2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Chronic Pain

Are you doing anything to cope with your chronic pain?*
(Using) Marijuana?

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 862 57 6.8 5.1- 8.9 805 93.2 91.1-94.9
-MALES 342 31 8.8 6.1-12.6 311 91.2 87.4-93.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 238 18 7.3 4.5-11.6 220 92.7 88.4-95.5
Non-Hispanic Black 67 11 16.8 9.0-29.1 *** *** ***
Other 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 36 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 52 *** *** *** 48 93.9 84.3-97.8
55-64 92 *** *** *** 86 94.4 87.8-97.5
65-74 77 *** *** *** 74 97.0 90.3-99.1
75+ 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 37 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 90 *** *** *** 83 92.3 84.2-96.5
Some Post-H.S. 115 *** *** *** 105 91.4 84.0-95.6
College Graduate 100 12 15.2 8.6-25.4 88 84.8 74.6-91.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 24 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 43 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 27 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 95 *** *** *** 88 92.5 84.6-96.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 204 21 9.9 6.3-15.2 183 90.1 84.8-93.7
No 136 *** *** *** 127 93.4 87.2-96.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 128 *** *** *** 122 95.1 89.2-97.8
Non-Veteran 213 25 10.8 7.2-16.0 188 89.2 84.0-92.8
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 86 *** *** *** 79 90.9 81.1-95.9
Regional City or Suburban County 108 *** *** *** 100 94.5 89.1-97.3
Rural 148 16 10.9 6.6-17.5 132 89.1 82.5-93.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 143 14 8.8 5.1-14.7 129 91.2 85.3-94.9
Unemployed 15 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 108 *** *** *** 106 98.9 95.6-99.7
Unable to Work 74 11 14.5 7.9-25.0 63 85.5 75.0-92.1
Other not in Labor Force 1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 48 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 30 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 154 12 7.4 4.1-13.0 142 92.6 87.0-95.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 87 *** *** *** 78 89.0 79.4-94.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 132 11 7.4 4.0-13.3 121 92.6 86.7-96.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 123 11 8.9 4.7-16.1 112 91.1 83.9-95.3

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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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