2018 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Chronic Pain

Are you doing anything to cope with your chronic pain?*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 1,177 961 79.7 76.5-82.6 216 20.3 17.4-23.5
-FEMALES 714 604 82.6 78.6-86.1 110 17.4 13.9-21.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 509 430 83.1 78.3-87.0 79 16.9 13.0-21.7
Non-Hispanic Black 135 113 80.1 68.9-87.9 22 19.9 12.1-31.1
Other 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 56 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 82 67 85.9 74.1-92.8 15 14.1 7.2-25.9
45-54 123 111 88.3 78.5-93.9 12 11.7 6.1-21.5
55-64 181 153 85.4 77.7-90.7 28 14.6 9.3-22.3
65-74 173 150 87.3 78.7-92.8 23 12.7 7.2-21.3
75+ 88 78 87.7 77.0-93.8 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 88 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 201 168 82.3 74.7-87.9 33 17.7 12.1-25.3
Some Post-H.S. 249 211 81.8 74.6-87.4 38 18.2 12.6-25.4
College Graduate 176 156 89.6 82.0-94.2 20 10.4 5.8-18.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 112 84 75.3 64.1-83.9 28 24.7 16.1-35.9
$15,000- 24,999 144 123 80.6 70.0-88.2 21 19.4 11.8-30.0
$25,000- 34,999 81 72 87.5 76.0-94.0 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 84 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 69 60 89.1 76.5-95.3 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 94 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 417 352 83.9 78.7-88.0 65 16.1 12.0-21.3
No 296 251 80.9 74.0-86.3 45 19.1 13.7-26.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 25 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 689 582 82.5 78.3-86.0 107 17.5 14.0-21.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 135 117 85.6 76.7-91.6 18 14.4 8.4-23.3
Regional City or Suburban County 166 138 77.2 68.1-84.4 28 22.8 15.6-31.9
Rural 413 349 84.6 79.2-88.8 64 15.4 11.2-20.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 227 190 81.6 74.4-87.2 37 18.4 12.8-25.6
Unemployed 25 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 240 210 86.6 79.7-91.4 30 13.4 8.6-20.3
Unable to Work 175 152 88.0 80.9-92.7 23 12.0 7.3-19.1
Other not in Labor Force 43 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 37 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 80 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 153 128 81.1 72.0-87.8 25 18.9 12.2-28.0
151% to 200% 57 53 94.1 82.9-98.2 *** *** ***
More than 200% 256 222 85.4 78.4-90.4 34 14.6 9.6-21.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 171 147 80.8 69.4-88.6 24 19.2 11.4-30.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 327 276 84.3 78.6-88.6 51 15.7 11.4-21.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 216 181 80.8 72.9-86.8 35 19.2 13.2-27.1

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*Asked of respondents that stated they suffer from 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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