BRFSS 2001 - Durham County: (How many of your permanent teeth have been removed because of tooth decay or gum disease? Do not include teeth lost for other reasons, such as injury or orthodontics.)

BRFSS Survey Results 2001 for Durham County

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	Total Respond.#	1 to 5	6 or more but not all	All	None
North Carolina	6,016	1,841	31.4	29.6-33.2	836	13.8	12.6-15.2	585	9.1	8.1-10.2	2,754	45.7	43.8-47.7
Durham County	385	108	25.8	20.8-31.5	41	9.6	6.7-13.5	30	7.0	4.6-10.5	206	57.6	51.0-63.9
GENDER
Male	143	35	21.5	14.7-30.3	15	8.4	4.8-14.2	10	6.4	3.2-12.2	83	63.7	53.5-72.8
Female	242	73	30.1	23.8-37.4	26	10.8	6.8-16.7	20	7.7	4.6-12.5	123	51.4	44.0-58.8
RACE
White	212	56	25.9	19.8-33.0	22	10.1	6.5-15.4	14	5.8	3.3-10.0	120	58.2	50.6-65.5
Other	166	49	25.2	17.8-34.4	19	9.4	5.4-15.9	16	8.3	4.6-14.5	82	57.1	46.4-67.2
AGE
18-44	211	50	22.9	16.7-30.6	6	3.2	1.2- 8.3	1	0.2	0.0- 1.3	154	73.7	65.6-80.4
45+	170	57	30.7	22.9-39.8	35	20.2	14.0-28.3	29	18.4	12.2-26.9	49	30.6	20.4-43.3
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	121	40	33.1	23.8-43.9	19	14.6	8.7-23.5	24	18.9	12.2-28.1	38	33.4	24.4-43.9
Some College +	264	68	22.4	17.0-29.0	22	7.2	4.5-11.5	6	1.5	0.6- 3.7	168	68.8	61.4-75.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	191	51	24.0	17.5-32.1	28	11.7	7.4-17.9	20	9.8	5.9-15.9	92	54.5	44.9-63.7
$50,000+	130	30	19.2	12.6-28.1	6	5.5	2.3-12.4	0	0.0	. - .	94	75.4	65.5-83.1
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	409	114	26.4	21.9-31.4	68	16.0	12.5-20.3	44	9.8	7.1-13.4	183	47.8	42.3-53.4
Cumberland	413	127	27.7	22.1-34.2	52	9.7	7.0-13.2	30	6.0	4.1- 8.9	204	56.5	48.9-63.9
Forsyth	449	146	32.6	27.9-37.8	70	14.8	11.5-18.8	42	7.2	5.1- 9.9	191	45.4	39.9-51.0
Gaston	457	145	31.3	26.7-36.2	64	12.6	9.7-16.2	71	13.1	10.2-16.6	177	43.1	37.9-48.4
Guilford	401	123	30.7	25.8-36.1	47	11.3	8.2-15.5	30	6.7	4.5- 9.8	201	51.3	45.6-56.9
Mecklenburg	417	115	26.1	21.7-31.0	44	8.9	6.3-12.3	20	4.9	3.1- 7.8	238	60.2	54.8-65.3
New Hanover	396	103	23.6	19.1-28.9	54	11.2	8.3-15.0	32	7.8	5.3-11.2	207	57.4	51.0-63.6
Onslow	427	134	29.9	23.7-37.1	43	8.8	6.2-12.4	27	5.6	3.6- 8.5	223	55.7	48.7-62.4
Wake	410	114	25.5	21.2-30.5	35	8.4	5.8-11.9	13	2.7	1.5- 4.9	248	63.4	58.0-68.5
Western NC	598	205	34.5	30.4-38.9	107	16.8	13.8-20.3	89	13.0	10.4-16.1	197	35.7	31.4-40.3
Piedmont NC	652	201	31.5	27.4-36.0	100	14.4	11.5-17.9	87	11.0	8.7-13.9	264	43.1	38.3-48.0
Eastern NC	602	206	36.1	31.6-40.9	111	17.3	14.1-21.2	70	10.0	7.6-13.0	215	36.6	31.9-41.6

Total
Respond.#

1 to 5

6 or more but not all

All

None

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

6,016

1,841

31.4

29.6-33.2

836

13.8

12.6-15.2

585

9.1

8.1-10.2

2,754

45.7

43.8-47.7

Durham County

385

108

25.8

20.8-31.5

9.6

6.7-13.5

7.0

4.6-10.5

206

57.6

51.0-63.9

GENDER

Male

143

21.5

14.7-30.3

8.4

4.8-14.2

6.4

3.2-12.2

63.7

53.5-72.8

Female

242

30.1

23.8-37.4

10.8

6.8-16.7

7.7

4.6-12.5

123

51.4

44.0-58.8

RACE

White

212

25.9

19.8-33.0

10.1

6.5-15.4

5.8

3.3-10.0

120

58.2

50.6-65.5

Other

166

25.2

17.8-34.4

9.4

5.4-15.9

8.3

4.6-14.5

57.1

46.4-67.2

AGE

18-44

211

22.9

16.7-30.6

3.2

1.2- 8.3

0.2

0.0- 1.3

154

73.7

65.6-80.4

45+

170

30.7

22.9-39.8

20.2

14.0-28.3

18.4

12.2-26.9

30.6

20.4-43.3

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

121

33.1

23.8-43.9

14.6

8.7-23.5

18.9

12.2-28.1

33.4

24.4-43.9

Some College +

264

22.4

17.0-29.0

7.2

4.5-11.5

1.5

0.6- 3.7

168

68.8

61.4-75.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

191

24.0

17.5-32.1

11.7

7.4-17.9

9.8

5.9-15.9

54.5

44.9-63.7

$50,000+

130

19.2

12.6-28.1

5.5

2.3-12.4

0.0

. - .

75.4

65.5-83.1

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

409

114

26.4

21.9-31.4

16.0

12.5-20.3

9.8

7.1-13.4

183

47.8

42.3-53.4

Cumberland

413

127

27.7

22.1-34.2

9.7

7.0-13.2

6.0

4.1- 8.9

204

56.5

48.9-63.9

Forsyth

449

146

32.6

27.9-37.8

14.8

11.5-18.8

7.2

5.1- 9.9

191

45.4

39.9-51.0

Gaston

457

145

31.3

26.7-36.2

12.6

9.7-16.2

13.1

10.2-16.6

177

43.1

37.9-48.4

Guilford

401

123

30.7

25.8-36.1

11.3

8.2-15.5

6.7

4.5- 9.8

201

51.3

45.6-56.9

Mecklenburg

417

115

26.1

21.7-31.0

8.9

6.3-12.3

4.9

3.1- 7.8

238

60.2

54.8-65.3

New Hanover

396

103

23.6

19.1-28.9

11.2

8.3-15.0

7.8

5.3-11.2

207

57.4

51.0-63.6

Onslow

427

134

29.9

23.7-37.1

8.8

6.2-12.4

5.6

3.6- 8.5

223

55.7

48.7-62.4

Wake

410

114

25.5

21.2-30.5

8.4

5.8-11.9

2.7

1.5- 4.9

248

63.4

58.0-68.5

Western NC

598

205

34.5

30.4-38.9

107

16.8

13.8-20.3

13.0

10.4-16.1

197

35.7

31.4-40.3

Piedmont NC

652

201

31.5

27.4-36.0

100

14.4

11.5-17.9

11.0

8.7-13.9

264

43.1

38.3-48.0

Eastern NC

602

206

36.1

31.6-40.9

111

17.3

14.1-21.2

10.0

7.6-13.0

215

36.6

31.9-41.6

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#Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50. N = Cell Size, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics.

** Eastern North Carolina: Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Columbus, Craven, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene, Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, Northampton, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, Wilson
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Franklin, Granville, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Montgomery, Moore, Orange, Person, Randolph, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Warren, Yadkin
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, Yancey

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