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
-Non-Hispanic White 834 687 80.8 76.9-84.1 147 19.2 15.9-23.1
GENDER
Male 325 257 77.0 70.3-82.6 68 23.0 17.4-29.7
Female 509 430 83.1 78.3-87.0 79 16.9 13.0-21.7
AGE
18-34 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 85 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 153 134 88.4 80.5-93.3 19 11.6 6.7-19.5
55-64 197 165 86.7 79.9-91.4 32 13.3 8.6-20.1
65-74 212 185 85.1 76.6-90.8 27 14.9 9.2-23.4
75+ 115 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 79 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 214 170 78.6 70.8-84.8 44 21.4 15.2-29.2
Some Post-H.S. 286 232 79.1 72.2-84.6 54 20.9 15.4-27.8
College Graduate 255 218 86.1 80.0-90.6 37 13.9 9.4-20.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 101 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 132 109 79.6 68.5-87.5 23 20.4 12.5-31.5
$25,000- 34,999 90 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 104 88 82.8 71.2-90.4 16 17.2 9.6-28.8
$50,000- 74,999 110 91 84.3 73.8-91.1 19 15.7 8.9-26.2
$75,000+ 171 144 81.3 71.5-88.3 27 18.7 11.7-28.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 458 376 81.8 76.9-85.9 82 18.2 14.1-23.1
No 374 309 79.5 73.2-84.6 65 20.5 15.4-26.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 132 102 78.0 68.2-85.5 30 22.0 14.5-31.8
Non-Veteran 702 585 81.2 77.0-84.8 117 18.8 15.2-23.0
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 137 119 87.2 79.7-92.2 18 12.8 7.8-20.3
Regional City or Suburban County 203 163 76.4 68.2-83.0 40 23.6 17.0-31.8
Rural 494 405 81.0 75.6-85.5 89 19.0 14.5-24.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 304 246 80.5 74.3-85.5 58 19.5 14.5-25.7
Unemployed 19 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 304 257 79.9 72.5-85.7 47 20.1 14.3-27.5
Unable to Work 166 143 88.9 81.9-93.4 23 11.1 6.6-18.1
Other not in Labor Force 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 30 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 154 130 82.6 73.9-88.9 24 17.4 11.1-26.1
151% to 200% 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 394 332 82.6 76.7-87.2 62 17.4 12.8-23.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 183 153 81.0 71.3-87.9 30 19.0 12.1-28.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 380 313 80.2 74.3-85.0 67 19.8 15.0-25.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 271 221 81.6 75.2-86.7 50 18.4 13.3-24.8

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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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