2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina

Chronic Pain

Are you doing anything to cope with your chronic pain?*
(Using) A non-medication pain therapy like acupuncture, physical therapy, or yoga?

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 863 263 28.8 25.4-32.5 600 71.2 67.5-74.6
-Piedmont NC 411 140 31.9 27.0-37.2 271 68.1 62.8-73.0
GENDER
Male 162 48 30.6 22.9-39.6 114 69.4 60.4-77.1
Female 249 92 32.8 26.7-39.5 157 67.2 60.5-73.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 274 96 32.4 26.6-38.9 178 67.6 61.1-73.4
Non-Hispanic Black 103 30 26.4 17.8-37.2 73 73.6 62.8-82.2
Other 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 46 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 61 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 115 32 25.5 17.7-35.2 83 74.5 64.8-82.3
65-74 80 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 30 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 95 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 134 41 31.5 23.2-41.2 93 68.5 58.8-76.8
College Graduate 152 74 49.1 40.5-57.8 78 50.9 42.2-59.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 226 66 29.7 23.2-37.0 160 70.3 63.0-76.8
No 182 73 34.5 27.3-42.5 109 65.5 57.5-72.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 56 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 354 120 30.2 25.2-35.7 234 69.8 64.3-74.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 173 69 38.1 30.3-46.6 104 61.9 53.4-69.7
Unemployed 16 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 127 45 33.2 24.4-43.2 82 66.8 56.8-75.6
Unable to Work 85 15 16.6 9.6-27.3 70 83.4 72.7-90.4
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 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 13 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 47 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 26 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 189 86 41.8 34.2-49.7 103 58.2 50.3-65.8
HOUSING
Own 265 98 34.5 28.4-41.2 167 65.5 58.8-71.6
Rent 114 34 26.6 18.5-36.7 80 73.4 63.3-81.5
Other arrangement 31 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 199 85 39.6 32.2-47.5 114 60.4 52.5-67.8
Regional City or Suburban County 110 29 26.1 17.8-36.5 81 73.9 63.5-82.2
Rural 102 26 22.2 14.2-32.9 76 77.8 67.1-85.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 27 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 182 49 25.9 19.3-33.9 133 74.1 66.1-80.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 202 84 38.0 30.9-45.6 118 62.0 54.4-69.1

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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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