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%)
North Carolina 862 580 67.9 64.0-71.5 282 32.1 28.5-36.0
-FEMALES 519 353 68.7 63.7-73.4 166 31.3 26.6-36.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 331 242 72.9 66.7-78.4 89 27.1 21.6-33.3
Non-Hispanic Black 130 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 47 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 137 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 112 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 36 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 130 89 66.0 55.0-75.5 *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 176 121 71.8 63.5-78.8 55 28.2 21.2-36.5
College Graduate 176 123 71.1 62.9-78.0 53 28.9 22.0-37.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 91 72 81.0 71.2-88.1 19 19.0 11.9-28.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 319 205 64.8 58.2-70.8 114 35.2 29.2-41.8
No 196 145 74.4 65.9-81.4 51 25.6 18.6-34.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 16 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 503 345 69.4 64.3-74.1 158 30.6 25.9-35.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 137 96 71.6 62.5-79.2 41 28.4 20.8-37.5
Regional City or Suburban County 129 81 68.4 58.9-76.6 48 31.6 23.4-41.1
Rural 253 176 67.1 59.0-74.2 77 32.9 25.8-41.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 178 137 77.0 68.2-84.0 41 23.0 16.0-31.8
Unemployed 24 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 166 117 68.8 59.5-76.8 49 31.2 23.2-40.5
Unable to Work 128 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 23 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 20 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 213 156 74.7 67.7-80.6 57 25.3 19.4-32.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 148 99 64.1 53.6-73.4 49 35.9 26.6-46.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 186 114 63.8 55.0-71.7 72 36.2 28.3-45.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 185 140 77.4 70.1-83.3 45 22.6 16.7-29.9

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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 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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