2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Chronic Pain

Are you doing anything to cope with your chronic pain?*
(Using) Over-the-counter medication like ibuprofen or aspirin.

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 862 580 67.9 64.0-71.5 282 32.1 28.5-36.0
-MALES 343 227 66.7 60.6-72.3 116 33.3 27.7-39.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 239 168 69.4 62.0-75.9 71 30.6 24.1-38.0
Non-Hispanic Black 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 36 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 46 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 92 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 37 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 90 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 116 70 61.2 50.6-70.9 46 38.8 29.1-49.4
College Graduate 100 72 71.3 60.5-80.1 28 28.7 19.9-39.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 24 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 27 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 95 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 205 124 62.1 54.1-69.6 81 37.9 30.4-45.9
No 136 101 72.9 62.8-81.1 35 27.1 18.9-37.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 128 82 63.7 53.1-73.2 46 36.3 26.8-46.9
Non-Veteran 214 145 68.3 60.7-75.1 69 31.7 24.9-39.3
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 108 70 67.5 56.5-76.8 38 32.5 23.2-43.5
Rural 149 96 65.9 56.4-74.3 53 34.1 25.7-43.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 144 106 73.8 64.7-81.3 38 26.2 18.7-35.3
Unemployed 15 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 108 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 48 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 42 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 30 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 154 100 64.0 54.9-72.3 54 36.0 27.7-45.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 88 57 74.9 64.4-83.1 31 25.1 16.9-35.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 132 91 67.1 56.8-76.0 41 32.9 24.0-43.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 123 79 60.4 50.0-70.0 44 39.6 30.0-50.0

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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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