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
-MALES 426 199 47.1 41.5-52.7 96 22.7 18.3-27.8 131 30.2 25.2-35.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 299 154 51.6 44.9-58.2 65 21.0 16.1-26.9 80 27.4 21.8-33.8
Non-Hispanic Black 78 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 43 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 52 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 57 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 69 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 114 51 44.1 34.1-54.6 25 21.8 14.3-31.7 38 34.1 24.8-44.9
65-74 89 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 44 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 51 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 119 41 41.1 31.5-51.5 29 23.8 16.1-33.7 49 35.1 26.4-44.8
Some Post-H.S. 131 60 50.9 41.1-60.6 32 22.0 15.1-30.9 39 27.1 19.4-36.3
College Graduate 125 83 66.8 57.1-75.3 21 16.3 10.2-25.2 21 16.8 10.8-25.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 43 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 66 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 32 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 52 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 42 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 114 79 68.3 57.7-77.3 15 15.9 9.1-26.4 20 15.8 9.9-24.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 244 74 31.3 24.6-38.9 68 28.2 21.9-35.4 102 40.6 33.4-48.2
No 179 123 68.0 59.4-75.5 28 15.8 10.5-23.2 28 16.2 10.6-24.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 156 65 43.3 34.0-53.1 39 27.0 19.2-36.4 52 29.7 22.2-38.5
Non-Veteran 269 134 49.0 42.0-55.9 56 20.6 15.5-26.8 79 30.4 24.2-37.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 105 *** *** *** 20 19.1 11.7-29.6 *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 133 66 50.8 41.0-60.5 31 20.2 13.8-28.7 36 29.0 20.6-39.1
Rural 188 74 41.1 33.0-49.8 45 26.4 19.3-34.9 69 32.5 25.4-40.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 196 124 62.9 54.8-70.4 31 18.7 12.9-26.5 41 18.3 13.1-25.0
Unemployed 18 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 123 *** *** *** 32 23.9 16.0-33.9 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 86 20 22.3 13.8-33.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 1 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 11 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 54 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 46 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 42 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 193 123 62.6 54.5-70.1 36 21.3 15.1-29.3 34 16.0 11.3-22.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 112 *** *** *** 28 28.6 19.4-39.9 39 32.3 23.2-43.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 163 71 45.2 36.2-54.4 36 21.7 15.2-29.9 56 33.2 25.3-42.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 151 83 55.3 45.6-64.5 32 19.7 13.3-28.2 36 25.0 17.1-35.0

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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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