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
-MALES 1,442 427 29.0 26.3-31.9 1,015 71.0 68.1-73.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 934 300 31.3 27.9-34.8 634 68.7 65.2-72.1
Non-Hispanic Black 263 78 26.7 21.1-33.1 185 73.3 66.9-78.9
Other 227 43 19.2 13.7-26.3 184 80.8 73.7-86.3
AGE
18-34 288 52 18.1 13.6-23.7 236 81.9 76.3-86.4
35-44 182 57 30.0 23.3-37.8 125 70.0 62.2-76.7
45-54 252 70 30.3 23.8-37.7 182 69.7 62.3-76.2
55-64 265 114 41.9 35.3-48.7 151 58.1 51.3-64.7
65-74 254 89 36.8 29.8-44.5 165 63.2 55.5-70.2
75+ 182 44 23.1 16.3-31.6 138 76.9 68.4-83.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 164 51 35.7 27.3-45.0 113 64.3 55.0-72.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 371 120 29.4 24.5-34.8 251 70.6 65.2-75.5
Some Post-H.S. 419 131 28.2 23.7-33.2 288 71.8 66.8-76.3
College Graduate 485 125 25.3 21.3-29.8 360 74.7 70.2-78.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 85 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 187 66 35.6 27.6-44.4 121 64.4 55.6-72.4
$25,000- 34,999 121 32 23.6 16.1-33.2 89 76.4 66.8-83.9
$35,000- 49,999 167 52 28.8 21.8-37.1 115 71.2 62.9-78.2
$50,000- 74,999 167 42 26.5 19.4-35.1 125 73.5 64.9-80.6
$75,000+ 441 114 25.5 21.1-30.4 327 74.5 69.6-78.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 471 244 52.7 47.2-58.2 227 47.3 41.8-52.8
No 960 180 18.2 15.6-21.2 780 81.8 78.8-84.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 372 156 43.3 37.3-49.5 216 56.7 50.5-62.7
Non-Veteran 1,068 270 25.0 22.1-28.1 798 75.0 71.9-77.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 468 105 21.6 17.5-26.4 363 78.4 73.6-82.5
Regional City or Suburban County 401 134 30.9 25.9-36.3 267 69.1 63.7-74.1
Rural 573 188 33.9 29.4-38.7 385 66.1 61.3-70.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 834 197 23.3 20.2-26.7 637 76.7 73.3-79.8
Unemployed 46 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 398 123 34.2 28.6-40.4 275 65.8 59.6-71.4
Unable to Work 117 86 71.8 60.7-80.8 31 28.2 19.2-39.3
Other not in Labor Force 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 36 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 121 54 41.3 31.7-51.5 67 58.7 48.5-68.3
101% to 150% 152 46 28.7 20.6-38.4 106 71.3 61.6-79.4
151% to 200% 120 42 32.7 23.9-43.0 78 67.3 57.0-76.1
More than 200% 729 193 26.2 22.7-30.0 536 73.8 70.0-77.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 330 112 34.6 28.8-41.0 218 65.4 59.0-71.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 500 164 32.8 28.1-37.9 336 67.2 62.1-71.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 612 151 23.0 19.4-27.1 461 77.0 72.9-80.6

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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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