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 Moderate pain Severe pain
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 1,041 446 41.0 37.5-44.6 236 25.4 22.2-28.9 359 33.6 30.2-37.1
-FEMALES 615 247 36.3 32.0-40.8 140 27.5 23.0-32.4 228 36.2 31.8-40.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 389 188 40.9 35.4-46.6 89 28.4 22.7-34.7 112 30.7 25.6-36.5
Non-Hispanic Black 151 31 21.9 14.8-31.2 31 24.7 17.2-34.2 89 53.3 43.6-62.8
Other 66 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 71 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 77 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 100 *** *** *** 21 21.9 14.1-32.3 *** *** ***
55-64 149 48 28.1 20.7-36.9 36 31.2 22.0-42.3 65 40.7 31.5-50.5
65-74 130 *** *** *** *** *** *** 49 37.0 27.6-47.6
75+ 82 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 47 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 151 46 26.2 19.1-34.9 35 29.9 21.1-40.5 70 43.9 34.6-53.6
Some Post-H.S. 215 81 36.3 29.2-44.1 51 29.7 22.3-38.2 83 34.0 27.2-41.5
College Graduate 201 112 56.6 48.5-64.4 42 20.9 15.2-28.0 47 22.5 16.1-30.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 79 *** *** *** 13 17.4 9.5-29.7 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 91 23 21.8 13.8-32.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 65 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 75 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 62 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 106 67 65.1 54.5-74.3 19 17.3 11.0-26.3 20 17.6 10.9-27.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 374 108 24.8 20.2-30.2 90 28.6 23.1-34.8 176 46.6 40.5-52.7
No 237 136 52.6 44.8-60.3 50 26.1 19.1-34.6 51 21.3 15.8-28.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 18 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 597 240 35.9 31.6-40.5 134 27.7 23.2-32.7 223 36.4 31.9-41.2
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 154 79 47.5 38.6-56.6 29 22.6 15.4-31.9 46 29.8 22.3-38.7
Regional City or Suburban County 163 71 43.2 34.8-52.0 38 25.2 18.2-33.9 54 31.6 24.0-40.2
Rural 298 97 25.7 20.6-31.6 73 31.6 24.7-39.4 128 42.7 35.8-49.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 221 98 41.9 34.5-49.8 66 34.4 26.8-42.8 57 23.7 17.9-30.6
Unemployed 29 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 192 97 45.1 36.9-53.6 31 21.8 14.4-31.6 64 33.0 25.6-41.4
Unable to Work 146 22 14.2 8.8-22.1 31 23.6 16.0-33.3 93 62.2 52.3-71.3
Other not in Labor Force 26 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 24 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 87 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 70 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 51 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 244 129 52.5 45.3-59.6 56 24.8 19.1-31.6 59 22.7 17.3-29.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 180 58 30.5 23.4-38.7 44 27.1 19.8-35.9 78 42.4 33.8-51.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 228 90 33.2 26.5-40.7 50 29.5 22.0-38.4 88 37.2 30.0-45.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 207 99 44.0 36.7-51.7 46 25.0 18.8-32.5 62 30.9 24.2-38.5

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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 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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