2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Chronic Pain

Are you doing anything to cope with your chronic pain?*
(Using) Some other prescription drug?

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 861 270 31.4 27.8-35.3 591 68.6 64.7-72.2
-FEMALES 520 188 38.2 33.2-43.4 332 61.8 56.6-66.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 332 120 38.6 32.4-45.1 212 61.4 54.9-67.6
Non-Hispanic Black 130 49 39.1 29.3-49.9 81 60.9 50.1-70.7
Other 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 47 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 138 57 43.3 33.4-53.8 81 56.7 46.2-66.6
65-74 112 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 36 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 130 45 35.0 25.8-45.4 85 65.0 54.6-74.2
Some Post-H.S. 177 63 37.4 29.1-46.5 114 62.6 53.5-70.9
College Graduate 176 60 34.5 26.9-42.9 116 65.5 57.1-73.1
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+ 92 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 320 135 44.7 38.2-51.4 185 55.3 48.6-61.8
No 196 52 28.7 21.3-37.4 144 71.3 62.6-78.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 16 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 504 182 37.8 32.8-43.2 322 62.2 56.8-67.2
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 137 47 34.1 25.7-43.5 90 65.9 56.5-74.3
Regional City or Suburban County 130 50 39.4 30.3-49.3 80 60.6 50.7-69.7
Rural 253 91 40.2 32.6-48.3 162 59.8 51.7-67.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 178 51 31.0 23.1-40.1 127 69.0 59.9-76.9
Unemployed 24 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 166 50 32.0 23.9-41.4 116 68.0 58.6-76.1
Unable to Work 129 *** *** *** *** *** ***
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% 214 69 34.8 27.8-42.6 145 65.2 57.4-72.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 148 50 37.8 28.3-48.4 98 62.2 51.6-71.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 187 75 42.9 34.4-51.8 112 57.1 48.2-65.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 185 63 32.8 25.7-40.7 122 67.2 59.3-74.3

Back to Chronic Pain.

*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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