Table 1.
National estimates of US adults with back pain, 2000 to 2007
| MEPS 2-y longitudinal survey years | Total, mean, or % (SE)
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| 2000–2001 | 2001–2002 | 2002–2003 | 2003–2004 | 2004–2005 | 2005–2006 | 2006–2007 | |
| MEPS panel no. a | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| Total no. of sample b | 6797 | 13 827 | 10 081 | 10 344 | 10 219 | 9964 | 10 606 |
| Projected national estimates | |||||||
| All adults, millions | 195.3 (16.8) | 199.5 (10.3) | 201.7 (10.3) | 203.5 (10.9) | 204.8 (7.0) | 208.2 (7.5) | 209.7 (5.7) |
| Percent of MEPS panel according to birth category | |||||||
| Born before 1935 (elders) | 15.2% (0.7) | 14.0% (0.5) | 13.2% (0.5) | 12.1% (0.5) | 11.3% (0.5) | 10.3% (0.4) | 9.7% (0.4) |
| Born 1935–1944 (preboomers) | 13.0% (0.6) | 13.1% (0.4) | 12.6% (0.5) | 12.4% (0.4) | 12.1% (0.5) | 11.9% (0.5) | 11.5% (0.4) |
| Born 1945–1964 (boomers) | 39.8% (0.8) | 38.9% (0.6) | 38.3% (0.7) | 38.1% (0.7) | 38.0% (0.7) | 37.0% (0.7) | 36.5% (0.6) |
| Born 1965–1975 (postboomers) | 21.2% (0.8) | 21.1% (0.5) | 21.4% (0.6) | 20.9% (0.6) | 20.4% (0.6) | 20.6% (0.6) | 20.2% (0.5) |
| Born after 1975 (younger adults) | 10.8% (0.4) | 12.9% (0.4) | 14.5% (0.5) | 16.5% (0.5) | 18.2% (0.5) | 20.2% (0.6) | 22.2% (0.7) |
| Adults with any reported back pain c | |||||||
| Total adults, millions | 30.2 (2.9) | 33.8 (2.0) | 35.4 (2.1) | 35.8 (2.1) | 38.7 (1.7) | 38.5 (1.7) | 38.9 (1.3) |
| Percent of all adults | 15.4% (0.6) | 17.0% (0.4) | 17.5% (0.5) | 17.6% (0.5) | 18.9% (0.6) | 18.5% (0.5) | 18.6% (0.5) |
| Mean age (y) | 45.9 (0.6) | 46.6 (0.4) | 46.9 (0.5) | 47.5 (0.5) | 47.4 (0.5) | 48.1 (0.5) | 48.2 (0.5) |
| Adults with chronic back pain d | |||||||
| Total adults, millions | 7.8 (0.9) | 9.2 (0.7) | 10.5 (0.8) | 10.7 (0.7) | 12.8 (0.8) | 11.8 (0.7) | 12.8 (0.7) |
| Percent of all adults | 4.0% (0.3) | 4.6% (0.2) | 5.2% (0.3) | 5.3% (0.3) | 6.3% (0.4) | 5.7% (0.3) | 6.1% (0.3) |
| Mean age (y) | 48.5 (1.0) | 51.6 (0.7) | 52.1 (0.8) | 51.6 (0.7) | 50.5 (0.8) | 52.4 (0.8) | 52.2 (0.7) |
a
Medical Expenditure Panel Survey respondents are resurveyed for each of 5 separate rounds throughout the 2-year longitudinal panel survey. Each round recall period ranges from 4 to 6 months, and respondents report their experiences for the entire time frame of each round.
b
Adults (age ≥18 years at entry into 2-year longitudinal survey) who were in scope with valid data during “all 5 rounds” of the 5-round data collection.
c
Medical Expenditure Panel Survey respondents with any reported back pain during any round of longitudinal panel survey.
d
Medical Expenditure Panel Survey respondents with reported back pain in 3 or more rounds of longitudinal survey.