2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina

Chronic Pain

Are you doing anything to cope with your chronic pain?*
(Using) Some other prescription drug?

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 861 270 31.4 27.8-35.3 591 68.6 64.7-72.2
-Piedmont NC 409 118 27.4 22.8-32.6 291 72.6 67.4-77.2
GENDER
Male 160 30 15.6 10.5-22.6 130 84.4 77.4-89.5
Female 249 88 35.8 29.2-42.9 161 64.2 57.1-70.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 273 78 28.3 22.5-34.8 195 71.7 65.2-77.5
Non-Hispanic Black 102 31 26.2 18.1-36.3 71 73.8 63.7-81.9
Other 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 46 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 61 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 114 39 31.0 22.3-41.4 75 69.0 58.6-77.7
65-74 79 *** *** *** 59 75.6 64.0-84.3
75+ 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 30 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 94 29 29.4 20.2-40.6 65 70.6 59.4-79.8
Some Post-H.S. 134 37 25.2 18.0-34.0 97 74.8 66.0-82.0
College Graduate 151 42 27.1 20.2-35.3 109 72.9 64.7-79.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 224 79 33.1 26.4-40.5 145 66.9 59.5-73.6
No 182 38 20.4 14.6-27.7 144 79.6 72.3-85.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 353 105 28.2 23.2-33.8 248 71.8 66.2-76.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 173 41 20.5 14.9-27.7 132 79.5 72.3-85.1
Unemployed 15 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 126 29 21.4 14.6-30.3 97 78.6 69.7-85.4
Unable to Work 85 *** *** *** *** *** ***
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 42 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 37 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 105 26 22.8 15.5-32.2 79 77.2 67.8-84.5
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 13 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 46 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 26 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 188 46 21.8 16.2-28.7 142 78.2 71.3-83.8
HOUSING
Own 264 68 24.0 18.8-30.1 196 76.0 69.9-81.2
Rent 113 38 32.0 23.1-42.4 75 68.0 57.6-76.9
Other arrangement 31 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 199 53 25.6 19.4-32.9 146 74.4 67.1-80.6
Regional City or Suburban County 109 36 31.7 22.6-42.4 73 68.3 57.6-77.4
Rural 101 29 26.8 18.1-37.9 72 73.2 62.1-81.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 27 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 181 60 34.3 26.6-42.9 121 65.7 57.1-73.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 201 52 22.0 16.6-28.7 149 78.0 71.3-83.4

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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