BRFSS 2004 - NE Partnership II (Beaufort/Camden/Chowan/Edgecombe/Martin/Pasq./Perq./Tyrrell/Wash.): (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.)

	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
-NE 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
GENDER
Male	157	69	42.1	34.0-50.8	32	17.6	12.3-24.6	10	6.4	3.3-11.8	46	33.9	25.8-43.0
Female	319	105	35.3	29.6-41.5	65	18.1	13.9-23.2	57	16.3	12.4-21.1	92	30.3	24.9-36.4
RACE
White	304	96	31.7	26.1-37.7	63	17.8	13.8-22.8	41	13.3	9.6-18.1	104	37.2	31.2-43.7
Other	171	78	48.2	39.6-56.9	34	17.9	12.3-25.4	25	9.6	6.2-14.7	34	24.3	17.0-33.4
AGE
18-44	139	60	41.7	32.8-51.2	4	1.8	0.6- 5.1	1	1.1	0.2- 7.6	74	55.4	45.9-64.6
45+	336	114	36.5	30.9-42.6	93	27.0	22.0-32.7	65	17.8	13.8-22.7	64	18.6	14.5-23.6
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	264	93	36.7	30.3-43.7	65	23.4	18.1-29.6	55	16.9	12.7-22.0	51	23.0	17.1-30.3
Some College +	212	81	40.4	33.1-48.1	32	11.1	7.6-16.1	12	5.7	3.0-10.7	87	42.8	35.4-50.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	291	106	39.1	32.9-45.8	70	21.5	16.7-27.2	45	12.9	9.4-17.6	70	26.4	20.8-32.9
$50,000+	87	35	41.2	30.5-52.7	10	11.4	6.0-20.6	3	4.5	1.4-13.6	39	43.0	32.3-54.3

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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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	Total Respond.^	1 to 5			6 or more but not all			All			None
	Total Respond.^	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	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
-NE 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
GENDER
Male	157	69	42.1	34.0-50.8	32	17.6	12.3-24.6	10	6.4	3.3-11.8	46	33.9	25.8-43.0
Female	319	105	35.3	29.6-41.5	65	18.1	13.9-23.2	57	16.3	12.4-21.1	92	30.3	24.9-36.4
RACE
White	304	96	31.7	26.1-37.7	63	17.8	13.8-22.8	41	13.3	9.6-18.1	104	37.2	31.2-43.7
Other	171	78	48.2	39.6-56.9	34	17.9	12.3-25.4	25	9.6	6.2-14.7	34	24.3	17.0-33.4
AGE
18-44	139	60	41.7	32.8-51.2	4	1.8	0.6- 5.1	1	1.1	0.2- 7.6	74	55.4	45.9-64.6
45+	336	114	36.5	30.9-42.6	93	27.0	22.0-32.7	65	17.8	13.8-22.7	64	18.6	14.5-23.6
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	264	93	36.7	30.3-43.7	65	23.4	18.1-29.6	55	16.9	12.7-22.0	51	23.0	17.1-30.3
Some College +	212	81	40.4	33.1-48.1	32	11.1	7.6-16.1	12	5.7	3.0-10.7	87	42.8	35.4-50.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	291	106	39.1	32.9-45.8	70	21.5	16.7-27.2	45	12.9	9.4-17.6	70	26.4	20.8-32.9
$50,000+	87	35	41.2	30.5-52.7	10	11.4	6.0-20.6	3	4.5	1.4-13.6	39	43.0	32.3-54.3

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: NE Partnership II (Beaufort/Camden/Chowan/Edgecombe/Martin/Pasq./Perq./Tyrrell/Wash.)

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.