2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Chronic Pain

Are you doing anything to cope with your chronic pain?*
(Using) something else? (Please specify ____________)

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 860 176 19.8 16.9-23.1 684 80.2 76.9-83.1
-FEMALES 517 116 21.1 17.3-25.4 401 78.9 74.6-82.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 330 80 22.0 17.5-27.3 250 78.0 72.7-82.5
Non-Hispanic Black 129 21 18.8 11.1-30.0 108 81.2 70.0-88.9
Other 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 47 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 61 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 86 17 15.2 9.0-24.4 69 84.8 75.6-91.0
55-64 138 32 26.1 17.8-36.4 106 73.9 63.6-82.2
65-74 111 26 22.2 14.4-32.6 85 77.8 67.4-85.6
75+ 68 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 130 29 23.5 15.7-33.6 101 76.5 66.4-84.3
Some Post-H.S. 177 39 19.7 14.1-26.8 138 80.3 73.2-85.9
College Graduate 174 45 25.1 18.7-32.8 129 74.9 67.2-81.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 63 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 92 21 22.8 14.8-33.3 71 77.2 66.7-85.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 317 70 21.6 16.6-27.5 247 78.4 72.5-83.4
No 196 45 20.0 14.5-26.9 151 80.0 73.1-85.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 16 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 501 115 21.6 17.7-26.1 386 78.4 73.9-82.3
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 137 35 22.1 15.5-30.5 102 77.9 69.5-84.5
Regional City or Suburban County 129 30 23.5 16.2-32.9 99 76.5 67.1-83.8
Rural 251 51 19.2 13.9-25.9 200 80.8 74.1-86.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 178 39 19.8 14.0-27.2 139 80.2 72.8-86.0
Unemployed 24 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 165 36 20.9 14.7-28.9 129 79.1 71.1-85.3
Unable to Work 127 31 24.0 16.1-34.3 96 76.0 65.7-83.9
Other not in Labor Force 23 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 20 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 213 51 22.6 17.1-29.4 162 77.4 70.6-82.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 147 33 24.7 16.5-35.3 114 75.3 64.7-83.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 186 44 20.2 14.6-27.2 142 79.8 72.8-85.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 184 39 19.9 14.4-26.9 145 80.1 73.1-85.6

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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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