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
-Non-Hispanic White 569 110 18.3 15.0-22.3 459 81.7 77.7-85.0
GENDER
Male 239 45 17.9 12.9-24.3 194 82.1 75.7-87.1
Female 330 65 18.7 14.4-23.9 265 81.3 76.1-85.6
AGE
18-34 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 147 36 23.5 16.5-32.2 111 76.5 67.8-83.5
65-74 134 26 19.4 12.4-29.1 108 80.6 70.9-87.6
75+ 86 14 13.2 7.3-22.9 72 86.8 77.1-92.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 134 28 19.5 13.1-28.0 106 80.5 72.0-86.9
Some Post-H.S. 203 40 16.7 11.9-23.0 163 83.3 77.0-88.1
College Graduate 197 31 14.8 10.1-21.2 166 85.2 78.8-89.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 76 15 19.3 11.1-31.6 61 80.7 68.4-88.9
$25,000- 34,999 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 138 18 14.2 8.6-22.7 120 85.8 77.3-91.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 332 80 22.9 18.2-28.5 252 77.1 71.5-81.8
No 233 30 12.4 8.2-18.2 203 87.6 81.8-91.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 99 20 16.0 9.9-24.6 79 84.0 75.4-90.1
Non-Veteran 470 90 18.8 15.0-23.2 380 81.2 76.8-85.0
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 133 14 10.8 6.0-18.6 119 89.2 81.4-94.0
Regional City or Suburban County 158 37 19.6 13.8-27.0 121 80.4 73.0-86.2
Rural 278 59 21.2 16.0-27.4 219 78.8 72.6-84.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 206 24 11.0 7.1-16.7 182 89.0 83.3-92.9
Unemployed 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 199 38 18.6 12.9-26.1 161 81.4 73.9-87.1
Unable to Work 118 41 31.9 23.4-41.9 77 68.1 58.1-76.6
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 54 20.1 15.1-26.4 216 79.9 73.6-84.9
HOUSING
Own 430 77 18.1 14.3-22.7 353 81.9 77.3-85.7
Rent 104 28 21.4 14.3-30.8 76 78.6 69.2-85.7
Other arrangement 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 119 28 21.9 14.7-31.4 91 78.1 68.6-85.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 233 46 18.4 13.3-24.8 187 81.6 75.2-86.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 217 36 16.4 11.6-22.8 181 83.6 77.2-88.4

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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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