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
-Non-Hispanic White 679 196 27.3 23.3-31.7 483 72.7 68.3-76.7
GENDER
Male 252 69 25.1 19.2-32.1 183 74.9 67.9-80.8
Female 427 127 28.5 23.3-34.4 300 71.5 65.6-76.7
AGE
18-34 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 68 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 133 43 36.7 27.1-47.5 90 63.3 52.5-72.9
55-64 163 48 29.1 21.0-38.7 115 70.9 61.3-79.0
65-74 181 57 23.0 16.7-30.7 124 77.0 69.3-83.3
75+ 90 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 168 45 27.2 19.3-36.8 123 72.8 63.2-80.7
Some Post-H.S. 231 73 27.8 21.4-35.4 158 72.2 64.6-78.6
College Graduate 214 60 29.1 22.3-37.0 154 70.9 63.0-77.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 106 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 88 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 91 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 142 47 27.2 19.6-36.3 95 72.8 63.7-80.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 368 114 29.1 23.5-35.4 254 70.9 64.6-76.5
No 309 82 25.5 19.9-32.0 227 74.5 68.0-80.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 98 27 19.6 12.3-29.8 71 80.4 70.2-87.7
Non-Veteran 581 169 28.5 24.0-33.3 412 71.5 66.7-76.0
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 117 31 29.5 20.3-40.7 86 70.5 59.3-79.7
Regional City or Suburban County 161 53 27.8 20.3-36.8 108 72.2 63.2-79.7
Rural 401 112 26.1 21.0-31.9 289 73.9 68.1-79.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 245 61 26.4 20.3-33.6 184 73.6 66.4-79.7
Unemployed 14 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 254 75 26.8 20.4-34.4 179 73.2 65.6-79.6
Unable to Work 139 48 26.6 18.5-36.6 91 73.4 63.4-81.5
Other not in Labor Force 26 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 21 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 127 38 28.8 19.8-39.8 89 71.2 60.2-80.2
151% to 200% 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 329 96 27.5 22.1-33.7 233 72.5 66.3-77.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 151 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 311 85 23.7 18.5-29.8 226 76.3 70.2-81.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 217 64 30.6 23.4-38.8 153 69.4 61.2-76.6

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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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