2018 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Chronic Pain

Are you doing anything to cope with your chronic pain?*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 1,177 961 79.7 76.5-82.6 216 20.3 17.4-23.5
-MALES 463 357 75.2 69.7-80.1 106 24.8 19.9-30.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 325 257 77.0 70.3-82.6 68 23.0 17.4-29.7
Non-Hispanic Black 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 43 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 102 79 81.7 71.9-88.6 23 18.3 11.4-28.1
55-64 95 78 85.9 75.9-92.2 17 14.1 7.8-24.1
65-74 110 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 124 92 71.8 60.7-80.8 32 28.2 19.2-39.3
Some Post-H.S. 153 117 75.7 65.8-83.4 36 24.3 16.6-34.2
College Graduate 133 108 80.3 70.9-87.2 25 19.7 12.8-29.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 103 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 273 217 77.7 70.8-83.4 56 22.3 16.6-29.2
No 188 138 71.7 62.4-79.4 50 28.3 20.6-37.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 166 127 78.2 69.7-84.9 39 21.8 15.1-30.3
Non-Veteran 297 230 73.8 66.6-79.9 67 26.2 20.1-33.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 117 86 73.2 62.4-81.8 31 26.8 18.2-37.6
Rural 268 209 76.1 68.1-82.6 59 23.9 17.4-31.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 195 144 73.4 65.0-80.4 51 26.6 19.6-35.0
Unemployed 17 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 150 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 93 77 87.1 77.5-92.9 16 12.9 7.1-22.5
Other not in Labor Force 6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 11 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 37 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 220 177 78.9 70.7-85.3 43 21.1 14.7-29.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 118 95 82.6 72.0-89.7 23 17.4 10.3-28.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 205 157 72.4 63.6-79.8 48 27.6 20.2-36.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 140 105 75.2 65.7-82.8 35 24.8 17.2-34.3

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*Asked of respondents that stated they suffer from 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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