BRFSS 2004 - Durham 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
-Durham County	408	122	28.6	23.6-34.2	40	9.2	6.5-12.9	23	5.7	3.7- 8.7	223	56.4	50.7-62.0
GENDER
Male	150	40	27.6	19.7-37.2	14	8.3	4.6-14.5	9	4.9	2.5- 9.4	87	59.2	49.7-68.1
Female	258	82	29.6	23.9-36.0	26	10.0	6.5-15.1	14	6.5	3.7-11.1	136	53.9	47.1-60.6
RACE
White	231	58	22.6	17.4-28.8	12	5.0	2.4-10.0	8	3.9	1.9- 7.9	153	68.5	61.6-74.6
Other	171	63	35.9	27.4-45.4	28	14.1	9.4-20.7	15	7.9	4.6-13.3	65	42.0	33.0-51.6
AGE
18-44	200	46	23.8	17.0-32.1	5	2.2	0.9- 5.3	0	0.0	. - .	149	74.1	65.7-81.0
45+	206	75	33.6	26.8-41.1	35	17.9	12.5-25.0	23	12.8	8.5-18.9	73	35.7	28.8-43.3
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	114	46	38.0	27.5-49.7	15	12.1	6.5-21.4	17	13.4	8.1-21.4	36	36.5	26.2-48.3
Some College +	294	76	24.3	19.2-30.2	25	7.8	5.2-11.7	6	2.1	0.9- 4.9	187	65.8	59.5-71.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	186	66	35.0	26.8-44.2	26	13.5	8.7-20.5	17	8.5	5.1-13.8	77	42.9	34.3-52.1
$50,000+	142	32	21.9	15.4-30.2	6	3.3	1.4- 7.7	3	2.6	0.8- 7.8	101	72.2	63.6-79.5

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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
-Durham County	408	122	28.6	23.6-34.2	40	9.2	6.5-12.9	23	5.7	3.7- 8.7	223	56.4	50.7-62.0
GENDER
Male	150	40	27.6	19.7-37.2	14	8.3	4.6-14.5	9	4.9	2.5- 9.4	87	59.2	49.7-68.1
Female	258	82	29.6	23.9-36.0	26	10.0	6.5-15.1	14	6.5	3.7-11.1	136	53.9	47.1-60.6
RACE
White	231	58	22.6	17.4-28.8	12	5.0	2.4-10.0	8	3.9	1.9- 7.9	153	68.5	61.6-74.6
Other	171	63	35.9	27.4-45.4	28	14.1	9.4-20.7	15	7.9	4.6-13.3	65	42.0	33.0-51.6
AGE
18-44	200	46	23.8	17.0-32.1	5	2.2	0.9- 5.3	0	0.0	. - .	149	74.1	65.7-81.0
45+	206	75	33.6	26.8-41.1	35	17.9	12.5-25.0	23	12.8	8.5-18.9	73	35.7	28.8-43.3
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	114	46	38.0	27.5-49.7	15	12.1	6.5-21.4	17	13.4	8.1-21.4	36	36.5	26.2-48.3
Some College +	294	76	24.3	19.2-30.2	25	7.8	5.2-11.7	6	2.1	0.9- 4.9	187	65.8	59.5-71.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	186	66	35.0	26.8-44.2	26	13.5	8.7-20.5	17	8.5	5.1-13.8	77	42.9	34.3-52.1
$50,000+	142	32	21.9	15.4-30.2	6	3.3	1.4- 7.7	3	2.6	0.8- 7.8	101	72.2	63.6-79.5

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Durham 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.