2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Chronic Pain

Are you doing anything to cope with your chronic pain?*
(Using) A non-medication pain therapy like acupuncture, physical therapy, or yoga?

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 863 263 28.8 25.4-32.5 600 71.2 67.5-74.6
-FEMALES 520 170 30.5 26.0-35.4 350 69.5 64.6-74.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 332 121 33.5 27.7-39.7 211 66.5 60.3-72.3
Non-Hispanic Black 130 29 20.6 13.6-29.8 101 79.4 70.2-86.4
Other 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 47 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 138 32 21.0 13.2-31.7 106 79.0 68.3-86.8
65-74 112 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 36 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 130 28 21.0 13.3-31.4 102 79.0 68.6-86.7
Some Post-H.S. 177 53 29.9 22.7-38.2 124 70.1 61.8-77.3
College Graduate 176 86 50.1 41.6-58.6 90 49.9 41.4-58.4
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 92 25.1 20.0-30.9 228 74.9 69.1-80.0
No 196 77 38.6 30.7-47.1 119 61.4 52.9-69.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 16 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 504 165 30.6 26.0-35.6 339 69.4 64.4-74.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 137 68 42.9 33.9-52.4 69 57.1 47.6-66.1
Regional City or Suburban County 130 37 27.5 19.7-36.9 93 72.5 63.1-80.3
Rural 253 65 24.0 17.8-31.5 188 76.0 68.5-82.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 178 70 40.2 31.7-49.3 108 59.8 50.7-68.3
Unemployed 24 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 166 57 31.0 23.6-39.5 109 69.0 60.5-76.4
Unable to Work 129 26 14.9 9.6-22.6 103 85.1 77.4-90.4
Other not in Labor Force 23 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 20 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 57 11 15.9 8.3-28.1 46 84.1 71.9-91.7
151% to 200% 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 214 95 42.6 35.3-50.2 119 57.4 49.8-64.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 148 32 19.0 12.9-27.0 116 81.0 73.0-87.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 187 58 28.1 21.0-36.6 129 71.9 63.4-79.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 185 80 40.1 32.5-48.1 105 59.9 51.9-67.5

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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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