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2008 BRFSS Survey Results: New Hanover 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 15,506 4,847 29.4 28.3-30.5 2,732 12.3 11.7-12.9 1,563 6.1 5.7- 6.5 6,364 52.2 51.0-53.4
-New Hanover County 361 107 24.3 19.4-30.1 52 10.5 7.4-14.7 27 4.8 3.2- 7.3 175 60.4 53.6-66.8
GENDER
Male 142 44 24.2 16.7-33.6 19 9.6 5.3-16.8 12 4.3 2.3- 7.9 67 61.9 51.0-71.8
Female 219 63 24.5 18.7-31.4 33 11.4 7.6-16.7 15 5.4 3.1- 9.2 108 58.7 50.9-66.1
RACE
White 310 86 22.7 17.7-28.6 41 10.8 7.3-15.7 23 5.0 3.2- 7.8 160 61.5 54.5-68.1
Other 48 21 32.1 17.5-51.3 9 8.0 3.4-17.4 4 4.2 1.4-11.6 14 55.7 35.1-74.5
AGE
18-44 81 12 11.7 6.0-21.4 2 4.1 1.0-15.7 1 0.3 0.0- 2.2 66 84.0 72.6-91.2
45+ 279 95 33.4 26.8-40.7 50 15.0 11.0-20.2 26 8.1 5.3-12.0 108 43.6 35.4-52.0
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 104 35 30.7 19.9-44.2 29 17.2 10.6-26.7 13 7.7 4.1-14.0 27 44.4 29.1-60.9
Some College + 257 72 21.7 16.6-28.0 23 7.7 4.5-12.9 14 3.7 2.1- 6.4 148 66.8 59.5-73.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 157 53 28.8 20.2-39.1 36 17.0 10.8-25.7 16 6.4 3.6-11.1 52 47.8 35.7-60.1
$50,000+ 158 37 20.4 14.5-28.1 6 3.1 1.3- 7.0 6 2.8 1.2- 6.2 109 73.7 65.6-80.3

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^Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50, % = 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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