2018 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Chronic Pain

Are you doing anything to cope with your chronic pain?*
(Using) Over-the-counter medication like ibuprofen or aspirin.

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 960 652 70.7 67.0-74.2 308 29.3 25.8-33.0
-MALES 356 235 70.0 63.8-75.5 121 30.0 24.5-36.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 256 172 71.9 64.7-78.2 84 28.1 21.8-35.3
Non-Hispanic Black 56 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 32 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 79 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 95 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 92 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 117 86 80.0 71.0-86.6 31 20.0 13.4-29.0
College Graduate 107 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 46 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 37 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 85 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 216 135 67.3 59.0-74.7 81 32.7 25.3-41.0
No 138 98 73.2 63.4-81.2 40 26.8 18.8-36.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 126 78 70.8 60.0-79.6 48 29.2 20.4-40.0
Non-Veteran 230 157 69.6 61.8-76.3 73 30.4 23.7-38.2
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 61 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 209 137 69.0 60.5-76.3 72 31.0 23.7-39.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 144 109 74.1 64.7-81.7 35 25.9 18.3-35.3
Unemployed 11 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 120 72 67.1 56.3-76.3 48 32.9 23.7-43.7
Unable to Work 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 22 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 65 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 28 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 177 118 72.9 64.3-80.1 59 27.1 19.9-35.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 95 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 157 110 75.8 67.2-82.8 47 24.2 17.2-32.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 104 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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