==== Front MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep WR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report 0149-2195 1545-861X Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 33237896 mm6947a6 10.15585/mmwr.mm6947a6 Quick Stats QuickStats: Percentage* of Adults Aged ≥20 Years Who Had Chronic Pain,† by Veteran Status and Age Group — National Health Interview Survey, United States, 2019§ Reported by: Carla Zelaya, PhD, vdn3@cdc.gov, 301-458-4164; James M. Dahlhamer, PhD; Yu Sun, PhD. 27 11 2020 27 11 2020 69 47 17971797 All material in the MMWR Series is in the public domain and may be used and reprinted without permission; citation as to source, however, is appreciated. ==== Body During 2019, military veterans aged ≥20 years were more likely to have chronic pain than were nonveterans (31.5% versus 20.1%). By age group, the likelihood of having chronic pain was higher among veterans than nonveterans for those aged 20–34 years (27.1% versus 9.4%), 35–49 years (27.7% versus 17.7%), and 50–64 years (37.2% versus 26.3%). Among those aged ≥65 years, prevalence of chronic pain did not differ significantly by veteran status (30.8% among veterans versus 31.0% among nonveterans). Among nonveterans, the prevalence of chronic pain increased with age. Among veterans, those aged 50–64 years had the highest prevalence of chronic pain. Source: National Health Interview Survey, 2019. https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nhis.htm. For more information on this topic, CDC recommends the following link: https://www.cdc.gov/drugoverdose/prescribing/guideline.html. * With 95% confidence intervals shown with error bars. † Based on the response to a survey question that asked “In the past 3 months, how often did you have pain? Would you say never, some days, most days, or every day?” Chronic pain was defined as pain on most days or every day in the past 3 months. § Estimates are based on household interviews of a sample of the civilian, noninstitutionalized U.S. population and are derived from the National Health Interview Survey Sample Adult component.