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
-MALES 425 382 88.2 83.9-91.5 43 11.8 8.5-16.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 299 273 90.3 85.5-93.7 26 9.7 6.3-14.5
Non-Hispanic Black 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 43 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 69 63 91.0 79.2-96.4 *** *** ***
55-64 114 108 95.4 89.6-98.1 *** *** ***
65-74 89 85 94.1 84.4-97.9 *** *** ***
75+ 43 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 118 105 88.6 80.8-93.4 13 11.4 6.6-19.2
Some Post-H.S. 131 119 89.7 81.4-94.5 12 10.3 5.5-18.6
College Graduate 125 118 94.6 88.9-97.5 *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 43 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 65 60 89.9 77.5-95.8 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 31 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 42 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 114 105 92.4 85.3-96.2 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 242 220 89.8 84.5-93.5 22 10.2 6.5-15.5
No 180 160 86.4 78.5-91.7 20 13.6 8.3-21.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 155 146 94.1 88.6-97.1 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 269 235 85.4 79.4-89.8 34 14.6 10.2-20.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 104 96 91.6 81.9-96.3 *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 134 118 85.7 77.3-91.4 16 14.3 8.6-22.7
Rural 187 168 88.1 81.0-92.8 19 11.9 7.2-19.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 197 163 81.7 74.3-87.2 34 18.3 12.8-25.7
Unemployed 18 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 122 118 96.7 90.8-98.8 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 85 83 96.1 85.6-99.0 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 11 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 53 47 89.1 76.7-95.3 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 46 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 193 176 91.7 86.6-95.0 17 8.3 5.0-13.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 112 96 81.4 70.4-89.0 16 18.6 11.0-29.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 162 147 90.2 83.2-94.4 15 9.8 5.6-16.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 151 139 90.9 83.8-95.1 12 9.1 4.9-16.2

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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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