2018 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Chronic Pain

Are you doing anything to cope with your chronic pain?*
(Using) Marijuana?

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 958 47 4.7 3.2- 6.8 911 95.3 93.2-96.8
-Non-Hispanic White 685 31 3.6 2.3- 5.7 654 96.4 94.3-97.7
GENDER
Male 256 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Female 429 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 68 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 133 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 164 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 185 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 91 *** *** *** 91 100 . - .
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 169 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 232 *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 217 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 108 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 88 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 91 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 144 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 374 27 6.2 3.8-10.0 347 93.8 90.0-96.2
No 309 *** *** *** *** *** ***
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 101 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 584 27 3.3 2.1- 5.3 557 96.7 94.7-97.9
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 118 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 163 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 404 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 246 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unemployed 14 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 257 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 141 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 26 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 21 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 128 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 332 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 152 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 313 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 220 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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