2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Chronic Pain

Are you doing anything to cope with your chronic pain?*
(Using) Some other prescription drug?

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 861 270 31.4 27.8-35.3 591 68.6 64.7-72.2
-Non-Hispanic White 570 178 31.8 27.4-36.6 392 68.2 63.4-72.6
GENDER
Male 238 58 22.9 17.3-29.6 180 77.1 70.4-82.7
Female 332 120 38.6 32.4-45.1 212 61.4 54.9-67.6
AGE
18-34 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 149 52 34.5 26.2-43.8 97 65.5 56.2-73.8
65-74 133 41 32.6 23.0-43.9 *** *** ***
75+ 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 135 38 29.0 21.1-38.5 97 71.0 61.5-78.9
Some Post-H.S. 203 67 33.7 26.4-41.9 136 66.3 58.1-73.6
College Graduate 197 60 29.8 23.2-37.3 137 70.2 62.7-76.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 138 37 28.1 20.3-37.5 101 71.9 62.5-79.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 333 126 37.1 31.2-43.4 207 62.9 56.6-68.8
No 233 51 24.9 18.5-32.5 182 75.1 67.5-81.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 98 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 472 149 32.2 27.4-37.5 323 67.8 62.5-72.6
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 133 37 27.2 19.5-36.5 96 72.8 63.5-80.5
Regional City or Suburban County 157 55 35.8 27.8-44.8 102 64.2 55.2-72.2
Rural 280 86 31.9 25.4-39.1 194 68.1 60.9-74.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 206 53 26.6 19.8-34.6 153 73.4 65.4-80.2
Unemployed 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 198 53 27.0 20.1-35.3 145 73.0 64.7-79.9
Unable to Work 120 57 46.4 36.3-56.8 63 53.6 43.2-63.7
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 78 30.5 24.6-37.2 192 69.5 62.8-75.4
HOUSING
Own 431 131 31.3 26.3-36.8 300 68.7 63.2-73.7
Rent 104 35 31.3 22.0-42.5 *** *** ***
Other arrangement 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 120 29 25.0 17.2-35.0 91 75.0 65.0-82.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 234 87 36.9 29.7-44.8 147 63.1 55.2-70.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 216 62 28.7 22.3-36.1 154 71.3 63.9-77.7

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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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