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by blawson 3320 days ago
That sounds unbelievable. This Washington Post article pegs it at 11%:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/to-your-health/wp/2015/0...
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Alex3917 3320 days ago
The article you just linked to literally says it's over 50%. The 11% statistic is the percentage of Americans who are currently in pain. Whereas chronic pain is basically pain that's intermittent.

C.f. the IOM report on pain in America: https://www.nap.edu/catalog/13172/relieving-pain-in-america-...

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