2018 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Chronic Pain

Are you doing anything to cope with your chronic pain?*
(Using) Over-the-counter medication like ibuprofen or aspirin.

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 960 652 70.7 67.0-74.2 308 29.3 25.8-33.0
-Eastern NC 366 234 67.6 61.3-73.2 132 32.4 26.8-38.7
GENDER
Male 139 89 71.1 62.0-78.8 50 28.9 21.2-38.0
Female 227 145 65.2 56.7-72.8 82 34.8 27.2-43.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 229 148 65.7 57.8-72.8 81 34.3 27.2-42.2
Non-Hispanic Black 88 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 25 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 85 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 42 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 104 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 134 88 70.5 60.7-78.7 46 29.5 21.3-39.3
College Graduate 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 68 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 47 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 43 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 48 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 230 140 65.2 56.9-72.7 90 34.8 27.3-43.1
No 135 93 71.3 61.8-79.2 42 28.7 20.8-38.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 295 194 68.6 61.5-74.9 101 31.4 25.1-38.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 24 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 270 168 66.6 59.1-73.3 102 33.4 26.7-40.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 120 90 78.1 68.9-85.2 30 21.9 14.8-31.1
Unemployed 13 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 127 77 63.4 53.0-72.7 50 36.6 27.3-47.0
Unable to Work 94 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 23 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 31 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 138 93 71.9 62.3-79.9 45 28.1 20.1-37.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 139 86 68.2 58.2-76.8 53 31.8 23.2-41.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 164 103 65.7 56.2-74.0 61 34.3 26.0-43.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 63 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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*Asked of respondents that stated they were doing something to cope with their Chronic Pain.

PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2018 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2018 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2018 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2018 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2018 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2018 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

^Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics and therefore cannot be calculated exactly from the numbers in this table.

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