BRFSS 2004 - Davidson County: (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.)

	Total Respond.^	1 to 5	6 or more but not all	All	None
North Carolina	14,792	4,596	30.5	29.5-31.4	2,285	14.2	13.5-14.9	1,620	9.3	8.8- 9.9	6,291	46.0	45.0-47.0
-Davidson County	372	116	31.6	26.1-37.7	62	14.2	10.8-18.4	47	11.3	8.2-15.3	147	42.9	36.8-49.3
GENDER
Male	145	42	29.4	21.2-39.2	27	16.0	10.7-23.2	20	12.3	7.6-19.2	56	42.3	32.8-52.4
Female	227	74	33.8	27.0-41.3	35	12.4	8.7-17.4	27	10.3	6.8-15.2	91	43.5	36.1-51.3
RACE
White	327	97	30.7	24.9-37.3	55	14.6	10.9-19.2	41	11.4	8.1-15.9	134	43.3	36.7-50.1
Other	45	19	37.5	23.5-54.0	7	11.6	5.3-23.7	6	10.3	4.3-22.5	13	40.6	25.0-58.2
AGE
18-44	144	46	31.1	22.9-40.7	9	5.0	2.4-10.0	4	2.7	1.0- 7.4	85	61.2	51.4-70.2
45+	224	67	31.2	24.1-39.3	53	22.2	16.7-28.9	43	18.7	13.6-25.3	61	27.9	21.5-35.2
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	225	66	29.4	22.8-36.9	48	17.8	13.0-23.8	42	15.9	11.4-21.7	69	37.0	29.1-45.6
Some College +	147	50	35.2	26.1-45.5	14	8.3	4.8-14.2	5	3.8	1.3-10.5	78	52.7	42.9-62.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	185	62	32.6	24.9-41.3	36	17.0	11.8-23.8	25	11.3	7.3-17.0	62	39.2	30.1-49.0
$50,000+	84	29	41.2	28.8-54.7	6	5.4	2.3-11.9	3	3.6	1.1-10.7	46	49.8	37.3-62.4

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^Use caution in interpreting percentages with a numerator of less than 20. N = numerator, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics and therefore cannot be calculated exactly from the numbers in this table.

** Northeast NC I: Bertie, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Northampton, and Warren counties.
Northeast NC II: Beaufort, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Hyde, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington counties.
Northeastern Partnership: Northeast NC I and II regions combined.
Mountain Area Health Education Center (MAHEC): Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, and Yancey counties.

*** 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, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, and Wilson counties.
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Forsyth, Franklin, Gaston, Granville, Guilford, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Moore, Orange, Person, Randolph, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Wake, Warren, and Yadkin counties.
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, and Yancey counties.

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	Total Respond.^	1 to 5			6 or more but not all			All			None
	Total Respond.^	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
North Carolina	14,792	4,596	30.5	29.5-31.4	2,285	14.2	13.5-14.9	1,620	9.3	8.8- 9.9	6,291	46.0	45.0-47.0
-Davidson County	372	116	31.6	26.1-37.7	62	14.2	10.8-18.4	47	11.3	8.2-15.3	147	42.9	36.8-49.3
GENDER
Male	145	42	29.4	21.2-39.2	27	16.0	10.7-23.2	20	12.3	7.6-19.2	56	42.3	32.8-52.4
Female	227	74	33.8	27.0-41.3	35	12.4	8.7-17.4	27	10.3	6.8-15.2	91	43.5	36.1-51.3
RACE
White	327	97	30.7	24.9-37.3	55	14.6	10.9-19.2	41	11.4	8.1-15.9	134	43.3	36.7-50.1
Other	45	19	37.5	23.5-54.0	7	11.6	5.3-23.7	6	10.3	4.3-22.5	13	40.6	25.0-58.2
AGE
18-44	144	46	31.1	22.9-40.7	9	5.0	2.4-10.0	4	2.7	1.0- 7.4	85	61.2	51.4-70.2
45+	224	67	31.2	24.1-39.3	53	22.2	16.7-28.9	43	18.7	13.6-25.3	61	27.9	21.5-35.2
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	225	66	29.4	22.8-36.9	48	17.8	13.0-23.8	42	15.9	11.4-21.7	69	37.0	29.1-45.6
Some College +	147	50	35.2	26.1-45.5	14	8.3	4.8-14.2	5	3.8	1.3-10.5	78	52.7	42.9-62.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	185	62	32.6	24.9-41.3	36	17.0	11.8-23.8	25	11.3	7.3-17.0	62	39.2	30.1-49.0
$50,000+	84	29	41.2	28.8-54.7	6	5.4	2.3-11.9	3	3.6	1.1-10.7	46	49.8	37.3-62.4

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Davidson County

Oral Health

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.