BRFSS 2004 - Forsyth 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
-Forsyth County	439	134	29.7	25.1-34.7	60	13.8	10.6-17.8	35	6.5	4.5- 9.4	210	50.0	44.7-55.3
GENDER
Male	159	47	28.5	21.3-36.8	28	17.3	11.9-24.3	7	2.6	1.2- 5.6	77	51.6	43.1-60.1
Female	280	87	30.8	25.2-37.0	32	10.7	7.4-15.3	28	10.0	6.6-14.8	133	48.5	42.1-54.9
RACE
White	315	84	25.8	20.8-31.5	45	15.2	11.3-20.2	25	6.5	4.1-10.0	161	52.6	46.3-58.7
Other	122	49	39.3	29.8-49.7	15	10.7	6.1-18.1	9	5.6	2.7-11.1	49	44.4	34.6-54.8
AGE
18-44	170	44	26.7	19.8-34.9	4	1.4	0.5- 3.9	0	0.0	. - .	122	71.9	63.7-78.9
45+	268	89	31.7	25.8-38.3	56	22.9	17.6-29.1	35	11.2	7.8-15.9	88	34.2	27.9-41.1
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	163	61	36.7	28.9-45.2	26	15.5	10.4-22.5	30	14.6	9.9-21.1	46	33.2	25.3-42.2
Some College +	276	73	25.6	20.2-32.0	34	12.9	9.0-18.0	5	1.8	0.6- 4.9	164	59.7	53.0-66.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	229	88	38.7	31.8-46.1	33	16.6	11.7-23.0	26	9.6	6.2-14.5	82	35.1	28.4-42.4
$50,000+	136	32	23.4	16.3-32.4	15	9.5	5.6-15.9	1	0.3	0.0- 2.1	88	66.8	57.5-74.9

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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
-Forsyth County	439	134	29.7	25.1-34.7	60	13.8	10.6-17.8	35	6.5	4.5- 9.4	210	50.0	44.7-55.3
GENDER
Male	159	47	28.5	21.3-36.8	28	17.3	11.9-24.3	7	2.6	1.2- 5.6	77	51.6	43.1-60.1
Female	280	87	30.8	25.2-37.0	32	10.7	7.4-15.3	28	10.0	6.6-14.8	133	48.5	42.1-54.9
RACE
White	315	84	25.8	20.8-31.5	45	15.2	11.3-20.2	25	6.5	4.1-10.0	161	52.6	46.3-58.7
Other	122	49	39.3	29.8-49.7	15	10.7	6.1-18.1	9	5.6	2.7-11.1	49	44.4	34.6-54.8
AGE
18-44	170	44	26.7	19.8-34.9	4	1.4	0.5- 3.9	0	0.0	. - .	122	71.9	63.7-78.9
45+	268	89	31.7	25.8-38.3	56	22.9	17.6-29.1	35	11.2	7.8-15.9	88	34.2	27.9-41.1
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	163	61	36.7	28.9-45.2	26	15.5	10.4-22.5	30	14.6	9.9-21.1	46	33.2	25.3-42.2
Some College +	276	73	25.6	20.2-32.0	34	12.9	9.0-18.0	5	1.8	0.6- 4.9	164	59.7	53.0-66.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	229	88	38.7	31.8-46.1	33	16.6	11.7-23.0	26	9.6	6.2-14.5	82	35.1	28.4-42.4
$50,000+	136	32	23.4	16.3-32.4	15	9.5	5.6-15.9	1	0.3	0.0- 2.1	88	66.8	57.5-74.9

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Forsyth 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.