2018 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Chronic Pain

Are you doing anything to cope with your chronic pain?*
(Using) A prescription anti-inflammatory like Celebrex.

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 944 266 27.1 23.6-30.9 678 72.9 69.1-76.4
-FEMALES 596 169 27.5 23.0-32.5 427 72.5 67.5-77.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 427 127 28.5 23.3-34.4 300 71.5 65.6-76.7
Non-Hispanic Black 108 27 20.0 12.2-31.1 81 80.0 68.9-87.8
Other 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 111 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 153 44 32.3 23.3-42.9 109 67.7 57.1-76.7
65-74 146 40 20.6 14.1-29.2 106 79.4 70.8-85.9
75+ 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 167 47 28.6 20.1-38.9 120 71.4 61.1-79.9
Some Post-H.S. 208 67 30.4 23.0-39.0 141 69.6 61.0-77.0
College Graduate 154 35 24.5 17.1-33.9 119 75.5 66.1-82.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 122 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 79 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 344 104 28.4 22.5-35.1 240 71.6 64.9-77.5
No 251 65 26.5 19.9-34.4 186 73.5 65.6-80.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 22 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 574 163 27.6 23.0-32.7 411 72.4 67.3-77.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 116 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 136 38 24.5 16.9-34.2 98 75.5 65.8-83.1
Rural 344 100 26.5 20.8-33.2 244 73.5 66.8-79.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 190 48 26.9 19.8-35.5 142 73.1 64.5-80.2
Unemployed 19 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 205 54 24.6 17.1-34.1 151 75.4 65.9-82.9
Unable to Work 149 49 26.8 18.7-36.8 100 73.2 63.2-81.3
Other not in Labor Force 31 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 25 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 62 13 12.2 6.1-23.0 49 87.8 77.0-93.9
101% to 150% 128 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 220 64 29.7 22.7-37.8 156 70.3 62.2-77.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 145 *** *** *** 101 72.2 61.0-81.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 273 74 25.6 19.6-32.8 199 74.4 67.2-80.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 178 51 30.6 22.6-39.8 127 69.4 60.2-77.4

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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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