2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Chronic Pain

Are you doing anything to cope with your chronic pain?*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 1,040 863 82.3 79.3-85.0 177 17.7 15.0-20.7
-MALES 424 343 79.0 73.8-83.4 81 21.0 16.6-26.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 298 239 80.6 75.1-85.1 59 19.4 14.9-24.9
Non-Hispanic Black 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 42 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 56 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 113 92 83.5 75.1-89.5 21 16.5 10.5-24.9
65-74 89 77 85.5 75.0-92.1 12 14.5 7.9-25.0
75+ 43 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 117 90 73.8 63.7-81.9 27 26.2 18.1-36.3
Some Post-H.S. 131 116 87.3 78.9-92.7 15 12.7 7.3-21.1
College Graduate 125 100 82.0 73.9-88.1 25 18.0 11.9-26.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 43 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 31 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 114 95 84.1 75.3-90.2 19 15.9 9.8-24.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 242 205 82.4 75.1-87.9 37 17.6 12.1-24.9
No 179 136 74.7 66.5-81.5 43 25.3 18.5-33.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 153 128 82.7 74.3-88.8 25 17.3 11.2-25.7
Non-Veteran 270 214 77.2 70.4-82.8 56 22.8 17.2-29.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 104 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 134 108 78.9 69.8-85.8 26 21.1 14.2-30.2
Rural 186 149 78.9 71.3-85.0 37 21.1 15.0-28.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 196 144 72.4 64.7-79.0 52 27.6 21.0-35.3
Unemployed 18 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 122 108 89.5 81.8-94.2 14 10.5 5.8-18.2
Unable to Work 85 74 87.9 78.4-93.6 11 12.1 6.4-21.6
Other not in Labor Force 1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 11 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 46 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 192 154 80.8 73.7-86.3 38 19.2 13.7-26.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 110 88 77.9 67.5-85.7 22 22.1 14.3-32.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 163 132 78.6 70.0-85.2 31 21.4 14.8-30.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 151 123 80.4 70.4-87.6 28 19.6 12.4-29.6

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*Asked of respondents that stated they suffer from 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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