2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Chronic Pain

About how often do you experience this pain? Would you say…*

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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%)
North Carolina 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
-FEMALES 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
Non-Hispanic White 383 219 54.2 48.2-60.2 87 26.3 21.0-32.3 54 14.5 10.9-19.0 23 5.0 3.2- 7.7
Non-Hispanic Black 150 80 49.2 39.6-58.8 23 16.9 11.0-25.1 21 15.4 9.5-23.9 26 18.5 11.8-28.0
Other 67 *** *** *** 12 14.3 7.1-26.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 70 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 12 16.1 8.8-27.6
35-44 76 *** *** *** 12 17.7 10.1-29.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 101 *** *** *** 19 20.3 12.5-31.2 11 12.6 6.6-22.7 *** *** ***
55-64 149 94 60.6 50.4-70.0 27 22.2 14.3-32.9 16 9.7 5.6-16.2 12 7.5 4.0-13.4
65-74 129 86 69.7 59.3-78.4 23 18.5 11.6-28.3 *** *** *** 11 6.5 3.0-13.5
75+ 79 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 48 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 146 88 57.6 47.4-67.2 25 21.7 13.8-32.4 21 14.7 9.1-22.9 12 6.0 3.0-11.6
Some Post-H.S. 212 122 52.6 44.5-60.4 44 22.2 16.2-29.7 28 15.8 10.7-22.8 18 9.4 5.6-15.4
College Graduate 202 102 48.2 40.3-56.1 44 24.0 17.8-31.4 34 17.6 12.4-24.4 22 10.2 6.3-16.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 79 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 89 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 65 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 74 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 63 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 105 *** *** *** 19 22.2 14.1-33.1 22 20.1 12.7-30.3 15 16.4 9.5-26.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 372 241 62.8 56.5-68.6 77 22.8 17.8-28.8 33 10.0 6.8-14.5 21 4.4 2.6- 7.3
No 234 97 37.9 30.7-45.7 46 23.1 16.9-30.6 56 24.2 18.3-31.2 35 14.8 10.2-21.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 18 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 591 325 51.9 47.0-56.7 122 23.3 19.2-28.0 89 16.1 12.9-20.0 55 8.7 6.4-11.8
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 151 70 41.7 33.2-50.7 34 26.4 18.7-35.8 30 20.3 13.7-28.8 17 11.7 6.7-19.5
Regional City or Suburban County 161 98 56.5 47.5-65.1 35 21.8 15.4-30.0 15 13.3 7.8-21.8 13 8.3 4.5-15.1
Rural 297 172 57.5 50.3-64.5 55 21.6 15.8-28.8 44 14.1 10.2-19.2 26 6.8 4.4-10.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 221 101 40.1 32.7-48.1 46 24.2 17.7-32.2 53 26.2 19.9-33.7 21 9.4 5.7-15.1
Unemployed 29 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 188 103 55.3 46.5-63.8 45 28.0 20.3-37.3 17 7.3 4.1-12.5 23 9.4 5.9-14.8
Unable to Work 143 113 78.5 69.5-85.4 17 10.9 6.3-18.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 27 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 24 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 86 *** *** *** *** *** *** 13 17.0 9.6-28.4 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 70 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 50 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 243 126 47.8 40.8-55.0 46 21.4 15.9-28.3 43 18.6 13.5-25.0 28 12.1 8.0-17.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 179 111 62.8 54.1-70.7 27 16.2 10.6-24.0 22 12.8 8.2-19.5 19 8.1 4.9-13.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 226 124 51.3 43.2-59.3 49 25.0 18.2-33.2 36 16.5 11.5-23.1 17 7.3 4.2-12.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 204 105 48.1 40.5-55.7 48 25.1 18.9-32.4 31 16.4 11.3-23.3 20 10.4 6.4-16.4

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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 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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