Research Article

The Prevalence of Chronic Pain in the Adult Population in Israel: An Internet-Based Survey

Table 1

Demographic characteristics of responders with or without chronic pain.

Responders with CP (n = 515)Responders without CP (n = 1,131)-Value

Females n(%)308 (59.8%)606 (53.6%)

Age n(%)
18-2463 (12.3%)242 (21.4%)
25-3485 (16.5%)269 (23.8%)
35-4473 (14.2%)192 (16.9%)ns
45-5466 (12.8%)132 (11.6%)ns
55-64155 (30.0%)195 (17.2%)
65-7473 (14.2%)102(9.0%)

Mean age46.55 ± 15.840.01 ± 15.6

Median age49.036.7

Employment n(%)
Full time244(47.4%)624 (55.2%)
Part time111 (21.5%)229 (20.3%)ns
House keeping13 (2.6%)22 (2%)ns
Retired74 (14.3%)98 (8.7%)
Unemployed35 (6.7%)51 (4.5%)ns
Other38 (7.4%)106 (9.4%)ns