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%)
North Carolina 3,170 1,045 31.4 29.5-33.3 2,125 68.6 66.7-70.5
-FEMALES 1,728 618 33.5 30.9-36.2 1,110 66.5 63.8-69.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,032 391 35.9 32.5-39.4 641 64.1 60.6-67.5
Non-Hispanic Black 411 151 33.6 28.4-39.2 260 66.4 60.8-71.6
Other 265 67 20.5 15.4-26.8 198 79.5 73.2-84.6
AGE
18-34 277 71 25.7 20.3-31.9 206 74.3 68.1-79.7
35-44 254 77 28.7 22.8-35.3 177 71.3 64.7-77.2
45-54 281 101 33.9 28.0-40.4 180 66.1 59.6-72.0
55-64 361 150 43.1 37.0-49.5 211 56.9 50.5-63.0
65-74 304 130 41.1 34.6-47.9 174 58.9 52.1-65.4
75+ 227 83 31.3 24.3-39.2 144 68.7 60.8-75.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 159 48 27.6 20.5-36.1 111 72.4 63.9-79.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 385 152 39.5 33.8-45.5 233 60.5 54.5-66.2
Some Post-H.S. 551 215 35.3 30.8-40.0 336 64.7 60.0-69.2
College Graduate 630 202 28.8 25.0-32.8 428 71.2 67.2-75.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 145 79 53.7 44.2-63.0 66 46.3 37.0-55.8
$15,000- 24,999 233 91 38.6 31.4-46.4 142 61.4 53.6-68.6
$25,000- 34,999 140 65 44.4 35.1-54.1 75 55.6 45.9-64.9
$35,000- 49,999 194 75 36.1 28.3-44.6 119 63.9 55.4-71.7
$50,000- 74,999 196 63 28.1 21.5-35.8 133 71.9 64.2-78.5
$75,000+ 391 106 25.1 20.6-30.1 285 74.9 69.9-79.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 619 376 59.5 54.6-64.2 243 40.5 35.8-45.4
No 1,099 238 20.3 17.6-23.2 861 79.7 76.8-82.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 43 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,685 600 33.3 30.7-36.1 1,085 66.7 63.9-69.3
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 521 154 29.1 24.9-33.8 367 70.9 66.2-75.1
Regional City or Suburban County 455 163 31.2 26.6-36.3 292 68.8 63.7-73.4
Rural 752 301 38.4 34.2-42.8 451 61.6 57.2-65.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 810 222 25.6 22.2-29.3 588 74.4 70.7-77.8
Unemployed 63 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 497 193 36.1 31.1-41.4 304 63.9 58.6-68.9
Unable to Work 194 146 78.6 71.1-84.6 48 21.4 15.4-28.9
Other not in Labor Force 153 27 16.9 11.3-24.6 126 83.1 75.4-88.7
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 189 87 44.9 36.7-53.3 102 55.1 46.7-63.3
101% to 150% 174 70 39.0 30.8-47.9 104 61.0 52.1-69.2
151% to 200% 121 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 760 245 28.6 25.1-32.3 515 71.4 67.7-74.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 461 182 36.1 31.1-41.5 279 63.9 58.5-68.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 586 228 39.9 35.1-44.9 358 60.1 55.1-64.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 681 208 26.7 23.2-30.5 473 73.3 69.5-76.8

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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 U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2019 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2019 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. 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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