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2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Buncombe 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.

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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 15,392 4,779 29.2 28.3-30.2 2,644 12.6 12.0-13.2 1,519 6.6 6.2- 7.0 6,450 51.6 50.5-52.8
-Buncombe County 352 86 21.4 17.0-26.6 51 11.0 8.1-14.9 38 7.8 5.4-11.2 177 59.8 53.5-65.8
GENDER
Male 127 33 20.7 14.2-29.3 19 9.5 5.7-15.3 10 5.4 2.5-11.4 65 64.4 54.5-73.1
Female 225 53 22.0 16.4-28.7 32 12.4 8.4-18.0 28 9.9 6.6-14.7 112 55.7 47.6-63.5
RACE
White 314 72 20.5 15.9-26.0 47 11.5 8.3-15.6 34 8.0 5.4-11.8 161 60.0 53.3-66.3
Other 35 13 26.3 13.5-45.0 4 8.6 2.8-23.2 3 5.8 1.5-20.0 15 59.3 39.6-76.4
AGE
18-44 104 17 13.2 7.9-21.3 2 2.3 0.5- 9.1 0 0.0 . - . 85 84.5 75.8-90.4
45+ 248 69 29.1 23.1-35.8 49 19.3 14.5-25.2 38 15.1 10.7-21.0 92 36.6 30.1-43.5
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 127 35 23.6 16.2-33.2 31 15.9 10.6-23.2 26 13.9 8.9-21.2 35 46.5 34.7-58.7
Some College + 224 51 20.1 14.9-26.5 20 8.1 4.9-13.0 12 4.0 1.9- 8.3 141 67.8 60.4-74.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 192 44 20.0 14.3-27.3 35 13.2 9.0-19.0 29 9.7 6.4-14.4 84 57.1 48.1-65.6
$50,000+ 107 31 25.9 17.9-35.9 10 8.9 4.7-16.2 4 4.3 1.3-13.6 62 60.9 50.2-70.7

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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.


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