2018 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Oral Health

Adults aged 18+ that have had permanent teeth extracted: Indicator for Healthy North Carolina 2020

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,619 2,303 45.5 43.7-47.3 2,316 54.5 52.7-56.3
-Eastern NC 1,659 889 47.6 44.6-50.7 770 52.4 49.3-55.4
GENDER
Male 774 403 47.0 42.6-51.4 371 53.0 48.6-57.4
Female 885 486 48.3 44.0-52.6 399 51.7 47.4-56.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,035 496 43.1 39.4-46.8 539 56.9 53.2-60.6
Non-Hispanic Black 393 268 59.2 52.5-65.5 125 40.8 34.5-47.5
Other 233 126 45.4 37.2-53.8 107 54.6 46.2-62.8
AGE
18-34 338 58 18.1 13.8-23.5 280 81.9 76.5-86.2
35-44 219 86 37.9 30.7-45.6 133 62.1 54.4-69.3
45-54 274 155 56.9 49.4-64.2 119 43.1 35.8-50.6
55-64 300 207 67.8 60.7-74.2 93 32.2 25.8-39.3
65-74 311 217 74.0 67.8-79.3 94 26.0 20.7-32.2
75+ 193 153 80.9 70.9-88.0 40 19.1 12.0-29.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 184 135 65.0 55.7-73.4 49 35.0 26.6-44.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 474 288 50.8 45.1-56.5 186 49.2 43.5-54.9
Some Post-H.S. 491 273 48.1 42.5-53.7 218 51.9 46.3-57.5
College Graduate 511 194 32.8 28.1-37.8 317 67.2 62.2-71.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 169 119 64.6 54.8-73.4 50 35.4 26.6-45.2
$15,000- 24,999 274 181 57.0 49.5-64.1 93 43.0 35.9-50.5
$25,000- 34,999 172 100 54.9 45.6-63.8 72 45.1 36.2-54.4
$35,000- 49,999 208 121 54.8 46.3-63.0 87 45.2 37.0-53.7
$50,000- 74,999 221 90 34.4 27.3-42.3 131 65.6 57.7-72.7
$75,000+ 309 111 33.8 27.6-40.6 198 66.2 59.4-72.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 572 413 66.3 60.8-71.5 159 33.7 28.5-39.2
No 1,051 459 39.3 35.7-43.0 592 60.7 57.0-64.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 349 178 42.0 35.9-48.3 171 58.0 51.7-64.1
Non-Veteran 1,309 710 49.2 45.7-52.7 599 50.8 47.3-54.3
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 100 *** *** *** 55 60.8 50.0-70.7
Regional City or Suburban County 394 163 35.9 30.7-41.5 231 64.1 58.5-69.3
Rural 1,167 682 53.5 49.6-57.3 485 46.5 42.7-50.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 818 326 36.0 32.0-40.3 492 64.0 59.7-68.0
Unemployed 65 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 478 337 72.4 67.0-77.2 141 27.6 22.8-33.0
Unable to Work 188 151 77.6 69.1-84.2 37 22.4 15.8-30.9
Other not in Labor Force 98 29 23.5 15.7-33.8 69 76.5 66.2-84.3
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 61 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 134 80 49.2 39.3-59.2 54 50.8 40.8-60.7
101% to 150% 250 171 63.5 55.8-70.5 79 36.5 29.5-44.2
151% to 200% 140 88 53.0 42.8-62.9 52 47.0 37.1-57.2
More than 200% 749 333 40.2 35.8-44.6 416 59.8 55.4-64.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 520 339 57.4 51.2-63.3 181 42.6 36.7-48.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 827 394 43.5 39.4-47.7 433 56.5 52.3-60.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 314 157 46.3 39.6-53.1 157 53.7 46.9-60.4

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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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