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--By Risks, Conditions, and Quality of Life Measures

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	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
Have Health Insurance
Yes	12,565	3,838	30.0	29.0-31.0	1,926	14.3	13.6-15.1	1,412	9.6	9.0-10.2	5,389	46.1	45.0-47.2
No	2,208	754	33.1	30.6-35.8	358	13.6	12.0-15.4	204	8.0	6.7- 9.5	892	45.2	42.5-48.0
Body Mass Index
Underweight	241	52	20.5	14.6-27.9	38	15.4	10.1-22.9	36	13.5	9.2-19.3	115	50.6	42.3-58.9
Recommended Range	5,030	1,425	27.6	26.1-29.2	608	10.9	9.9-12.0	499	8.4	7.6- 9.3	2,498	53.1	51.3-54.8
Overweight	5,090	1,668	32.0	30.4-33.7	833	14.7	13.6-15.9	536	8.8	7.9- 9.7	2,053	44.5	42.7-46.2
Obese	3,632	1,212	33.3	31.4-35.2	693	18.2	16.7-19.8	447	11.1	9.9-12.5	1,280	37.4	35.4-39.4
Current Smoker
No	11,460	3,487	29.7	28.6-30.8	1,679	13.6	12.8-14.4	1,168	8.5	7.9- 9.1	5,126	48.3	47.1-49.4
Yes	3,286	1,097	33.3	31.3-35.5	597	16.3	14.8-17.9	448	12.3	11.0-13.6	1,144	38.1	36.0-40.3
Binge Drinker
No	13,539	4,230	30.8	29.8-31.8	2,167	14.8	14.1-15.5	1,560	9.8	9.3-10.4	5,582	44.5	43.5-45.6
Yes	1,061	296	25.4	22.4-28.7	88	7.9	6.1-10.2	41	3.8	2.7- 5.5	636	62.8	59.2-66.3
Heavy Drinker
No	14,200	4,418	30.5	29.5-31.4	2,208	14.3	13.6-15.0	1,588	9.5	9.0-10.1	5,986	45.8	44.7-46.8
Yes	462	136	30.3	25.3-35.9	51	11.8	8.4-16.5	21	4.5	2.6- 7.5	254	53.4	47.6-59.1
Fair/Poor Health Status
Yes	3,136	898	28.3	26.4-30.4	868	27.3	25.4-29.4	795	23.4	21.6-25.3	575	20.9	18.9-23.0
No	11,609	3,684	31.0	29.9-32.1	1,409	11.1	10.4-11.8	813	5.9	5.4- 6.4	5,703	52.1	51.0-53.2
Current Asthma
Yes	1,163	343	29.0	25.7-32.4	257	21.5	18.6-24.7	184	13.7	11.5-16.1	379	35.9	32.4-39.6
No	13,546	4,228	30.6	29.6-31.6	2,015	13.6	12.9-14.3	1,420	8.9	8.4- 9.5	5,883	46.9	45.8-47.9
Diabetes
Yes	1,522	446	29.8	26.9-32.8	409	26.7	24.0-29.5	386	22.5	20.1-25.2	281	21.0	18.4-23.9
Yes, During Pregnancy	134	30	21.3	14.1-30.9	15	14.0	8.0-23.3	1	0.4	0.1- 3.1	88	64.2	54.0-73.4
No	12,953	4,076	30.7	29.7-31.8	1,811	12.7	12.1-13.5	1,193	7.8	7.2- 8.3	5,873	48.8	47.7-49.8
No, Bordeline Diabetes	177	43	20.6	14.8-28.1	50	25.0	18.2-33.4	38	27.2	18.8-37.6	46	27.2	19.4-36.6

Total
Respond.^

1 to 5

6 or more but not all

All

None

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

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

Have Health Insurance

Yes

12,565

3,838

30.0

29.0-31.0

1,926

14.3

13.6-15.1

1,412

9.6

9.0-10.2

5,389

46.1

45.0-47.2

2,208

754

33.1

30.6-35.8

358

13.6

12.0-15.4

204

8.0

6.7- 9.5

892

45.2

42.5-48.0

Body Mass Index

Underweight

241

20.5

14.6-27.9

15.4

10.1-22.9

13.5

9.2-19.3

115

50.6

42.3-58.9

Recommended Range

5,030

1,425

27.6

26.1-29.2

608

10.9

9.9-12.0

499

8.4

7.6- 9.3

2,498

53.1

51.3-54.8

Overweight

5,090

1,668

32.0

30.4-33.7

833

14.7

13.6-15.9

536

8.8

7.9- 9.7

2,053

44.5

42.7-46.2

Obese

3,632

1,212

33.3

31.4-35.2

693

18.2

16.7-19.8

447

11.1

9.9-12.5

1,280

37.4

35.4-39.4

Current Smoker

11,460

3,487

29.7

28.6-30.8

1,679

13.6

12.8-14.4

1,168

8.5

7.9- 9.1

5,126

48.3

47.1-49.4

Yes

3,286

1,097

33.3

31.3-35.5

597

16.3

14.8-17.9

448

12.3

11.0-13.6

1,144

38.1

36.0-40.3

Binge Drinker

13,539

4,230

30.8

29.8-31.8

2,167

14.8

14.1-15.5

1,560

9.8

9.3-10.4

5,582

44.5

43.5-45.6

Yes

1,061

296

25.4

22.4-28.7

7.9

6.1-10.2

3.8

2.7- 5.5

636

62.8

59.2-66.3

Heavy Drinker

14,200

4,418

30.5

29.5-31.4

2,208

14.3

13.6-15.0

1,588

9.5

9.0-10.1

5,986

45.8

44.7-46.8

Yes

462

136

30.3

25.3-35.9

11.8

8.4-16.5

4.5

2.6- 7.5

254

53.4

47.6-59.1

Fair/Poor Health Status

Yes

3,136

898

28.3

26.4-30.4

868

27.3

25.4-29.4

795

23.4

21.6-25.3

575

20.9

18.9-23.0

11,609

3,684

31.0

29.9-32.1

1,409

11.1

10.4-11.8

813

5.9

5.4- 6.4

5,703

52.1

51.0-53.2

Current Asthma

Yes

1,163

343

29.0

25.7-32.4

257

21.5

18.6-24.7

184

13.7

11.5-16.1

379

35.9

32.4-39.6

13,546

4,228

30.6

29.6-31.6

2,015

13.6

12.9-14.3

1,420

8.9

8.4- 9.5

5,883

46.9

45.8-47.9

Diabetes

Yes

1,522

446

29.8

26.9-32.8

409

26.7

24.0-29.5

386

22.5

20.1-25.2

281

21.0

18.4-23.9

Yes, During Pregnancy

134

21.3

14.1-30.9

14.0

8.0-23.3

0.4

0.1- 3.1

64.2

54.0-73.4

12,953

4,076

30.7

29.7-31.8

1,811

12.7

12.1-13.5

1,193

7.8

7.2- 8.3

5,873

48.8

47.7-49.8

No, Bordeline Diabetes

177

20.6

14.8-28.1

25.0

18.2-33.4

27.2

18.8-37.6

27.2

19.4-36.6

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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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