2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Chronic Pain

Are you doing anything to cope with your chronic pain?*
(Using) Alcohol?

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 863 41 5.3 3.7- 7.6 822 94.7 92.4-96.3
GENDER
Male 343 28 9.2 5.9-13.9 315 90.8 86.1-94.1
Female 520 13 2.5 1.3- 4.8 507 97.5 95.2-98.7
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 571 22 4.8 2.9- 7.9 549 95.2 92.1-97.1
Non-Hispanic Black 197 15 7.3 4.2-12.3 182 92.7 87.7-95.8
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 26 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 30 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 27 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 83 *** *** *** 75 90.0 79.6-95.4
35-44 108 *** *** *** 103 96.0 90.6-98.3
45-54 138 *** *** *** 132 96.2 89.3-98.7
55-64 230 11 5.7 2.8-11.0 219 94.3 89.0-97.2
65-74 189 *** *** *** 179 93.7 86.9-97.1
75+ 108 *** *** *** 107 99.5 96.6-99.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 73 *** *** *** 68 89.0 75.0-95.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 220 13 5.0 2.8- 8.8 207 95.0 91.2-97.2
Some Post-H.S. 293 11 4.2 2.1- 8.4 282 95.8 91.6-97.9
College Graduate 276 12 4.3 2.4- 7.6 264 95.7 92.4-97.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 525 27 5.2 3.5- 7.9 498 94.8 92.1-96.5
No 332 14 5.5 2.9-10.4 318 94.5 89.6-97.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 144 12 8.3 4.0-16.3 132 91.7 83.7-96.0
Non-Veteran 718 29 4.8 3.1- 7.2 689 95.2 92.8-96.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 322 16 4.7 2.5- 8.6 306 95.3 91.4-97.5
Unemployed 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 274 *** *** *** 264 94.3 88.2-97.3
Unable to Work 203 11 5.9 3.1-10.7 192 94.1 89.3-96.9
Other not in Labor Force 24 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 106 *** *** *** 99 93.7 86.5-97.2
$15,000- 24,999 131 *** *** *** 122 92.3 84.0-96.5
$25,000- 34,999 79 *** *** *** 79 100 . - .
$35,000- 49,999 108 *** *** *** 103 96.3 90.0-98.7
$50,000-74,999 80 *** *** *** 76 94.8 86.5-98.1
$75,000+ 187 11 8.4 4.1-16.4 176 91.6 83.6-95.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 172 *** *** *** 167 97.1 92.7-98.9
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 28 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 121 *** *** *** 114 95.5 90.6-98.0
101% to 150% 99 *** *** *** 93 95.3 89.2-98.0
151% to 200% 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 368 17 6.0 3.4-10.5 351 94.0 89.5-96.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 172 *** *** *** 167 97.1 92.7-98.9
HOUSING
Own 579 20 4.2 2.4- 7.1 559 95.8 92.9-97.6
Rent 219 19 10.2 6.3-16.0 200 89.8 84.0-93.7
Other arrangement 64 *** *** *** 62 96.4 84.7-99.2
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 223 *** *** *** 214 96.2 92.4-98.1
Regional City or Suburban County 238 *** *** *** 228 95.8 90.7-98.2
Rural 402 22 6.8 4.2-11.0 380 93.2 89.0-95.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 236 12 5.3 2.9- 9.7 224 94.7 90.3-97.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 319 17 5.7 3.3- 9.9 302 94.3 90.1-96.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 308 12 4.8 2.4- 9.4 296 95.2 90.6-97.6

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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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