BRFSS 2004 - Mountain AHEC**: (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.)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Mountain AHEC**

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.

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	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
-Mountain AHEC	932	267	30.3	26.6-34.2	155	16.7	14.0-19.9	137	11.6	9.5-14.1	373	41.4	37.5-45.3
GENDER
Male	337	105	33.7	27.8-40.1	46	14.1	10.3-19.0	46	10.6	7.6-14.6	140	41.6	35.4-48.1
Female	595	162	27.3	23.0-32.1	109	19.0	15.4-23.3	91	12.6	9.9-15.9	233	41.1	36.3-46.1
RACE
White	797	223	29.4	25.6-33.5	122	15.8	12.9-19.1	119	12.2	9.9-14.9	333	42.7	38.6-46.9
African American	50	16	32.0	19.0-48.5	17	39.9	24.8-57.2	7	9.1	3.9-20.1	10	19.0	9.2-35.2
Other Minorities	3	1	44.7	6.8-90.0	1	31.6	3.9-84.1	0	0.0	. - .	1	23.7	2.7-77.6
AGE
18-24	49	6	7.8	3.3-17.1	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	43	92.2	82.9-96.7
25-34	125	31	29.8	19.5-42.7	6	5.8	2.1-15.0	0	0.0	. - .	88	64.5	51.8-75.4
35-44	151	47	32.7	24.2-42.6	14	8.5	4.6-15.4	4	2.9	1.0- 8.4	86	55.8	46.1-65.1
45-54	179	63	36.3	27.8-45.9	35	21.8	15.0-30.4	13	6.4	3.3-12.0	68	35.5	27.5-44.3
55-64	159	50	34.4	26.1-43.9	42	23.9	16.9-32.6	28	15.4	10.2-22.6	39	26.3	18.5-35.8
65-74	140	42	32.3	23.6-42.3	21	16.6	10.4-25.5	49	30.3	22.0-40.1	28	20.8	13.7-30.3
75+	124	27	22.5	14.9-32.6	36	35.1	25.0-46.7	42	27.1	19.1-37.0	19	15.3	9.0-24.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	141	32	24.1	16.1-34.6	30	23.3	15.4-33.7	56	29.3	21.2-38.9	23	23.3	14.4-35.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	264	75	31.3	24.5-38.9	52	19.5	14.3-25.9	54	15.3	11.2-20.6	83	34.0	27.0-41.7
Some Post-H.S.	246	77	31.8	25.0-39.5	45	16.7	11.8-23.2	20	7.7	4.6-12.5	104	43.8	36.5-51.4
College Graduate	277	83	31.7	25.0-39.1	26	9.9	6.4-15.0	6	1.7	0.7- 3.9	162	56.8	49.4-63.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	118	23	15.0	9.2-23.5	32	27.5	18.1-39.6	40	33.1	23.2-44.7	23	24.3	14.3-38.1
$15,000- 24,999	161	46	29.0	20.6-39.1	33	20.1	13.5-28.7	27	12.9	8.3-19.5	55	38.1	28.9-48.2
$25,000- 34,999	123	38	33.5	24.0-44.6	28	24.5	16.2-35.3	11	5.0	2.3-10.2	46	37.0	27.5-47.7
$35,000- 49,999	127	32	27.3	18.9-37.7	18	17.6	10.7-27.5	10	6.9	3.3-14.0	67	48.2	37.8-58.7
$50,000-74,999	115	39	35.0	25.3-46.1	14	12.0	6.8-20.4	3	3.0	0.9- 8.9	59	50.1	39.4-60.7
$75,000+	93	37	40.6	29.7-52.5	6	5.5	2.1-13.6	0	0.0	. - .	50	53.9	42.2-65.3
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	316	73	26.1	20.2-33.1	85	27.8	21.9-34.5	80	22.5	17.5-28.5	78	23.6	18.3-29.9
No	588	187	32.5	27.9-37.4	66	11.5	8.7-15.0	50	6.3	4.6- 8.7	285	49.7	44.8-54.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	138	48	36.8	27.6-47.2	25	17.4	11.0-26.3	25	16.1	10.3-24.3	40	29.7	21.1-40.0
Non-Veteran	789	217	28.7	24.8-33.0	130	16.7	13.7-20.2	112	10.8	8.6-13.3	330	43.8	39.6-48.2
Currently Serving	4	2	65.5	15.7-95.1	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	2	34.5	4.9-84.3

Total
Respond.^

1 to 5

6 or more but not all

All

None

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

-Mountain AHEC

932

267

30.3

26.6-34.2

155

16.7

14.0-19.9

137

11.6

9.5-14.1

373

41.4

37.5-45.3

GENDER

Male

337

105

33.7

27.8-40.1

14.1

10.3-19.0

10.6

7.6-14.6

140

41.6

35.4-48.1

Female

595

162

27.3

23.0-32.1

109

19.0

15.4-23.3

12.6

9.9-15.9

233

41.1

36.3-46.1

RACE

White

797

223

29.4

25.6-33.5

122

15.8

12.9-19.1

119

12.2

9.9-14.9

333

42.7

38.6-46.9

African American

32.0

19.0-48.5

39.9

24.8-57.2

9.1

3.9-20.1

19.0

9.2-35.2

Other Minorities

44.7

6.8-90.0

31.6

3.9-84.1

0.0

. - .

23.7

2.7-77.6

AGE

18-24

7.8

3.3-17.1

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

92.2

82.9-96.7

25-34

125

29.8

19.5-42.7

5.8

2.1-15.0

0.0

. - .

64.5

51.8-75.4

35-44

151

32.7

24.2-42.6

8.5

4.6-15.4

2.9

1.0- 8.4

55.8

46.1-65.1

45-54

179

36.3

27.8-45.9

21.8

15.0-30.4

6.4

3.3-12.0

35.5

27.5-44.3

55-64

159

34.4

26.1-43.9

23.9

16.9-32.6

15.4

10.2-22.6

26.3

18.5-35.8

65-74

140

32.3

23.6-42.3

16.6

10.4-25.5

30.3

22.0-40.1

20.8

13.7-30.3

75+

124

22.5

14.9-32.6

35.1

25.0-46.7

27.1

19.1-37.0

15.3

9.0-24.9

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

141

24.1

16.1-34.6

23.3

15.4-33.7

29.3

21.2-38.9

23.3

14.4-35.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

264

31.3

24.5-38.9

19.5

14.3-25.9

15.3

11.2-20.6

34.0

27.0-41.7

Some Post-H.S.

246

31.8

25.0-39.5

16.7

11.8-23.2

7.7

4.6-12.5

104

43.8

36.5-51.4

College Graduate

277

31.7

25.0-39.1

9.9

6.4-15.0

1.7

0.7- 3.9

162

56.8

49.4-63.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

118

15.0

9.2-23.5

27.5

18.1-39.6

33.1

23.2-44.7

24.3

14.3-38.1

$15,000- 24,999

161

29.0

20.6-39.1

20.1

13.5-28.7

12.9

8.3-19.5

38.1

28.9-48.2

$25,000- 34,999

123

33.5

24.0-44.6

24.5

16.2-35.3

5.0

2.3-10.2

37.0

27.5-47.7

$35,000- 49,999

127

27.3

18.9-37.7

17.6

10.7-27.5

6.9

3.3-14.0

48.2

37.8-58.7

$50,000-74,999

115

35.0

25.3-46.1

12.0

6.8-20.4

3.0

0.9- 8.9

50.1

39.4-60.7

$75,000+

40.6

29.7-52.5

5.5

2.1-13.6

0.0

. - .

53.9

42.2-65.3

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

316

26.1

20.2-33.1

27.8

21.9-34.5

22.5

17.5-28.5

23.6

18.3-29.9

588

187

32.5

27.9-37.4

11.5

8.7-15.0

6.3

4.6- 8.7

285

49.7

44.8-54.7

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

138

36.8

27.6-47.2

17.4

11.0-26.3

16.1

10.3-24.3

29.7

21.1-40.0

Non-Veteran

789

217

28.7

24.8-33.0

130

16.7

13.7-20.2

112

10.8

8.6-13.3

330

43.8

39.6-48.2

Currently Serving

65.5

15.7-95.1

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

34.5

4.9-84.3

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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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