2018 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Chronic Pain

Are you doing anything to cope with your chronic pain?*
(Using) something else? (Please specify ____________)

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 958 150 16.4 13.5-19.8 808 83.6 80.2-86.5
-Eastern NC 365 57 13.1 9.7-17.6 308 86.9 82.4-90.3
GENDER
Male 138 17 10.1 5.8-17.1 121 89.9 82.9-94.2
Female 227 40 15.1 10.5-21.3 187 84.9 78.7-89.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 228 33 13.1 8.8-19.1 195 86.9 80.9-91.2
Non-Hispanic Black 88 16 15.4 8.8-25.6 72 84.6 74.4-91.2
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. 103 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 134 21 13.1 8.1-20.6 113 86.9 79.4-91.9
College Graduate 86 18 18.0 10.6-28.9 68 82.0 71.1-89.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 68 15 16.5 9.1-28.1 53 83.5 71.9-90.9
$25,000- 34,999 47 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 43 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 48 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 229 42 13.6 9.4-19.3 187 86.4 80.7-90.6
No 135 15 12.4 7.1-20.8 120 87.6 79.2-92.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 294 49 13.9 10.0-19.2 245 86.1 80.8-90.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 24 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 269 45 13.6 9.5-19.0 224 86.4 81.0-90.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 120 18 13.4 8.0-21.4 102 86.6 78.6-92.0
Unemployed 13 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 127 19 15.4 8.9-25.5 108 84.6 74.5-91.1
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 20 11.8 6.7-19.8 118 88.2 80.2-93.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 139 21 12.6 7.5-20.3 118 87.4 79.7-92.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 163 31 15.6 10.3-23.0 132 84.4 77.0-89.7
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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