2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Chronic Pain

On a scale of 0 to 10, where 0 means no pain at all and 10 means the worst pain you can imagine, how severe has your pain usually been over the past 3 months?*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Mild Pain (0-5) Moderate Pain (6-7) Severe Pain (8-10)
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 1,041 446 41.0 37.5-44.6 236 25.4 22.2-28.9 359 33.6 30.2-37.1
GENDER
Male 426 199 47.1 41.5-52.7 96 22.7 18.3-27.8 131 30.2 25.2-35.6
Female 615 247 36.3 32.0-40.8 140 27.5 23.0-32.4 228 36.2 31.8-40.9
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 688 342 45.7 41.4-50.1 154 25.1 21.1-29.4 192 29.3 25.4-33.4
Non-Hispanic Black 229 53 24.7 18.5-32.2 54 27.3 20.8-34.8 122 48.0 40.4-55.7
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 34 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 36 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 39 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 123 56 44.4 34.9-54.3 38 35.4 26.4-45.5 29 20.2 13.7-28.8
35-44 134 56 40.3 31.6-49.6 31 22.1 15.1-31.0 47 37.7 28.9-47.3
45-54 169 82 46.3 37.6-55.1 34 20.3 14.3-28.1 53 33.4 25.1-42.8
55-64 263 99 35.3 29.0-42.3 61 27.0 20.6-34.5 103 37.7 31.0-44.9
65-74 219 94 43.8 35.7-52.3 46 23.1 16.2-31.9 79 33.0 26.1-40.8
75+ 126 56 35.8 26.6-46.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 98 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 270 87 32.6 26.5-39.4 64 27.3 21.0-34.6 119 40.1 33.5-47.0
Some Post-H.S. 346 141 42.1 36.2-48.3 83 26.6 21.2-32.9 122 31.2 26.0-37.0
College Graduate 326 195 60.7 54.5-66.6 63 19.1 14.7-24.4 68 20.2 15.5-25.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 618 182 27.6 23.6-32.0 158 28.4 24.2-33.1 278 44.0 39.3-48.8
No 416 259 59.6 53.7-65.2 78 21.4 16.7-27.1 79 19.0 14.9-23.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 174 72 44.0 35.1-53.2 45 26.3 19.0-35.0 57 29.8 22.6-38.1
Non-Veteran 866 374 40.5 36.7-44.4 190 25.2 21.7-29.1 302 34.3 30.6-38.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 417 222 52.6 46.9-58.2 97 26.5 21.4-32.2 98 21.0 16.9-25.6
Unemployed 47 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 315 147 42.9 36.3-49.8 63 22.7 17.1-29.5 105 34.4 28.2-41.1
Unable to Work 232 42 17.1 12.3-23.5 54 24.8 18.6-32.1 136 58.1 50.4-65.4
Other not in Labor Force 27 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 122 31 24.3 16.5-34.3 19 18.5 11.4-28.7 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 157 36 20.6 14.4-28.4 44 32.7 24.1-42.7 77 46.7 37.3-56.4
$25,000- 34,999 97 *** *** *** 20 22.1 13.6-33.8 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 127 53 38.7 29.3-49.0 *** *** *** 33 23.9 16.5-33.3
$50,000-74,999 104 *** *** *** 27 29.2 20.0-40.5 19 15.9 9.7-25.1
$75,000+ 220 146 66.9 59.5-73.5 34 16.5 11.5-23.2 40 16.6 11.9-22.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 214 84 35.4 27.8-43.8 51 25.0 18.0-33.6 79 39.6 31.6-48.2
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 35 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 141 41 25.8 18.6-34.7 31 26.8 18.7-37.0 69 47.3 37.9-56.9
101% to 150% 116 29 25.2 17.1-35.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 93 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 437 252 57.5 52.1-62.8 92 23.1 18.7-28.1 93 19.4 15.6-23.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 214 84 35.4 27.8-43.8 51 25.0 18.0-33.6 79 39.6 31.6-48.2
HOUSING
Own 680 337 46.2 41.7-50.6 144 24.8 20.8-29.2 199 29.1 25.1-33.3
Rent 279 81 27.0 21.4-33.3 69 26.0 20.2-32.7 129 47.1 40.2-54.0
Other arrangement 82 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 259 138 49.9 42.7-57.1 49 21.2 15.7-28.0 72 28.9 22.6-36.1
Regional City or Suburban County 296 137 46.9 40.4-53.5 69 22.8 17.8-28.7 90 30.3 24.5-36.8
Rural 486 171 32.4 27.6-37.6 118 29.4 24.2-35.1 197 38.3 33.2-43.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 292 103 34.5 28.3-41.2 72 27.8 21.8-34.7 117 37.7 31.3-44.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 391 161 38.3 32.7-44.2 86 26.2 20.9-32.4 144 35.5 30.1-41.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 358 182 49.0 43.0-54.9 78 22.7 18.0-28.2 98 28.3 23.1-34.3

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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 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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