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2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont 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
-Piedmont NC 8,604 2,614 28.4 27.1-29.7 1,355 10.8 10.0-11.5 797 6.0 5.5- 6.6 3,838 54.8 53.3-56.3
GENDER
Male 3,194 1,032 30.1 28.0-32.3 486 9.5 8.4-10.7 285 5.3 4.6- 6.1 1,391 55.1 52.7-57.5
Female 5,410 1,582 26.7 25.3-28.2 869 12.0 11.1-13.0 512 6.7 6.0- 7.5 2,447 54.5 52.8-56.3
RACE
White 6,658 1,939 26.0 24.6-27.4 1,013 10.4 9.7-11.3 590 5.7 5.2- 6.3 3,116 57.9 56.3-59.5
African American 1,322 442 32.6 29.4-36.0 290 16.6 14.2-19.3 178 9.9 8.2-11.8 412 40.9 37.2-44.7
Other Minorities 584 216 35.6 30.6-41.0 49 5.0 3.5- 7.1 27 2.4 1.6- 3.7 292 56.9 51.5-62.2
HISPANIC
Hispanic 485 184 37.8 32.1-43.7 35 4.4 2.8- 6.7 16 1.9 0.9- 3.7 250 56.0 50.0-61.8
Non-Hispanic 8,105 2,425 27.3 26.0-28.6 1,318 11.5 10.7-12.3 778 6.5 6.0- 7.1 3,584 54.7 53.2-56.2
AGE
18-24 340 56 15.3 11.2-20.4 2 0.7 0.2- 3.3 0 0.0 . - . 282 84.0 78.8-88.2
25-34 1,053 269 25.9 22.7-29.4 21 1.7 1.0- 3.0 3 0.4 0.1- 1.1 760 72.0 68.5-75.3
35-44 1,565 429 28.1 25.4-31.0 91 5.3 4.1- 6.8 30 2.0 1.3- 3.1 1,015 64.5 61.5-67.4
45-54 1,703 579 34.1 31.4-37.0 242 13.1 11.0-15.4 80 4.4 3.4- 5.8 802 48.4 45.4-51.3
55-64 1,677 583 36.1 33.3-39.0 365 20.6 18.4-23.0 205 11.7 10.0-13.6 524 31.6 28.9-34.5
65-74 1,243 388 31.1 28.1-34.3 358 27.8 24.9-30.9 255 19.9 17.2-22.9 242 21.2 18.6-24.1
75+ 959 288 29.0 25.7-32.6 268 28.0 24.7-31.6 220 23.3 20.2-26.8 183 19.6 16.7-22.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 1,239 338 32.4 28.5-36.6 342 17.7 15.4-20.2 336 18.1 15.7-20.8 223 31.8 27.5-36.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 2,479 860 32.9 30.3-35.6 522 14.9 13.4-16.6 284 7.5 6.4- 8.6 813 44.7 41.7-47.7
Some Post-H.S. 2,083 698 28.8 26.2-31.5 294 9.7 8.1-11.5 132 4.1 3.3- 5.0 959 57.5 54.4-60.6
College Graduate 2,783 712 22.6 20.8-24.6 195 5.1 4.3- 6.1 42 1.1 0.7- 1.6 1,834 71.2 69.1-73.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 870 214 30.7 25.3-36.7 236 19.6 16.5-23.2 230 18.1 15.2-21.5 190 31.5 26.1-37.4
$15,000- 24,999 1,354 446 34.0 30.5-37.8 326 16.4 14.2-18.8 202 9.8 8.3-11.7 380 39.7 35.7-43.9
$25,000- 34,999 956 349 33.9 29.8-38.1 186 14.0 11.7-16.7 83 7.2 5.6- 9.3 338 44.9 40.3-49.6
$35,000- 49,999 1,183 412 31.5 28.2-35.0 163 10.3 8.5-12.4 62 3.9 2.9- 5.4 546 54.3 50.4-58.1
$50,000-74,999 1,112 342 27.0 23.8-30.4 123 9.3 7.4-11.6 34 2.5 1.6- 3.7 613 61.2 57.4-64.9
$75,000+ 1,876 481 23.1 20.9-25.5 100 4.3 3.1- 5.8 25 1.1 0.7- 1.7 1,270 71.6 69.0-74.0
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 2,931 870 30.4 28.0-32.9 732 19.7 18.0-21.5 453 11.7 10.4-13.1 876 38.2 35.6-41.0
No 5,410 1,657 27.2 25.7-28.8 591 7.1 6.3- 7.9 322 3.7 3.2- 4.3 2,840 62.0 60.2-63.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 1,124 406 34.7 31.2-38.3 254 19.1 16.2-22.5 128 9.1 7.4-11.1 336 37.1 33.3-41.1
Non-Veteran 7,463 2,202 27.5 26.1-28.9 1,101 9.7 9.0-10.4 669 5.6 5.1- 6.2 3,491 57.2 55.6-58.7

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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, 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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