2018 BRFSS Survey Results: 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
-FEMALES 599 122 21.4 17.4-26.1 477 78.6 73.9-82.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 428 93 23.7 18.8-29.5 335 76.3 70.5-81.2
Non-Hispanic Black 111 17 14.5 8.0-24.9 94 85.5 75.1-92.0
Other 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 110 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 153 34 25.3 17.3-35.5 119 74.7 64.5-82.7
65-74 149 30 17.5 11.2-26.2 119 82.5 73.8-88.8
75+ 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 68 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 166 26 13.4 8.2-21.3 140 86.6 78.7-91.8
Some Post-H.S. 211 53 24.9 18.2-32.9 158 75.1 67.1-81.8
College Graduate 154 25 18.8 11.9-28.4 129 81.2 71.6-88.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 84 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 122 21 16.9 10.0-27.1 101 83.1 72.9-90.0
$25,000- 34,999 72 *** *** *** 65 91.9 80.3-96.9
$35,000- 49,999 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 78 18 18.4 10.9-29.3 60 81.6 70.7-89.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 349 87 28.9 22.9-35.8 262 71.1 64.2-77.1
No 249 35 11.8 7.9-17.2 214 88.2 82.8-92.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 21 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 578 117 21.4 17.4-26.2 461 78.6 73.8-82.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 117 21 16.5 10.1-25.7 96 83.5 74.3-89.9
Regional City or Suburban County 137 25 21.4 13.9-31.5 112 78.6 68.5-86.1
Rural 345 76 23.9 18.2-30.7 269 76.1 69.3-81.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 189 21 10.8 6.4-17.5 168 89.2 82.5-93.6
Unemployed 19 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 208 38 17.4 11.8-24.9 170 82.6 75.1-88.2
Unable to Work 150 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 31 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 25 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 63 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 127 29 20.1 12.9-30.1 98 79.9 69.9-87.1
151% to 200% 53 *** *** *** 47 92.8 83.6-97.0
More than 200% 221 40 18.0 12.7-25.0 181 82.0 75.0-87.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 147 27 17.2 10.9-26.1 120 82.8 73.9-89.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 274 69 24.2 18.4-31.1 205 75.8 68.9-81.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 178 26 18.7 12.2-27.5 152 81.3 72.5-87.8

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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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