2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont 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
-Piedmont NC 1,678 494 28.1 25.7-30.7 1,184 71.9 69.3-74.3
GENDER
Male 764 202 26.4 22.9-30.3 562 73.6 69.7-77.1
Female 914 292 29.6 26.3-33.1 622 70.4 66.9-73.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,027 331 30.7 27.5-34.1 696 69.3 65.9-72.5
Non-Hispanic Black 375 116 27.9 23.1-33.2 259 72.1 66.8-76.9
Other 276 47 16.6 11.9-22.7 229 83.4 77.3-88.1
AGE
18-34 312 68 21.9 17.2-27.5 244 78.1 72.5-82.8
35-44 243 61 24.1 18.6-30.6 182 75.9 69.4-81.4
45-54 293 73 27.2 21.4-33.8 220 72.8 66.2-78.6
55-64 341 131 37.9 32.2-44.0 210 62.1 56.0-67.8
65-74 259 95 35.2 29.0-42.0 164 64.8 58.0-71.0
75+ 206 61 25.9 19.1-34.1 145 74.1 65.9-80.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 173 41 26.8 19.5-35.7 132 73.2 64.3-80.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 359 113 30.5 25.4-36.2 246 69.5 63.8-74.6
Some Post-H.S. 482 158 29.5 25.2-34.2 324 70.5 65.8-74.8
College Graduate 661 182 25.4 21.9-29.1 479 74.6 70.9-78.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 511 268 53.5 48.2-58.6 243 46.5 41.4-51.8
No 1,155 223 18.0 15.6-20.7 932 82.0 79.3-84.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 199 69 35.4 27.9-43.6 130 64.6 56.4-72.1
Non-Veteran 1,477 424 27.2 24.7-30.0 1,053 72.8 70.0-75.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 931 212 21.9 19.1-25.1 719 78.1 74.9-80.9
Unemployed 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 440 150 33.6 28.6-39.1 290 66.4 60.9-71.4
Unable to Work 132 99 75.7 66.4-83.0 33 24.3 17.0-33.6
Other not in Labor Force 106 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 108 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 197 72 39.3 31.4-47.9 125 60.7 52.1-68.6
$25,000- 34,999 147 54 34.2 25.9-43.6 93 65.8 56.4-74.1
$35,000- 49,999 175 51 23.9 17.7-31.5 124 76.1 68.5-82.3
$50,000- 74,999 181 46 24.4 17.8-32.4 135 75.6 67.6-82.2
$75,000+ 509 124 23.5 19.7-27.8 385 76.5 72.2-80.3
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 155 66 41.4 32.9-50.5 89 58.6 49.5-67.1
101% to 150% 165 58 34.1 25.7-43.5 107 65.9 56.5-74.3
151% to 200% 105 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 842 224 24.4 21.4-27.8 618 75.6 72.2-78.6
HOUSING
Own 1,080 311 28.3 25.2-31.5 769 71.7 68.5-74.8
Rent 471 143 28.1 23.7-32.9 328 71.9 67.1-76.3
Other arrangement 117 39 28.5 20.3-38.4 78 71.5 61.6-79.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 906 230 25.3 22.1-28.8 676 74.7 71.2-77.9
Regional City or Suburban County 416 133 27.8 23.3-32.9 283 72.2 67.1-76.7
Rural 356 131 35.7 30.1-41.7 225 64.3 58.3-69.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 103 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 656 226 34.2 30.0-38.6 430 65.8 61.4-70.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 919 231 22.9 20.0-26.1 688 77.1 73.9-80.0

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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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