.1-20.0 41 8.4 6.0-11.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 211 132 59.0 50.0-67.3 42 21.2 14.6-29.7 27 15.9 10.0-24.2 *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 669 387 57.0 52.5-61.5 147 22.4 18.8-26.4 84 14.3 11.3-18.0 51 6.3 4.5- 8.6
Rent 278 162 55.2 48.2-61.9 52 19.4 14.5-25.6 39 15.6 11.2-21.4 25 9.8 6.2-15.2
Other arrangement 82 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 255 129 47.7 40.6-55.0 56 23.8 18.1-30.6 45 19.7 14.5-26.3 25 8.7 5.5-13.7
Regional City or Suburban County 295 181 58.3 51.6-64.7 67 22.9 17.8-28.9 28 12.8 8.6-18.7 19 6.0 3.6- 9.9
Rural 480 289 60.8 55.2-66.1 88 18.9 14.8-23.8 66 13.8 10.4-18.2 37 6.5 4.4- 9.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 289 183 64.4 57.5-70.7 47 16.3 11.8-22.0 31 10.6 7.2-15.2 28 8.8 5.5-13.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 387 219 53.3 47.2-59.3 83 23.2 18.2-28.9 59 17.6 13.2-23.1 26 5.9 3.8- 9.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 354 197 55.4 49.4-61.3 81 22.4 17.9-27.7 49 15.2 11.3-20.1 27 7.0 4.5-10.5

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*Asked of respondents that stated they suffer from Chronic Pain.
**Includes the responses of 'At least once per month' and 'less often' combined.

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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