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
-Non-Hispanic White 567 124 19.8 16.4-23.8 443 80.2 76.2-83.6
GENDER
Male 236 41 15.9 11.1-22.2 195 84.1 77.8-88.9
Female 331 83 22.8 18.2-28.2 248 77.2 71.8-81.8
AGE
18-34 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 83 19 21.0 12.9-32.4 64 79.0 67.6-87.1
55-64 146 38 22.2 15.7-30.4 108 77.8 69.6-84.3
65-74 133 39 27.6 19.4-37.5 94 72.4 62.5-80.6
75+ 86 17 19.8 11.8-31.2 69 80.2 68.8-88.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 134 23 14.6 9.3-22.2 111 85.4 77.8-90.7
Some Post-H.S. 200 52 24.3 18.3-31.6 148 75.7 68.4-81.7
College Graduate 198 43 20.7 15.1-27.6 155 79.3 72.4-84.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 138 36 27.3 19.4-37.0 102 72.7 63.0-80.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 331 81 21.0 16.6-26.2 250 79.0 73.8-83.4
No 232 42 18.2 13.0-24.8 190 81.8 75.2-87.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 98 20 20.7 12.3-32.7 78 79.3 67.3-87.7
Non-Veteran 469 104 19.7 16.0-24.0 365 80.3 76.0-84.0
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 133 27 20.1 13.6-28.7 106 79.9 71.3-86.4
Regional City or Suburban County 156 35 20.3 14.2-28.2 121 79.7 71.8-85.8
Rural 278 62 19.4 14.6-25.4 216 80.6 74.6-85.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 205 36 14.8 10.2-20.9 169 85.2 79.1-89.8
Unemployed 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 198 53 26.2 19.6-34.2 145 73.8 65.8-80.4
Unable to Work 118 27 21.8 14.4-31.5 91 78.2 68.5-85.6
Other not in Labor Force 17 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 13 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 65 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 42 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 271 69 25.8 20.2-32.3 202 74.2 67.7-79.8
HOUSING
Own 429 98 21.4 17.3-26.1 331 78.6 73.9-82.7
Rent 103 20 13.5 8.4-21.1 83 86.5 78.9-91.6
Other arrangement 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 120 27 22.5 15.1-32.3 93 77.5 67.7-84.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 233 45 15.8 11.3-21.6 188 84.2 78.4-88.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 214 52 23.8 17.8-30.9 162 76.2 69.1-82.2

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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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