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2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Oral Health--WHITE 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
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 5,054 1,401 27.9 26.0-29.8 690 12.0 10.8-13.3 519 9.6 8.4-10.9 2,444 50.5 48.4-52.7
GENDER
Male 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
Female 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
AGE
18-24 327 26 4.8 2.6- 8.9 4 1.5 0.4- 5.2 1 0.2 0.0- 1.7 296 93.4 88.8-96.2
25-34 802 148 21.9 17.6-26.8 13 2.4 1.2- 4.6 3 0.4 0.1- 1.9 638 75.3 70.3-79.7
35-44 936 268 34.8 30.4-39.5 58 5.4 3.7- 8.0 16 2.3 1.2- 4.7 594 57.4 52.7-62.0
45-54 1,010 335 34.0 29.7-38.6 146 16.2 13.1-19.9 51 7.8 5.2-11.5 478 42.0 37.5-46.7
55-64 766 254 36.2 31.4-41.2 175 22.5 18.6-26.9 113 15.4 11.8-19.7 224 26.0 21.8-30.7
65-74 659 203 28.7 24.0-33.9 171 25.5 21.1-30.5 166 27.1 22.4-32.4 119 18.8 14.6-23.8
75+ 517 159 28.1 22.7-34.2 120 21.3 16.3-27.2 161 37.4 30.3-45.2 77 13.2 9.7-17.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 665 152 21.4 17.2-26.4 157 20.9 16.9-25.5 253 34.6 29.2-40.4 103 23.1 17.5-29.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,467 498 34.3 30.8-38.0 283 16.1 13.7-18.8 152 9.4 7.3-12.0 534 40.2 36.5-44.1
Some Post-H.S. 1,182 350 26.9 23.4-30.7 156 11.3 9.1-13.9 78 5.2 3.8- 7.0 598 56.7 52.4-60.9
College Graduate 1,730 398 24.4 21.4-27.7 94 3.5 2.6- 4.7 34 1.3 0.7- 2.4 1,204 70.8 67.4-74.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 440 84 18.7 13.6-25.1 118 24.9 19.3-31.5 119 24.9 18.4-32.8 119 31.5 24.3-39.6
$15,000- 24,999 692 201 31.8 26.5-37.7 133 16.0 12.7-20.0 133 20.4 16.0-25.6 225 31.7 26.6-37.3
$25,000- 34,999 584 174 32.6 27.1-38.6 92 12.2 9.0-16.3 51 7.7 5.0-11.5 267 47.5 41.3-53.8
$35,000- 49,999 716 216 29.1 24.6-34.1 99 14.4 11.1-18.4 32 6.0 3.7- 9.5 369 50.6 45.1-56.0
$50,000-74,999 649 197 29.5 24.5-35.0 39 5.8 3.6- 9.0 13 1.6 0.8- 3.3 400 63.1 57.3-68.6
$75,000+ 765 177 23.9 19.9-28.5 32 4.2 2.5- 6.9 9 1.2 0.5- 2.8 547 70.6 65.8-75.0
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe 358 89 24.4 19.5-30.1 55 14.1 10.6-18.5 44 11.7 8.1-16.5 170 49.8 43.7-55.9
Forsyth 343 93 27.0 21.7-33.1 44 11.5 8.4-15.7 23 5.9 3.8- 9.0 183 55.6 49.2-61.7
Guilford 278 78 25.9 20.5-32.1 32 11.1 7.5-16.1 25 6.4 4.1-10.0 143 56.6 49.8-63.2
Henderson/Transylvania 426 128 32.0 26.9-37.6 86 18.5 14.7-23.1 49 7.6 5.6-10.2 163 41.9 36.2-47.7
Mecklenburg 266 71 23.2 17.8-29.6 19 5.7 3.4- 9.4 18 5.0 3.0- 8.2 158 66.1 58.9-72.7
Orange 356 76 20.2 15.1-26.3 17 4.5 2.0- 9.5 10 2.0 1.0- 4.1 253 73.3 66.3-79.3
Pitt 290 73 23.8 18.3-30.2 27 7.2 4.7-10.8 15 3.7 2.1- 6.5 175 65.3 58.3-71.7
Randolph 387 99 24.4 19.2-30.4 68 16.3 12.4-21.0 63 12.1 9.1-15.9 157 47.3 40.0-54.7
Robeson 175 60 29.9 22.8-38.1 31 18.1 12.2-26.1 26 12.3 7.8-18.8 58 39.7 30.6-49.5
Wake 305 65 19.8 15.4-25.1 22 6.9 4.4-10.8 9 1.7 0.8- 3.3 209 71.7 65.8-76.9
Western NC 607 198 32.8 28.6-37.3 109 15.9 12.9-19.4 87 12.9 10.3-16.1 213 38.4 33.8-43.2
Piedmont NC 716 212 28.9 24.9-33.1 92 11.1 8.9-13.9 85 12.6 9.7-16.3 327 47.4 42.7-52.1
Eastern NC 547 159 29.5 25.2-34.2 88 13.9 11.0-17.5 65 9.5 7.2-12.4 235 47.1 42.2-52.1

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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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