2019 BRFSS Survey Results: 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%)
TOTAL 1,040 863 82.3 79.3-85.0 177 17.7 15.0-20.7
GENDER
Male 424 343 79.0 73.8-83.4 81 21.0 16.6-26.2
Female 616 520 84.8 81.2-87.9 96 15.2 12.1-18.8
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 687 571 83.6 80.2-86.5 116 16.4 13.5-19.8
Non-Hispanic Black 229 197 84.6 78.0-89.5 32 15.4 10.5-22.0
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 36 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 123 83 66.8 56.8-75.4 40 33.2 24.6-43.2
35-44 133 108 81.6 73.2-87.8 25 18.4 12.2-26.8
45-54 171 138 80.2 71.0-87.0 33 19.8 13.0-29.0
55-64 263 230 89.3 84.7-92.6 33 10.7 7.4-15.3
65-74 218 189 87.5 81.8-91.6 29 12.5 8.4-18.2
75+ 125 108 86.4 77.8-92.1 17 13.6 7.9-22.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 99 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 268 220 82.3 76.6-86.9 48 17.7 13.1-23.4
Some Post-H.S. 345 293 83.3 78.0-87.6 52 16.7 12.4-22.0
College Graduate 327 276 86.8 82.5-90.1 51 13.2 9.9-17.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 616 525 84.1 80.0-87.5 91 15.9 12.5-20.0
No 417 332 79.7 74.9-83.8 85 20.3 16.2-25.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 171 144 83.3 75.5-89.0 27 16.7 11.0-24.5
Non-Veteran 868 718 82.1 78.7-85.0 150 17.9 15.0-21.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 418 322 76.5 71.4-81.0 96 23.5 19.0-28.6
Unemployed 47 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 313 274 89.3 85.0-92.5 39 10.7 7.5-15.0
Unable to Work 231 203 88.4 83.0-92.3 28 11.6 7.7-17.0
Other not in Labor Force 28 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 121 106 84.7 75.0-91.1 15 15.3 8.9-25.0
$15,000- 24,999 157 131 82.1 72.5-88.9 26 17.9 11.1-27.5
$25,000- 34,999 96 79 81.9 71.5-89.2 17 18.1 10.8-28.5
$35,000- 49,999 127 108 85.9 77.5-91.5 19 14.1 8.5-22.5
$50,000-74,999 104 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 220 187 85.0 78.7-89.6 33 15.0 10.4-21.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 215 172 81.4 74.4-86.8 43 18.6 13.2-25.6
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 140 121 86.2 78.2-91.5 19 13.8 8.5-21.8
101% to 150% 116 99 82.6 70.2-90.5 17 17.4 9.5-29.8
151% to 200% 92 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 437 368 84.0 79.6-87.6 69 16.0 12.4-20.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 215 172 81.4 74.4-86.8 43 18.6 13.2-25.6
HOUSING
Own 676 579 84.3 80.6-87.4 97 15.7 12.6-19.4
Rent 280 219 76.3 69.9-81.7 61 23.7 18.3-30.1
Other arrangement 83 64 79.8 68.2-87.9 19 20.2 12.1-31.8
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 258 223 85.9 79.2-90.8 35 14.1 9.2-20.8
Regional City or Suburban County 296 238 77.8 71.6-82.9 58 22.2 17.1-28.4
Rural 486 402 82.9 78.6-86.5 84 17.1 13.5-21.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 291 236 79.1 72.9-84.2 55 20.9 15.8-27.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 390 319 81.4 76.4-85.6 71 18.6 14.4-23.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 359 308 85.5 80.3-89.6 51 14.5 10.4-19.7

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

2Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. 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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