2018 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Chronic Pain

Are you doing anything to cope with your chronic pain?*
(Using) A non-medication pain therapy like acupuncture, physical therapy, or yoga?

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 960 292 30.8 27.1-34.8 668 69.2 65.2-72.9
-Non-Hispanic White 686 225 32.2 27.9-37.0 461 67.8 63.0-72.1
GENDER
Male 256 79 30.2 23.2-38.2 177 69.8 61.8-76.8
Female 430 146 33.4 27.9-39.4 284 66.6 60.6-72.1
AGE
18-34 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 68 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 134 41 28.4 20.0-38.6 93 71.6 61.4-80.0
55-64 164 60 37.4 28.2-47.6 104 62.6 52.4-71.8
65-74 185 51 23.2 16.4-31.8 134 76.8 68.2-83.6
75+ 91 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 170 37 22.8 15.5-32.1 133 77.2 67.9-84.5
Some Post-H.S. 232 74 32.6 25.2-40.8 158 67.4 59.2-74.8
College Graduate 217 106 52.8 44.7-60.7 111 47.2 39.3-55.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 108 31 24.2 15.6-35.6 77 75.8 64.4-84.4
$25,000- 34,999 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 88 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 91 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 144 69 50.5 40.7-60.2 75 49.5 39.8-59.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 375 124 32.8 26.7-39.6 251 67.2 60.4-73.3
No 309 101 31.8 25.7-38.6 208 68.2 61.4-74.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 101 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 585 189 31.2 26.7-36.1 396 68.8 63.9-73.3
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 118 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 163 56 27.6 20.2-36.5 107 72.4 63.5-79.8
Rural 405 118 28.4 23.0-34.5 287 71.6 65.5-77.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 246 91 38.6 31.6-46.2 155 61.4 53.8-68.4
Unemployed 14 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 257 73 26.3 19.9-33.9 184 73.7 66.1-80.1
Unable to Work 142 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 26 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 21 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 129 37 23.4 15.6-33.4 92 76.6 66.6-84.4
151% to 200% 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 332 138 43.7 37.1-50.6 194 56.3 49.4-62.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 153 34 21.4 13.9-31.4 119 78.6 68.6-86.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 313 91 27.7 21.9-34.4 222 72.3 65.6-78.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 220 100 44.4 36.3-52.8 120 55.6 47.2-63.7

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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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