2018 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern 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 4,619 1,350 28.1 26.5-29.7 623 11.8 10.6-13.0 330 5.7 5.0- 6.5 2,316 54.5 52.7-56.3
-Eastern NC 1,659 499 27.3 24.6-30.1 267 14.6 12.6-16.9 123 5.8 4.6- 7.1 770 52.4 49.3-55.4
GENDER
Male 774 233 27.7 23.9-31.9 120 14.3 11.6-17.6 50 4.9 3.5- 6.8 371 53.0 48.6-57.4
Female 885 266 26.9 23.4-30.7 147 14.9 12.1-18.2 73 6.6 5.0- 8.7 399 51.7 47.4-56.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,035 293 26.3 23.1-29.7 129 11.5 9.4-14.0 74 5.3 4.0- 7.0 539 56.9 53.2-60.6
Non-Hispanic Black 393 131 29.5 23.9-35.8 103 22.7 17.8-28.4 34 7.0 4.7-10.4 125 40.8 34.5-47.5
Other 233 76 27.9 21.4-35.6 35 12.3 8.0-18.4 *** *** *** 107 54.6 46.2-62.8
AGE
18-34 338 50 15.0 11.1-20.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** 280 81.9 76.5-86.2
35-44 219 66 28.4 22.0-35.7 19 9.2 5.5-14.9 *** *** *** 133 62.1 54.4-69.3
45-54 274 101 36.2 29.0-44.0 42 17.3 12.1-24.1 *** *** *** 119 43.1 35.8-50.6
55-64 300 103 35.5 28.5-43.2 75 24.1 18.6-30.7 29 8.2 5.3-12.6 93 32.2 25.8-39.3
65-74 311 97 31.7 25.7-38.5 80 26.9 20.7-34.1 40 15.3 10.8-21.3 94 26.0 20.7-32.2
75+ 193 73 34.2 26.1-43.3 42 26.1 17.7-36.8 38 20.5 14.0-29.0 40 19.1 12.0-29.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 184 53 24.1 17.4-32.4 49 26.8 19.2-36.0 33 14.1 9.4-20.6 49 35.0 26.6-44.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 474 139 27.7 22.9-33.2 98 16.4 13.0-20.5 51 6.7 4.7- 9.3 186 49.2 43.5-54.9
Some Post-H.S. 491 164 29.9 25.1-35.2 79 13.6 10.4-17.7 30 4.5 3.0- 6.9 218 51.9 46.3-57.5
College Graduate 511 144 24.7 20.7-29.2 41 6.5 4.2-10.0 *** *** *** 317 67.2 62.2-71.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 169 41 26.0 18.1-35.8 51 28.0 19.9-37.8 27 10.7 6.6-16.8 50 35.4 26.6-45.2
$15,000- 24,999 274 87 26.7 21.0-33.2 63 21.6 16.0-28.4 31 8.7 5.7-13.2 93 43.0 35.9-50.5
$25,000- 34,999 172 56 33.0 24.9-42.3 30 14.7 9.7-21.6 *** *** *** 72 45.1 36.2-54.4
$35,000- 49,999 208 74 32.7 25.5-40.9 40 19.4 13.4-27.2 *** *** *** 87 45.2 37.0-53.7
$50,000- 74,999 221 66 24.7 18.6-32.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** 131 65.6 57.7-72.7
$75,000+ 309 88 26.3 20.7-32.8 20 6.9 4.1-11.4 *** *** *** 198 66.2 59.4-72.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 572 184 31.0 26.1-36.3 155 24.5 20.3-29.3 74 10.9 8.3-14.1 159 33.7 28.5-39.2
No 1,051 303 25.7 22.6-29.1 108 10.1 8.0-12.6 48 3.5 2.4- 4.9 592 60.7 57.0-64.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 349 107 24.9 20.1-30.5 47 11.2 8.0-15.3 24 5.9 3.7- 9.2 171 58.0 51.7-64.1
Non-Veteran 1,309 392 28.0 25.0-31.3 219 15.5 13.2-18.2 99 5.7 4.5- 7.3 599 50.8 47.3-54.3
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 100 28 24.9 16.8-35.1 13 10.6 5.8-18.5 *** *** *** 55 60.8 50.0-70.7
Regional City or Suburban County 394 102 23.1 18.7-28.1 43 9.3 6.6-13.0 18 3.5 2.1- 5.8 231 64.1 58.5-69.3
Rural 1,167 370 29.4 26.0-33.0 211 17.2 14.5-20.3 101 6.9 5.4- 8.7 485 46.5 42.7-50.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 818 230 25.5 21.9-29.5 75 8.3 6.3-10.8 21 2.3 1.3- 3.8 492 64.0 59.7-68.0
Unemployed 65 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 478 166 34.1 29.0-39.6 106 22.9 18.1-28.4 65 15.4 11.7-19.9 141 27.6 22.8-33.0
Unable to Work 188 54 30.5 22.3-40.2 63 35.3 26.6-45.0 34 11.8 7.8-17.6 37 22.4 15.8-30.9
Other not in Labor Force 98 19 15.6 9.4-24.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** 69 76.5 66.2-84.3
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 61 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 134 41 26.2 18.8-35.3 23 15.3 9.4-23.8 16 7.7 4.3-13.4 54 50.8 40.8-60.7
101% to 150% 250 72 27.4 21.3-34.5 67 23.8 18.0-30.8 32 12.3 8.1-18.2 79 36.5 29.5-44.2
151% to 200% 140 50 31.6 23.3-41.3 24 14.3 9.0-21.9 *** *** *** 52 47.0 37.1-57.2
More than 200% 749 228 27.7 23.9-31.8 78 10.0 7.6-13.0 27 2.5 1.6- 3.9 416 59.8 55.4-64.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 520 168 29.9 24.5-36.0 114 19.0 14.9-23.9 57 8.4 6.0-11.8 181 42.6 36.7-48.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 827 235 26.1 22.6-29.9 107 12.2 9.7-15.2 52 5.2 3.8- 7.1 433 56.5 52.3-60.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 314 97 27.2 21.8-33.4 46 15.2 10.9-20.7 14 3.8 2.1- 6.8 157 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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