2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina

Chronic Pain

What is the main cause of your chronic pain?*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Arthritis Back Pain** Accident or Injury Other
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 999 297 25.6 22.7-28.8 121 12.3 10.0-15.0 160 17.0 14.3-20.2 421 45.1 41.3-48.8
-Piedmont NC 477 143 26.3 22.1-31.0 50 10.8 7.9-14.5 72 16.0 12.2-20.6 212 47.0 41.7-52.3
GENDER
Male 191 48 20.0 14.3-27.2 20 10.8 6.7-16.8 35 22.9 15.8-31.9 88 46.3 38.1-54.7
Female 286 95 31.0 25.3-37.3 30 10.7 7.1-15.8 37 10.8 7.6-15.0 124 47.5 40.8-54.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 317 103 29.7 24.3-35.7 35 11.1 7.6-15.8 41 13.2 9.1-18.8 138 46.0 39.6-52.5
Non-Hispanic Black 114 32 23.5 16.3-32.8 *** *** *** 20 17.5 10.7-27.5 *** *** ***
Other 46 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 63 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 60 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 72 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 128 49 36.7 27.9-46.5 *** *** *** 19 13.9 8.6-21.5 46 38.0 28.8-48.1
65-74 92 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 57 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 37 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 109 37 25.8 18.3-35.1 *** *** *** 19 16.9 10.4-26.2 *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 152 45 26.3 19.4-34.7 16 9.7 5.6-16.2 23 14.8 9.3-22.8 68 49.1 40.2-58.2
College Graduate 179 48 24.7 18.5-32.1 18 10.9 6.7-17.3 26 15.5 10.3-22.7 87 48.9 40.9-57.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 257 83 29.0 23.1-35.7 22 8.5 5.3-13.3 38 15.8 10.8-22.6 114 46.7 39.5-54.0
No 217 58 22.7 17.2-29.5 28 13.6 9.0-19.9 33 15.9 10.8-22.7 98 47.8 40.2-55.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 65 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 411 122 27.0 22.4-32.1 43 10.8 7.7-14.8 62 15.6 11.6-20.7 184 46.7 41.0-52.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 207 48 22.1 16.2-29.3 24 11.5 7.4-17.3 36 18.8 13.1-26.2 99 47.6 39.9-55.5
Unemployed 20 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 143 63 41.1 32.2-50.7 *** *** *** 17 11.3 6.8-18.2 51 38.0 28.7-48.3
Unable to Work 97 28 26.0 17.4-36.8 *** *** *** 15 12.7 7.4-21.1 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 52 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 67 22 21.0 12.9-32.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 52 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 51 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 44 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 122 28 21.6 14.8-30.4 15 11.2 6.3-19.0 20 17.3 10.8-26.6 59 49.9 40.2-59.6
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 15 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 63 *** *** *** *** *** *** 13 16.0 8.8-27.4 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 56 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 31 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 220 54 23.0 17.5-29.7 26 11.3 7.3-16.9 33 16.3 11.3-23.1 107 49.4 42.0-56.8
HOUSING
Own 300 100 29.6 24.1-35.7 32 11.0 7.5-15.9 47 17.9 12.9-24.2 121 41.5 35.2-48.2
Rent 138 34 20.4 14.2-28.4 13 10.7 5.9-18.5 20 13.0 8.0-20.5 71 56.0 46.4-65.1
Other arrangement 38 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 221 65 24.4 18.7-31.2 18 7.8 4.7-12.8 29 15.5 10.0-23.4 109 52.2 44.4-60.0
Regional City or Suburban County 128 39 31.1 22.9-40.6 19 14.9 9.1-23.4 20 10.7 6.6-16.8 50 43.4 33.7-53.5
Rural 128 39 25.1 17.5-34.8 13 12.1 6.6-21.2 23 21.7 14.2-31.6 53 41.1 31.5-51.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 36 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 214 60 23.9 18.1-30.9 23 12.4 7.8-19.0 30 13.6 9.1-19.7 101 50.1 42.2-58.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 227 73 29.0 23.0-35.9 25 9.7 6.4-14.4 34 16.0 10.6-23.6 95 45.3 38.0-52.9

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*Asked of respondents that stated they suffer from Chronic Pain.
**Includes sciatica, slipped or ruptured discs, and spondylosis.

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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