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 AMERICAN MALES

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	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
AGE
18-24	60	9	17.9	7.6-36.6	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	51	82.1	63.4-92.4
25-34	140	48	34.2	25.8-43.7	3	1.7	0.5- 5.4	0	0.0	. - .	89	64.1	54.6-72.6
35-44	175	87	49.3	39.9-58.6	13	6.7	3.8-11.8	2	0.5	0.1- 2.6	73	43.5	34.5-52.9
45-54	174	82	51.3	42.6-59.9	46	22.3	16.1-29.9	10	6.4	3.2-12.4	36	20.0	13.9-27.9
55-64	166	60	35.2	27.1-44.3	56	35.3	27.2-44.5	35	20.1	14.0-28.0	15	9.4	5.1-16.6
65-74	103	29	25.8	17.2-36.8	41	46.7	35.2-58.5	25	20.9	12.3-33.2	8	6.7	3.1-13.7
75+	60	13	21.0	11.4-35.4	17	26.2	15.5-40.8	28	48.6	34.0-63.5	2	4.2	0.8-20.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	220	69	30.0	23.2-37.7	55	26.4	19.9-34.0	60	23.7	17.6-31.1	36	20.0	13.9-27.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	330	133	41.5	35.1-48.3	66	17.3	13.2-22.3	28	7.9	5.1-12.1	103	33.3	27.4-39.7
Some Post-H.S.	188	66	33.4	26.1-41.5	37	17.9	12.5-24.8	7	2.7	1.2- 5.9	78	46.1	37.8-54.7
College Graduate	143	62	48.3	38.1-58.7	18	10.1	5.8-16.8	6	3.6	1.4- 8.9	57	38.0	28.9-48.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	145	42	26.3	19.0-35.3	42	30.1	21.7-40.1	37	21.1	14.8-29.1	24	22.5	14.6-32.9
$15,000- 24,999	176	68	39.6	30.6-49.4	43	22.0	15.7-29.9	23	13.8	8.3-22.1	42	24.6	17.3-33.6
$25,000- 34,999	110	44	37.0	27.7-47.3	15	16.0	9.5-25.7	10	8.0	4.0-15.2	41	39.0	29.1-50.0
$35,000- 49,999	122	55	49.2	39.0-59.4	23	13.2	8.3-20.3	3	1.7	0.5- 5.3	41	36.0	26.7-46.4
$50,000-74,999	99	47	49.1	37.7-60.5	11	10.8	5.7-19.6	1	0.9	0.1- 6.4	40	39.1	28.8-50.6
$75,000+	65	27	44.8	30.2-60.4	10	17.9	9.0-32.4	0	0.0	. - .	28	37.3	24.7-51.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	301	105	35.3	29.1-42.0	86	29.0	23.3-35.5	59	18.4	13.8-24.0	51	17.3	12.9-22.9
No	539	209	39.1	34.1-44.2	85	13.7	10.8-17.2	34	4.9	3.2- 7.5	211	42.4	37.4-47.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	256	100	41.7	34.7-49.1	68	23.1	17.8-29.4	27	9.8	6.0-15.5	61	25.4	19.4-32.5
Non-Veteran	593	222	37.4	32.6-42.4	108	17.2	14.0-21.0	73	9.9	7.6-12.9	190	35.5	30.9-40.4
Currently Serving	28	7	26.3	11.4-49.9	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	21	73.7	50.1-88.6

Total
Respond.^

1 to 5

6 or more but not all

All

None

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

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

AGE

18-24

17.9

7.6-36.6

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

82.1

63.4-92.4

25-34

140

34.2

25.8-43.7

1.7

0.5- 5.4

0.0

. - .

64.1

54.6-72.6

35-44

175

49.3

39.9-58.6

6.7

3.8-11.8

0.5

0.1- 2.6

43.5

34.5-52.9

45-54

174

51.3

42.6-59.9

22.3

16.1-29.9

6.4

3.2-12.4

20.0

13.9-27.9

55-64

166

35.2

27.1-44.3

35.3

27.2-44.5

20.1

14.0-28.0

9.4

5.1-16.6

65-74

103

25.8

17.2-36.8

46.7

35.2-58.5

20.9

12.3-33.2

6.7

3.1-13.7

75+

21.0

11.4-35.4

26.2

15.5-40.8

48.6

34.0-63.5

4.2

0.8-20.2

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

220

30.0

23.2-37.7

26.4

19.9-34.0

23.7

17.6-31.1

20.0

13.9-27.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

330

133

41.5

35.1-48.3

17.3

13.2-22.3

7.9

5.1-12.1

103

33.3

27.4-39.7

Some Post-H.S.

188

33.4

26.1-41.5

17.9

12.5-24.8

2.7

1.2- 5.9

46.1

37.8-54.7

College Graduate

143

48.3

38.1-58.7

10.1

5.8-16.8

3.6

1.4- 8.9

38.0

28.9-48.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

145

26.3

19.0-35.3

30.1

21.7-40.1

21.1

14.8-29.1

22.5

14.6-32.9

$15,000- 24,999

176

39.6

30.6-49.4

22.0

15.7-29.9

13.8

8.3-22.1

24.6

17.3-33.6

$25,000- 34,999

110

37.0

27.7-47.3

16.0

9.5-25.7

8.0

4.0-15.2

39.0

29.1-50.0

$35,000- 49,999

122

49.2

39.0-59.4

13.2

8.3-20.3

1.7

0.5- 5.3

36.0

26.7-46.4

$50,000-74,999

49.1

37.7-60.5

10.8

5.7-19.6

0.9

0.1- 6.4

39.1

28.8-50.6

$75,000+

44.8

30.2-60.4

17.9

9.0-32.4

0.0

. - .

37.3

24.7-51.8

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

301

105

35.3

29.1-42.0

29.0

23.3-35.5

18.4

13.8-24.0

17.3

12.9-22.9

539

209

39.1

34.1-44.2

13.7

10.8-17.2

4.9

3.2- 7.5

211

42.4

37.4-47.5

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

256

100

41.7

34.7-49.1

23.1

17.8-29.4

9.8

6.0-15.5

25.4

19.4-32.5

Non-Veteran

593

222

37.4

32.6-42.4

108

17.2

14.0-21.0

9.9

7.6-12.9

190

35.5

30.9-40.4

Currently Serving

26.3

11.4-49.9

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

73.7

50.1-88.6

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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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