2018 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Chronic Pain

Are you doing anything to cope with your chronic pain?*
(Using) A prescription anti-inflammatory like Celebrex.

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 944 266 27.1 23.6-30.9 678 72.9 69.1-76.4
-MALES 348 97 26.4 21.2-32.3 251 73.6 67.7-78.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 252 69 25.1 19.2-32.1 183 74.9 67.9-80.8
Non-Hispanic Black 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 38 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 32 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 91 28 23.7 15.3-34.8 63 76.3 65.2-84.7
75+ 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 37 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 90 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 115 28 21.1 13.9-30.7 87 78.9 69.3-86.1
College Graduate 106 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 37 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 37 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 208 63 31.0 23.7-39.3 145 69.0 60.7-76.3
No 138 34 20.5 13.7-29.3 104 79.5 70.7-86.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 121 38 24.6 16.8-34.4 83 75.4 65.6-83.2
Non-Veteran 227 59 27.3 20.8-34.9 168 72.7 65.1-79.2
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 85 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 203 51 25.2 18.6-33.3 152 74.8 66.7-81.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 142 33 22.6 15.6-31.6 109 77.4 68.4-84.4
Unemployed 11 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 118 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 22 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 28 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 175 51 24.7 17.9-33.0 124 75.3 67.0-82.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 93 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 153 40 24.9 17.7-33.7 113 75.1 66.3-82.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 102 30 26.1 17.2-37.4 72 73.9 62.6-82.8

Back to Chronic Pain.

*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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