BRFSS 2002- Nationwide Data: (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: Nationwide Data

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	Total Respond.#	1 to 5	6 or more but not all	All	None
All Participants	241679	72,481	29.8	29.5-30.2	31,700	11.3	11.1-11.5	20,596	6.3	6.2- 6.5	116902	52.5	52.2-52.9

Alabama	3,061	988	31.2	29.3-33.2	537	15.7	14.3-17.2	351	9.1	8.1-10.2	1,185	44.0	41.9-46.1
Alaska	2,664	747	27.7	25.1-30.5	327	11.3	9.6-13.2	147	4.1	3.3- 5.1	1,443	57.0	54.0-59.9
Arizona	3,171	985	28.3	25.9-31.0	390	9.8	8.5-11.3	254	6.0	5.0- 7.2	1,542	55.8	53.1-58.5
Arkansas	3,839	1,209	30.9	29.2-32.7	645	14.8	13.7-16.1	494	10.1	9.2-11.1	1,491	44.2	42.3-46.0
California	4,193	1,339	32.5	30.7-34.2	387	8.4	7.4- 9.4	144	2.8	2.3- 3.4	2,323	56.4	54.5-58.2
Colorado	4,013	982	24.0	22.5-25.6	350	7.5	6.7- 8.4	200	3.8	3.1- 4.6	2,481	64.6	62.9-66.4
Connecticut	5,482	1,591	29.2	27.7-30.7	638	10.6	9.6-11.7	278	4.3	3.7- 5.0	2,975	55.9	54.2-57.6
Delaware	3,989	1,186	28.3	26.3-30.4	606	12.3	11.1-13.7	378	6.9	6.0- 7.9	1,819	52.5	50.2-54.8
District of Columbia	2,363	602	29.0	26.3-31.8	284	11.7	10.3-13.4	83	3.8	3.0- 4.9	1,394	55.5	52.6-58.3
Florida	5,967	1,951	32.0	30.6-33.4	767	12.4	11.5-13.5	457	7.1	6.4- 7.9	2,792	48.5	47.0-50.0
Georgia	4,973	1,508	28.8	27.0-30.7	681	12.2	11.1-13.3	507	8.1	7.3- 9.0	2,277	50.9	49.0-52.9
Hawaii	5,932	2,273	38.6	36.9-40.2	684	9.5	8.6-10.5	241	3.4	2.8- 4.0	2,734	48.5	46.9-50.2
Idaho	4,976	1,368	25.5	24.1-27.0	550	9.8	8.9-10.8	400	5.6	5.0- 6.3	2,658	59.1	57.4-60.7
Illinois	2,630	806	30.7	28.6-32.9	300	10.0	8.8-11.3	188	6.5	5.5- 7.6	1,336	52.8	50.5-55.1
Indiana	5,731	1,624	27.4	26.1-28.7	803	12.7	11.7-13.6	536	7.8	7.1- 8.6	2,768	52.2	50.7-53.7
Iowa	3,630	979	25.6	24.0-27.2	454	10.5	9.5-11.7	336	7.0	6.2- 8.0	1,861	56.9	55.0-58.7
Kansas	4,538	1,227	26.0	24.6-27.4	480	9.4	8.6-10.4	332	6.2	5.6- 7.0	2,499	58.4	56.8-59.9
Kentucky	6,907	1,861	26.6	24.9-28.3	973	11.4	10.4-12.5	1,596	15.2	14.2-16.4	2,477	46.8	44.8-48.8
Louisiana	4,909	1,526	30.8	29.3-32.3	591	10.6	9.7-11.6	591	10.2	9.3-11.2	2,201	48.4	46.7-50.1
Maine	2,388	683	27.9	25.9-29.9	369	14.4	12.9-15.9	263	9.9	8.7-11.3	1,073	47.8	45.6-50.1
Maryland	4,320	1,235	29.2	27.4-31.0	506	10.9	9.8-12.2	235	4.5	3.7- 5.3	2,344	55.4	53.5-57.4
Massachusetts	7,304	2,177	28.2	26.9-29.5	932	11.7	10.9-12.7	518	5.9	5.3- 6.6	3,677	54.1	52.7-55.5
Michigan	5,838	1,577	27.2	25.8-28.7	731	11.2	10.3-12.2	379	6.1	5.3- 7.0	3,151	55.5	53.8-57.1
Minnesota	4,397	1,100	23.6	22.2-25.0	433	8.3	7.5- 9.2	214	3.8	3.2- 4.4	2,650	64.3	62.7-65.8
Mississippi	3,991	1,292	32.1	30.3-33.8	753	16.6	15.3-18.0	527	10.3	9.4-11.3	1,419	41.0	39.1-43.0
Missouri	4,633	1,407	29.7	27.9-31.5	746	13.5	12.3-14.8	564	8.3	7.4- 9.3	1,916	48.5	46.5-50.5
Montana	3,993	1,125	26.1	24.3-28.0	532	11.4	10.2-12.8	315	6.0	5.2- 6.9	2,021	56.5	54.3-58.6
Nebraska	4,330	1,130	24.8	23.3-26.4	478	9.0	8.1-10.0	416	7.8	7.0- 8.7	2,306	58.3	56.6-60.1
Nevada	3,100	925	29.9	27.6-32.3	393	11.6	10.1-13.3	202	5.2	4.3- 6.3	1,580	53.3	50.7-55.8
New Hampshire	4,938	1,416	27.4	26.0-28.8	601	11.6	10.6-12.6	323	5.8	5.1- 6.5	2,598	55.3	53.7-56.9
New Jersey	6,057	2,011	33.2	30.8-35.8	756	12.7	11.1-14.6	318	4.9	4.0- 6.1	2,972	49.1	46.5-51.8
New Mexico	4,650	1,381	28.2	26.7-29.8	524	8.9	8.1- 9.9	415	6.5	5.8- 7.2	2,330	56.3	54.6-58.1
New York	4,380	1,433	32.2	30.6-33.9	576	12.6	11.5-13.7	258	5.7	4.9- 6.6	2,113	49.5	47.7-51.3
North Carolina	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	48.2	46.3-50.0
North Dakota	2,946	887	28.7	26.9-30.5	382	11.6	10.4-12.9	239	6.7	5.8- 7.7	1,438	53.0	51.0-55.1
Ohio	4,028	1,169	27.4	25.8-29.0	502	11.6	10.4-12.9	327	7.2	6.4- 8.1	2,030	53.8	51.9-55.6
Oklahoma	6,698	2,071	30.3	29.0-31.6	1,012	12.2	11.4-13.1	899	10.0	9.3-10.7	2,716	47.5	46.0-48.9
Oregon	3,043	833	26.9	25.2-28.8	371	10.8	9.7-12.1	214	5.9	5.1- 6.8	1,625	56.3	54.3-58.4
Pennsylvania	13,281	4,086	30.3	29.2-31.4	1,945	13.7	13.0-14.5	1,162	8.0	7.4- 8.6	6,088	48.0	46.8-49.2
Rhode Island	3,792	1,120	28.5	26.8-30.2	446	10.6	9.6-11.7	259	6.3	5.5- 7.2	1,967	54.6	52.7-56.4
South Carolina	4,438	1,462	31.1	29.3-32.9	744	14.0	12.8-15.4	372	7.2	6.3- 8.3	1,860	47.6	45.6-49.7
South Dakota	4,741	1,392	27.6	26.1-29.0	615	11.6	10.6-12.7	436	7.2	6.5- 7.9	2,298	53.7	52.0-55.4
Tennessee	3,150	933	29.3	27.5-31.2	458	13.8	12.5-15.2	417	11.8	10.6-13.1	1,342	45.2	43.1-47.2
Texas	6,042	1,943	31.6	30.2-33.0	616	9.4	8.4-10.5	348	4.8	4.2- 5.4	3,135	54.2	52.7-55.7
Utah	4,029	1,054	22.9	21.3-24.7	358	7.0	6.1- 8.1	195	3.4	2.8- 4.1	2,422	66.7	64.7-68.5
Vermont	4,170	1,141	26.6	25.1-28.1	526	11.4	10.4-12.5	327	6.7	6.0- 7.6	2,176	55.3	53.6-56.9
Virginia	4,299	1,229	26.5	24.7-28.4	568	10.7	9.6-11.8	338	5.8	5.1- 6.5	2,164	57.1	55.0-59.1
Washington	4,822	1,277	24.9	23.5-26.4	504	9.3	8.4-10.4	251	4.4	3.8- 5.2	2,790	61.3	59.6-63.0
West Virginia	3,319	971	29.2	27.5-31.0	661	18.5	17.1-19.9	609	15.3	14.1-16.6	1,078	37.0	35.1-39.0
Wisconsin	4,294	1,029	22.4	21.0-23.9	556	11.5	10.5-12.7	323	6.4	5.6- 7.3	2,386	59.6	57.9-61.4
Wyoming	3,507	1,021	28.7	27.0-30.5	420	10.2	9.2-11.3	300	6.9	6.0- 7.8	1,766	54.3	52.3-56.2
Guam	811	341	41.7	37.6-45.8	104	15.5	12.5-19.2	15	2.4	1.3- 4.4	351	40.4	36.5-44.4
Puerto Rico	4,096	1,853	45.5	43.6-47.4	829	15.6	14.4-16.9	353	6.1	5.4- 6.9	1,061	32.8	30.9-34.8
Virgin Islands	2,217	1,002	42.2	39.6-44.8	330	14.3	12.6-16.3	88	4.3	3.3- 5.6	797	39.2	36.6-41.9

Total
Respond.#

1 to 5

6 or more but not all

All

None

C.I.(95%)

All Participants

241679

72,481

29.8

29.5-30.2

31,700

11.3

11.1-11.5

20,596

6.3

6.2- 6.5

116902

52.5

52.2-52.9

Alabama

3,061

988

31.2

29.3-33.2

537

15.7

14.3-17.2

351

9.1

8.1-10.2

1,185

44.0

41.9-46.1

Alaska

2,664

747

27.7

25.1-30.5

327

11.3

9.6-13.2

147

4.1

3.3- 5.1

1,443

57.0

54.0-59.9

Arizona

3,171

985

28.3

25.9-31.0

390

9.8

8.5-11.3

254

6.0

5.0- 7.2

1,542

55.8

53.1-58.5

Arkansas

3,839

1,209

30.9

29.2-32.7

645

14.8

13.7-16.1

494

10.1

9.2-11.1

1,491

44.2

42.3-46.0

California

4,193

1,339

32.5

30.7-34.2

387

8.4

7.4- 9.4

144

2.8

2.3- 3.4

2,323

56.4

54.5-58.2

Colorado

4,013

982

24.0

22.5-25.6

350

7.5

6.7- 8.4

200

3.8

3.1- 4.6

2,481

64.6

62.9-66.4

Connecticut

5,482

1,591

29.2

27.7-30.7

638

10.6

9.6-11.7

278

4.3

3.7- 5.0

2,975

55.9

54.2-57.6

Delaware

3,989

1,186

28.3

26.3-30.4

606

12.3

11.1-13.7

378

6.9

6.0- 7.9

1,819

52.5

50.2-54.8

District of Columbia

2,363

602

29.0

26.3-31.8

284

11.7

10.3-13.4

3.8

3.0- 4.9

1,394

55.5

52.6-58.3

Florida

5,967

1,951

32.0

30.6-33.4

767

12.4

11.5-13.5

457

7.1

6.4- 7.9

2,792

48.5

47.0-50.0

Georgia

4,973

1,508

28.8

27.0-30.7

681

12.2

11.1-13.3

507

8.1

7.3- 9.0

2,277

50.9

49.0-52.9

Hawaii

5,932

2,273

38.6

36.9-40.2

684

9.5

8.6-10.5

241

3.4

2.8- 4.0

2,734

48.5

46.9-50.2

Idaho

4,976

1,368

25.5

24.1-27.0

550

9.8

8.9-10.8

400

5.6

5.0- 6.3

2,658

59.1

57.4-60.7

Illinois

2,630

806

30.7

28.6-32.9

300

10.0

8.8-11.3

188

6.5

5.5- 7.6

1,336

52.8

50.5-55.1

Indiana

5,731

1,624

27.4

26.1-28.7

803

12.7

11.7-13.6

536

7.8

7.1- 8.6

2,768

52.2

50.7-53.7

Iowa

3,630

979

25.6

24.0-27.2

454

10.5

9.5-11.7

336

7.0

6.2- 8.0

1,861

56.9

55.0-58.7

Kansas

4,538

1,227

26.0

24.6-27.4

480

9.4

8.6-10.4

332

6.2

5.6- 7.0

2,499

58.4

56.8-59.9

Kentucky

6,907

1,861

26.6

24.9-28.3

973

11.4

10.4-12.5

1,596

15.2

14.2-16.4

2,477

46.8

44.8-48.8

Louisiana

4,909

1,526

30.8

29.3-32.3

591

10.6

9.7-11.6

591

10.2

9.3-11.2

2,201

48.4

46.7-50.1

Maine

2,388

683

27.9

25.9-29.9

369

14.4

12.9-15.9

263

9.9

8.7-11.3

1,073

47.8

45.6-50.1

Maryland

4,320

1,235

29.2

27.4-31.0

506

10.9

9.8-12.2

235

4.5

3.7- 5.3

2,344

55.4

53.5-57.4

Massachusetts

7,304

2,177

28.2

26.9-29.5

932

11.7

10.9-12.7

518

5.9

5.3- 6.6

3,677

54.1

52.7-55.5

Michigan

5,838

1,577

27.2

25.8-28.7

731

11.2

10.3-12.2

379

6.1

5.3- 7.0

3,151

55.5

53.8-57.1

Minnesota

4,397

1,100

23.6

22.2-25.0

433

8.3

7.5- 9.2

214

3.8

3.2- 4.4

2,650

64.3

62.7-65.8

Mississippi

3,991

1,292

32.1

30.3-33.8

753

16.6

15.3-18.0

527

10.3

9.4-11.3

1,419

41.0

39.1-43.0

Missouri

4,633

1,407

29.7

27.9-31.5

746

13.5

12.3-14.8

564

8.3

7.4- 9.3

1,916

48.5

46.5-50.5

Montana

3,993

1,125

26.1

24.3-28.0

532

11.4

10.2-12.8

315

6.0

5.2- 6.9

2,021

56.5

54.3-58.6

Nebraska

4,330

1,130

24.8

23.3-26.4

478

9.0

8.1-10.0

416

7.8

7.0- 8.7

2,306

58.3

56.6-60.1

Nevada

3,100

925

29.9

27.6-32.3

393

11.6

10.1-13.3

202

5.2

4.3- 6.3

1,580

53.3

50.7-55.8

New Hampshire

4,938

1,416

27.4

26.0-28.8

601

11.6

10.6-12.6

323

5.8

5.1- 6.5

2,598

55.3

53.7-56.9

New Jersey

6,057

2,011

33.2

30.8-35.8

756

12.7

11.1-14.6

318

4.9

4.0- 6.1

2,972

49.1

46.5-51.8

New Mexico

4,650

1,381

28.2

26.7-29.8

524

8.9

8.1- 9.9

415

6.5

5.8- 7.2

2,330

56.3

54.6-58.1

New York

4,380

1,433

32.2

30.6-33.9

576

12.6

11.5-13.7

258

5.7

4.9- 6.6

2,113

49.5

47.7-51.3

North Carolina

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

48.2

46.3-50.0

North Dakota

2,946

887

28.7

26.9-30.5

382

11.6

10.4-12.9

239

6.7

5.8- 7.7

1,438

53.0

51.0-55.1

Ohio

4,028

1,169

27.4

25.8-29.0

502

11.6

10.4-12.9

327

7.2

6.4- 8.1

2,030

53.8

51.9-55.6

Oklahoma

6,698

2,071

30.3

29.0-31.6

1,012

12.2

11.4-13.1

899

10.0

9.3-10.7

2,716

47.5

46.0-48.9

Oregon

3,043

833

26.9

25.2-28.8

371

10.8

9.7-12.1

214

5.9

5.1- 6.8

1,625

56.3

54.3-58.4

Pennsylvania

13,281

4,086

30.3

29.2-31.4

1,945

13.7

13.0-14.5

1,162

8.0

7.4- 8.6

6,088

48.0

46.8-49.2

Rhode Island

3,792

1,120

28.5

26.8-30.2

446

10.6

9.6-11.7

259

6.3

5.5- 7.2

1,967

54.6

52.7-56.4

South Carolina

4,438

1,462

31.1

29.3-32.9

744

14.0

12.8-15.4

372

7.2

6.3- 8.3

1,860

47.6

45.6-49.7

South Dakota

4,741

1,392

27.6

26.1-29.0

615

11.6

10.6-12.7

436

7.2

6.5- 7.9

2,298

53.7

52.0-55.4

Tennessee

3,150

933

29.3

27.5-31.2

458

13.8

12.5-15.2

417

11.8

10.6-13.1

1,342

45.2

43.1-47.2

Texas

6,042

1,943

31.6

30.2-33.0

616

9.4

8.4-10.5

348

4.8

4.2- 5.4

3,135

54.2

52.7-55.7

Utah

4,029

1,054

22.9

21.3-24.7

358

7.0

6.1- 8.1

195

3.4

2.8- 4.1

2,422

66.7

64.7-68.5

Vermont

4,170

1,141

26.6

25.1-28.1

526

11.4

10.4-12.5

327

6.7

6.0- 7.6

2,176

55.3

53.6-56.9

Virginia

4,299

1,229

26.5

24.7-28.4

568

10.7

9.6-11.8

338

5.8

5.1- 6.5

2,164

57.1

55.0-59.1

Washington

4,822

1,277

24.9

23.5-26.4

504

9.3

8.4-10.4

251

4.4

3.8- 5.2

2,790

61.3

59.6-63.0

West Virginia

3,319

971

29.2

27.5-31.0

661

18.5

17.1-19.9

609

15.3

14.1-16.6

1,078

37.0

35.1-39.0

Wisconsin

4,294

1,029

22.4

21.0-23.9

556

11.5

10.5-12.7

323

6.4

5.6- 7.3

2,386

59.6

57.9-61.4

Wyoming

3,507

1,021

28.7

27.0-30.5

420

10.2

9.2-11.3

300

6.9

6.0- 7.8

1,766

54.3

52.3-56.2

Guam

811

341

41.7

37.6-45.8

104

15.5

12.5-19.2

2.4

1.3- 4.4

351

40.4

36.5-44.4

Puerto Rico

4,096

1,853

45.5

43.6-47.4

829

15.6

14.4-16.9

353

6.1

5.4- 6.9

1,061

32.8

30.9-34.8

Virgin Islands

2,217

1,002

42.2

39.6-44.8

330

14.3

12.6-16.3

4.3

3.3- 5.6

797

39.2

36.6-41.9

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+ Only participating states or terretories are presented here.

#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.

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