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
-Non-Hispanic White 1,966 691 33.7 31.3-36.2 1,275 66.3 63.8-68.7
GENDER
Male 934 300 31.3 27.9-34.8 634 68.7 65.2-72.1
Female 1,032 391 35.9 32.5-39.4 641 64.1 60.6-67.5
AGE
18-34 263 61 22.5 17.4-28.5 202 77.5 71.5-82.6
35-44 226 88 36.2 29.7-43.3 138 63.8 56.7-70.3
45-54 311 103 32.8 27.2-38.9 208 67.2 61.1-72.8
55-64 422 176 42.0 36.6-47.6 246 58.0 52.4-63.4
65-74 408 156 39.0 33.4-44.9 252 61.0 55.1-66.6
75+ 315 103 29.6 23.7-36.3 212 70.4 63.7-76.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 110 47 40.2 30.4-50.9 63 59.8 49.1-69.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 427 170 37.4 32.4-42.8 257 62.6 57.2-67.6
Some Post-H.S. 623 234 34.1 30.0-38.4 389 65.9 61.6-70.0
College Graduate 801 239 28.2 24.9-31.7 562 71.8 68.3-75.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 99 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 197 92 44.6 36.7-52.8 105 55.4 47.2-63.3
$25,000- 34,999 149 61 37.8 29.4-47.0 88 62.2 53.0-70.6
$35,000- 49,999 229 89 37.0 29.9-44.6 140 63.0 55.4-70.1
$50,000- 74,999 259 79 28.0 22.2-34.7 180 72.0 65.3-77.8
$75,000+ 624 163 25.2 21.6-29.2 461 74.8 70.8-78.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 677 395 57.0 52.4-61.5 282 43.0 38.5-47.6
No 1,276 291 21.9 19.3-24.6 985 78.1 75.4-80.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 292 121 43.8 37.0-50.9 171 56.2 49.1-63.0
Non-Veteran 1,673 570 32.2 29.7-34.9 1,103 67.8 65.1-70.3
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 519 155 28.8 24.6-33.5 364 71.2 66.5-75.4
Regional City or Suburban County 569 198 31.3 27.2-35.7 371 68.7 64.3-72.8
Rural 878 338 38.1 34.3-42.0 540 61.9 58.0-65.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 981 265 25.5 22.6-28.8 716 74.5 71.2-77.4
Unemployed 61 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 659 233 35.9 31.5-40.6 426 64.1 59.4-68.5
Unable to Work 164 137 83.6 75.5-89.3 27 16.4 10.7-24.5
Other not in Labor Force 97 20 19.3 12.1-29.3 77 80.7 70.7-87.9
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 25 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 132 78 53.6 43.7-63.3 54 46.4 36.7-56.3
101% to 150% 161 68 41.0 32.6-50.0 93 59.0 50.0-67.4
151% to 200% 143 56 38.2 29.0-48.2 87 61.8 51.8-71.0
More than 200% 1,092 325 27.7 24.8-30.8 767 72.3 69.2-75.2
HOUSING
Own 1,505 508 33.7 31.0-36.6 997 66.3 63.4-69.0
Rent 334 135 35.7 30.0-41.9 199 64.3 58.1-70.0
Other arrangement 118 47 31.9 23.4-41.8 71 68.1 58.2-76.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 399 153 37.9 32.5-43.6 246 62.1 56.4-67.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 756 288 38.3 34.1-42.6 468 61.7 57.4-65.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 811 250 27.3 24.0-30.7 561 72.7 69.3-76.0

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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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