2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina

Chronic Pain

Are you doing anything to cope with your chronic pain?*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 1,040 863 82.3 79.3-85.0 177 17.7 15.0-20.7
-Piedmont NC 493 411 82.1 77.4-86.0 82 17.9 14.0-22.6
GENDER
Male 201 162 78.1 69.7-84.6 39 21.9 15.4-30.3
Female 292 249 85.2 79.7-89.4 43 14.8 10.6-20.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 330 274 82.1 76.3-86.8 56 17.9 13.2-23.7
Non-Hispanic Black 116 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 47 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 68 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 61 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 131 115 89.2 82.1-93.7 16 10.8 6.3-17.9
65-74 95 80 84.5 75.0-90.9 15 15.5 9.1-25.0
75+ 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 112 95 83.4 74.0-89.8 17 16.6 10.2-26.0
Some Post-H.S. 158 134 82.3 73.8-88.5 24 17.7 11.5-26.2
College Graduate 182 152 86.8 81.0-91.0 30 13.2 9.0-19.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 267 226 83.5 76.7-88.6 41 16.5 11.4-23.3
No 223 182 80.2 73.2-85.8 41 19.8 14.2-26.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 68 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 424 354 81.8 76.6-86.0 70 18.2 14.0-23.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 212 173 79.4 71.9-85.3 39 20.6 14.7-28.1
Unemployed 21 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 149 127 88.1 81.3-92.7 22 11.9 7.3-18.7
Unable to Work 99 85 85.8 76.2-91.9 14 14.2 8.1-23.8
Other not in Labor Force 10 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 46 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 124 105 85.5 77.2-91.2 19 14.5 8.8-22.8
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 15 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 224 189 84.3 77.8-89.1 35 15.7 10.9-22.2
HOUSING
Own 310 265 83.2 77.1-88.0 45 16.8 12.0-22.9
Rent 143 114 78.0 68.8-85.1 29 22.0 14.9-31.2
Other arrangement 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 229 199 86.1 78.7-91.3 30 13.9 8.7-21.3
Regional City or Suburban County 133 110 79.4 69.7-86.6 23 20.6 13.4-30.3
Rural 131 102 77.4 67.9-84.7 29 22.6 15.3-32.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 37 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 225 182 79.4 72.2-85.1 43 20.6 14.9-27.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 231 202 86.5 79.3-91.5 29 13.5 8.5-20.7

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*Asked of respondents that stated they suffer from 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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