2018 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Chronic Pain

Are you doing anything to cope with your chronic pain?*
(Using) Some other prescription drug?

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 952 344 37.0 33.0-41.2 608 63.0 58.8-67.0
-MALES 351 111 32.7 26.6-39.5 240 67.3 60.5-73.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 255 81 34.0 26.7-42.2 174 66.0 57.8-73.3
Non-Hispanic Black 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 32 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 92 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 38 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 90 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 117 *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 106 30 21.3 13.8-31.4 76 78.7 68.6-86.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 37 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 211 82 42.6 34.0-51.7 129 57.4 48.3-66.0
No 138 29 19.5 12.9-28.5 109 80.5 71.5-87.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 124 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 227 64 28.4 21.7-36.2 163 71.6 63.8-78.3
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 85 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 206 61 31.4 23.8-40.1 145 68.6 59.9-76.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 143 22 17.2 10.9-26.2 121 82.8 73.8-89.1
Unemployed 11 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 118 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 21 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 28 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 175 52 29.1 20.8-39.1 123 70.9 60.9-79.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 94 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 155 52 33.1 24.6-42.9 103 66.9 57.1-75.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 102 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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