2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont 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
-Piedmont NC 492 459 92.2 88.4-94.8 33 7.8 5.2-11.6
GENDER
Male 200 185 90.9 84.1-94.9 15 9.1 5.1-15.9
Female 292 274 93.2 88.3-96.2 18 6.8 3.8-11.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 330 313 93.3 88.5-96.2 17 6.7 3.8-11.5
Non-Hispanic Black 115 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 47 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 68 *** *** *** 13 18.1 10.0-30.7
35-44 61 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 131 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 95 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 111 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 158 *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 182 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 266 *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 223 204 89.0 81.8-93.6 19 11.0 6.4-18.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 68 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 423 394 92.0 87.8-94.9 29 8.0 5.1-12.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 212 191 89.1 82.4-93.5 21 10.9 6.5-17.6
Unemployed 21 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 149 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 98 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 10 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 46 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 124 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 15 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 65 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 224 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 310 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rent 142 126 88.7 81.1-93.5 16 11.3 6.5-18.9
Other arrangement 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 229 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 133 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 130 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 37 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 224 208 91.6 85.3-95.4 16 8.4 4.6-14.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 231 218 94.6 90.6-97.0 13 5.4 3.0- 9.4

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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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