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
-Non-Hispanic White 688 342 45.7 41.4-50.1 154 25.1 21.1-29.4 192 29.3 25.4-33.4
GENDER
Male 299 154 51.6 44.9-58.2 65 21.0 16.1-26.9 80 27.4 21.8-33.8
Female 389 188 40.9 35.4-46.6 89 28.4 22.7-34.7 112 30.7 25.6-36.5
AGE
18-34 61 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 88 *** *** *** 16 18.8 11.3-29.7 *** *** ***
45-54 102 *** *** *** 21 21.5 13.8-31.7 27 29.1 20.0-40.2
55-64 175 82 43.6 35.4-52.3 44 29.3 21.3-38.7 49 27.1 20.2-35.3
65-74 156 75 47.4 37.7-57.3 34 22.7 14.9-33.0 47 29.9 22.2-39.0
75+ 102 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 46 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 169 62 34.5 26.9-42.9 43 29.3 21.4-38.8 64 36.2 28.5-44.7
Some Post-H.S. 234 111 46.2 39.0-53.6 57 26.5 20.1-34.2 66 27.2 21.3-34.1
College Graduate 238 157 66.0 58.8-72.6 44 17.4 12.6-23.3 37 16.6 11.5-23.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 61 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 92 24 22.6 14.7-32.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 61 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 89 *** *** *** *** *** *** 16 19.1 11.4-30.2
$50,000- 74,999 78 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 163 116 70.6 62.1-77.9 22 14.0 8.7-21.7 25 15.4 10.2-22.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 394 139 32.2 27.0-37.9 112 29.8 24.6-35.6 143 38.0 32.5-43.8
No 289 198 62.7 55.5-69.4 42 19.1 13.5-26.5 49 18.1 13.4-24.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 121 *** *** *** 31 23.8 15.9-33.9 33 26.7 18.5-36.8
Non-Veteran 567 285 44.9 40.2-49.7 123 25.3 21.0-30.2 159 29.8 25.5-34.4
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 155 100 60.9 51.4-69.6 26 19.0 12.4-28.2 29 20.1 13.5-28.8
Regional City or Suburban County 197 101 50.7 42.8-58.6 42 17.9 12.9-24.3 54 31.4 24.3-39.6
Rural 336 141 36.2 30.4-42.5 86 31.7 25.5-38.6 109 32.1 26.5-38.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 263 160 57.1 49.8-64.1 57 26.1 19.8-33.6 46 16.8 12.2-22.6
Unemployed 35 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 232 121 47.5 39.5-55.5 48 22.2 15.8-30.1 63 30.4 23.5-38.3
Unable to Work 137 33 21.7 15.0-30.4 34 25.4 17.7-35.0 70 52.9 43.2-62.4
Other not in Labor Force 20 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 15 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 78 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 68 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 56 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 324 201 60.7 54.5-66.6 66 22.4 17.4-28.2 57 16.9 12.9-21.9
HOUSING
Own 507 268 48.3 43.3-53.4 106 24.6 20.1-29.8 133 27.0 22.8-31.8
Rent 134 52 33.8 25.3-43.4 38 29.5 21.0-39.8 44 36.7 27.3-47.3
Other arrangement 47 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 152 68 41.5 32.9-50.7 42 30.6 22.6-40.0 42 27.9 20.3-36.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 287 128 37.7 31.4-44.6 60 26.1 19.8-33.6 99 36.1 29.7-43.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 249 146 59.3 52.3-66.0 52 20.2 15.1-26.5 51 20.5 15.4-26.8

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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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