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2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Oral Health--By Risks, Conditions, and Quality of Life Measures*

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
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 6,669 2,023 30.1 28.4-31.8 976 12.8 11.7-14.0 664 8.9 7.9-10.0 3,006 48.1 46.3-50.0
Have Health Insurance
Yes 5,699 1,704 29.9 28.1-31.7 813 12.8 11.6-14.0 580 9.4 8.3-10.6 2,602 48.0 46.0-50.0
No 953 316 31.6 27.1-36.5 162 12.7 10.0-16.0 80 6.6 4.7- 9.2 395 49.1 44.0-54.3
Body Mass Index
Underweight 131 28 14.4 8.8-22.8 16 5.0 2.5- 9.5 20 14.3 7.5-25.5 67 66.3 53.9-76.8
Recommended Range 2,558 687 25.4 22.8-28.1 308 10.6 9.1-12.5 233 8.4 7.0-10.1 1,330 55.5 52.5-58.5
Overweight 2,192 693 32.0 29.1-35.1 359 13.4 11.6-15.4 207 8.7 7.0-10.8 933 45.9 42.7-49.1
Obese 1,357 467 35.0 31.2-38.9 253 17.8 15.1-20.9 167 10.4 8.2-13.1 470 36.8 32.8-41.0
Current Smoker
No 5,121 1,546 29.6 27.7-31.6 694 11.9 10.7-13.2 459 7.9 6.9- 9.0 2,422 50.6 48.5-52.8
Yes 1,523 471 31.4 27.9-35.2 276 15.6 13.2-18.3 201 11.7 9.4-14.6 575 41.2 37.4-45.2
Binge Drinker
No 6,007 1,840 30.3 28.5-32.1 917 13.6 12.4-14.8 637 9.9 8.8-11.1 2,613 46.3 44.3-48.3
Yes 574 156 27.5 22.3-33.3 42 7.2 4.7-10.8 16 1.8 0.8- 4.2 360 63.5 57.4-69.2
Heavy Drinker
No 6,366 1,946 30.2 28.5-31.9 942 13.0 11.8-14.2 643 9.2 8.2-10.3 2,835 47.7 45.8-49.6
Yes 226 54 24.6 16.2-35.6 19 9.6 4.6-18.7 9 2.6 1.0- 6.7 144 63.3 52.1-73.2
Physical Activity
Meets Recommendation 2,414 711 27.9 25.3-30.6 285 10.5 8.9-12.4 146 5.1 4.1- 6.4 1,272 56.5 53.4-59.5
Some Physical Activity 2,629 825 32.3 29.5-35.2 371 12.0 10.4-13.7 210 6.4 5.2- 7.8 1,223 49.3 46.4-52.3
Physically Inactive 1,260 370 31.2 27.4-35.4 254 17.1 14.3-20.4 245 18.9 15.9-22.5 391 32.7 28.8-36.8
Fair/Poor Health Status
Yes 1,381 413 32.0 28.2-35.9 379 25.6 22.3-29.1 329 21.5 18.3-25.0 260 21.0 17.5-25.1
No 5,269 1,604 29.6 27.8-31.5 590 9.4 8.4-10.6 333 5.6 4.8- 6.6 2,742 55.4 53.3-57.4
Disability Status
Yes 1,582 480 31.6 28.1-35.3 384 22.8 19.8-26.0 313 19.4 16.4-22.7 405 26.2 22.9-29.8
No 4,823 1,454 29.7 27.8-31.8 557 10.0 8.9-11.3 318 5.7 4.8- 6.7 2,494 54.5 52.3-56.7
Current Asthma
Yes 429 122 30.5 23.8-38.1 93 19.3 14.3-25.6 59 11.7 7.5-17.7 155 38.5 31.2-46.3
No 6,218 1,895 30.1 28.4-31.9 879 12.4 11.3-13.6 602 8.6 7.6- 9.6 2,842 48.9 47.0-50.9
Diabetes
Yes 519 148 27.8 22.8-33.4 138 25.6 20.8-31.2 139 29.2 23.6-35.5 94 17.4 13.4-22.4
Yes, During Pregnancy 53 18 43.3 27.1-60.9 3 4.5 0.9-19.5 4 6.4 1.8-20.1 28 45.8 29.8-62.8
No 6,090 1,855 30.2 28.4-32.0 835 12.0 10.8-13.2 519 7.4 6.4- 8.4 2,881 50.5 48.5-52.5
Arthritis
Yes 2,112 657 31.1 28.2-34.1 491 21.6 19.2-24.3 392 19.5 16.8-22.4 572 27.8 24.9-30.9
No 4,414 1,318 29.7 27.6-31.8 466 9.3 8.2-10.6 250 4.5 3.8- 5.4 2,380 56.5 54.3-58.8

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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.

* See Technical Notes for definitions of risk factors/conditions.

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