2018 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Chronic Pain

Are you doing anything to cope with your chronic pain?*
(Using) A prescription narcotic pain reliever like Percocet or Vicodin?

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 948 201 20.9 17.8-24.3 747 79.1 75.7-82.2
-MALES 349 79 19.9 15.5-25.2 270 80.1 74.8-84.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 252 58 20.1 15.0-26.4 194 79.9 73.6-85.0
Non-Hispanic Black 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 32 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 78 19 20.0 12.0-31.6 59 80.0 68.4-88.0
55-64 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 91 21 19.4 11.7-30.3 70 80.6 69.7-88.3
75+ 32 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 37 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 91 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 116 31 18.8 12.4-27.3 85 81.2 72.7-87.6
College Graduate 105 19 17.9 10.1-29.7 86 82.1 70.3-89.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 38 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 36 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 85 17 17.0 9.6-28.3 68 83.0 71.7-90.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 209 56 24.8 18.4-32.4 153 75.2 67.6-81.6
No 138 23 13.5 8.4-21.2 115 86.5 78.8-91.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 122 27 18.2 11.4-27.8 95 81.8 72.2-88.6
Non-Veteran 227 52 20.8 15.5-27.4 175 79.2 72.6-84.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 205 44 19.0 13.6-26.0 161 81.0 74.0-86.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 143 19 11.7 6.9-19.0 124 88.3 81.0-93.1
Unemployed 11 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 116 26 21.4 13.9-31.6 90 78.6 68.4-86.1
Unable to Work 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 20 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 28 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 174 38 19.4 13.5-27.2 136 80.6 72.8-86.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 92 21 20.2 12.2-31.6 71 79.8 68.4-87.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 156 38 22.6 16.1-30.9 118 77.4 69.1-83.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 101 20 15.7 9.1-25.7 81 84.3 74.3-90.9

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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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