2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

Chronic Pain

Are you doing anything to cope with your chronic pain?*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 1,040 863 82.3 79.3-85.0 177 17.7 15.0-20.7
-Eastern NC 395 326 81.6 76.7-85.6 69 18.4 14.4-23.3
GENDER
Male 152 127 82.1 74.1-88.0 25 17.9 12.0-25.9
Female 243 199 81.2 74.7-86.4 44 18.8 13.6-25.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 240 200 82.3 76.1-87.1 40 17.7 12.9-23.9
Non-Hispanic Black 103 85 80.2 69.4-87.9 18 19.8 12.1-30.6
Other 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 36 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 74 60 83.2 71.8-90.6 14 16.8 9.4-28.2
55-64 99 86 88.2 79.9-93.4 13 11.8 6.6-20.1
65-74 85 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 120 95 80.1 70.9-86.9 25 19.9 13.1-29.1
Some Post-H.S. 147 125 82.6 74.1-88.7 22 17.4 11.3-25.9
College Graduate 88 75 84.1 73.6-91.0 13 15.9 9.0-26.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 257 220 84.4 78.4-89.0 37 15.6 11.0-21.6
No 134 103 76.4 67.6-83.5 31 23.6 16.5-32.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 318 260 81.5 76.1-85.9 58 18.5 14.1-23.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 151 105 67.1 58.0-75.0 46 32.9 25.0-42.0
Unemployed 19 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 107 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 101 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 16 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 28 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 37 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 15 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 56 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 43 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 161 134 81.4 73.4-87.4 27 18.6 12.6-26.6
HOUSING
Own 256 221 85.5 79.8-89.8 35 14.5 10.2-20.2
Rent 106 80 72.6 61.6-81.5 26 27.4 18.5-38.4
Other arrangement 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 128 101 76.3 66.6-83.8 27 23.7 16.2-33.4
Rural 238 201 84.4 78.3-89.0 37 15.6 11.0-21.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 227 189 81.1 74.1-86.5 38 18.9 13.5-25.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 89 72 80.6 69.6-88.3 17 19.4 11.7-30.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 79 65 83.9 73.5-90.8 14 16.1 9.2-26.5

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*Asked of respondents that stated they suffer from Chronic Pain.

PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2019 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2019 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2019 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2019 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2019 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2019 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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