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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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.
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US Department of Health and Human Services. (September 19, 2018). Percentage of adults in the U.S. with severe headache or migraine in 1997 and 2016, by region [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 20, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/188824/adults-in-the-us-with-severe-headache-or-migraine-by-region/
US Department of Health and Human Services. "Percentage of adults in the U.S. with severe headache or migraine in 1997 and 2016, by region." Chart. September 19, 2018. Statista. Accessed February 20, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/188824/adults-in-the-us-with-severe-headache-or-migraine-by-region/
US Department of Health and Human Services. (2018). Percentage of adults in the U.S. with severe headache or migraine in 1997 and 2016, by region. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 20, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/188824/adults-in-the-us-with-severe-headache-or-migraine-by-region/
US Department of Health and Human Services. "Percentage of Adults in The U.S. with Severe Headache or Migraine in 1997 and 2016, by Region." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Sep 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/188824/adults-in-the-us-with-severe-headache-or-migraine-by-region/
US Department of Health and Human Services, Percentage of adults in the U.S. with severe headache or migraine in 1997 and 2016, by region Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/188824/adults-in-the-us-with-severe-headache-or-migraine-by-region/ (last visited February 20, 2025)
Percentage of adults in the U.S. with severe headache or migraine in 1997 and 2016, by region [Graph], US Department of Health and Human Services, September 19, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/188824/adults-in-the-us-with-severe-headache-or-migraine-by-region/
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