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--MALE 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	2,595	825	31.2	28.5-33.9	380	12.0	10.4-13.7	219	7.6	6.2- 9.3	1,171	49.3	46.3-52.2
RACE
White	1,957	580	29.4	26.5-32.6	278	11.4	9.7-13.4	165	8.5	6.7-10.7	934	50.7	47.2-54.1
African American	367	142	36.7	29.8-44.2	68	17.2	12.6-23.0	39	7.4	4.8-11.3	118	38.7	31.5-46.4
Asian	36	11	12.3	5.1-26.9	5	10.0	3.3-26.3	0	0.0	. - .	20	77.7	58.9-89.5
Native American	72	29	31.8	17.4-50.7	11	7.3	3.4-15.2	12	11.8	5.0-25.5	20	49.1	31.0-67.4
Other Minorities	146	60	39.2	28.0-51.7	14	8.1	3.7-16.6	2	0.6	0.1- 2.3	70	52.1	39.7-64.3
HISPANIC
Hispanic	155	59	39.1	27.7-51.8	12	7.0	3.0-15.4	7	1.7	0.7- 3.9	77	52.2	39.7-64.5
-English Speaking	56	15	29.3	14.7-49.9	8	10.6	4.0-25.3	5	4.9	1.7-13.4	28	55.1	36.6-72.3
-Spanish Speaking	99	44	42.0	28.0-57.3	4	5.9	1.8-17.7	2	0.7	0.2- 2.9	49	51.4	36.2-66.3
Non-Hispanic	2,435	765	30.4	27.7-33.2	368	12.5	10.9-14.3	211	8.2	6.6-10.0	1,091	49.0	45.9-52.0
AGE
18-24	188	20	9.8	5.1-17.8	1	0.3	0.0- 1.9	1	0.2	0.0- 1.2	166	89.8	81.8-94.5
25-34	447	110	29.3	23.1-36.3	6	2.4	1.0- 5.6	1	0.1	0.0- 0.8	330	68.3	61.2-74.6
35-44	559	224	42.8	37.1-48.8	41	7.5	4.8-11.6	6	1.1	0.4- 3.0	288	48.6	42.7-54.5
45-54	529	191	35.3	29.6-41.5	98	19.0	14.7-24.1	24	5.8	3.2-10.4	216	39.9	33.9-46.3
55-64	369	128	40.1	33.3-47.3	105	25.9	20.3-32.3	49	13.0	8.5-19.4	87	21.0	16.0-27.2
65-74	293	91	28.6	21.8-36.4	84	27.6	21.1-35.3	80	31.5	24.1-39.9	38	12.3	7.9-18.7
75+	187	56	23.4	16.0-32.9	42	18.4	11.8-27.5	56	41.9	30.1-54.7	33	16.3	10.2-24.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	446	132	28.8	22.8-35.6	103	18.3	13.8-23.7	117	22.1	17.0-28.1	94	30.9	23.7-39.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	769	278	36.8	31.8-42.1	144	15.3	12.2-18.9	60	7.3	4.8-11.1	287	40.6	35.4-46.0
Some Post-H.S.	530	167	28.3	23.0-34.2	78	11.2	8.3-15.1	27	3.0	1.8- 5.0	258	57.5	51.0-63.8
College Graduate	845	247	28.4	24.1-33.1	54	4.1	2.8- 5.9	14	1.3	0.5- 2.9	530	66.3	61.5-70.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	209	46	23.2	14.5-35.1	54	22.6	15.5-31.8	45	21.0	12.5-33.2	64	33.2	23.2-44.9
$15,000- 24,999	406	143	40.1	32.9-47.8	72	12.3	8.7-17.1	57	11.4	8.0-16.0	134	36.2	28.9-44.2
$25,000- 34,999	322	120	36.5	28.9-44.8	53	11.2	7.6-16.2	16	4.9	2.2-10.6	133	47.4	39.0-55.9
$35,000- 49,999	395	141	32.9	26.5-40.0	64	15.5	11.4-20.9	21	6.3	3.4-11.1	169	45.3	37.9-52.9
$50,000-74,999	292	96	32.3	24.8-40.7	25	6.9	3.9-12.1	9	2.4	1.0- 5.4	162	58.5	49.6-66.8
$75,000+	430	127	27.7	22.2-33.9	25	3.6	2.0- 6.1	3	0.4	0.1- 1.8	275	68.4	62.1-74.1
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	157	38	23.3	16.8-31.5	30	19.7	13.6-27.6	21	13.5	8.1-21.8	68	43.4	34.9-52.3
Forsyth	178	53	29.3	22.3-37.6	26	12.2	8.0-18.0	13	5.8	3.3-10.1	86	52.7	44.2-61.0
Guilford	152	46	26.3	19.5-34.5	23	12.5	8.0-19.1	7	3.0	1.3- 6.7	76	58.2	49.2-66.7
Henderson/Transylvania	188	70	36.4	28.9-44.7	37	18.2	12.8-25.1	14	5.0	2.8- 8.6	67	40.4	32.4-49.0
Mecklenburg	160	52	29.0	21.5-37.8	11	4.9	2.5- 9.5	11	4.1	2.1- 7.6	86	62.1	52.7-70.6
Orange	182	49	26.0	19.8-33.4	11	4.1	2.2- 7.5	5	2.0	0.7- 5.3	117	67.9	60.3-74.7
Pitt	157	51	36.0	27.4-45.6	10	5.2	2.8- 9.6	11	5.2	2.8- 9.6	85	53.6	44.2-62.7
Randolph	174	46	24.2	17.9-31.8	39	19.7	14.1-26.9	19	9.1	5.5-14.7	70	47.0	38.3-55.9
Robeson	178	73	36.4	28.3-45.4	30	14.9	9.8-22.1	18	8.9	5.2-14.8	57	39.8	30.5-50.0
Wake	182	42	19.1	13.9-25.6	19	8.3	5.0-13.5	3	0.8	0.2- 2.8	118	71.8	64.3-78.2
Western NC	280	103	34.4	28.4-40.9	52	15.8	11.7-21.1	31	9.4	6.5-13.4	94	40.4	33.7-47.5
Piedmont NC	322	104	33.3	27.2-40.0	51	12.9	9.5-17.3	31	9.9	6.3-15.3	136	43.9	37.0-51.0
Eastern NC	285	98	34.4	28.2-41.2	41	11.9	8.5-16.4	35	9.0	6.2-13.0	111	44.7	37.8-51.9

Total
Respond.#

1 to 5

6 or more but not all

All

None

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

2,595

825

31.2

28.5-33.9

380

12.0

10.4-13.7

219

7.6

6.2- 9.3

1,171

49.3

46.3-52.2

RACE

White

1,957

580

29.4

26.5-32.6

278

11.4

9.7-13.4

165

8.5

6.7-10.7

934

50.7

47.2-54.1

African American

367

142

36.7

29.8-44.2

17.2

12.6-23.0

7.4

4.8-11.3

118

38.7

31.5-46.4

Asian

12.3

5.1-26.9

10.0

3.3-26.3

0.0

. - .

77.7

58.9-89.5

Native American

31.8

17.4-50.7

7.3

3.4-15.2

11.8

5.0-25.5

49.1

31.0-67.4

Other Minorities

146

39.2

28.0-51.7

8.1

3.7-16.6

0.6

0.1- 2.3

52.1

39.7-64.3

HISPANIC

Hispanic

155

39.1

27.7-51.8

7.0

3.0-15.4

1.7

0.7- 3.9

52.2

39.7-64.5

-English Speaking

29.3

14.7-49.9

10.6

4.0-25.3

4.9

1.7-13.4

55.1

36.6-72.3

-Spanish Speaking

42.0

28.0-57.3

5.9

1.8-17.7

0.7

0.2- 2.9

51.4

36.2-66.3

Non-Hispanic

2,435

765

30.4

27.7-33.2

368

12.5

10.9-14.3

211

8.2

6.6-10.0

1,091

49.0

45.9-52.0

AGE

18-24

188

9.8

5.1-17.8

0.3

0.0- 1.9

0.2

0.0- 1.2

166

89.8

81.8-94.5

25-34

447

110

29.3

23.1-36.3

2.4

1.0- 5.6

0.1

0.0- 0.8

330

68.3

61.2-74.6

35-44

559

224

42.8

37.1-48.8

7.5

4.8-11.6

1.1

0.4- 3.0

288

48.6

42.7-54.5

45-54

529

191

35.3

29.6-41.5

19.0

14.7-24.1

5.8

3.2-10.4

216

39.9

33.9-46.3

55-64

369

128

40.1

33.3-47.3

105

25.9

20.3-32.3

13.0

8.5-19.4

21.0

16.0-27.2

65-74

293

28.6

21.8-36.4

27.6

21.1-35.3

31.5

24.1-39.9

12.3

7.9-18.7

75+

187

23.4

16.0-32.9

18.4

11.8-27.5

41.9

30.1-54.7

16.3

10.2-24.9

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

446

132

28.8

22.8-35.6

103

18.3

13.8-23.7

117

22.1

17.0-28.1

30.9

23.7-39.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

769

278

36.8

31.8-42.1

144

15.3

12.2-18.9

7.3

4.8-11.1

287

40.6

35.4-46.0

Some Post-H.S.

530

167

28.3

23.0-34.2

11.2

8.3-15.1

3.0

1.8- 5.0

258

57.5

51.0-63.8

College Graduate

845

247

28.4

24.1-33.1

4.1

2.8- 5.9

1.3

0.5- 2.9

530

66.3

61.5-70.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

209

23.2

14.5-35.1

22.6

15.5-31.8

21.0

12.5-33.2

33.2

23.2-44.9

$15,000- 24,999

406

143

40.1

32.9-47.8

12.3

8.7-17.1

11.4

8.0-16.0

134

36.2

28.9-44.2

$25,000- 34,999

322

120

36.5

28.9-44.8

11.2

7.6-16.2

4.9

2.2-10.6

133

47.4

39.0-55.9

$35,000- 49,999

395

141

32.9

26.5-40.0

15.5

11.4-20.9

6.3

3.4-11.1

169

45.3

37.9-52.9

$50,000-74,999

292

32.3

24.8-40.7

6.9

3.9-12.1

2.4

1.0- 5.4

162

58.5

49.6-66.8

$75,000+

430

127

27.7

22.2-33.9

3.6

2.0- 6.1

0.4

0.1- 1.8

275

68.4

62.1-74.1

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

157

23.3

16.8-31.5

19.7

13.6-27.6

13.5

8.1-21.8

43.4

34.9-52.3

Forsyth

178

29.3

22.3-37.6

12.2

8.0-18.0

5.8

3.3-10.1

52.7

44.2-61.0

Guilford

152

26.3

19.5-34.5

12.5

8.0-19.1

3.0

1.3- 6.7

58.2

49.2-66.7

Henderson/Transylvania

188

36.4

28.9-44.7

18.2

12.8-25.1

5.0

2.8- 8.6

40.4

32.4-49.0

Mecklenburg

160

29.0

21.5-37.8

4.9

2.5- 9.5

4.1

2.1- 7.6

62.1

52.7-70.6

Orange

182

26.0

19.8-33.4

4.1

2.2- 7.5

2.0

0.7- 5.3

117

67.9

60.3-74.7

Pitt

157

36.0

27.4-45.6

5.2

2.8- 9.6

5.2

2.8- 9.6

53.6

44.2-62.7

Randolph

174

24.2

17.9-31.8

19.7

14.1-26.9

9.1

5.5-14.7

47.0

38.3-55.9

Robeson

178

36.4

28.3-45.4

14.9

9.8-22.1

8.9

5.2-14.8

39.8

30.5-50.0

Wake

182

19.1

13.9-25.6

8.3

5.0-13.5

0.8

0.2- 2.8

118

71.8

64.3-78.2

Western NC

280

103

34.4

28.4-40.9

15.8

11.7-21.1

9.4

6.5-13.4

40.4

33.7-47.5

Piedmont NC

322

104

33.3

27.2-40.0

12.9

9.5-17.3

9.9

6.3-15.3

136

43.9

37.0-51.0

Eastern NC

285

34.4

28.2-41.2

11.9

8.5-16.4

9.0

6.2-13.0

111

44.7

37.8-51.9

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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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