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
-Non-Hispanic White 684 247 37.9 33.3-42.8 437 62.1 57.2-66.7
GENDER
Male 255 81 34.0 26.7-42.2 174 66.0 57.8-73.3
Female 429 166 40.2 34.3-46.4 263 59.8 53.6-65.7
AGE
18-34 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 68 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 134 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 164 67 45.9 36.1-55.9 97 54.1 44.1-63.9
65-74 184 70 38.9 29.4-49.3 114 61.1 50.7-70.6
75+ 90 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 170 61 39.4 30.2-49.5 109 60.6 50.5-69.8
Some Post-H.S. 232 82 38.8 31.2-47.0 150 61.2 53.0-68.8
College Graduate 215 77 33.4 26.3-41.4 138 66.6 58.6-73.7
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+ 143 43 31.9 23.3-42.0 100 68.1 58.0-76.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 373 157 45.6 39.0-52.5 216 54.4 47.5-61.0
No 309 89 29.0 23.0-35.8 220 71.0 64.2-77.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 100 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 584 211 37.4 32.5-42.6 373 62.6 57.4-67.5
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 118 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 161 64 34.6 26.3-44.0 97 65.4 56.0-73.7
Rural 405 138 38.7 32.5-45.4 267 61.3 54.6-67.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 246 62 27.1 20.9-34.4 184 72.9 65.6-79.1
Unemployed 14 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 256 97 35.8 28.5-43.9 159 64.2 56.1-71.5
Unable to Work 141 74 65.9 55.5-74.9 67 34.1 25.1-44.5
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% 331 114 34.6 28.3-41.6 217 65.4 58.4-71.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 153 51 37.7 28.0-48.6 *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 313 111 36.1 29.6-43.1 202 63.9 56.9-70.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 218 85 41.1 33.0-49.8 133 58.9 50.2-67.0

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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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