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
-Non-Hispanic White 570 410 71.4 66.7-75.7 160 28.6 24.3-33.3
GENDER
Male 239 168 69.4 62.0-75.9 71 30.6 24.1-38.0
Female 331 242 72.9 66.7-78.4 89 27.1 21.6-33.3
AGE
18-34 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 71 53 79.5 68.7-87.2 18 20.5 12.8-31.3
45-54 83 62 76.5 65.4-84.8 21 23.5 15.2-34.6
55-64 148 102 66.5 56.2-75.3 46 33.5 24.7-43.8
65-74 134 95 66.5 55.7-75.8 39 33.5 24.2-44.3
75+ 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 135 96 67.9 57.6-76.8 39 32.1 23.2-42.4
Some Post-H.S. 202 140 69.9 62.1-76.6 62 30.1 23.4-37.9
College Graduate 198 149 76.5 69.5-82.3 49 23.5 17.7-30.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 137 103 74.2 64.7-81.9 34 25.8 18.1-35.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 333 222 67.7 61.7-73.3 111 32.3 26.7-38.3
No 233 184 76.0 68.1-82.5 49 24.0 17.5-31.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 99 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 471 343 72.2 67.0-76.8 128 27.8 23.2-33.0
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 133 101 76.7 67.8-83.7 32 23.3 16.3-32.2
Regional City or Suburban County 157 107 69.3 60.4-77.0 50 30.7 23.0-39.6
Rural 280 202 70.2 63.0-76.5 78 29.8 23.5-37.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 206 165 78.9 70.9-85.1 41 21.1 14.9-29.1
Unemployed 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 199 140 67.0 58.1-74.8 59 33.0 25.2-41.9
Unable to Work 119 67 59.3 49.0-68.8 52 40.7 31.2-51.0
Other not in Labor Force 17 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 14 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 65 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 270 199 73.6 67.1-79.3 71 26.4 20.7-32.9
HOUSING
Own 431 310 70.8 65.4-75.7 121 29.2 24.3-34.6
Rent 104 78 77.1 66.7-85.0 26 22.9 15.0-33.3
Other arrangement 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 120 87 74.5 64.8-82.2 33 25.5 17.8-35.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 233 156 66.0 58.1-73.1 77 34.0 26.9-41.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 217 167 77.0 69.8-82.8 50 23.0 17.2-30.2

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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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