2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Chronic Pain

Are you doing anything to cope with your chronic pain?*
(Using) A prescription anti-inflammatory like Celebrex.

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 857 188 19.6 16.7-22.8 669 80.4 77.2-83.3
-MALES 338 61 16.7 12.5-22.0 277 83.3 78.0-87.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 236 41 15.9 11.1-22.2 195 84.1 77.8-88.9
Non-Hispanic Black 65 13 16.2 9.0-27.4 52 83.8 72.6-91.0
Other 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 36 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 46 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 89 17 17.2 10.3-27.2 72 82.8 72.8-89.7
65-74 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 36 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 88 14 17.1 9.1-29.6 74 82.9 70.4-90.9
Some Post-H.S. 114 25 21.0 13.7-30.8 89 79.0 69.2-86.3
College Graduate 100 17 14.0 8.5-22.1 83 86.0 77.9-91.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 23 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 27 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 95 16 19.4 11.2-31.5 79 80.6 68.5-88.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 200 40 17.8 12.5-24.7 160 82.2 75.3-87.5
No 136 20 14.7 8.6-24.0 116 85.3 76.0-91.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 127 24 20.2 12.8-30.3 103 79.8 69.7-87.2
Non-Veteran 210 37 14.9 10.1-21.4 173 85.1 78.6-89.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 86 14 15.5 8.9-25.8 72 84.5 74.2-91.1
Regional City or Suburban County 106 22 17.1 10.6-26.3 84 82.9 73.7-89.4
Rural 146 25 17.0 10.5-26.4 121 83.0 73.6-89.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 144 18 12.1 6.9-20.5 126 87.9 79.5-93.1
Unemployed 14 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 106 32 28.3 19.1-39.8 74 71.7 60.2-80.9
Unable to Work 72 *** *** *** 62 86.1 74.0-93.1
Other not in Labor Force 1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 48 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 28 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 154 31 20.4 13.9-29.0 123 79.6 71.0-86.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 87 16 17.3 9.5-29.5 71 82.7 70.5-90.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 131 19 11.2 6.5-18.7 112 88.8 81.3-93.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 120 26 22.8 15.0-33.0 94 77.2 67.0-85.0

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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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