Severe headache or migraine U.S. adults by region 2016

This statistic shows the percentage of adults in the U.S. with severe headache or migraine in 1997 and 2016, by region. In 2016, 16.4 percent of all adults in the Midwest had severe headache or migraine in the last three months.

Percentage of adults in the U.S. with severe headache or migraine in 1997 and 2016, by region

Characteristic	1997	2016
Northeast	14.5%	13.9%
Midwest	15.6%	16.4%
South	17.1%	16%
West	15.3%	15.1%

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Release date

September 2018

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Region

United States

Survey time period

1997 and 2016

Age group

18 years and older

Supplementary notes

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.

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