BRFSS 2004 - North Carolina: (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: North Carolina

Oral Health-AFRICAN AMERICANS

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
TOTAL	2,666	1,004	37.8	35.5-40.2	573	20.2	18.4-22.1	364	11.0	9.7-12.4	725	31.0	28.7-33.3
GENDER
Male	883	331	38.3	34.4-42.3	177	18.3	15.6-21.4	101	9.7	7.7-12.2	274	33.7	30.0-37.7
Female	1,783	673	37.5	34.8-40.3	396	21.7	19.4-24.2	263	12.0	10.4-13.8	451	28.8	26.1-31.6
AGE
18-24	174	33	18.9	12.0-28.4	2	0.7	0.2- 2.6	0	0.0	. - .	139	80.5	71.0-87.4
25-34	465	187	37.7	32.6-43.2	18	3.8	2.0- 7.0	2	0.2	0.1- 1.0	258	58.2	52.7-63.6
35-44	526	273	50.9	45.4-56.3	70	10.4	8.0-13.5	8	1.3	0.6- 3.1	175	37.4	32.1-43.0
45-54	517	257	48.8	43.5-54.1	133	26.1	21.6-31.1	44	8.1	5.7-11.2	83	17.1	13.4-21.6
55-64	421	132	31.7	26.4-37.4	162	38.8	33.2-44.7	93	19.6	15.5-24.5	34	10.0	6.6-14.7
65-74	327	69	22.7	17.4-29.1	120	40.6	33.9-47.6	117	31.5	25.6-38.1	21	5.1	3.2- 8.2
75+	220	47	22.8	16.7-30.2	63	28.1	21.4-36.0	98	43.5	35.6-51.8	12	5.6	2.7-11.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	603	163	28.8	24.4-33.5	172	28.3	24.0-33.0	189	26.7	22.6-31.2	79	16.2	12.5-20.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	913	369	39.5	35.5-43.7	191	20.2	17.2-23.6	116	10.8	8.6-13.3	237	29.5	25.8-33.4
Some Post-H.S.	652	262	39.0	34.5-43.7	139	19.2	15.8-23.2	35	4.0	2.7- 5.9	216	37.8	33.1-42.7
College Graduate	493	208	43.0	37.4-48.8	68	12.4	9.4-16.1	24	4.0	2.4- 6.4	193	40.7	35.2-46.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	529	155	28.1	23.8-32.9	154	29.7	25.0-35.0	117	19.3	15.7-23.5	103	22.9	18.5-27.9
$15,000- 24,999	616	237	38.2	33.2-43.4	146	23.3	19.3-27.8	86	13.3	10.1-17.2	147	25.2	20.9-30.1
$25,000- 34,999	342	139	37.8	31.9-44.1	54	17.2	12.8-22.7	31	7.5	5.0-11.1	118	37.5	31.4-44.0
$35,000- 49,999	301	150	50.8	44.1-57.5	50	15.5	11.3-20.8	11	2.8	1.4- 5.5	90	30.9	25.1-37.4
$50,000-74,999	190	92	47.2	38.8-55.8	24	10.4	6.6-16.1	3	1.6	0.5- 5.6	71	40.7	32.6-49.4
$75,000+	143	64	45.7	35.6-56.1	21	17.1	10.6-26.4	3	1.2	0.4- 4.0	55	36.0	27.1-45.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	939	306	33.7	30.1-37.5	270	28.9	25.4-32.6	225	20.8	17.9-24.0	138	16.6	13.8-19.9
No	1,621	657	39.5	36.5-42.6	284	16.2	14.1-18.5	119	5.8	4.6- 7.2	561	38.5	35.5-41.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	305	127	42.4	35.9-49.3	70	20.7	16.0-26.3	29	8.8	5.5-13.9	79	28.0	22.2-34.7
Non-Veteran	2,316	861	37.2	34.7-39.8	502	20.5	18.6-22.6	334	11.5	10.1-13.0	619	30.8	28.4-33.4
Currently Serving	38	14	32.5	17.4-52.4	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	24	67.5	47.6-82.6

Total
Respond.^

1 to 5

6 or more but not all

All

None

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

2,666

1,004

37.8

35.5-40.2

573

20.2

18.4-22.1

364

11.0

9.7-12.4

725

31.0

28.7-33.3

GENDER

Male

883

331

38.3

34.4-42.3

177

18.3

15.6-21.4

101

9.7

7.7-12.2

274

33.7

30.0-37.7

Female

1,783

673

37.5

34.8-40.3

396

21.7

19.4-24.2

263

12.0

10.4-13.8

451

28.8

26.1-31.6

AGE

18-24

174

18.9

12.0-28.4

0.7

0.2- 2.6

0.0

. - .

139

80.5

71.0-87.4

25-34

465

187

37.7

32.6-43.2

3.8

2.0- 7.0

0.2

0.1- 1.0

258

58.2

52.7-63.6

35-44

526

273

50.9

45.4-56.3

10.4

8.0-13.5

1.3

0.6- 3.1

175

37.4

32.1-43.0

45-54

517

257

48.8

43.5-54.1

133

26.1

21.6-31.1

8.1

5.7-11.2

17.1

13.4-21.6

55-64

421

132

31.7

26.4-37.4

162

38.8

33.2-44.7

19.6

15.5-24.5

10.0

6.6-14.7

65-74

327

22.7

17.4-29.1

120

40.6

33.9-47.6

117

31.5

25.6-38.1

5.1

3.2- 8.2

75+

220

22.8

16.7-30.2

28.1

21.4-36.0

43.5

35.6-51.8

5.6

2.7-11.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

603

163

28.8

24.4-33.5

172

28.3

24.0-33.0

189

26.7

22.6-31.2

16.2

12.5-20.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

913

369

39.5

35.5-43.7

191

20.2

17.2-23.6

116

10.8

8.6-13.3

237

29.5

25.8-33.4

Some Post-H.S.

652

262

39.0

34.5-43.7

139

19.2

15.8-23.2

4.0

2.7- 5.9

216

37.8

33.1-42.7

College Graduate

493

208

43.0

37.4-48.8

12.4

9.4-16.1

4.0

2.4- 6.4

193

40.7

35.2-46.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

529

155

28.1

23.8-32.9

154

29.7

25.0-35.0

117

19.3

15.7-23.5

103

22.9

18.5-27.9

$15,000- 24,999

616

237

38.2

33.2-43.4

146

23.3

19.3-27.8

13.3

10.1-17.2

147

25.2

20.9-30.1

$25,000- 34,999

342

139

37.8

31.9-44.1

17.2

12.8-22.7

7.5

5.0-11.1

118

37.5

31.4-44.0

$35,000- 49,999

301

150

50.8

44.1-57.5

15.5

11.3-20.8

2.8

1.4- 5.5

30.9

25.1-37.4

$50,000-74,999

190

47.2

38.8-55.8

10.4

6.6-16.1

1.6

0.5- 5.6

40.7

32.6-49.4

$75,000+

143

45.7

35.6-56.1

17.1

10.6-26.4

1.2

0.4- 4.0

36.0

27.1-45.8

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

939

306

33.7

30.1-37.5

270

28.9

25.4-32.6

225

20.8

17.9-24.0

138

16.6

13.8-19.9

1,621

657

39.5

36.5-42.6

284

16.2

14.1-18.5

119

5.8

4.6- 7.2

561

38.5

35.5-41.6

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

305

127

42.4

35.9-49.3

20.7

16.0-26.3

8.8

5.5-13.9

28.0

22.2-34.7

Non-Veteran

2,316

861

37.2

34.7-39.8

502

20.5

18.6-22.6

334

11.5

10.1-13.0

619

30.8

28.4-33.4

Currently Serving

32.5

17.4-52.4

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

67.5

47.6-82.6

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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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