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2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Mecklenburg 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
-Mecklenburg County 828 224 25.6 22.0-29.6 82 6.3 4.9- 8.1 47 4.1 3.0- 5.7 475 64.0 59.7-68.0
GENDER
Male 294 90 26.9 21.1-33.6 24 3.9 2.5- 6.0 14 3.4 1.9- 5.9 166 65.9 58.8-72.3
Female 534 134 24.3 20.3-28.7 58 8.9 6.7-11.8 33 4.9 3.4- 7.0 309 62.0 57.2-66.5
RACE
White 567 143 22.9 19.1-27.3 47 5.6 4.1- 7.7 28 3.6 2.4- 5.3 349 67.9 63.2-72.3
Other 257 79 29.2 22.5-36.9 35 7.5 5.1-10.9 19 4.9 2.9- 8.2 124 58.4 50.2-66.2
AGE
18-44 336 65 19.0 14.3-24.8 8 1.6 0.7- 3.3 0 0.0 . - . 263 79.4 73.6-84.2
45+ 486 159 35.2 30.4-40.4 74 13.1 10.3-16.6 45 9.5 6.9-12.9 208 42.2 37.2-47.3
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 209 61 28.7 20.9-38.1 38 11.2 7.7-15.9 37 10.8 7.3-15.7 73 49.3 39.2-59.4
Some College + 616 162 24.2 20.4-28.5 44 4.3 3.1- 6.0 9 1.2 0.6- 2.4 401 70.3 65.8-74.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 327 100 28.4 22.3-35.4 52 10.1 7.3-13.7 27 7.0 4.5-10.8 148 54.5 46.8-62.0
$50,000+ 395 100 23.7 19.2-28.9 15 2.6 1.4- 4.5 5 0.9 0.4- 2.2 275 72.9 67.5-77.6

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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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