2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Chronic Pain

Are you doing anything to cope with your chronic pain?*
(Using) A non-medication pain therapy like acupuncture, physical therapy, or yoga?

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 863 263 28.8 25.4-32.5 600 71.2 67.5-74.6
-Non-Hispanic White 571 182 29.6 25.5-34.2 389 70.4 65.8-74.5
GENDER
Male 239 61 24.6 18.9-31.3 178 75.4 68.7-81.1
Female 332 121 33.5 27.7-39.7 211 66.5 60.3-72.3
AGE
18-34 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 149 36 22.4 15.1-31.9 113 77.6 68.1-84.9
65-74 134 48 29.9 21.7-39.5 86 70.1 60.5-78.3
75+ 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 135 23 18.3 11.2-28.3 112 81.7 71.7-88.8
Some Post-H.S. 203 64 32.3 25.4-40.1 139 67.7 59.9-74.6
College Graduate 198 91 45.4 37.8-53.3 107 54.6 46.7-62.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 77 18 19.6 11.7-30.8 59 80.4 69.2-88.3
$50,000- 74,999 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 138 61 42.7 33.9-52.0 77 57.3 48.0-66.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 334 99 28.0 22.7-33.9 235 72.0 66.1-77.3
No 233 82 32.0 25.4-39.3 151 68.0 60.7-74.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 99 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 472 151 29.0 24.5-34.0 321 71.0 66.0-75.5
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 133 61 44.6 35.2-54.4 72 55.4 45.6-64.8
Regional City or Suburban County 158 51 31.0 23.5-39.6 107 69.0 60.4-76.5
Rural 280 70 22.1 16.7-28.7 210 77.9 71.3-83.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 206 77 35.9 28.6-43.9 129 64.1 56.1-71.4
Unemployed 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 199 63 28.5 21.7-36.3 136 71.5 63.7-78.3
Unable to Work 120 24 18.0 11.5-27.1 96 82.0 72.9-88.5
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% 271 110 37.4 31.3-43.9 161 62.6 56.1-68.7
HOUSING
Own 432 141 30.0 25.3-35.2 291 70.0 64.8-74.7
Rent 104 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 120 29 19.5 13.2-27.9 91 80.5 72.1-86.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 234 66 27.6 21.2-35.1 168 72.4 64.9-78.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 217 87 37.6 30.8-45.0 130 62.4 55.0-69.2

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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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