2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina

Chronic Pain

Are you doing anything to cope with your chronic pain?*
(Using) A prescription narcotic pain reliever like Percocet or Vicodin?

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 858 174 19.6 16.7-22.9 684 80.4 77.1-83.3
-Piedmont NC 408 75 18.4 14.5-23.1 333 81.6 76.9-85.5
GENDER
Male 160 28 17.8 11.9-25.7 132 82.2 74.3-88.1
Female 248 47 18.9 14.0-25.0 201 81.1 75.0-86.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 273 49 17.5 12.9-23.2 224 82.5 76.8-87.1
Non-Hispanic Black 102 22 22.6 14.8-33.0 80 77.4 67.0-85.2
Other 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 46 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 61 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 113 25 21.4 14.0-31.3 88 78.6 68.7-86.0
65-74 80 15 19.1 11.0-31.1 *** *** ***
75+ 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 30 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 92 23 23.8 15.4-34.8 69 76.2 65.2-84.6
Some Post-H.S. 134 27 19.1 12.9-27.4 107 80.9 72.6-87.1
College Graduate 152 20 12.8 8.0-19.7 132 87.2 80.3-92.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 223 52 23.3 17.6-30.2 171 76.7 69.8-82.4
No 182 23 12.7 8.0-19.5 159 87.3 80.5-92.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 352 64 18.0 13.9-23.1 288 82.0 76.9-86.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 173 22 14.1 9.0-21.3 151 85.9 78.7-91.0
Unemployed 15 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 126 27 23.0 15.6-32.6 99 77.0 67.4-84.4
Unable to Work 84 23 23.6 15.2-34.7 61 76.4 65.3-84.8
Other not in Labor Force 9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 48 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 42 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 37 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 105 16 16.2 9.8-25.6 89 83.8 74.4-90.2
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 13 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 46 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 25 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 188 34 18.8 13.2-26.0 154 81.2 74.0-86.8
HOUSING
Own 263 47 18.8 14.0-24.7 216 81.2 75.3-86.0
Rent 113 22 17.9 11.3-27.2 91 82.1 72.8-88.7
Other arrangement 31 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 199 28 15.1 10.2-21.8 171 84.9 78.2-89.8
Regional City or Suburban County 109 23 19.4 12.3-29.2 86 80.6 70.8-87.7
Rural 100 24 24.3 16.0-35.1 76 75.7 64.9-84.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 27 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 180 34 18.3 12.7-25.7 146 81.7 74.3-87.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 201 35 18.1 12.8-25.1 166 81.9 74.9-87.2

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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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