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2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Western 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
-Western NC 1,638 478 28.3 25.5-31.2 309 14.7 12.8-16.8 214 8.6 7.3-10.2 637 48.4 45.1-51.8
GENDER
Male 608 174 28.5 24.0-33.4 110 12.9 10.2-16.0 74 7.7 5.8-10.2 250 51.0 45.7-56.2
Female 1,030 304 28.1 24.7-31.8 199 16.3 13.8-19.1 140 9.4 7.6-11.4 387 46.3 42.0-50.5
RACE
White 1,480 417 27.9 25.0-31.1 287 14.9 13.0-17.1 194 8.9 7.4-10.6 582 48.3 44.8-51.9
African American 46 20 30.3 17.5-47.0 10 21.3 10.6-38.1 5 12.8 4.9-29.6 11 35.7 18.6-57.4
Other Minorities 103 40 32.8 22.4-45.3 11 10.9 5.1-22.0 13 3.6 1.6- 7.9 39 52.6 39.6-65.3
HISPANIC
Hispanic 65 24 29.5 18.7-43.2 10 10.8 5.0-22.0 2 0.6 0.1- 2.4 29 59.1 44.6-72.1
Non-Hispanic 1,567 454 28.3 25.4-31.4 296 14.8 12.9-16.9 211 9.1 7.7-10.8 606 47.8 44.3-51.2
AGE
18-24 53 3 4.1 1.1-13.5 3 2.3 0.6- 7.9 0 0.0 . - . 47 93.6 84.6-97.5
25-34 171 55 28.0 20.3-37.2 6 4.7 2.0-10.4 0 0.0 . - . 110 67.4 58.0-75.5
35-44 245 74 30.3 23.9-37.6 24 10.3 6.5-16.0 4 1.3 0.4- 4.1 143 58.1 50.6-65.3
45-54 318 119 41.7 34.9-48.7 51 15.3 11.2-20.6 17 5.7 3.1-10.0 131 37.3 31.1-44.0
55-64 347 102 28.4 23.1-34.4 71 20.8 16.3-26.3 62 18.7 14.2-24.2 112 32.1 26.4-38.4
65-74 284 72 27.1 21.2-33.8 87 31.2 25.2-37.9 77 22.9 17.8-28.9 48 18.9 13.9-25.2
75+ 215 52 28.6 21.7-36.6 66 25.8 19.8-32.9 54 21.5 15.7-28.7 43 24.1 17.5-32.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 266 52 26.0 18.4-35.5 86 22.8 17.1-29.7 93 22.0 16.7-28.4 35 29.2 20.2-40.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 501 177 33.0 27.8-38.6 111 16.7 13.3-20.7 75 9.6 7.2-12.6 138 40.8 34.4-47.4
Some Post-H.S. 407 120 27.1 22.1-32.8 70 14.7 11.3-19.1 35 5.5 3.6- 8.4 182 52.6 46.4-58.8
College Graduate 458 129 25.1 20.7-30.2 40 6.8 4.7- 9.7 10 1.7 0.8- 4.0 279 66.3 60.9-71.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 220 49 28.4 19.8-38.9 60 23.4 17.0-31.2 73 23.9 17.7-31.4 38 24.3 16.4-34.6
$15,000- 24,999 302 99 33.4 26.3-41.4 75 21.0 15.8-27.3 49 10.0 7.1-14.0 79 35.5 28.0-43.9
$25,000- 34,999 236 86 36.5 28.6-45.2 53 16.9 12.2-22.9 26 9.4 5.9-14.7 71 37.2 28.3-47.1
$35,000- 49,999 257 74 26.6 20.6-33.6 41 12.0 8.3-16.9 19 5.3 3.2- 8.6 123 56.2 48.4-63.7
$50,000-74,999 192 65 30.3 23.3-38.4 23 11.8 7.4-18.3 6 2.2 0.7- 6.6 98 55.7 47.1-63.9
$75,000+ 195 51 24.6 18.1-32.6 11 4.2 2.1- 7.9 6 3.8 1.4- 9.8 127 67.4 59.1-74.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 650 179 30.7 25.9-35.9 170 23.5 19.7-27.6 130 14.3 11.5-17.6 171 31.6 26.5-37.2
No 940 282 27.1 23.7-30.9 128 10.0 8.0-12.4 78 5.6 4.3- 7.4 452 57.3 53.1-61.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 237 64 24.4 18.6-31.4 66 26.0 20.0-33.0 35 14.8 9.8-21.8 72 34.8 27.5-43.0
Non-Veteran 1,399 413 28.8 25.7-32.0 242 13.0 11.2-15.2 179 7.7 6.4- 9.2 565 50.5 46.9-54.1

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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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