2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Chronic Pain

Have you ever seen or talked to a doctor, nurse, or other health professional about your pain?*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 1,043 953 90.3 87.7-92.3 90 9.7 7.7-12.3
GENDER
Male 425 382 88.2 83.9-91.5 43 11.8 8.5-16.1
Female 618 571 91.8 88.6-94.2 47 8.2 5.8-11.4
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 690 639 91.6 88.6-93.9 51 8.4 6.1-11.4
Non-Hispanic Black 228 208 89.5 83.3-93.6 20 10.5 6.4-16.7
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 36 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 123 93 76.9 67.6-84.2 30 23.1 15.8-32.4
35-44 134 115 85.3 76.6-91.1 19 14.7 8.9-23.4
45-54 170 159 92.6 86.2-96.2 11 7.4 3.8-13.8
55-64 264 250 95.1 90.4-97.5 14 4.9 2.5- 9.6
65-74 219 210 95.7 91.3-97.9 *** *** ***
75+ 126 120 95.6 89.4-98.3 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 99 83 83.7 73.5-90.5 16 16.3 9.5-26.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 270 245 90.3 85.1-93.8 25 9.7 6.2-14.9
Some Post-H.S. 346 317 90.1 85.3-93.4 29 9.9 6.6-14.7
College Graduate 327 307 94.7 91.6-96.7 20 5.3 3.3- 8.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 618 571 91.6 88.6-93.9 47 8.4 6.1-11.4
No 418 376 88.4 83.7-91.9 42 11.6 8.1-16.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 173 163 94.1 88.9-96.9 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 869 789 89.5 86.6-91.9 80 10.5 8.1-13.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 419 361 85.6 81.1-89.3 58 14.4 10.7-18.9
Unemployed 47 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 315 303 97.0 94.3-98.4 12 3.0 1.6- 5.7
Unable to Work 231 220 93.1 86.9-96.5 11 6.9 3.5-13.1
Other not in Labor Force 28 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 122 113 91.4 83.2-95.8 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 156 133 84.6 76.2-90.5 23 15.4 9.5-23.8
$25,000- 34,999 96 85 86.3 73.6-93.4 11 13.7 6.6-26.4
$35,000- 49,999 127 118 92.0 84.6-96.0 *** *** ***
$50,000-74,999 105 95 88.9 78.5-94.6 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 220 207 93.1 87.7-96.2 13 6.9 3.8-12.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 217 202 92.6 86.9-95.9 15 7.4 4.1-13.1
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 140 126 88.7 79.9-94.0 14 11.3 6.0-20.1
101% to 150% 116 98 83.1 72.6-90.1 18 16.9 9.9-27.4
151% to 200% 92 81 86.9 75.1-93.6 11 13.1 6.4-24.9
More than 200% 438 411 93.3 90.0-95.6 27 6.7 4.4-10.0
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 217 202 92.6 86.9-95.9 15 7.4 4.1-13.1
HOUSING
Own 680 640 92.4 89.3-94.7 40 7.6 5.3-10.7
Rent 279 242 85.3 79.5-89.6 37 14.7 10.4-20.5
Other arrangement 83 70 83.3 71.8-90.8 13 16.7 9.2-28.2
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 258 241 93.4 88.7-96.2 17 6.6 3.8-11.3
Regional City or Suburban County 297 270 88.2 82.7-92.1 27 11.8 7.9-17.3
Rural 488 442 89.7 85.6-92.7 46 10.3 7.3-14.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 294 263 86.8 80.8-91.1 31 13.2 8.9-19.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 390 353 90.2 85.9-93.3 37 9.8 6.7-14.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 359 337 92.7 88.7-95.3 22 7.3 4.7-11.3

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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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