2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Chronic Pain

Are you doing anything to cope with your chronic pain?*
(Using) something else? (Please specify ____________)

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 860 176 19.8 16.9-23.1 684 80.2 76.9-83.1
-Non-Hispanic White 569 126 21.0 17.5-25.0 443 79.0 75.0-82.5
GENDER
Male 239 46 19.7 14.4-26.3 193 80.3 73.7-85.6
Female 330 80 22.0 17.5-27.3 250 78.0 72.7-82.5
AGE
18-34 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 70 15 18.7 11.3-29.3 55 81.3 70.7-88.7
45-54 83 16 15.8 9.4-25.3 67 84.2 74.7-90.6
55-64 149 40 30.0 22.1-39.4 109 70.0 60.6-77.9
65-74 134 26 18.8 12.4-27.5 108 81.2 72.5-87.6
75+ 85 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 135 29 22.1 15.3-30.8 106 77.9 69.2-84.7
Some Post-H.S. 203 40 18.2 13.1-24.8 163 81.8 75.2-86.9
College Graduate 196 50 25.3 19.2-32.4 146 74.7 67.6-80.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 76 19 20.5 12.6-31.7 57 79.5 68.3-87.4
$25,000- 34,999 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 138 30 22.0 15.4-30.4 108 78.0 69.6-84.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 332 79 23.6 18.7-29.3 253 76.4 70.7-81.3
No 233 46 17.4 12.9-23.1 187 82.6 76.9-87.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 99 16 11.6 6.8-19.2 83 88.4 80.8-93.2
Non-Veteran 470 110 22.8 18.8-27.3 360 77.2 72.7-81.2
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 133 34 22.2 15.7-30.5 99 77.8 69.5-84.3
Regional City or Suburban County 157 39 27.5 20.1-36.5 118 72.5 63.5-79.9
Rural 279 53 17.0 12.7-22.4 226 83.0 77.6-87.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 206 40 18.6 13.3-25.2 166 81.4 74.8-86.7
Unemployed 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 198 43 21.1 15.2-28.6 155 78.9 71.4-84.8
Unable to Work 119 35 27.5 19.5-37.1 84 72.5 62.9-80.5
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% 270 62 23.1 18.0-29.2 208 76.9 70.8-82.0
HOUSING
Own 431 92 21.1 17.1-25.7 339 78.9 74.3-82.9
Rent 103 25 20.4 13.5-29.7 78 79.6 70.3-86.5
Other arrangement 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 120 26 21.1 14.0-30.6 94 78.9 69.4-86.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 233 52 20.6 15.3-27.0 181 79.4 73.0-84.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 216 48 21.5 16.1-28.1 168 78.5 71.9-83.9

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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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