2018 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Chronic Pain

Are you doing anything to cope with your chronic pain?*
(Using) A prescription narcotic pain reliever like Percocet or Vicodin?

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 948 201 20.9 17.8-24.3 747 79.1 75.7-82.2
-Eastern NC 365 80 22.4 17.4-28.4 285 77.6 71.6-82.6
GENDER
Male 139 29 19.8 13.2-28.8 110 80.2 71.2-86.8
Female 226 51 24.1 17.4-32.5 175 75.9 67.5-82.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 229 53 23.9 17.6-31.6 176 76.1 68.4-82.4
Non-Hispanic Black 88 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 48 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 25 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 85 20 20.5 12.0-32.7 *** *** ***
75+ 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 42 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 104 18 17.0 10.2-26.9 86 83.0 73.1-89.8
Some Post-H.S. 134 36 21.8 14.9-30.7 98 78.2 69.3-85.1
College Graduate 85 *** *** *** *** *** ***
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+ 47 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 230 56 26.6 19.7-34.9 174 73.4 65.1-80.3
No 134 24 15.2 9.4-23.5 110 84.8 76.5-90.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 295 66 23.2 17.5-30.1 229 76.8 69.9-82.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 24 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 269 55 18.7 13.4-25.4 214 81.3 74.6-86.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 119 14 11.9 6.6-20.7 105 88.1 79.3-93.4
Unemployed 13 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 127 25 19.0 12.2-28.4 102 81.0 71.6-87.8
Unable to Work 94 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 23 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 31 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 74 19 20.5 12.0-32.8 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 137 25 16.7 10.5-25.6 112 83.3 74.4-89.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 139 32 22.3 14.9-31.9 107 77.7 68.1-85.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 163 42 25.1 17.7-34.3 121 74.9 65.7-82.3
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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