2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina

Chronic Pain

Are you doing anything to cope with your chronic pain?*
(Using) Over-the-counter medication like ibuprofen or aspirin.

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 862 580 67.9 64.0-71.5 282 32.1 28.5-36.0
-Piedmont NC 411 288 71.9 66.6-76.6 123 28.1 23.4-33.4
GENDER
Male 162 121 72.9 64.0-80.3 41 27.1 19.7-36.0
Female 249 167 71.1 64.5-77.0 82 28.9 23.0-35.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 274 207 77.2 71.1-82.3 67 22.8 17.7-28.9
Non-Hispanic Black 103 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 46 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 61 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 115 78 69.4 58.6-78.4 37 30.6 21.6-41.4
65-74 80 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 30 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 95 71 76.6 66.0-84.6 24 23.4 15.4-34.0
Some Post-H.S. 134 95 72.2 62.6-80.2 39 27.8 19.8-37.4
College Graduate 152 104 69.4 60.8-76.8 48 30.6 23.2-39.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 226 146 66.4 59.0-73.1 80 33.6 26.9-41.0
No 182 139 78.3 70.7-84.4 43 21.7 15.6-29.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 56 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 354 248 72.4 66.8-77.3 106 27.6 22.7-33.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 173 132 78.6 70.9-84.6 41 21.4 15.4-29.1
Unemployed 16 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 127 89 68.2 57.7-77.2 38 31.8 22.8-42.3
Unable to Work 85 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 48 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 43 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 42 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 37 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 105 75 72.1 61.7-80.5 30 27.9 19.5-38.3
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 13 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 47 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 26 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 189 134 71.7 64.0-78.4 55 28.3 21.6-36.0
HOUSING
Own 265 194 73.1 66.5-78.8 71 26.9 21.2-33.5
Rent 114 73 65.8 55.1-75.1 41 34.2 24.9-44.9
Other arrangement 31 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 199 137 68.8 61.0-75.7 62 31.2 24.3-39.0
Regional City or Suburban County 110 81 77.2 66.8-85.1 29 22.8 14.9-33.2
Rural 102 70 72.7 62.2-81.2 32 27.3 18.8-37.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 27 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 182 121 68.8 60.5-76.1 61 31.2 23.9-39.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 202 147 73.4 65.9-79.8 55 26.6 20.2-34.1

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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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