This statistic shows the percentage of adults in the U.S. with low back pain in 2000 and 2016, by region. In 2016, 29.2 percent of all adults in the Midwest had such problems during the previous three months.
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Percentage of adults in the U.S. with low back pain in 2000 and 2016, by region
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In three separate questions, respondents were asked, "During the past 3 months, did you have a severe headache or migraine? ...low back pain? ...neck pain?" Respondents were instructed to report pain that had lasted a whole day or more, and not to report fleeting or minor aches or pains. Persons may be represented in more than one column.
Estimates are age-adjusted to the year 2000 standard population using five age groups: 18-44 years, 45-54 years, 55-64 years, 65-74 years, and 75 years and over. Age-adjusted estimates in this table may differ from other age-adjusted estimates based on the same data and presented elsewhere if different age groups are used in the adjustment procedure.
Includes all other races not shown separately, unknown education level, and unknown disability status.
Values not included in the pdf version of the report were taken from the Health, United States, trend tables.
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US Department of Health and Human Services. (September 19, 2018). Percentage of adults in the U.S. with low back pain in 2000 and 2016, by region [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 06, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/188871/adults-in-the-us-with-low-back-pain-by-region/
US Department of Health and Human Services. "Percentage of adults in the U.S. with low back pain in 2000 and 2016, by region." Chart. September 19, 2018. Statista. Accessed June 06, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/188871/adults-in-the-us-with-low-back-pain-by-region/
US Department of Health and Human Services. (2018). Percentage of adults in the U.S. with low back pain in 2000 and 2016, by region. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 06, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/188871/adults-in-the-us-with-low-back-pain-by-region/
US Department of Health and Human Services. "Percentage of Adults in The U.S. with Low Back Pain in 2000 and 2016, by Region." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Sep 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/188871/adults-in-the-us-with-low-back-pain-by-region/
US Department of Health and Human Services, Percentage of adults in the U.S. with low back pain in 2000 and 2016, by region Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/188871/adults-in-the-us-with-low-back-pain-by-region/ (last visited June 06, 2025)
Percentage of adults in the U.S. with low back pain in 2000 and 2016, by region [Graph], US Department of Health and Human Services, September 19, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/188871/adults-in-the-us-with-low-back-pain-by-region/
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