Table 4.
Prevalence of Severe Pain by Selected Characteristics, HRS 2000 (N = 3811)
| Variable | Mild to Moderate Pain,
n = 3090 (%) |
Severe Pain,
n = 721 (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Race/ethnicity | ||
| Non-Hispanic whites | (83) | (17) |
| Non-Hispanic blacks | (74) | (26) |
| Hispanics | (73) | (27) |
| Gender | ||
| Male | (83) | (17) |
| Female | (79) | (21) |
| Education | ||
| >12th grade | (85) | (15) |
| ≤12th grade | (73) | (27) |
| Age (y) | ||
| 51–64 | (82) | (18) |
| 65–74 | (81) | (19) |
| 75–84 | (79) | (21) |
| ≥85 | (76) | (24) |
| Insurance status | ||
| Medicare and other insurance | (83) | (17) |
| Medicaid | (65) | (35) |
| No insurance | (80) | (20) |
| Number of chronic diseases | ||
| 0 | (87) | (13) |
| 1 | (84) | (16) |
| 2 | (78) | (22) |
| 3 or greater | (73) | (27) |
| Psychological distress (CESD) | ||
| 0–4 (no) | (86) | (14) |
| 5–8 (yes) | (72) | (28) |
NOTE. All P < .0001.