2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Chronic Pain

About how often do you experience this pain? Would you say…*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Its constant, always there At least once a day At least once a week Less Often**
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 1,030 599 56.6 52.9-60.3 211 21.3 18.4-24.5 139 15.1 12.6-18.1 81 6.9 5.4- 9.0
-Non-Hispanic White 678 402 59.0 54.5-63.3 151 22.8 19.2-26.9 87 13.9 11.0-17.4 38 4.3 3.0- 6.0
GENDER
Male 295 183 64.8 58.1-70.9 64 18.6 14.3-23.9 33 13.2 8.8-19.3 15 3.4 2.0- 5.9
Female 383 219 54.2 48.2-60.2 87 26.3 21.0-32.3 54 14.5 10.9-19.0 23 5.0 3.2- 7.7
AGE
18-34 59 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 87 *** *** *** 16 17.6 10.8-27.4 21 20.9 13.5-30.8 *** *** ***
45-54 103 68 67.0 56.0-76.4 19 19.3 11.9-29.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 174 106 59.9 51.0-68.3 42 25.7 18.5-34.6 17 9.8 5.7-16.4 *** *** ***
65-74 154 101 64.4 54.2-73.5 30 20.4 13.9-29.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 98 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 47 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 163 110 64.8 55.5-73.1 31 22.3 15.1-31.8 16 10.0 5.9-16.5 *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 228 142 60.9 53.4-67.9 48 21.6 16.1-28.4 28 13.6 9.3-19.7 *** *** ***
College Graduate 239 117 47.5 40.5-54.7 66 28.0 22.1-34.8 36 17.4 12.5-23.6 20 7.1 4.4-11.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 59 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 89 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 61 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 88 *** *** *** 23 23.5 15.2-34.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 78 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 162 80 51.4 42.9-59.9 41 24.7 18.1-32.6 27 17.4 11.9-24.7 14 6.5 3.7-11.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 389 267 67.4 61.4-72.9 78 20.3 15.8-25.8 30 9.4 6.1-14.2 14 2.9 1.6- 5.0
No 285 133 48.0 41.2-54.9 71 25.7 20.2-32.3 57 20.0 15.3-25.8 24 6.2 4.0- 9.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 119 *** *** *** 27 17.5 11.5-25.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 559 321 56.9 52.0-61.7 124 23.9 19.8-28.5 80 14.7 11.7-18.4 34 4.5 3.1- 6.4
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 151 76 47.9 38.8-57.0 37 27.7 19.9-37.2 25 18.7 12.4-27.2 13 5.8 3.2-10.2
Regional City or Suburban County 197 122 60.6 52.6-68.1 48 24.9 18.6-32.5 17 9.6 5.6-16.1 *** *** ***
Rural 330 204 62.8 56.2-69.0 66 19.5 14.7-25.5 45 14.3 10.2-19.7 15 3.4 1.9- 5.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 263 132 50.1 43.0-57.1 65 25.7 19.9-32.5 49 19.6 14.8-25.6 17 4.6 2.8- 7.6
Unemployed 33 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 226 130 56.9 48.5-65.0 61 27.1 20.4-35.0 21 11.3 6.2-19.7 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 135 114 86.2 78.6-91.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 20 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 14 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 75 *** *** *** 13 17.4 9.8-29.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 68 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 55 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 322 171 54.0 47.8-60.1 80 24.9 19.9-30.6 45 14.5 10.8-19.3 26 6.6 4.4- 9.9
HOUSING
Own 498 287 58.1 52.9-63.1 122 24.5 20.3-29.3 61 13.2 9.9-17.3 28 4.2 2.8- 6.2
Rent 133 86 64.7 54.7-73.6 21 14.5 8.7-23.3 18 14.9 9.2-23.4 *** *** ***
Other arrangement 46 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 149 99 69.2 60.4-76.8 28 17.8 11.9-25.7 15 9.6 5.6-15.9 *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 283 166 56.1 48.8-63.1 61 23.7 17.8-30.7 41 16.1 11.3-22.3 15 4.2 2.4- 7.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 246 137 56.7 49.7-63.5 62 24.8 19.3-31.2 31 13.6 9.4-19.3 16 4.9 2.9- 8.2

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*Asked of respondents that stated they suffer from Chronic Pain.
**Includes the responses of 'At least once per month' and 'less often' combined.

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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