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2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeastern Partnership***

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
-Northeastern Partnership 1,056 354 31.1 27.6-34.7 262 19.8 17.2-22.6 121 8.2 6.6-10.1 319 41.0 36.7-45.4
GENDER
Male 379 117 26.6 21.7-32.2 95 19.1 15.1-23.8 39 6.7 4.6- 9.6 128 47.6 40.7-54.6
Female 677 237 35.1 30.8-39.8 167 20.4 17.3-24.0 82 9.6 7.5-12.2 191 34.8 30.2-39.8
RACE
White 661 206 29.1 24.9-33.6 134 16.1 13.2-19.4 77 7.9 6.1-10.3 244 46.9 41.7-52.2
African American 343 128 35.3 29.2-41.8 122 31.0 25.5-37.2 39 9.5 6.6-13.4 54 24.2 17.5-32.6
Other Minorities 49 20 31.7 18.7-48.5 4 8.2 2.8-21.8 4 4.8 1.5-14.0 21 55.3 37.7-71.7
HISPANIC
Hispanic 32 10 25.2 12.3-44.6 3 8.9 2.7-25.5 2 3.2 0.6-14.9 17 62.7 42.3-79.4
Non-Hispanic 1,022 344 31.6 28.1-35.2 258 20.6 17.9-23.5 119 8.6 6.9-10.6 301 39.3 35.0-43.7
AGE
18-24 39 5 9.0 3.2-22.8 1 1.3 0.2- 8.9 0 0.0 . - . 33 89.7 76.1-96.0
25-34 92 32 34.7 24.8-46.1 3 2.3 0.7- 7.1 0 0.0 . - . 57 63.0 51.5-73.1
35-44 145 59 40.4 31.8-49.7 23 15.8 10.3-23.6 0 0.0 . - . 63 43.7 35.0-52.9
45-54 231 97 41.2 34.1-48.6 51 22.4 16.6-29.5 16 8.1 4.8-13.3 67 28.4 22.3-35.3
55-64 235 86 35.7 29.1-42.9 67 30.0 23.8-37.0 25 10.8 7.1-16.1 57 23.5 18.0-30.1
65-74 178 40 21.3 15.4-28.8 70 41.7 33.7-50.2 45 23.6 17.6-31.0 23 13.3 8.7-20.0
75+ 130 33 24.1 17.0-32.9 46 34.0 25.6-43.6 34 27.2 18.9-37.6 17 14.7 9.0-22.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 227 60 26.5 19.7-34.8 85 28.4 21.9-35.9 54 17.5 12.6-23.7 28 27.5 17.9-39.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 363 118 28.3 22.9-34.3 104 23.5 18.7-29.1 43 8.2 5.7-11.7 98 39.9 32.6-47.8
Some Post-H.S. 235 103 41.4 33.4-49.8 45 14.3 10.2-19.7 15 4.0 2.2- 7.1 72 40.3 31.8-49.4
College Graduate 229 73 29.9 23.5-37.3 27 9.6 6.3-14.4 9 2.8 1.4- 5.5 120 57.7 50.0-65.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 161 36 17.8 12.2-25.1 64 35.3 27.0-44.7 36 18.8 12.9-26.7 25 28.1 18.6-40.1
$15,000- 24,999 202 71 31.9 24.4-40.4 61 24.2 18.0-31.8 20 8.1 4.7-13.6 50 35.8 26.1-46.9
$25,000- 34,999 135 56 40.3 29.6-51.9 34 27.4 18.6-38.3 16 8.1 4.6-13.9 29 24.3 15.1-36.6
$35,000- 49,999 146 57 33.5 24.9-43.3 25 14.4 9.4-21.6 9 4.6 2.2- 9.2 55 47.5 37.1-58.1
$50,000-74,999 123 55 44.4 34.7-54.7 18 12.1 7.4-19.2 3 2.3 0.7- 7.2 47 41.1 31.0-51.9
$75,000+ 128 34 24.3 16.6-33.9 13 7.5 4.1-13.2 4 2.5 0.9- 6.6 77 65.8 55.7-74.6
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 434 125 28.9 23.8-34.5 155 31.3 26.4-36.8 67 12.3 9.2-16.2 87 27.5 21.4-34.6
No 593 221 32.5 27.9-37.5 104 13.3 10.5-16.5 49 5.4 4.0- 7.4 219 48.8 43.2-54.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 150 40 28.4 19.8-38.9 42 22.4 15.9-30.7 13 7.4 3.7-14.2 55 41.8 32.3-51.9
Non-Veteran 903 313 31.5 27.8-35.5 219 19.3 16.6-22.4 108 8.3 6.7-10.4 263 40.8 36.1-45.7

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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.

**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, Edgecombe, 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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