BRFSS 2004 - Orange County: (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
-Orange County	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
GENDER
Male	148	43	25.5	19.0-33.4	10	7.1	3.5-13.7	6	5.3	2.1-13.0	89	62.0	53.0-70.3
Female	256	70	24.5	19.2-30.7	14	4.5	2.5- 8.0	15	6.7	3.4-12.8	157	64.3	57.3-70.7
RACE
White	316	80	22.3	17.8-27.5	18	5.9	3.4- 9.9	13	4.7	2.3- 9.1	205	67.2	61.0-72.8
Other	85	32	33.4	23.2-45.4	6	5.4	2.1-13.2	8	10.5	4.3-23.7	39	50.7	38.2-63.2
AGE
18-44	195	35	16.8	11.9-23.3	1	0.3	0.0- 2.3	1	0.2	0.0- 1.7	158	82.6	76.1-87.6
45+	208	77	33.5	26.8-40.9	23	11.6	7.3-17.9	20	12.3	7.2-20.4	88	42.7	35.1-50.5
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	82	31	30.1	20.4-41.8	6	8.8	3.6-19.7	15	22.2	12.2-36.9	30	39.0	27.2-52.2
Some College +	322	82	23.5	18.9-28.9	18	4.8	2.8- 8.3	6	1.3	0.5- 3.1	216	70.4	64.6-75.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	148	40	23.6	16.8-31.9	14	8.5	4.6-15.0	16	14.2	7.7-24.6	78	53.8	44.0-63.3
$50,000+	170	48	27.5	20.8-35.3	6	4.4	1.7-10.8	2	0.6	0.2- 2.6	114	67.5	59.3-74.8

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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
-Orange County	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
GENDER
Male	148	43	25.5	19.0-33.4	10	7.1	3.5-13.7	6	5.3	2.1-13.0	89	62.0	53.0-70.3
Female	256	70	24.5	19.2-30.7	14	4.5	2.5- 8.0	15	6.7	3.4-12.8	157	64.3	57.3-70.7
RACE
White	316	80	22.3	17.8-27.5	18	5.9	3.4- 9.9	13	4.7	2.3- 9.1	205	67.2	61.0-72.8
Other	85	32	33.4	23.2-45.4	6	5.4	2.1-13.2	8	10.5	4.3-23.7	39	50.7	38.2-63.2
AGE
18-44	195	35	16.8	11.9-23.3	1	0.3	0.0- 2.3	1	0.2	0.0- 1.7	158	82.6	76.1-87.6
45+	208	77	33.5	26.8-40.9	23	11.6	7.3-17.9	20	12.3	7.2-20.4	88	42.7	35.1-50.5
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	82	31	30.1	20.4-41.8	6	8.8	3.6-19.7	15	22.2	12.2-36.9	30	39.0	27.2-52.2
Some College +	322	82	23.5	18.9-28.9	18	4.8	2.8- 8.3	6	1.3	0.5- 3.1	216	70.4	64.6-75.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	148	40	23.6	16.8-31.9	14	8.5	4.6-15.0	16	14.2	7.7-24.6	78	53.8	44.0-63.3
$50,000+	170	48	27.5	20.8-35.3	6	4.4	1.7-10.8	2	0.6	0.2- 2.6	114	67.5	59.3-74.8

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Orange County

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.