2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Chronic Pain

Are you doing anything to cope with your chronic pain?*
(Using) Some other prescription drug?

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 861 270 31.4 27.8-35.3 591 68.6 64.7-72.2
GENDER
Male 341 82 22.0 17.5-27.4 259 78.0 72.6-82.5
Female 520 188 38.2 33.2-43.4 332 61.8 56.6-66.8
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 570 178 31.8 27.4-36.6 392 68.2 63.4-72.6
Non-Hispanic Black 196 66 32.5 25.2-40.8 130 67.5 59.2-74.8
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 26 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 30 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 27 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 108 34 27.6 19.6-37.3 74 72.4 62.7-80.4
45-54 138 47 34.2 25.8-43.7 91 65.8 56.3-74.2
55-64 229 80 35.6 28.4-43.4 149 64.4 56.6-71.6
65-74 188 59 32.0 23.9-41.3 129 68.0 58.7-76.1
75+ 108 *** *** *** 80 72.7 61.0-81.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 219 63 29.2 22.6-36.9 156 70.8 63.1-77.4
Some Post-H.S. 293 96 31.6 25.7-38.2 197 68.4 61.8-74.3
College Graduate 275 83 29.4 23.8-35.8 192 70.6 64.2-76.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 523 193 36.6 31.8-41.7 330 63.4 58.3-68.2
No 332 74 23.6 18.3-29.7 258 76.4 70.3-81.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 143 45 30.9 22.7-40.6 98 69.1 59.4-77.3
Non-Veteran 717 225 31.5 27.6-35.8 492 68.5 64.2-72.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 322 77 23.8 18.6-29.8 245 76.2 70.2-81.4
Unemployed 38 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 273 80 29.0 22.9-36.0 193 71.0 64.0-77.1
Unable to Work 203 96 48.5 40.4-56.7 107 51.5 43.3-59.6
Other not in Labor Force 24 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 106 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 130 40 27.3 19.4-36.9 90 72.7 63.1-80.6
$25,000- 34,999 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 108 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000-74,999 80 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 187 51 26.9 20.3-34.8 136 73.1 65.2-79.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 172 54 31.4 23.2-40.9 118 68.6 59.1-76.8
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 28 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 121 41 33.7 24.8-43.9 80 66.3 56.1-75.2
101% to 150% 98 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 367 107 29.3 24.3-34.9 260 70.7 65.1-75.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 172 54 31.4 23.2-40.9 118 68.6 59.1-76.8
HOUSING
Own 578 178 31.4 27.1-36.1 400 68.6 63.9-72.9
Rent 218 72 30.4 24.0-37.8 146 69.6 62.2-76.0
Other arrangement 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 223 61 26.1 20.2-33.0 162 73.9 67.0-79.8
Regional City or Suburban County 237 82 34.2 27.6-41.5 155 65.8 58.5-72.4
Rural 401 127 33.0 27.4-39.2 274 67.0 60.8-72.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 236 68 29.3 22.5-37.1 168 70.7 62.9-77.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 318 113 35.5 29.4-42.1 205 64.5 57.9-70.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 307 89 27.9 22.6-34.0 218 72.1 66.0-77.4

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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 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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