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
-Non-Hispanic White 680 151 22.4 18.7-26.7 529 77.6 73.3-81.3
GENDER
Male 252 58 20.1 15.0-26.4 194 79.9 73.6-85.0
Female 428 93 23.7 18.8-29.5 335 76.3 70.5-81.2
AGE
18-34 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 68 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 134 31 24.2 16.0-34.8 103 75.8 65.2-84.0
55-64 164 42 25.7 18.3-35.0 122 74.3 65.0-81.7
65-74 181 39 18.6 12.8-26.4 142 81.4 73.6-87.2
75+ 89 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 65 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 169 38 20.9 14.3-29.4 131 79.1 70.6-85.7
Some Post-H.S. 232 61 24.7 18.6-32.1 171 75.3 67.9-81.4
College Graduate 214 38 17.1 11.9-23.9 176 82.9 76.1-88.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 108 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 88 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 90 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 144 31 16.9 11.3-24.5 113 83.1 75.5-88.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 370 104 30.5 24.7-37.1 266 69.5 62.9-75.3
No 308 47 13.4 9.5-18.4 261 86.6 81.6-90.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 98 24 21.2 12.8-32.9 74 78.8 67.1-87.2
Non-Veteran 582 127 22.6 18.6-27.3 455 77.4 72.7-81.4
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 118 22 17.4 10.7-27.0 96 82.6 73.0-89.3
Regional City or Suburban County 162 40 25.1 17.9-34.1 122 74.9 65.9-82.1
Rural 400 89 22.8 17.9-28.7 311 77.2 71.3-82.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 245 28 11.5 7.5-17.2 217 88.5 82.8-92.5
Unemployed 14 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 253 52 19.2 13.9-26.0 201 80.8 74.0-86.1
Unable to Work 141 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 26 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 20 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 128 27 20.4 13.0-30.6 101 79.6 69.4-87.0
151% to 200% 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 330 68 19.7 15.0-25.3 262 80.3 74.7-85.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 150 28 17.8 11.4-26.9 122 82.2 73.1-88.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 313 89 27.1 21.4-33.6 224 72.9 66.4-78.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 217 34 16.9 11.4-24.2 183 83.1 75.8-88.6

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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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