2018 BRFSS Survey Results: 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
-Non-Hispanic Black 852 266 29.4 25.8-33.3 167 14.1 11.7-17.0 74 7.4 5.6- 9.8 345 49.1 44.8-53.3
GENDER
Male 348 106 30.4 24.8-36.7 64 13.5 10.1-17.8 24 5.5 3.4- 8.7 154 50.6 44.2-56.9
Female 504 160 28.6 24.0-33.6 103 14.6 11.4-18.6 50 9.0 6.3-12.8 191 47.8 42.1-53.4
AGE
18-34 176 38 21.2 15.3-28.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** 135 77.3 69.8-83.4
35-44 118 39 34.9 25.4-45.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** 76 63.9 53.0-73.4
45-54 169 66 35.0 26.8-44.2 20 11.9 7.2-19.1 *** *** *** 74 47.6 38.4-57.0
55-64 169 60 37.4 28.4-47.3 53 25.6 18.6-34.0 18 11.4 6.7-18.9 38 25.6 18.0-35.1
65-74 143 43 26.8 19.0-36.4 *** *** *** 26 20.7 13.6-30.3 *** *** ***
75+ 67 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 99 19 14.8 8.6-24.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 262 87 34.6 27.8-42.2 65 15.5 11.6-20.5 25 6.4 4.0-10.0 85 43.5 36.0-51.2
Some Post-H.S. 265 86 32.9 26.3-40.2 54 14.2 10.3-19.3 18 5.1 2.8- 9.0 107 47.8 40.4-55.4
College Graduate 226 74 24.5 18.9-31.1 *** *** *** *** *** *** 131 69.7 62.6-76.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 114 *** *** *** 34 18.1 11.6-27.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 152 57 36.1 27.5-45.7 35 20.2 13.6-28.7 20 10.4 6.4-16.5 40 33.3 24.5-43.5
$25,000- 34,999 89 *** *** *** 24 13.9 8.5-22.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 115 32 25.9 17.7-36.2 20 14.1 7.9-23.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 94 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 124 40 30.7 21.9-41.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** 75 61.8 51.1-71.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 279 84 30.7 24.0-38.4 92 25.5 19.8-32.1 46 18.1 12.8-25.0 57 25.7 19.3-33.5
No 544 173 29.5 25.1-34.3 72 9.9 7.4-13.1 28 3.4 2.2- 5.5 271 57.2 52.1-62.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 135 42 28.1 20.2-37.7 32 18.8 12.6-27.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 717 224 29.6 25.6-33.9 135 13.3 10.8-16.4 64 7.8 5.7-10.5 294 49.3 44.7-53.9
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 282 76 26.6 21.1-32.9 28 6.5 4.3- 9.8 18 5.5 3.2- 9.1 160 61.4 54.7-67.7
Regional City or Suburban County 181 61 31.5 24.1-40.0 34 13.3 9.0-19.3 *** *** *** 76 49.2 40.5-58.0
Rural 389 129 31.3 25.4-37.8 105 23.2 18.2-29.1 46 10.6 7.4-14.8 109 35.0 28.9-41.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 430 142 32.4 27.3-38.0 35 6.2 4.1- 9.2 *** *** *** 239 59.1 53.4-64.5
Unemployed 58 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 212 67 28.3 21.6-36.2 74 32.6 25.0-41.1 40 23.6 16.2-33.0 31 15.5 10.3-22.8
Unable to Work 104 20 16.8 9.7-27.4 *** *** *** 17 16.9 9.6-28.0 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 40 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 28 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 97 *** *** *** 21 13.8 8.2-22.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 154 51 33.7 25.3-43.3 43 21.9 15.2-30.3 17 8.6 4.9-14.7 43 35.8 26.9-45.8
151% to 200% 55 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 339 116 31.5 25.8-37.8 42 8.7 5.8-12.8 *** *** *** 166 55.9 49.3-62.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 220 68 29.6 21.6-39.0 63 20.7 15.0-27.9 20 7.6 4.4-12.8 69 42.2 33.2-51.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 360 120 30.1 24.8-36.1 73 16.4 12.5-21.2 38 10.5 7.1-15.3 129 42.9 36.8-49.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 272 78 28.6 22.8-35.1 31 8.9 5.8-13.5 16 4.0 2.3- 7.1 147 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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