2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Chronic Pain

What is the main cause of your chronic pain?*

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  Total
Respond.^
Arthritis Back Pain** Accident or Injury Other
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 999 297 25.6 22.7-28.8 121 12.3 10.0-15.0 160 17.0 14.3-20.2 421 45.1 41.3-48.8
-MALES 399 95 19.2 15.3-23.8 45 11.1 8.1-15.0 92 26.8 21.5-32.8 167 43.0 37.3-48.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 278 63 19.9 15.2-25.8 36 12.7 8.9-17.8 58 22.4 16.7-29.2 121 45.0 38.3-51.9
Non-Hispanic Black 75 21 22.0 13.8-33.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 41 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 49 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 51 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 66 14 18.6 10.6-30.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 111 27 22.7 15.1-32.7 11 10.0 5.2-18.4 25 19.1 12.6-27.8 *** *** ***
65-74 84 *** *** *** 12 16.2 8.8-28.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 37 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 43 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 110 32 21.0 14.4-29.6 11 12.1 6.5-21.7 27 28.8 19.9-39.9 40 38.0 28.4-48.7
Some Post-H.S. 126 21 13.9 8.8-21.3 13 8.5 4.8-14.7 33 25.9 17.9-35.9 59 51.7 41.8-61.5
College Graduate 120 31 22.7 15.7-31.5 16 14.8 9.0-23.5 23 21.5 14.1-31.4 50 41.0 31.9-50.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 39 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 60 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 30 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 52 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 39 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 109 26 19.3 12.7-28.2 15 10.4 6.0-17.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 225 55 18.7 13.9-24.8 28 12.7 8.4-18.7 50 25.8 18.8-34.4 92 42.7 35.1-50.7
No 171 39 19.6 13.8-27.1 17 9.1 5.5-14.6 40 27.3 19.8-36.4 75 44.0 35.7-52.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 146 39 20.3 14.3-28.1 19 12.9 7.9-20.4 31 28.7 19.6-39.8 57 38.1 29.1-47.9
Non-Veteran 252 55 18.5 13.8-24.4 26 10.2 6.7-15.2 61 25.9 19.6-33.3 110 45.4 38.4-52.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 99 27 18.7 12.2-27.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 125 27 19.9 13.3-28.6 18 14.9 8.9-23.9 27 18.8 12.5-27.2 53 46.4 36.5-56.6
Rural 175 41 19.0 13.3-26.5 18 9.0 5.4-14.7 51 34.5 26.1-44.0 65 37.4 29.4-46.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 187 35 16.9 11.7-23.9 20 9.5 5.9-14.8 48 29.8 22.5-38.2 84 43.8 36.0-52.0
Unemployed 17 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 112 41 29.2 20.6-39.6 16 16.7 9.6-27.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 80 16 16.1 9.5-25.9 *** *** *** 19 20.1 12.4-30.9 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 1 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 10 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 48 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 44 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 39 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 186 45 21.3 15.6-28.3 24 11.7 7.6-17.5 42 25.5 18.6-33.9 75 41.5 33.8-49.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 104 28 22.0 14.1-32.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 149 32 16.6 11.2-23.9 18 11.3 6.9-18.2 33 27.3 19.0-37.7 66 44.7 35.5-54.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 146 35 20.1 14.0-28.0 19 12.4 7.5-19.8 31 24.7 16.4-35.5 61 42.8 33.7-52.3

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*Asked of respondents that stated they suffer from Chronic Pain.
**Includes sciatica, slipped or ruptured discs, and spondylosis.

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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