2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Chronic Pain

Are you doing anything to cope with your chronic pain?*
(Using) A prescription narcotic pain reliever like Percocet or Vicodin?

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 858 174 19.6 16.7-22.9 684 80.4 77.1-83.3
-FEMALES 518 108 20.2 16.5-24.5 410 79.8 75.5-83.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 330 65 18.7 14.4-23.9 265 81.3 76.1-85.6
Non-Hispanic Black 130 33 22.8 15.6-32.1 97 77.2 67.9-84.4
Other 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 47 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 136 37 23.9 16.8-32.9 99 76.1 67.1-83.2
65-74 112 17 14.2 8.3-23.1 95 85.8 76.9-91.7
75+ 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 36 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 129 30 21.1 14.3-30.1 99 78.9 69.9-85.7
Some Post-H.S. 177 35 16.5 11.5-23.1 142 83.5 76.9-88.5
College Graduate 175 29 17.3 11.7-24.9 146 82.7 75.1-88.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 63 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 53 *** *** *** 45 89.1 76.4-95.4
$75,000+ 92 13 13.9 7.9-23.3 79 86.1 76.7-92.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 318 78 24.3 19.2-30.2 240 75.7 69.8-80.8
No 196 29 14.3 9.5-20.9 167 85.7 79.1-90.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 16 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 502 105 20.4 16.6-24.8 397 79.6 75.2-83.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 137 20 15.6 9.8-23.9 117 84.4 76.1-90.2
Regional City or Suburban County 130 34 24.6 17.2-33.8 96 75.4 66.2-82.8
Rural 251 54 21.1 15.8-27.8 197 78.9 72.2-84.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 178 22 12.3 7.8-18.9 156 87.7 81.1-92.2
Unemployed 24 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 166 27 15.8 10.3-23.3 139 84.2 76.7-89.7
Unable to Work 127 51 36.0 27.0-46.1 76 64.0 53.9-73.0
Other not in Labor Force 23 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 20 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 57 *** *** *** 51 89.6 77.8-95.5
151% to 200% 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 213 41 18.3 13.1-24.9 172 81.7 75.1-86.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 147 35 22.7 15.6-31.7 112 77.3 68.3-84.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 186 41 20.3 14.6-27.6 145 79.7 72.4-85.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 185 32 18.7 13.1-25.9 153 81.3 74.1-86.9

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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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