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
-Non-Hispanic White 690 639 91.6 88.6-93.9 51 8.4 6.1-11.4
GENDER
Male 299 273 90.3 85.5-93.7 26 9.7 6.3-14.5
Female 391 366 92.7 88.5-95.5 25 7.3 4.5-11.5
AGE
18-34 61 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 88 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 103 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 176 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 156 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 102 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 47 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 169 153 89.4 82.3-93.8 16 10.6 6.2-17.7
Some Post-H.S. 234 220 93.0 87.7-96.1 14 7.0 3.9-12.3
College Graduate 239 225 95.3 91.9-97.3 14 4.7 2.7- 8.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 61 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 92 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 89 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 79 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 163 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 394 365 91.8 87.8-94.6 29 8.2 5.4-12.2
No 291 270 91.6 86.4-94.9 21 8.4 5.1-13.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 120 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 570 527 91.3 87.9-93.9 43 8.7 6.1-12.1
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 154 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 198 184 92.2 86.8-95.5 14 7.8 4.5-13.2
Rural 338 309 90.0 84.9-93.5 29 10.0 6.5-15.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 265 234 87.8 82.3-91.8 31 12.2 8.2-17.7
Unemployed 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 232 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 137 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 20 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 15 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 68 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 325 305 93.7 90.1-96.1 20 6.3 3.9- 9.9
HOUSING
Own 507 481 93.9 90.6-96.1 26 6.1 3.9- 9.4
Rent 135 118 82.9 73.1-89.7 17 17.1 10.3-26.9
Other arrangement 47 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 153 138 87.1 78.1-92.7 15 12.9 7.3-21.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 287 263 91.7 86.9-94.9 24 8.3 5.1-13.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 250 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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