2018 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Oral Health

Adults aged 65+ who have had all their natural teeth extracted (calculated variable)

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  Total
Respond.^		 No Yes
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 1,355 1,135 82.6 79.7-85.1 220 17.4 14.9-20.3
-Eastern NC 504 426 82.6 77.8-86.5 78 17.4 13.5-22.2
GENDER
Male 219 186 83.2 75.7-88.7 33 16.8 11.3-24.3
Female 285 240 82.1 75.5-87.3 45 17.9 12.7-24.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 359 310 84.3 78.7-88.6 49 15.7 11.4-21.3
Non-Hispanic Black 108 88 81.5 71.0-88.8 20 18.5 11.2-29.0
Other 37 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
65-74 311 271 84.7 78.7-89.2 40 15.3 10.8-21.3
75+ 193 155 79.5 71.0-86.0 38 20.5 14.0-29.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 138 106 76.9 66.8-84.6 32 23.1 15.4-33.2
Some Post-H.S. 156 135 83.9 74.7-90.2 21 16.1 9.8-25.3
College Graduate 157 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 47 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 83 83 100 . - . *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 238 189 76.8 69.0-83.1 49 23.2 16.9-31.0
No 259 230 87.7 81.6-92.1 29 12.3 7.9-18.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 124 105 81.5 71.2-88.7 19 18.5 11.3-28.8
Non-Veteran 380 321 83.0 77.4-87.4 59 17.0 12.6-22.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 37 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 79 66 80.7 68.6-88.9 13 19.3 11.1-31.4
Rural 388 325 81.8 76.0-86.4 63 18.2 13.6-24.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unemployed 3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 393 335 82.3 76.8-86.7 58 17.7 13.3-23.2
Unable to Work 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 21 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 82 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 47 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 238 222 92.8 88.0-95.8 16 7.2 4.2-12.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 154 118 74.1 63.2-82.6 36 25.9 17.4-36.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 227 191 80.4 72.7-86.3 36 19.6 13.7-27.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 123 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2018 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2018 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2018 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2018 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2018 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2018 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

^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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