2018 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Chronic Pain

Are you doing anything to cope with your chronic pain?*
(Using) Some other prescription drug?

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 952 344 37.0 33.0-41.2 608 63.0 58.8-67.0
-FEMALES 601 233 39.4 34.3-44.8 368 60.6 55.2-65.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 429 166 40.2 34.3-46.4 263 59.8 53.6-65.7
Non-Hispanic Black 111 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 110 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 153 66 42.4 32.8-52.5 87 57.6 47.5-67.2
65-74 148 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 168 68 43.3 33.5-53.7 100 56.7 46.3-66.5
Some Post-H.S. 209 74 37.8 29.6-46.6 135 62.2 53.4-70.4
College Graduate 155 63 38.6 29.7-48.3 92 61.4 51.7-70.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 123 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 79 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 349 143 39.9 33.4-46.8 206 60.1 53.2-66.6
No 251 89 38.5 30.6-47.0 162 61.5 53.0-69.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 22 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 579 225 39.7 34.5-45.2 354 60.3 54.8-65.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 117 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 136 51 30.0 21.9-39.7 85 70.0 60.3-78.1
Rural 348 134 41.4 34.5-48.8 214 58.6 51.2-65.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 190 63 33.9 25.9-43.0 127 66.1 57.0-74.1
Unemployed 19 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 208 73 34.3 25.9-43.9 135 65.7 56.1-74.1
Unable to Work 151 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 31 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 25 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 128 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 222 83 37.4 29.5-46.0 139 62.6 54.0-70.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 147 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 274 104 38.3 31.3-45.9 170 61.7 54.1-68.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 180 70 40.4 31.5-49.9 110 59.6 50.1-68.5

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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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