2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Chronic Pain

Are you doing anything to cope with your chronic pain?*
(Using) Over-the-counter medication like ibuprofen or aspirin.

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 862 580 67.9 64.0-71.5 282 32.1 28.5-36.0
GENDER
Male 343 227 66.7 60.6-72.3 116 33.3 27.7-39.4
Female 519 353 68.7 63.7-73.4 166 31.3 26.6-36.3
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 570 410 71.4 66.7-75.7 160 28.6 24.3-33.3
Non-Hispanic Black 197 119 61.1 52.6-69.0 78 38.9 31.0-47.4
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 26 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 30 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 27 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 108 76 74.9 65.2-82.6 32 25.1 17.4-34.8
45-54 138 97 72.5 63.8-79.8 41 27.5 20.2-36.2
55-64 229 149 64.0 55.8-71.5 80 36.0 28.5-44.2
65-74 189 123 61.5 52.3-70.0 66 38.5 30.0-47.7
75+ 108 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 220 149 66.0 58.0-73.2 71 34.0 26.8-42.0
Some Post-H.S. 292 191 67.3 60.8-73.3 101 32.7 26.7-39.2
College Graduate 276 195 71.1 64.8-76.8 81 28.9 23.2-35.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 524 329 63.7 58.6-68.4 195 36.3 31.6-41.4
No 332 246 73.8 67.4-79.3 86 26.2 20.7-32.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 144 90 61.8 51.7-71.0 54 38.2 29.0-48.3
Non-Veteran 717 490 69.1 64.9-73.0 227 30.9 27.0-35.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 322 243 75.5 69.3-80.8 79 24.5 19.2-30.7
Unemployed 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 274 183 63.8 56.3-70.7 91 36.2 29.3-43.7
Unable to Work 202 104 54.8 46.7-62.7 98 45.2 37.3-53.3
Other not in Labor Force 24 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 106 59 60.0 49.2-69.9 47 40.0 30.1-50.8
$15,000- 24,999 131 89 69.2 59.3-77.6 42 30.8 22.4-40.7
$25,000- 34,999 79 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 108 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000-74,999 80 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 186 133 70.4 62.1-77.5 53 29.6 22.5-37.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 172 115 66.5 56.5-75.2 57 33.5 24.8-43.5
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 28 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 121 72 64.7 54.6-73.7 49 35.3 26.3-45.4
101% to 150% 99 72 75.0 64.0-83.5 27 25.0 16.5-36.0
151% to 200% 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 367 256 69.6 63.8-74.8 111 30.4 25.2-36.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 172 115 66.5 56.5-75.2 57 33.5 24.8-43.5
HOUSING
Own 578 396 67.8 63.0-72.2 182 32.2 27.8-37.0
Rent 219 141 67.0 59.5-73.8 78 33.0 26.2-40.5
Other arrangement 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 223 157 69.9 62.6-76.4 66 30.1 23.6-37.4
Regional City or Suburban County 237 151 68.0 60.8-74.4 86 32.0 25.6-39.2
Rural 402 272 66.6 60.6-72.2 130 33.4 27.8-39.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 236 156 68.9 61.4-75.6 80 31.1 24.4-38.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 318 205 65.2 58.5-71.3 113 34.8 28.7-41.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 308 219 70.4 64.2-76.0 89 29.6 24.0-35.8

Back to Chronic Pain.

*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 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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