2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Chronic Pain

Are you doing anything to cope with your chronic pain?*
(Using) Marijuana?

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 862 57 6.8 5.1- 8.9 805 93.2 91.1-94.9
-Non-Hispanic White 570 31 5.9 4.0- 8.6 539 94.1 91.4-96.0
GENDER
Male 238 18 7.3 4.5-11.6 220 92.7 88.4-95.5
Female 332 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 70 11 14.8 8.1-25.5 59 85.2 74.5-91.9
45-54 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 149 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 134 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 86 *** *** *** 86 100 . - .
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 135 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 202 *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 198 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 138 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 333 23 8.1 5.2-12.4 310 91.9 87.6-94.8
No 233 *** *** *** *** *** ***
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 99 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 471 28 6.3 4.2- 9.4 443 93.7 90.6-95.8
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 133 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 158 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 279 13 6.1 3.4-10.8 266 93.9 89.2-96.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 205 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unemployed 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 199 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 120 14 10.4 6.1-17.4 106 89.6 82.6-93.9
Other not in Labor Force 17 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 14 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 65 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 271 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 432 15 4.2 2.4- 7.1 417 95.8 92.9-97.6
Rent 104 14 16.8 9.7-27.6 90 83.2 72.4-90.3
Other arrangement 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 119 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 234 16 6.6 3.8-11.2 218 93.4 88.8-96.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 217 13 6.7 3.7-11.8 204 93.3 88.2-96.3

Back to Chronic Pain.

*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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