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2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern 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 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
-Eastern NC 5,150 1,687 31.4 29.7-33.2 980 15.1 14.0-16.3 508 6.6 5.9- 7.3 1,975 46.9 44.9-48.8
GENDER
Male 1,829 602 30.9 28.2-33.8 341 14.6 12.8-16.5 178 5.8 4.9- 6.9 708 48.7 45.5-51.9
Female 3,321 1,085 31.9 29.8-33.9 639 15.7 14.3-17.2 330 7.4 6.5- 8.4 1,267 45.1 42.8-47.4
RACE
White 3,462 1,065 28.5 26.5-30.5 581 13.3 12.1-14.7 342 6.5 5.8- 7.4 1,474 51.6 49.3-53.9
African American 1,184 431 36.7 33.2-40.4 334 25.5 22.5-28.8 132 8.5 6.9-10.4 287 29.3 25.7-33.1
Other Minorities 489 186 36.1 30.3-42.4 62 6.2 4.3- 8.8 32 3.7 2.4- 5.7 209 54.0 47.5-60.3
HISPANIC
Hispanic 265 100 36.7 29.3-44.7 16 4.2 2.3- 7.7 13 2.5 1.3- 4.8 136 56.6 48.5-64.5
Non-Hispanic 4,875 1,586 30.9 29.2-32.6 958 16.2 15.0-17.5 494 7.1 6.4- 7.9 1,837 45.8 43.9-47.8
AGE
18-24 236 48 15.5 10.9-21.5 3 1.7 0.5- 5.5 0 0.0 . - . 185 82.8 76.6-87.7
25-34 632 187 31.4 27.1-36.0 11 1.2 0.6- 2.4 2 0.4 0.1- 1.7 432 67.0 62.4-71.3
35-44 844 299 36.1 32.1-40.4 76 9.3 7.2-12.0 8 0.5 0.2- 1.1 461 54.1 49.8-58.3
45-54 1,032 401 40.4 36.8-44.2 197 19.7 16.7-23.1 52 4.9 3.6- 6.7 382 35.0 31.6-38.5
55-64 1,028 346 33.1 29.7-36.7 277 29.3 26.0-32.9 115 10.6 8.7-13.0 290 26.9 23.9-30.2
65-74 776 229 29.2 25.6-33.1 247 32.0 28.3-36.0 174 21.9 18.7-25.4 126 16.9 14.0-20.3
75+ 568 164 26.6 22.7-30.9 163 30.1 25.6-35.0 155 28.1 23.7-32.8 86 15.2 12.1-18.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 841 225 29.7 25.2-34.6 235 22.3 18.9-26.1 222 16.1 13.5-18.9 159 31.9 26.7-37.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,656 577 32.2 29.2-35.4 407 19.7 17.4-22.2 175 6.9 5.8- 8.3 497 41.1 37.5-44.8
Some Post-H.S. 1,314 478 35.0 31.7-38.5 219 12.1 10.3-14.2 80 4.2 3.2- 5.3 537 48.7 45.0-52.5
College Graduate 1,333 404 27.5 24.6-30.6 118 6.5 5.3- 8.0 31 1.9 1.3- 2.9 780 64.0 60.8-67.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 652 187 30.3 25.7-35.3 200 27.0 23.0-31.5 161 20.1 16.6-24.1 104 22.6 18.1-27.9
$15,000- 24,999 893 298 32.8 28.4-37.4 239 20.5 17.3-24.1 107 8.1 6.4-10.1 249 38.6 33.4-44.2
$25,000- 34,999 653 248 35.4 30.7-40.5 146 20.6 16.9-24.8 56 5.5 4.1- 7.5 203 38.4 33.3-43.8
$35,000- 49,999 738 268 35.0 30.4-40.0 106 11.8 9.3-14.7 36 4.1 2.8- 5.9 328 49.1 44.2-54.1
$50,000-74,999 695 244 34.3 30.0-38.8 85 10.4 8.0-13.5 22 2.8 1.7- 4.4 344 52.5 47.7-57.4
$75,000+ 754 216 25.9 22.4-29.9 52 5.8 4.3- 7.9 15 1.5 0.8- 2.6 471 66.8 62.6-70.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 1,944 605 31.2 28.6-33.9 547 25.9 23.5-28.4 313 12.6 11.1-14.4 479 30.3 27.4-33.4
No 3,041 1,030 31.5 29.3-33.8 408 10.0 8.9-11.3 183 3.9 3.2- 4.6 1,420 54.6 52.1-57.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 877 278 31.6 27.7-35.9 173 16.2 13.5-19.2 84 7.3 5.7- 9.4 342 44.9 40.6-49.3
Non-Veteran 4,262 1,406 31.4 29.5-33.3 803 14.9 13.6-16.2 424 6.5 5.8- 7.3 1,629 47.3 45.1-49.5

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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.

** 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.

***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: Beaufort, Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Hyde, Martin, Northampton, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, Warren, and Washington.
Mountain Area Health Education Center (MAHEC): Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, and Yancey counties.

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