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
-Non-Hispanic White 686 470 70.6 66.1-74.7 216 29.4 25.3-33.9
GENDER
Male 256 172 71.9 64.7-78.2 84 28.1 21.8-35.3
Female 430 298 69.8 64.0-75.1 132 30.2 24.9-36.0
AGE
18-34 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 68 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 134 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 164 113 72.8 63.8-80.3 51 27.2 19.7-36.2
65-74 185 132 73.9 65.2-81.1 53 26.1 18.9-34.8
75+ 91 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 170 107 67.0 57.8-75.2 63 33.0 24.8-42.2
Some Post-H.S. 232 164 75.6 68.6-81.4 68 24.4 18.6-31.4
College Graduate 217 152 69.9 61.9-76.8 65 30.1 23.2-38.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 108 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 88 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 91 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 144 105 76.4 67.5-83.5 39 23.6 16.5-32.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 375 245 66.4 59.9-72.3 130 33.6 27.7-40.1
No 309 223 75.2 69.0-80.6 86 24.8 19.4-31.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 101 63 73.8 62.6-82.6 38 26.2 17.4-37.4
Non-Veteran 585 407 70.1 65.2-74.6 178 29.9 25.4-34.8
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 118 80 70.4 60.0-79.1 38 29.6 20.9-40.0
Regional City or Suburban County 163 118 73.2 64.1-80.7 45 26.8 19.3-35.9
Rural 405 272 69.2 63.1-74.7 133 30.8 25.3-36.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 246 188 78.4 72.0-83.7 58 21.6 16.3-28.0
Unemployed 14 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 257 176 70.4 62.7-77.1 81 29.6 22.9-37.3
Unable to Work 142 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 26 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 21 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 129 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 332 239 74.8 68.9-80.0 93 25.2 20.0-31.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 153 104 70.8 60.2-79.6 49 29.2 20.4-39.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 313 218 71.6 65.0-77.3 95 28.4 22.7-35.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 220 148 69.0 61.2-75.8 72 31.0 24.2-38.8

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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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