2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Chronic Pain

Are you doing anything to cope with your chronic pain?*
(Using) A non-medication pain therapy like acupuncture, physical therapy, or yoga?

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 863 263 28.8 25.4-32.5 600 71.2 67.5-74.6
GENDER
Male 343 93 26.5 21.4-32.4 250 73.5 67.6-78.6
Female 520 170 30.5 26.0-35.4 350 69.5 64.6-74.0
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 571 182 29.6 25.5-34.2 389 70.4 65.8-74.5
Non-Hispanic Black 197 47 21.9 15.9-29.3 150 78.1 70.7-84.1
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 26 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 30 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 27 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 108 28 22.9 15.9-31.9 80 77.1 68.1-84.1
45-54 138 44 30.8 22.8-40.1 94 69.2 59.9-77.2
55-64 230 58 23.4 17.3-30.8 172 76.6 69.2-82.7
65-74 189 66 31.3 24.0-39.7 123 68.7 60.3-76.0
75+ 108 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 73 *** *** *** 65 89.4 78.2-95.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 220 45 21.9 15.7-29.8 175 78.1 70.2-84.3
Some Post-H.S. 293 85 29.8 24.0-36.2 208 70.2 63.8-76.0
College Graduate 276 125 45.6 39.1-52.3 151 54.4 47.7-60.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 525 143 26.6 22.3-31.4 382 73.4 68.6-77.7
No 332 119 32.3 26.7-38.3 213 67.7 61.7-73.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 144 48 37.3 28.2-47.5 96 62.7 52.5-71.8
Non-Veteran 718 214 27.2 23.5-31.1 504 72.8 68.9-76.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 322 115 35.5 29.6-42.0 207 64.5 58.0-70.4
Unemployed 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 274 86 29.0 23.1-35.8 188 71.0 64.2-76.9
Unable to Work 203 41 16.8 11.9-23.2 162 83.2 76.8-88.1
Other not in Labor Force 24 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 106 19 20.6 12.5-32.2 87 79.4 67.8-87.5
$15,000- 24,999 131 25 21.3 13.7-31.7 106 78.7 68.3-86.3
$25,000- 34,999 79 17 16.7 9.9-26.9 62 83.3 73.1-90.1
$35,000- 49,999 108 27 21.5 13.9-31.6 81 78.5 68.4-86.1
$50,000-74,999 80 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 187 86 45.1 37.3-53.2 101 54.9 46.8-62.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 172 52 27.2 19.6-36.5 120 72.8 63.5-80.4
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 28 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 121 23 22.4 14.3-33.3 98 77.6 66.7-85.7
101% to 150% 99 19 20.2 12.1-31.8 80 79.8 68.2-87.9
151% to 200% 71 12 14.6 7.9-25.5 59 85.4 74.5-92.1
More than 200% 368 153 38.9 33.5-44.7 215 61.1 55.3-66.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 172 52 27.2 19.6-36.5 120 72.8 63.5-80.4
HOUSING
Own 579 184 30.1 26.0-34.7 395 69.9 65.3-74.0
Rent 219 66 27.1 20.8-34.6 153 72.9 65.4-79.2
Other arrangement 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 223 97 40.2 33.2-47.7 126 59.8 52.3-66.8
Regional City or Suburban County 238 71 29.1 23.0-36.0 167 70.9 64.0-77.0
Rural 402 95 21.8 17.2-27.3 307 78.2 72.7-82.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 236 47 19.0 13.6-25.9 189 81.0 74.1-86.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 319 91 27.2 21.7-33.5 228 72.8 66.5-78.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 308 125 37.0 31.2-43.1 183 63.0 56.9-68.8

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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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