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2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

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.

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  Total
Respond.^
1 to 5 6 or more but not all All None
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
-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
GENDER
Male 604 192 32.3 28.0-36.9 89 15.0 12.0-18.7 91 12.5 9.9-15.7 232 40.2 35.5-45.0
Female 1,006 292 29.2 25.9-32.8 181 18.9 16.0-22.0 158 13.1 10.9-15.6 375 38.8 35.2-42.5
RACE
White 1,428 421 30.0 27.2-33.0 232 16.8 14.5-19.2 225 13.2 11.3-15.2 550 40.0 37.0-43.2
African American 71 22 31.8 20.7-45.5 21 34.8 22.5-49.6 11 12.6 6.5-23.0 17 20.8 11.8-33.9
Other Minorities 4 1 38.4 6.0-86.0 1 27.2 3.5-79.1 0 0.0 . - . 2 34.4 6.7-79.3
AGE
18-24 90 12 10.1 5.3-18.4 1 1.8 0.2-11.4 1 1.2 0.2- 8.0 76 87.0 77.7-92.8
25-34 209 56 30.5 22.6-39.7 10 5.8 2.7-11.9 1 0.2 0.0- 1.7 142 63.5 54.3-71.8
35-44 293 107 37.3 30.9-44.2 27 10.4 6.8-15.7 5 1.8 0.7- 4.7 154 50.5 43.7-57.3
45-54 304 115 36.2 29.7-43.2 62 21.6 16.4-28.0 24 7.0 4.4-11.0 103 35.2 28.6-42.3
55-64 276 84 32.8 26.5-39.9 72 25.0 19.4-31.4 61 21.3 16.3-27.5 59 20.9 15.5-27.4
65-74 245 72 30.4 23.9-37.8 44 18.9 13.8-25.5 86 33.3 26.5-40.8 43 17.4 12.4-24.0
75+ 187 37 19.9 13.8-27.8 52 32.5 24.4-41.8 70 31.5 24.3-39.8 28 16.0 10.4-23.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 301 69 25.1 19.4-31.9 75 24.8 19.3-31.3 114 29.1 23.5-35.5 43 20.9 15.0-28.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 478 160 33.1 28.1-38.5 92 19.5 15.5-24.2 86 14.7 11.5-18.7 140 32.6 27.4-38.3
Some Post-H.S. 413 133 31.8 26.6-37.6 62 14.4 10.6-19.1 37 8.2 5.7-11.6 181 45.7 39.9-51.5
College Graduate 414 122 31.2 25.8-37.2 39 10.2 7.2-14.3 11 2.4 1.3- 4.6 242 56.1 50.2-61.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 208 34 12.6 8.5-18.4 60 27.3 20.0-36.1 72 33.0 25.3-41.8 42 27.1 18.5-37.8
$15,000- 24,999 296 97 30.8 24.6-37.8 59 21.7 16.5-28.1 57 16.4 12.2-21.8 83 31.0 24.7-38.2
$25,000- 34,999 223 73 35.3 28.0-43.3 47 21.2 15.4-28.4 21 7.1 4.3-11.5 82 36.5 29.4-44.2
$35,000- 49,999 219 63 28.4 21.9-35.9 35 19.6 13.8-27.0 15 7.0 4.0-12.2 106 45.0 37.3-52.9
$50,000-74,999 184 62 34.7 26.9-43.5 17 10.0 6.0-16.2 6 3.4 1.5- 7.5 99 52.0 43.4-60.4
$75,000+ 146 57 41.1 32.2-50.5 8 5.0 2.2-10.7 3 1.5 0.5- 4.8 78 52.4 43.1-61.6
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 569 152 27.7 23.3-32.6 139 25.8 21.5-30.6 149 22.3 18.6-26.6 129 24.2 19.8-29.2
No 1,003 321 32.3 28.8-36.0 126 12.4 10.2-15.0 92 7.8 6.1- 9.8 464 47.5 43.7-51.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 219 76 35.0 27.7-43.1 41 17.7 12.5-24.5 47 19.6 14.2-26.5 55 27.6 20.4-36.2
Non-Veteran 1,383 405 29.8 26.9-32.9 229 16.9 14.6-19.5 201 11.5 9.8-13.5 548 41.7 38.6-45.0
Currently Serving 5 2 58.7 14.0-92.6 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 3 41.3 7.4-86.0

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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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