2018 BRFSS Survey Results: 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
-Non-Hispanic Black 852 507 50.9 46.7-55.2 345 49.1 44.8-53.3
GENDER
Male 348 194 49.4 43.1-55.8 154 50.6 44.2-56.9
Female 504 313 52.2 46.6-57.9 191 47.8 42.1-53.4
AGE
18-34 176 41 22.7 16.6-30.2 135 77.3 69.8-83.4
35-44 118 *** *** *** 76 63.9 53.0-73.4
45-54 169 95 52.4 43.0-61.6 74 47.6 38.4-57.0
55-64 169 131 74.4 64.9-82.0 38 25.6 18.0-35.1
65-74 143 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 99 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 262 177 56.5 48.8-64.0 85 43.5 36.0-51.2
Some Post-H.S. 265 158 52.2 44.6-59.6 107 47.8 40.4-55.4
College Graduate 226 95 30.3 23.9-37.4 131 69.7 62.6-76.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 114 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 152 112 66.7 56.5-75.5 40 33.3 24.5-43.5
$25,000- 34,999 89 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 115 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 94 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 124 49 38.2 28.5-48.9 75 61.8 51.1-71.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 279 222 74.3 66.5-80.7 57 25.7 19.3-33.5
No 544 273 42.8 37.9-47.9 271 57.2 52.1-62.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 135 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 717 423 50.7 46.1-55.3 294 49.3 44.7-53.9
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 282 122 38.6 32.3-45.3 160 61.4 54.7-67.7
Regional City or Suburban County 181 105 50.8 42.0-59.5 76 49.2 40.5-58.0
Rural 389 280 65.0 58.4-71.1 109 35.0 28.9-41.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 430 191 40.9 35.5-46.6 239 59.1 53.4-64.5
Unemployed 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 212 181 84.5 77.2-89.7 31 15.5 10.3-22.8
Unable to Work 104 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 28 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 97 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 154 111 64.2 54.2-73.1 43 35.8 26.9-45.8
151% to 200% 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 339 173 44.1 37.7-50.7 166 55.9 49.3-62.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 220 151 57.8 48.3-66.8 69 42.2 33.2-51.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 360 231 57.1 50.7-63.2 129 42.9 36.8-49.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 272 125 41.6 34.9-48.5 147 58.4 51.5-65.1

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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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