BRFSS 2002 - North Carolina: (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.)

2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Oral Health--FEMALE Respondents Only

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.

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	Total Respond.#	1 to 5	6 or more but not all	All	None
TOTAL	4,074	1,198	29.1	27.0-31.3	596	13.6	12.2-15.3	445	10.2	8.9-11.6	1,835	47.1	44.8-49.4
RACE
White	3,097	821	26.4	24.2-28.7	412	12.5	10.9-14.2	354	10.7	9.2-12.4	1,510	50.4	47.8-53.1
African American	681	280	39.6	34.0-45.5	129	18.6	14.7-23.3	65	8.7	6.2-12.2	207	33.1	27.8-38.8
Asian	40	11	22.0	9.9-42.0	3	3.8	0.7-17.2	1	0.2	0.0- 1.6	25	73.9	54.0-87.3
Native American	109	40	39.6	25.6-55.5	37	29.4	18.1-44.0	8	4.1	1.8- 8.9	24	26.9	16.2-41.2
Other Minorities	120	39	28.3	18.5-40.7	10	9.8	4.0-22.1	13	12.1	6.0-22.8	58	49.8	37.1-62.6
HISPANIC
Hispanic	143	52	31.5	21.7-43.2	11	5.5	2.5-11.9	10	6.9	2.5-18.0	70	56.0	43.8-67.6
-English Speaking	71	25	35.1	20.9-52.5	7	5.2	2.0-12.7	4	11.2	2.3-39.7	35	48.5	32.0-65.4
-Spanish Speaking	72	27	29.4	17.3-45.3	4	5.7	1.8-16.3	6	4.5	1.6-11.7	35	60.5	44.3-74.6
Non-Hispanic	3,925	1,144	28.9	26.8-31.2	585	14.1	12.6-15.8	434	10.3	9.0-11.8	1,762	46.6	44.3-49.0
AGE
18-24	297	31	12.8	6.9-22.4	4	2.0	0.6- 6.7	3	0.8	0.2- 2.7	259	84.4	75.0-90.7
25-34	688	169	25.4	21.1-30.2	13	1.5	0.7- 3.2	2	0.5	0.1- 2.8	504	72.7	67.7-77.1
35-44	754	251	37.6	32.6-42.8	57	7.7	5.0-11.6	19	3.0	1.5- 6.0	427	51.7	46.5-56.9
45-54	790	290	36.7	31.9-41.7	128	19.2	15.4-23.7	45	8.1	5.2-12.5	327	36.0	31.3-40.9
55-64	593	180	29.5	24.6-34.9	144	25.1	20.3-30.7	103	19.3	14.9-24.5	166	26.1	21.2-31.7
65-74	490	138	25.6	20.4-31.6	140	30.0	24.3-36.5	124	26.3	20.9-32.5	88	18.0	13.3-23.9
75+	422	123	28.9	23.1-35.5	106	23.7	18.2-30.3	141	36.4	29.9-43.4	52	11.1	7.9-15.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	628	153	23.2	18.1-29.2	151	21.8	17.4-27.1	217	30.7	25.4-36.7	107	24.3	18.7-30.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,181	413	33.6	29.7-37.7	237	19.0	15.9-22.5	127	9.3	7.4-11.8	404	38.1	34.0-42.3
Some Post-H.S.	1,031	343	31.6	27.7-35.8	130	10.1	7.9-12.7	68	5.8	4.3- 7.9	490	52.5	48.1-56.9
College Graduate	1,221	286	24.4	21.0-28.2	76	4.2	3.1- 5.8	28	1.8	1.0- 3.3	831	69.5	65.6-73.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	464	109	21.3	16.2-27.4	133	27.9	21.8-34.8	116	22.3	17.1-28.4	106	28.6	22.2-36.0
$15,000- 24,999	683	221	33.4	27.8-39.5	136	17.8	14.0-22.3	109	15.8	11.7-21.0	217	33.0	27.3-39.2
$25,000- 34,999	486	153	32.8	26.4-39.9	71	13.8	9.9-18.8	44	7.8	5.3-11.4	218	45.7	39.0-52.5
$35,000- 49,999	496	167	34.3	28.7-40.3	53	9.9	6.9-14.1	14	3.4	1.8- 6.2	262	52.4	46.2-58.5
$50,000-74,999	452	139	29.0	23.4-35.3	26	5.2	3.1- 8.7	5	0.6	0.2- 1.9	282	65.2	58.7-71.2
$75,000+	444	97	21.3	16.6-26.9	17	5.8	3.0-10.7	8	2.1	0.8- 5.1	322	70.8	64.5-76.4
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	247	60	24.3	18.4-31.5	38	12.9	9.1-17.9	31	10.1	6.8-14.6	118	52.7	45.4-60.0
Forsyth	283	84	29.7	23.8-36.4	43	13.7	9.8-18.9	18	6.8	4.0-11.2	138	49.8	43.1-56.5
Guilford	268	86	28.1	22.4-34.6	30	9.7	6.5-14.2	28	8.6	5.7-12.8	124	53.7	46.4-60.8
Henderson/Transylvania	279	74	26.8	20.7-33.9	58	22.0	13.9-33.0	37	9.8	6.6-14.4	110	41.4	33.5-49.7
Mecklenburg	285	90	28.1	22.7-34.1	27	7.8	5.2-11.6	21	6.5	4.1-10.2	147	57.6	50.9-64.0
Orange	255	56	18.5	12.5-26.5	16	6.9	3.2-14.4	9	2.2	1.1- 4.5	174	72.4	62.9-80.3
Pitt	259	80	27.2	21.1-34.4	29	8.8	5.8-13.1	18	5.8	3.3- 9.9	132	58.2	50.0-66.0
Randolph	255	69	25.4	18.2-34.1	35	11.5	7.7-16.9	49	14.4	10.4-19.7	102	48.7	38.4-59.1
Robeson	261	94	35.6	29.2-42.5	66	23.4	18.1-29.6	37	11.7	8.2-16.4	64	29.4	22.9-36.9
Wake	242	61	25.7	19.8-32.6	15	5.9	3.3-10.1	9	3.0	1.3- 6.9	157	65.5	58.2-72.0
Western NC	373	111	30.5	25.3-36.3	63	15.1	11.7-19.3	61	15.9	12.1-20.7	138	38.5	33.0-44.2
Piedmont NC	558	176	31.3	26.7-36.4	79	13.2	10.4-16.6	65	12.4	9.4-16.2	238	43.1	38.1-48.2
Eastern NC	509	157	28.8	24.5-33.5	97	18.0	14.3-22.3	62	10.1	7.7-13.1	193	43.1	38.1-48.3

Total
Respond.#

1 to 5

6 or more but not all

All

None

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

4,074

1,198

29.1

27.0-31.3

596

13.6

12.2-15.3

445

10.2

8.9-11.6

1,835

47.1

44.8-49.4

RACE

White

3,097

821

26.4

24.2-28.7

412

12.5

10.9-14.2

354

10.7

9.2-12.4

1,510

50.4

47.8-53.1

African American

681

280

39.6

34.0-45.5

129

18.6

14.7-23.3

8.7

6.2-12.2

207

33.1

27.8-38.8

Asian

22.0

9.9-42.0

3.8

0.7-17.2

0.2

0.0- 1.6

73.9

54.0-87.3

Native American

109

39.6

25.6-55.5

29.4

18.1-44.0

4.1

1.8- 8.9

26.9

16.2-41.2

Other Minorities

120

28.3

18.5-40.7

9.8

4.0-22.1

12.1

6.0-22.8

49.8

37.1-62.6

HISPANIC

Hispanic

143

31.5

21.7-43.2

5.5

2.5-11.9

6.9

2.5-18.0

56.0

43.8-67.6

-English Speaking

35.1

20.9-52.5

5.2

2.0-12.7

11.2

2.3-39.7

48.5

32.0-65.4

-Spanish Speaking

29.4

17.3-45.3

5.7

1.8-16.3

4.5

1.6-11.7

60.5

44.3-74.6

Non-Hispanic

3,925

1,144

28.9

26.8-31.2

585

14.1

12.6-15.8

434

10.3

9.0-11.8

1,762

46.6

44.3-49.0

AGE

18-24

297

12.8

6.9-22.4

2.0

0.6- 6.7

0.8

0.2- 2.7

259

84.4

75.0-90.7

25-34

688

169

25.4

21.1-30.2

1.5

0.7- 3.2

0.5

0.1- 2.8

504

72.7

67.7-77.1

35-44

754

251

37.6

32.6-42.8

7.7

5.0-11.6

3.0

1.5- 6.0

427

51.7

46.5-56.9

45-54

790

290

36.7

31.9-41.7

128

19.2

15.4-23.7

8.1

5.2-12.5

327

36.0

31.3-40.9

55-64

593

180

29.5

24.6-34.9

144

25.1

20.3-30.7

103

19.3

14.9-24.5

166

26.1

21.2-31.7

65-74

490

138

25.6

20.4-31.6

140

30.0

24.3-36.5

124

26.3

20.9-32.5

18.0

13.3-23.9

75+

422

123

28.9

23.1-35.5

106

23.7

18.2-30.3

141

36.4

29.9-43.4

11.1

7.9-15.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

628

153

23.2

18.1-29.2

151

21.8

17.4-27.1

217

30.7

25.4-36.7

107

24.3

18.7-30.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,181

413

33.6

29.7-37.7

237

19.0

15.9-22.5

127

9.3

7.4-11.8

404

38.1

34.0-42.3

Some Post-H.S.

1,031

343

31.6

27.7-35.8

130

10.1

7.9-12.7

5.8

4.3- 7.9

490

52.5

48.1-56.9

College Graduate

1,221

286

24.4

21.0-28.2

4.2

3.1- 5.8

1.8

1.0- 3.3

831

69.5

65.6-73.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

464

109

21.3

16.2-27.4

133

27.9

21.8-34.8

116

22.3

17.1-28.4

106

28.6

22.2-36.0

$15,000- 24,999

683

221

33.4

27.8-39.5

136

17.8

14.0-22.3

109

15.8

11.7-21.0

217

33.0

27.3-39.2

$25,000- 34,999

486

153

32.8

26.4-39.9

13.8

9.9-18.8

7.8

5.3-11.4

218

45.7

39.0-52.5

$35,000- 49,999

496

167

34.3

28.7-40.3

9.9

6.9-14.1

3.4

1.8- 6.2

262

52.4

46.2-58.5

$50,000-74,999

452

139

29.0

23.4-35.3

5.2

3.1- 8.7

0.6

0.2- 1.9

282

65.2

58.7-71.2

$75,000+

444

21.3

16.6-26.9

5.8

3.0-10.7

2.1

0.8- 5.1

322

70.8

64.5-76.4

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

247

24.3

18.4-31.5

12.9

9.1-17.9

10.1

6.8-14.6

118

52.7

45.4-60.0

Forsyth

283

29.7

23.8-36.4

13.7

9.8-18.9

6.8

4.0-11.2

138

49.8

43.1-56.5

Guilford

268

28.1

22.4-34.6

9.7

6.5-14.2

8.6

5.7-12.8

124

53.7

46.4-60.8

Henderson/Transylvania

279

26.8

20.7-33.9

22.0

13.9-33.0

9.8

6.6-14.4

110

41.4

33.5-49.7

Mecklenburg

285

28.1

22.7-34.1

7.8

5.2-11.6

6.5

4.1-10.2

147

57.6

50.9-64.0

Orange

255

18.5

12.5-26.5

6.9

3.2-14.4

2.2

1.1- 4.5

174

72.4

62.9-80.3

Pitt

259

27.2

21.1-34.4

8.8

5.8-13.1

5.8

3.3- 9.9

132

58.2

50.0-66.0

Randolph

255

25.4

18.2-34.1

11.5

7.7-16.9

14.4

10.4-19.7

102

48.7

38.4-59.1

Robeson

261

35.6

29.2-42.5

23.4

18.1-29.6

11.7

8.2-16.4

29.4

22.9-36.9

Wake

242

25.7

19.8-32.6

5.9

3.3-10.1

3.0

1.3- 6.9

157

65.5

58.2-72.0

Western NC

373

111

30.5

25.3-36.3

15.1

11.7-19.3

15.9

12.1-20.7

138

38.5

33.0-44.2

Piedmont NC

558

176

31.3

26.7-36.4

13.2

10.4-16.6

12.4

9.4-16.2

238

43.1

38.1-48.2

Eastern NC

509

157

28.8

24.5-33.5

18.0

14.3-22.3

10.1

7.7-13.1

193

43.1

38.1-48.3

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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, Cumberland, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene, Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, New Hanover, Northampton, Onslow, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, Wilson
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Franklin, Granville, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Montgomery, Moore, Person, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Warren, Yadkin
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Watauga, Wilkes, Yancey

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