BRFSS 2004 - North Carolina Counties and Regions: (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 Counties and Regions

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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
COUNTY/REGIONS***
Alamance	396	137	32.5	27.5-38.0	60	13.6	10.3-17.8	54	11.0	8.2-14.6	145	42.8	37.1-48.7
Buncombe	359	101	29.6	24.5-35.3	52	12.8	9.5-16.9	44	10.1	7.4-13.8	162	47.5	41.7-53.4
Cabarrus	426	129	29.8	25.0-35.0	59	12.3	9.3-16.1	48	11.3	8.3-15.2	190	46.6	41.3-52.0
Catawba	366	97	27.3	22.3-33.0	68	18.2	13.4-24.1	44	12.3	8.8-17.0	157	42.2	36.4-48.2
Cumberland	445	137	30.5	25.8-35.7	64	12.9	9.9-16.6	38	7.7	5.4-10.7	206	48.9	43.6-54.3
Davidson	372	116	31.6	26.1-37.7	62	14.2	10.8-18.4	47	11.3	8.2-15.3	147	42.9	36.8-49.3
Durham	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
Forsyth	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
Gaston	370	113	32.6	27.3-38.3	62	14.2	10.9-18.4	56	13.1	9.7-17.4	139	40.1	34.6-45.9
Guilford	419	111	27.6	22.9-32.8	58	12.9	9.8-16.9	39	8.0	5.6-11.2	211	51.5	45.9-57.0
Iredell	427	135	32.0	27.1-37.3	68	13.7	10.5-17.7	42	9.0	6.4-12.6	182	45.3	39.7-51.0
Johnston	472	150	31.6	26.6-37.1	73	13.8	10.4-18.1	61	11.9	8.6-16.1	188	42.7	37.3-48.4
Mecklenburg	634	187	28.9	25.1-33.1	57	9.2	6.8-12.4	38	4.9	3.4- 7.0	352	56.9	52.5-61.3
New Hanover	368	129	33.2	28.1-38.8	33	8.5	5.9-12.2	29	6.0	4.0- 8.8	177	52.3	46.5-58.1
Onslow	384	124	30.2	25.4-35.6	42	11.2	8.1-15.3	33	6.6	4.6- 9.5	185	51.9	46.3-57.5
Orange	404	113	25.0	20.7-29.8	24	5.7	3.6- 9.0	21	6.1	3.5-10.3	246	63.2	57.6-68.5
Pitt	373	125	33.6	28.3-39.3	50	12.7	9.3-17.1	22	5.5	3.5- 8.6	176	48.2	42.5-54.0
Randolph	342	120	36.9	31.1-43.2	49	15.2	11.0-20.5	40	9.4	6.7-13.0	133	38.5	32.6-44.7
Robeson	366	126	33.3	28.0-39.0	94	26.0	21.1-31.6	36	8.1	5.7-11.3	110	32.7	27.2-38.6
Rowan	440	144	31.8	27.1-36.9	64	12.1	9.2-15.6	53	12.5	9.2-16.8	179	43.7	38.3-49.1
Union	425	124	29.3	24.5-34.6	49	11.2	8.2-15.0	39	8.4	5.9-11.7	213	51.2	45.5-56.8
Wake	591	138	24.4	20.5-28.8	49	6.8	4.9- 9.2	26	4.1	2.6- 6.4	378	64.7	60.1-69.1
Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico	354	96	29.7	24.3-35.8	61	16.3	12.4-21.0	30	6.2	4.2- 9.2	167	47.8	41.9-53.7
Northeast Partnership II	476	174	38.4	33.5-43.5	97	17.9	14.4-21.9	67	11.8	9.1-15.2	138	31.9	27.1-37.1
Northeast Partnership I	393	133	33.9	27.6-40.7	101	24.9	20.1-30.3	62	13.8	10.4-18.0	97	27.5	22.4-33.4
Franklin/Nash/Wilson	361	135	36.9	31.3-42.9	63	16.7	12.6-21.7	37	7.9	5.5-11.2	126	38.5	32.7-44.7
Duplin/Greene/Harn./Jones/Lenoir/Samp./Wayne	468	133	28.9	24.3-34.1	96	19.1	15.4-23.6	57	11.2	8.2-15.0	182	40.8	35.6-46.2
Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender	410	131	32.7	27.8-38.1	71	15.3	12.0-19.3	58	13.1	9.9-17.1	150	38.9	33.6-44.4
Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance	401	128	33.4	28.3-38.8	78	18.9	15.0-23.5	58	12.7	9.6-16.5	137	35.1	30.0-40.5
Chatham/Lee/Moore	447	149	31.2	26.4-36.3	71	15.0	11.6-19.1	44	9.2	6.5-12.9	183	44.7	39.2-50.2
Anson/Hoke/Montgo./Richmond/Scotland/Stanly	527	175	35.1	30.4-40.0	112	20.7	17.0-25.0	70	11.1	8.5-14.3	170	33.1	28.6-38.0
Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	358	122	34.2	29.0-39.8	57	14.9	11.3-19.5	55	13.7	10.1-18.4	124	37.2	31.7-43.0
Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watagua/Wilkes	355	107	29.7	24.5-35.6	59	17.0	12.9-22.0	65	17.8	13.3-23.4	124	35.5	29.2-42.3
Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln	423	129	28.4	23.8-33.5	74	16.6	12.9-21.0	55	12.5	9.4-16.6	165	42.5	37.1-48.1
Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe)	593	172	30.2	25.7-35.1	108	18.7	15.2-22.9	94	11.9	9.3-15.0	219	39.2	34.4-44.2
NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP**
Yes	986	336	35.2	31.5-39.1	218	20.3	17.6-23.3	134	11.1	9.2-13.3	298	33.4	29.9-37.1
No	13,806	4,260	30.2	29.2-31.2	2,067	13.8	13.1-14.6	1,486	9.2	8.6- 9.8	5,993	46.8	45.7-47.8
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	4,957	1,621	32.2	30.6-33.8	856	16.3	15.1-17.5	532	9.3	8.4-10.2	1,948	42.3	40.6-44.0
Piedmont	8,225	2,491	29.5	28.3-30.8	1,159	12.3	11.5-13.2	839	8.4	7.7- 9.1	3,736	49.8	48.4-51.1
Western NC	1,610	484	30.7	28.0-33.6	270	17.0	14.9-19.4	249	12.8	11.1-14.8	607	39.5	36.5-42.5
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC)****
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
Northwest	2,852	882	30.5	28.5-32.7	452	15.2	13.7-16.9	351	12.0	10.5-13.6	1,167	42.3	40.0-44.5
Charlotte	2,198	659	30.0	27.7-32.5	299	11.8	10.3-13.6	224	7.9	6.8- 9.2	1,016	50.2	47.6-52.8
Greensboro	1,915	595	30.7	28.2-33.4	263	13.8	12.0-15.9	198	9.0	7.5-10.6	859	46.5	43.7-49.4
Southern Regional	1,547	509	32.7	29.9-35.7	297	16.5	14.5-18.7	167	10.4	8.7-12.5	574	40.4	37.4-43.4
Coastal	747	245	31.5	27.8-35.5	100	13.1	10.6-16.2	81	9.8	7.7-12.5	321	45.5	41.4-49.7
Wake	2,021	591	27.5	25.0-30.2	265	10.1	8.6-11.7	188	6.8	5.6- 8.2	977	55.6	52.8-58.4
Area L	587	207	35.6	31.2-40.3	123	19.5	16.1-23.5	72	9.6	7.4-12.4	185	35.2	30.7-40.0
Eastern	1,862	600	31.1	28.6-33.8	316	17.4	15.3-19.6	184	8.1	6.9- 9.5	762	43.4	40.7-46.2

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

COUNTY/REGIONS***

Alamance

396

137

32.5

27.5-38.0

13.6

10.3-17.8

11.0

8.2-14.6

145

42.8

37.1-48.7

Buncombe

359

101

29.6

24.5-35.3

12.8

9.5-16.9

10.1

7.4-13.8

162

47.5

41.7-53.4

Cabarrus

426

129

29.8

25.0-35.0

12.3

9.3-16.1

11.3

8.3-15.2

190

46.6

41.3-52.0

Catawba

366

27.3

22.3-33.0

18.2

13.4-24.1

12.3

8.8-17.0

157

42.2

36.4-48.2

Cumberland

445

137

30.5

25.8-35.7

12.9

9.9-16.6

7.7

5.4-10.7

206

48.9

43.6-54.3

Davidson

372

116

31.6

26.1-37.7

14.2

10.8-18.4

11.3

8.2-15.3

147

42.9

36.8-49.3

Durham

408

122

28.6

23.6-34.2

9.2

6.5-12.9

5.7

3.7- 8.7

223

56.4

50.7-62.0

Forsyth

439

134

29.7

25.1-34.7

13.8

10.6-17.8

6.5

4.5- 9.4

210

50.0

44.7-55.3

Gaston

370

113

32.6

27.3-38.3

14.2

10.9-18.4

13.1

9.7-17.4

139

40.1

34.6-45.9

Guilford

419

111

27.6

22.9-32.8

12.9

9.8-16.9

8.0

5.6-11.2

211

51.5

45.9-57.0

Iredell

427

135

32.0

27.1-37.3

13.7

10.5-17.7

9.0

6.4-12.6

182

45.3

39.7-51.0

Johnston

472

150

31.6

26.6-37.1

13.8

10.4-18.1

11.9

8.6-16.1

188

42.7

37.3-48.4

Mecklenburg

634

187

28.9

25.1-33.1

9.2

6.8-12.4

4.9

3.4- 7.0

352

56.9

52.5-61.3

New Hanover

368

129

33.2

28.1-38.8

8.5

5.9-12.2

6.0

4.0- 8.8

177

52.3

46.5-58.1

Onslow

384

124

30.2

25.4-35.6

11.2

8.1-15.3

6.6

4.6- 9.5

185

51.9

46.3-57.5

Orange

404

113

25.0

20.7-29.8

5.7

3.6- 9.0

6.1

3.5-10.3

246

63.2

57.6-68.5

Pitt

373

125

33.6

28.3-39.3

12.7

9.3-17.1

5.5

3.5- 8.6

176

48.2

42.5-54.0

Randolph

342

120

36.9

31.1-43.2

15.2

11.0-20.5

9.4

6.7-13.0

133

38.5

32.6-44.7

Robeson

366

126

33.3

28.0-39.0

26.0

21.1-31.6

8.1

5.7-11.3

110

32.7

27.2-38.6

Rowan

440

144

31.8

27.1-36.9

12.1

9.2-15.6

12.5

9.2-16.8

179

43.7

38.3-49.1

Union

425

124

29.3

24.5-34.6

11.2

8.2-15.0

8.4

5.9-11.7

213

51.2

45.5-56.8

Wake

591

138

24.4

20.5-28.8

6.8

4.9- 9.2

4.1

2.6- 6.4

378

64.7

60.1-69.1

Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico

354

29.7

24.3-35.8

16.3

12.4-21.0

6.2

4.2- 9.2

167

47.8

41.9-53.7

Northeast Partnership II

476

174

38.4

33.5-43.5

17.9

14.4-21.9

11.8

9.1-15.2

138

31.9

27.1-37.1

Northeast Partnership I

393

133

33.9

27.6-40.7

101

24.9

20.1-30.3

13.8

10.4-18.0

27.5

22.4-33.4

Franklin/Nash/Wilson

361

135

36.9

31.3-42.9

16.7

12.6-21.7

7.9

5.5-11.2

126

38.5

32.7-44.7

Duplin/Greene/Harn./Jones/Lenoir/Samp./Wayne

468

133

28.9

24.3-34.1

19.1

15.4-23.6

11.2

8.2-15.0

182

40.8

35.6-46.2

Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender

410

131

32.7

27.8-38.1

15.3

12.0-19.3

13.1

9.9-17.1

150

38.9

33.6-44.4

Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance

401

128

33.4

28.3-38.8

18.9

15.0-23.5

12.7

9.6-16.5

137

35.1

30.0-40.5

Chatham/Lee/Moore

447

149

31.2

26.4-36.3

15.0

11.6-19.1

9.2

6.5-12.9

183

44.7

39.2-50.2

Anson/Hoke/Montgo./Richmond/Scotland/Stanly

527

175

35.1

30.4-40.0

112

20.7

17.0-25.0

11.1

8.5-14.3

170

33.1

28.6-38.0

Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

358

122

34.2

29.0-39.8

14.9

11.3-19.5

13.7

10.1-18.4

124

37.2

31.7-43.0

Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watagua/Wilkes

355

107

29.7

24.5-35.6

17.0

12.9-22.0

17.8

13.3-23.4

124

35.5

29.2-42.3

Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln

423

129

28.4

23.8-33.5

16.6

12.9-21.0

12.5

9.4-16.6

165

42.5

37.1-48.1

Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe)

593

172

30.2

25.7-35.1

108

18.7

15.2-22.9

11.9

9.3-15.0

219

39.2

34.4-44.2

NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP**

Yes

986

336

35.2

31.5-39.1

218

20.3

17.6-23.3

134

11.1

9.2-13.3

298

33.4

29.9-37.1

13,806

4,260

30.2

29.2-31.2

2,067

13.8

13.1-14.6

1,486

9.2

8.6- 9.8

5,993

46.8

45.7-47.8

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

4,957

1,621

32.2

30.6-33.8

856

16.3

15.1-17.5

532

9.3

8.4-10.2

1,948

42.3

40.6-44.0

Piedmont

8,225

2,491

29.5

28.3-30.8

1,159

12.3

11.5-13.2

839

8.4

7.7- 9.1

3,736

49.8

48.4-51.1

Western NC

1,610

484

30.7

28.0-33.6

270

17.0

14.9-19.4

249

12.8

11.1-14.8

607

39.5

36.5-42.5

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC)****

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

Northwest

2,852

882

30.5

28.5-32.7

452

15.2

13.7-16.9

351

12.0

10.5-13.6

1,167

42.3

40.0-44.5

Charlotte

2,198

659

30.0

27.7-32.5

299

11.8

10.3-13.6

224

7.9

6.8- 9.2

1,016

50.2

47.6-52.8

Greensboro

1,915

595

30.7

28.2-33.4

263

13.8

12.0-15.9

198

9.0

7.5-10.6

859

46.5

43.7-49.4

Southern Regional

1,547

509

32.7

29.9-35.7

297

16.5

14.5-18.7

167

10.4

8.7-12.5

574

40.4

37.4-43.4

Coastal

747

245

31.5

27.8-35.5

100

13.1

10.6-16.2

9.8

7.7-12.5

321

45.5

41.4-49.7

Wake

2,021

591

27.5

25.0-30.2

265

10.1

8.6-11.7

188

6.8

5.6- 8.2

977

55.6

52.8-58.4

Area L

587

207

35.6

31.2-40.3

123

19.5

16.1-23.5

9.6

7.4-12.4

185

35.2

30.7-40.0

Eastern

1,862

600

31.1

28.6-33.8

316

17.4

15.3-19.6

184

8.1

6.9- 9.5

762

43.4

40.7-46.2

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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, Edgecombe, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington counties.
Northeastern Partnership: Northeast NC I and II regions combined.

*** 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.
Mountain Area Health Education Center (AHEC): Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, and Yancey counties.

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