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%)
North Carolina 1,040 863 82.3 79.3-85.0 177 17.7 15.0-20.7
-FEMALES 616 520 84.8 81.2-87.9 96 15.2 12.1-18.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 389 332 86.0 81.6-89.6 57 14.0 10.4-18.4
Non-Hispanic Black 151 130 85.1 77.2-90.7 21 14.9 9.3-22.8
Other 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 77 62 83.2 72.5-90.3 15 16.8 9.7-27.5
45-54 101 86 86.6 77.4-92.4 15 13.4 7.6-22.6
55-64 150 138 94.0 88.9-96.8 12 6.0 3.2-11.1
65-74 129 112 89.1 81.9-93.6 17 10.9 6.4-18.1
75+ 82 69 84.4 72.8-91.6 13 15.6 8.4-27.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 48 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 151 130 88.7 82.2-93.0 21 11.3 7.0-17.8
Some Post-H.S. 214 177 80.7 73.3-86.4 37 19.3 13.6-26.7
College Graduate 202 176 89.9 84.9-93.3 26 10.1 6.7-15.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 78 67 84.1 71.9-91.7 11 15.9 8.3-28.1
$15,000- 24,999 91 76 85.3 75.1-91.8 15 14.7 8.2-24.9
$25,000- 34,999 65 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 75 64 88.1 77.4-94.1 11 11.9 5.9-22.6
$50,000- 74,999 63 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 106 92 86.1 76.1-92.3 14 13.9 7.7-23.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 374 320 85.3 80.4-89.2 54 14.7 10.8-19.6
No 238 196 83.9 77.9-88.4 42 16.1 11.6-22.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 18 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 598 504 84.7 81.0-87.8 94 15.3 12.2-19.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 154 137 90.3 83.6-94.5 17 9.7 5.5-16.4
Regional City or Suburban County 162 130 76.7 67.8-83.7 32 23.3 16.3-32.2
Rural 300 253 85.8 80.6-89.8 47 14.2 10.2-19.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 222 178 80.7 73.9-86.1 44 19.3 13.9-26.1
Unemployed 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 191 166 89.2 83.5-93.0 25 10.8 7.0-16.5
Unable to Work 146 129 88.7 81.4-93.4 17 11.3 6.6-18.6
Other not in Labor Force 27 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 24 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 86 73 85.6 74.9-92.2 13 14.4 7.8-25.1
101% to 150% 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 245 214 87.2 81.4-91.4 31 12.8 8.6-18.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 181 148 80.2 72.3-86.2 33 19.8 13.8-27.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 227 187 83.6 77.0-88.6 40 16.4 11.4-23.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 208 185 89.5 84.1-93.2 23 10.5 6.8-15.9

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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 U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2019 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2019 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. 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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