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
-Non-Hispanic White 687 571 83.6 80.2-86.5 116 16.4 13.5-19.8
GENDER
Male 298 239 80.6 75.1-85.1 59 19.4 14.9-24.9
Female 389 332 86.0 81.6-89.6 57 14.0 10.4-18.4
AGE
18-34 61 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 87 71 80.9 70.1-88.4 16 19.1 11.6-29.9
45-54 103 83 82.9 73.8-89.3 20 17.1 10.7-26.2
55-64 176 149 86.8 80.7-91.2 27 13.2 8.8-19.3
65-74 155 134 87.7 81.0-92.3 21 12.3 7.7-19.0
75+ 101 86 85.5 75.4-91.9 15 14.5 8.1-24.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 47 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 167 135 81.0 73.8-86.6 32 19.0 13.4-26.2
Some Post-H.S. 233 203 85.8 79.6-90.3 30 14.2 9.7-20.4
College Graduate 239 198 85.9 80.9-89.8 41 14.1 10.2-19.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 92 76 82.1 71.7-89.3 16 17.9 10.7-28.3
$25,000- 34,999 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 89 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 79 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 163 138 85.3 78.5-90.2 25 14.7 9.8-21.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 391 334 85.2 80.5-88.9 57 14.8 11.1-19.5
No 291 233 81.7 76.4-86.0 58 18.3 14.0-23.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 119 99 82.4 73.1-89.0 20 17.6 11.0-26.9
Non-Veteran 568 472 83.9 80.1-87.0 96 16.1 13.0-19.9
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 154 133 87.7 80.6-92.4 21 12.3 7.6-19.4
Regional City or Suburban County 197 158 79.7 72.6-85.3 39 20.3 14.7-27.4
Rural 336 280 84.1 79.1-88.1 56 15.9 11.9-20.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 265 206 78.6 72.5-83.6 59 21.4 16.4-27.5
Unemployed 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 230 199 88.9 83.8-92.5 31 11.1 7.5-16.2
Unable to Work 136 120 88.1 80.8-92.8 16 11.9 7.2-19.2
Other not in Labor Force 20 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 15 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 77 65 83.5 72.3-90.8 12 16.5 9.2-27.7
101% to 150% 68 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 325 271 83.5 78.5-87.5 54 16.5 12.5-21.5
HOUSING
Own 504 432 85.7 81.9-88.8 72 14.3 11.2-18.1
Rent 135 104 73.0 63.0-81.1 31 27.0 18.9-37.0
Other arrangement 47 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 151 120 76.5 67.5-83.6 31 23.5 16.4-32.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 286 234 83.7 78.3-88.0 52 16.3 12.0-21.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 250 217 87.8 82.8-91.5 33 12.2 8.5-17.2

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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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