BRFSS 2004 - Northeastern Partnership**: (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: Northeastern Partnership**

Oral Health

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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
-Northeastern Partnership	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
GENDER
Male	342	125	37.9	31.6-44.7	71	18.7	14.6-23.6	36	9.1	6.4-12.7	110	34.3	28.6-40.5
Female	644	211	32.8	28.9-37.1	147	21.7	18.3-25.5	98	12.9	10.5-15.8	188	32.6	28.5-36.9
RACE
White	566	169	28.0	24.1-32.2	116	19.5	16.0-23.5	69	10.8	8.3-13.8	212	41.8	37.1-46.5
African American	376	150	43.7	37.3-50.3	97	24.1	19.4-29.5	63	13.1	9.9-17.2	66	19.0	14.6-24.4
Other Minorities	1	1	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
AGE
18-24	36	6	23.6	7.0-55.8	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	30	76.4	44.2-93.0
25-34	126	46	35.2	26.3-45.3	2	1.5	0.4- 5.9	0	0.0	. - .	78	63.3	53.2-72.3
35-44	158	71	45.9	35.8-56.4	24	13.7	8.6-21.1	3	1.9	0.5- 6.2	60	38.5	29.6-48.4
45-54	195	84	42.6	34.9-50.6	42	23.6	17.1-31.5	16	8.0	4.7-13.3	53	25.9	19.7-33.2
55-64	196	67	32.0	25.3-39.5	60	31.5	24.7-39.3	31	16.1	11.1-22.9	38	20.3	14.7-27.5
65-74	162	34	24.1	17.4-32.4	59	35.4	27.5-44.2	46	25.3	18.6-33.5	23	15.2	9.8-22.8
75+	112	28	24.0	16.3-33.9	31	26.8	18.8-36.6	37	34.3	25.3-44.7	16	14.8	8.8-23.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	220	50	25.6	18.1-34.8	74	30.9	24.2-38.5	65	23.8	18.2-30.5	31	19.6	13.5-27.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	348	131	38.2	31.6-45.3	79	23.0	18.1-28.8	50	11.6	8.5-15.7	88	27.1	21.7-33.3
Some Post-H.S.	226	92	41.4	34.1-49.1	38	13.0	8.9-18.5	16	6.9	4.0-11.7	80	38.7	31.5-46.4
College Graduate	192	63	32.8	25.8-40.6	27	12.1	8.1-17.7	3	0.7	0.2- 2.1	99	54.4	46.5-62.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	171	46	26.6	19.7-34.8	64	36.2	28.4-44.9	38	19.3	13.7-26.4	23	17.9	11.2-27.3
$15,000- 24,999	194	71	42.8	32.5-53.8	57	25.5	18.8-33.5	32	12.9	8.5-19.1	34	18.8	12.7-26.8
$25,000- 34,999	103	38	34.7	25.2-45.4	13	14.1	7.8-24.0	17	15.8	9.6-24.9	35	35.5	25.9-46.4
$35,000- 49,999	129	52	45.7	36.1-55.7	19	13.8	8.4-21.8	3	1.9	0.6- 6.0	55	38.5	29.7-48.2
$50,000-74,999	87	34	36.7	26.4-48.3	11	13.7	7.5-23.9	4	4.8	1.6-13.0	38	44.9	33.9-56.4
$75,000+	83	29	32.2	22.5-43.7	8	13.2	6.3-25.5	0	0.0	. - .	46	54.6	42.6-66.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	378	108	30.2	24.4-36.6	113	30.1	24.9-35.9	80	18.3	14.4-23.0	77	21.5	16.9-26.9
No	573	215	36.7	32.4-41.4	97	15.1	12.1-18.7	49	6.9	5.0- 9.4	212	41.2	36.6-46.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	117	39	31.2	23.0-40.8	29	24.7	17.0-34.4	17	14.2	8.5-22.7	32	29.9	21.6-39.8
Non-Veteran	859	294	36.0	31.9-40.3	189	19.9	17.0-23.1	117	10.8	8.8-13.1	259	33.4	29.6-37.4
Currently Serving	8	2	21.3	4.1-63.2	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	6	78.7	36.8-95.9

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

-Northeastern Partnership

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

GENDER

Male

342

125

37.9

31.6-44.7

18.7

14.6-23.6

9.1

6.4-12.7

110

34.3

28.6-40.5

Female

644

211

32.8

28.9-37.1

147

21.7

18.3-25.5

12.9

10.5-15.8

188

32.6

28.5-36.9

RACE

White

566

169

28.0

24.1-32.2

116

19.5

16.0-23.5

10.8

8.3-13.8

212

41.8

37.1-46.5

African American

376

150

43.7

37.3-50.3

24.1

19.4-29.5

13.1

9.9-17.2

19.0

14.6-24.4

Other Minorities

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

AGE

18-24

23.6

7.0-55.8

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

76.4

44.2-93.0

25-34

126

35.2

26.3-45.3

1.5

0.4- 5.9

0.0

. - .

63.3

53.2-72.3

35-44

158

45.9

35.8-56.4

13.7

8.6-21.1

1.9

0.5- 6.2

38.5

29.6-48.4

45-54

195

42.6

34.9-50.6

23.6

17.1-31.5

8.0

4.7-13.3

25.9

19.7-33.2

55-64

196

32.0

25.3-39.5

31.5

24.7-39.3

16.1

11.1-22.9

20.3

14.7-27.5

65-74

162

24.1

17.4-32.4

35.4

27.5-44.2

25.3

18.6-33.5

15.2

9.8-22.8

75+

112

24.0

16.3-33.9

26.8

18.8-36.6

34.3

25.3-44.7

14.8

8.8-23.9

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

220

25.6

18.1-34.8

30.9

24.2-38.5

23.8

18.2-30.5

19.6

13.5-27.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

348

131

38.2

31.6-45.3

23.0

18.1-28.8

11.6

8.5-15.7

27.1

21.7-33.3

Some Post-H.S.

226

41.4

34.1-49.1

13.0

8.9-18.5

6.9

4.0-11.7

38.7

31.5-46.4

College Graduate

192

32.8

25.8-40.6

12.1

8.1-17.7

0.7

0.2- 2.1

54.4

46.5-62.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

171

26.6

19.7-34.8

36.2

28.4-44.9

19.3

13.7-26.4

17.9

11.2-27.3

$15,000- 24,999

194

42.8

32.5-53.8

25.5

18.8-33.5

12.9

8.5-19.1

18.8

12.7-26.8

$25,000- 34,999

103

34.7

25.2-45.4

14.1

7.8-24.0

15.8

9.6-24.9

35.5

25.9-46.4

$35,000- 49,999

129

45.7

36.1-55.7

13.8

8.4-21.8

1.9

0.6- 6.0

38.5

29.7-48.2

$50,000-74,999

36.7

26.4-48.3

13.7

7.5-23.9

4.8

1.6-13.0

44.9

33.9-56.4

$75,000+

32.2

22.5-43.7

13.2

6.3-25.5

0.0

. - .

54.6

42.6-66.1

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

378

108

30.2

24.4-36.6

113

30.1

24.9-35.9

18.3

14.4-23.0

21.5

16.9-26.9

573

215

36.7

32.4-41.4

15.1

12.1-18.7

6.9

5.0- 9.4

212

41.2

36.6-46.0

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

117

31.2

23.0-40.8

24.7

17.0-34.4

14.2

8.5-22.7

29.9

21.6-39.8

Non-Veteran

859

294

36.0

31.9-40.3

189

19.9

17.0-23.1

117

10.8

8.8-13.1

259

33.4

29.6-37.4

Currently Serving

21.3

4.1-63.2

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

78.7

36.8-95.9

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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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