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2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeast Partnership II**

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
-Northeast Partnership II 496 174 31.6 26.7-36.9 123 20.3 16.6-24.7 54 8.0 5.9-10.7 145 40.1 34.1-46.5
GENDER
Male 178 54 25.1 18.6-33.0 42 19.6 13.9-26.8 17 5.4 3.1- 9.2 65 49.9 40.5-59.4
Female 318 120 38.0 31.7-44.7 81 21.1 16.7-26.3 37 10.5 7.3-14.8 80 30.5 24.2-37.5
RACE
White 332 105 29.2 23.6-35.6 72 17.9 13.7-22.9 40 8.2 5.8-11.5 115 44.7 37.6-52.0
Other 162 69 35.9 27.2-45.6 50 24.6 17.7-33.1 13 7.0 3.8-12.7 30 32.5 22.0-45.1
AGE
18-44 129 48 29.6 21.4-39.4 15 8.7 5.0-14.7 0 0.0 . - . 66 61.7 51.4-71.1
45+ 365 125 33.2 28.0-38.8 108 29.9 24.7-35.7 54 14.5 10.9-19.0 78 22.4 17.9-27.7
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 278 89 28.2 22.2-35.1 90 27.6 21.7-34.3 47 12.2 8.8-16.8 52 32.0 23.9-41.4
Some College + 218 85 36.1 28.6-44.4 33 10.7 7.3-15.5 7 2.2 1.0- 4.9 93 50.9 42.4-59.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 291 101 30.6 24.2-37.7 86 25.4 19.9-31.8 33 7.4 5.0-10.9 71 36.6 28.6-45.4
$50,000+ 130 50 34.8 26.3-44.3 17 10.0 6.1-16.1 6 4.1 1.8- 9.0 57 51.1 41.2-60.9

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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, Edgecombe, Hyde, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington counties.

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