2018 BRFSS Survey Results: 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
-FEMALES 604 417 71.1 66.4-75.4 187 28.9 24.6-33.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 430 298 69.8 64.0-75.1 132 30.2 24.9-36.0
Non-Hispanic Black 113 80 75.7 64.7-84.1 33 24.3 15.9-35.3
Other 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 67 51 83.2 71.4-90.7 16 16.8 9.3-28.6
45-54 111 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 153 104 68.0 58.0-76.7 49 32.0 23.3-42.0
65-74 150 106 73.6 63.7-81.6 44 26.4 18.4-36.3
75+ 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 168 115 73.1 64.1-80.5 53 26.9 19.5-35.9
Some Post-H.S. 211 144 72.5 64.7-79.2 67 27.5 20.8-35.3
College Graduate 156 110 67.6 57.6-76.2 46 32.4 23.8-42.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 84 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 123 86 74.7 64.2-82.9 37 25.3 17.1-35.8
$25,000- 34,999 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 79 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 352 235 67.7 61.0-73.7 117 32.3 26.3-39.0
No 251 181 75.5 68.5-81.3 70 24.5 18.7-31.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 22 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 582 402 71.1 66.2-75.5 180 28.9 24.5-33.8
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 117 87 71.9 61.2-80.6 30 28.1 19.4-38.8
Regional City or Suburban County 138 99 73.5 63.8-81.4 39 26.5 18.6-36.2
Rural 349 231 69.3 62.6-75.3 118 30.7 24.7-37.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 190 141 77.2 69.5-83.5 49 22.8 16.5-30.5
Unemployed 19 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 210 147 70.4 61.6-77.8 63 29.6 22.2-38.4
Unable to Work 152 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 31 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 25 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 63 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 128 84 70.4 60.2-79.0 44 29.6 21.0-39.8
151% to 200% 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 222 163 73.4 65.6-80.0 59 26.6 20.0-34.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 147 97 70.7 59.7-79.6 50 29.3 20.4-40.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 276 193 71.5 64.5-77.5 83 28.5 22.5-35.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 181 127 70.7 62.1-78.1 54 29.3 21.9-37.9

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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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