2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Chronic Pain

Are you doing anything to cope with your chronic pain?*
(Using) A prescription narcotic pain reliever like Percocet or Vicodin?

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 858 174 19.6 16.7-22.9 684 80.4 77.1-83.3
-MALES 340 66 18.8 14.5-24.1 274 81.2 75.9-85.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 239 45 17.9 12.9-24.3 194 82.1 75.7-87.1
Non-Hispanic Black 65 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 36 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 46 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 91 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 38 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 36 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 88 14 16.1 9.1-26.9 74 83.9 73.1-90.9
Some Post-H.S. 116 31 24.3 16.6-34.2 85 75.7 65.8-83.4
College Graduate 100 13 12.1 6.7-20.9 87 87.9 79.1-93.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 54 *** *** *** 47 90.2 76.9-96.2
$25,000- 34,999 23 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 27 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 95 14 16.6 9.3-27.9 81 83.4 72.1-90.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 202 54 25.5 19.2-33.1 148 74.5 66.9-80.8
No 136 12 9.4 4.9-17.4 124 90.6 82.6-95.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 127 27 20.4 13.6-29.4 100 79.6 70.6-86.4
Non-Veteran 212 39 18.1 12.8-25.0 173 81.9 75.0-87.2
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 86 12 15.4 8.5-26.2 74 84.6 73.8-91.5
Regional City or Suburban County 107 23 16.9 10.5-25.9 84 83.1 74.1-89.5
Rural 147 31 22.1 15.0-31.1 116 77.9 68.9-85.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 144 15 11.3 6.5-18.9 129 88.7 81.1-93.5
Unemployed 14 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 106 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 48 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 154 33 23.1 16.2-31.9 121 76.9 68.1-83.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 87 19 16.6 10.1-26.3 68 83.4 73.7-89.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 131 27 23.7 15.9-33.7 104 76.3 66.3-84.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 122 20 14.6 9.0-22.7 102 85.4 77.3-91.0

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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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