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%)
North Carolina 1,043 953 90.3 87.7-92.3 90 9.7 7.7-12.3
-FEMALES 618 571 91.8 88.6-94.2 47 8.2 5.8-11.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 391 366 92.7 88.5-95.5 25 7.3 4.5-11.5
Non-Hispanic Black 151 139 91.6 84.8-95.6 12 8.4 4.4-15.2
Other 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 77 70 91.9 81.6-96.7 *** *** ***
45-54 101 96 94.0 85.3-97.7 *** *** ***
55-64 150 142 94.7 86.3-98.1 *** *** ***
65-74 130 125 96.9 92.3-98.8 *** *** ***
75+ 83 78 94.8 85.9-98.2 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 48 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 152 140 91.5 83.7-95.8 12 8.5 4.2-16.3
Some Post-H.S. 215 198 90.3 83.9-94.3 17 9.7 5.7-16.1
College Graduate 202 189 94.8 90.6-97.1 13 5.2 2.9- 9.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 79 74 93.1 84.1-97.2 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 91 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 65 60 92.8 80.9-97.5 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 75 73 97.7 90.0-99.5 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 63 60 95.6 86.3-98.7 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 106 102 93.9 83.0-98.0 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 376 351 92.9 88.9-95.6 25 7.1 4.4-11.1
No 238 216 90.1 83.9-94.0 22 9.9 6.0-16.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 18 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 600 554 91.8 88.5-94.2 46 8.2 5.8-11.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 154 145 94.5 89.0-97.3 *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 163 152 90.6 82.4-95.2 11 9.4 4.8-17.6
Rural 301 274 90.9 85.5-94.4 27 9.1 5.6-14.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 222 198 89.8 83.9-93.6 24 10.2 6.4-16.1
Unemployed 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 193 185 97.2 94.1-98.7 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 146 137 91.5 82.5-96.1 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 27 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 24 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 87 79 88.5 75.2-95.1 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 70 58 83.7 71.2-91.5 12 16.3 8.5-28.8
151% to 200% 51 47 96.4 89.9-98.7 *** *** ***
More than 200% 245 235 94.9 89.7-97.5 *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 182 167 91.5 85.2-95.2 15 8.5 4.8-14.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 228 206 90.3 84.0-94.2 22 9.7 5.8-16.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 208 198 94.0 88.6-97.0 *** *** ***

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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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