2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Chronic Pain

What is the main cause of your chronic pain?*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Arthritis Back/Neck Pain** Accident or Injury Other
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 999 297 25.6 22.7-28.8 121 12.3 10.0-15.0 160 17.0 14.3-20.2 421 45.1 41.3-48.8
GENDER
Male 399 95 19.2 15.3-23.8 45 11.1 8.1-15.0 92 26.8 21.5-32.8 167 43.0 37.3-48.8
Female 600 202 30.4 26.3-34.7 76 13.2 10.1-17.1 68 9.9 7.6-12.7 254 46.6 41.7-51.5
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 659 200 27.3 23.6-31.2 88 13.4 10.5-17.0 98 14.7 11.7-18.3 273 44.6 40.1-49.2
Non-Hispanic Black 221 69 26.1 20.2-33.0 20 9.2 5.6-14.8 38 18.2 12.9-25.2 94 46.5 38.7-54.4
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 33 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 36 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 36 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 115 *** *** *** *** *** *** 25 23.0 15.3-33.2 75 63.0 52.5-72.4
35-44 125 21 17.3 10.8-26.5 *** *** *** 27 22.0 14.8-31.3 67 53.8 44.0-63.3
45-54 167 34 17.6 12.3-24.6 34 18.7 13.0-26.2 27 17.6 11.1-26.8 72 46.1 37.3-55.1
55-64 257 86 31.9 25.8-38.7 30 11.2 7.3-16.9 41 14.6 10.6-19.8 100 42.3 35.1-49.8
65-74 210 84 36.2 28.8-44.3 28 17.9 11.6-26.7 27 14.3 8.4-23.2 71 31.6 24.4-39.8
75+ 118 *** *** *** 11 10.0 4.6-20.1 12 8.3 4.4-15.0 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 89 *** *** *** 11 10.2 5.3-18.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 254 88 27.2 21.7-33.4 30 12.7 8.6-18.5 40 17.3 12.5-23.4 96 42.8 35.6-50.3
Some Post-H.S. 335 94 24.2 19.5-29.6 40 13.0 9.0-18.5 52 14.7 10.8-19.6 149 48.1 41.9-54.4
College Graduate 320 88 25.6 20.7-31.2 40 11.9 8.5-16.3 53 17.3 13.0-22.6 139 45.3 39.1-51.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 586 182 26.5 22.7-30.8 67 11.3 8.6-14.7 87 16.1 12.6-20.5 250 46.0 41.1-51.0
No 406 111 24.0 19.8-28.9 54 13.8 10.0-18.6 70 17.8 13.7-22.9 171 44.4 38.7-50.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 162 44 20.6 14.8-27.9 22 12.5 7.9-19.3 34 27.4 19.0-37.8 62 39.5 30.7-48.9
Non-Veteran 836 252 26.5 23.3-30.0 99 12.2 9.7-15.3 126 15.2 12.4-18.4 359 46.1 42.0-50.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 404 96 22.4 18.1-27.3 52 12.5 9.0-17.0 76 20.0 15.7-25.1 180 45.2 39.6-51.0
Unemployed 44 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 302 127 38.8 32.5-45.5 36 13.1 9.0-18.6 41 14.3 9.5-21.1 98 33.8 27.3-40.9
Unable to Work 221 59 21.7 16.3-28.3 28 13.1 8.6-19.5 33 14.3 9.9-20.1 101 51.0 43.2-58.6
Other not in Labor Force 26 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 115 37 31.4 22.5-41.8 12 10.5 5.7-18.6 23 17.5 11.4-26.0 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 145 46 22.3 16.1-30.0 16 16.0 9.6-25.6 19 16.9 9.6-27.9 64 44.8 35.2-54.8
$25,000- 34,999 93 *** *** *** *** *** *** 17 16.9 10.2-26.6 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 126 31 23.8 16.3-33.3 19 17.8 10.0-29.8 17 14.0 8.2-22.9 59 44.4 34.4-54.8
$50,000-74,999 101 28 26.6 18.0-37.4 17 12.9 7.6-21.2 17 19.0 11.2-30.4 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 215 61 24.6 19.0-31.3 28 11.3 7.5-16.7 39 20.6 14.7-28.1 87 43.5 36.1-51.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 204 74 28.4 21.9-36.0 21 9.4 5.7-15.0 28 14.2 8.7-22.1 81 48.0 39.3-56.9
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 34 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 131 31 20.8 14.1-29.5 17 15.9 9.3-25.8 28 18.0 12.1-26.0 55 45.3 35.7-55.3
101% to 150% 109 38 27.2 18.7-37.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 88 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 429 120 25.8 21.5-30.6 62 12.7 9.7-16.6 70 17.8 13.8-22.7 177 43.7 38.3-49.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 204 74 28.4 21.9-36.0 21 9.4 5.7-15.0 28 14.2 8.7-22.1 81 48.0 39.3-56.9
HOUSING
Own 653 215 28.1 24.4-32.1 81 12.7 9.9-16.2 104 18.1 14.6-22.2 253 41.1 36.6-45.7
Rent 267 65 20.6 15.8-26.3 30 11.5 7.8-16.8 43 15.0 10.8-20.4 129 52.9 45.9-59.8
Other arrangement 78 16 14.1 7.7-24.6 *** *** *** 13 13.3 7.4-22.8 *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 250 73 24.7 19.3-31.0 23 8.8 5.6-13.6 34 15.5 10.3-22.6 120 51.0 43.7-58.3
Regional City or Suburban County 282 88 29.5 23.9-35.7 38 13.0 9.1-18.3 43 13.7 9.9-18.8 113 43.8 37.1-50.6
Rural 467 136 23.9 19.8-28.6 60 13.8 10.2-18.5 83 19.9 15.6-25.0 188 42.4 36.9-48.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 277 90 27.0 21.4-33.4 30 10.2 6.8-15.1 51 20.5 15.2-27.1 106 42.3 35.3-49.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 370 98 22.7 18.3-27.8 48 14.3 10.3-19.6 54 15.2 11.1-20.4 170 47.9 41.7-54.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 352 109 28.2 23.4-33.6 43 11.2 8.1-15.3 55 17.0 12.4-22.7 145 43.6 37.7-49.6

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*Asked of respondents that stated they suffer from Chronic Pain.
**Includes sciatica, slipped or ruptured discs, and spondylosis.

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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