2018 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Chronic Pain

Are you doing anything to cope with your chronic pain?*
(Using) something else? (Please specify ____________)

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 958 150 16.4 13.5-19.8 808 83.6 80.2-86.5
-FEMALES 604 100 16.8 13.1-21.3 504 83.2 78.7-86.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 430 71 17.7 13.2-23.4 359 82.3 76.6-86.8
Non-Hispanic Black 113 23 17.7 10.8-27.9 90 82.3 72.1-89.2
Other 54 *** *** *** 49 91.5 78.4-97.0
AGE
18-34 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 111 18 11.5 6.6-19.1 93 88.5 80.9-93.4
55-64 153 28 15.4 9.9-23.2 125 84.6 76.8-90.1
65-74 150 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 168 29 20.6 13.5-30.0 139 79.4 70.0-86.5
Some Post-H.S. 211 33 13.6 9.2-19.6 178 86.4 80.4-90.8
College Graduate 156 30 20.0 13.4-28.7 126 80.0 71.3-86.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 84 12 10.0 5.0-18.9 72 90.0 81.1-95.0
$15,000- 24,999 123 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 74 12 15.1 7.5-27.9 62 84.9 72.1-92.5
$50,000- 74,999 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 79 12 14.9 8.0-26.0 67 85.1 74.0-92.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 352 63 17.7 13.2-23.3 289 82.3 76.7-86.8
No 251 37 15.7 10.0-23.9 214 84.3 76.1-90.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 22 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 582 95 16.9 13.1-21.5 487 83.1 78.5-86.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 117 14 12.5 7.1-21.0 103 87.5 79.0-92.9
Regional City or Suburban County 138 29 26.0 17.0-37.5 *** *** ***
Rural 349 57 13.6 9.9-18.5 292 86.4 81.5-90.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 190 35 17.7 12.2-25.1 155 82.3 74.9-87.8
Unemployed 19 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 210 30 21.1 12.8-32.8 180 78.9 67.2-87.2
Unable to Work 152 25 12.6 7.7-20.0 127 87.4 80.0-92.3
Other not in Labor Force 31 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 25 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 63 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 128 23 16.6 10.1-26.0 105 83.4 74.0-89.9
151% to 200% 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 222 32 14.3 9.6-20.8 190 85.7 79.2-90.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 147 23 11.6 6.9-18.8 124 88.4 81.2-93.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 276 55 20.9 15.1-28.1 221 79.1 71.9-84.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 181 22 12.2 7.5-19.1 159 87.8 80.9-92.5

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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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