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.
The race groups, white, black, American Indian or Alaska Native, Asian, Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, and 2 or more races, include persons of Hispanic and non-Hispanic origin. Persons of Hispanic origin may be of any race. Starting with 1999 data, race-specific estimates are tabulated according to the 1997 Revisions to the Standards for the Classification of Federal Data on Race and Ethnicity and are not strictly comparable with estimates for earlier years.
** Data not available or estimates considered unreliable.
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Adults with severe headache or migraine 2016, by ethnicity
This statistic shows the percentage of adults in the U.S. with severe headache or migraine in 1997 and 2016, by ethnicity. In 2016, *** percent of all Asian adults in the U.S. had severe headache or migraine in the last three months.
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U.S. 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 ethnicity [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Retrieved August 01, 2026, from /statistics/303344/adults-in-the-us-with-severe-headache-or-migraine-by-ethnicity/
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. "Percentage of adults in the U.S. with severe headache or migraine in 1997 and 2016, by ethnicity." Chart. September 19, 2018. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Accessed August 01, 2026. /statistics/303344/adults-in-the-us-with-severe-headache-or-migraine-by-ethnicity/
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. (2018). Percentage of adults in the U.S. with severe headache or migraine in 1997 and 2016, by ethnicity. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 01, 2026. /statistics/303344/adults-in-the-us-with-severe-headache-or-migraine-by-ethnicity/
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. "Percentage of Adults in The U.S. with Severe Headache or Migraine in 1997 and 2016, by Ethnicity." ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc., 19 Sep 2018, /statistics/303344/adults-in-the-us-with-severe-headache-or-migraine-by-ethnicity/
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Percentage of adults in the U.S. with severe headache or migraine in 1997 and 2016, by ethnicity ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ, /statistics/303344/adults-in-the-us-with-severe-headache-or-migraine-by-ethnicity/ (last visited August 01, 2026)
Percentage of adults in the U.S. with severe headache or migraine in 1997 and 2016, by ethnicity [Graph], U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, September 19, 2018. [Online]. Available: /statistics/303344/adults-in-the-us-with-severe-headache-or-migraine-by-ethnicity/