2018 BRFSS Survey Results: 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
-FEMALES 755 631 82.3 78.2-85.8 124 17.7 14.2-21.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 577 490 84.9 80.8-88.3 87 15.1 11.7-19.2
Non-Hispanic Black 136 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 32 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
65-74 460 392 83.7 78.8-87.6 68 16.3 12.4-21.2
75+ 295 239 80.3 72.8-86.1 56 19.7 13.9-27.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 81 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 216 170 79.1 71.7-85.0 46 20.9 15.0-28.3
Some Post-H.S. 244 212 88.6 83.0-92.5 32 11.4 7.5-17.0
College Graduate 214 204 96.7 93.4-98.4 *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 134 104 79.0 69.0-86.4 30 21.0 13.6-31.0
$25,000- 34,999 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 79 72 91.0 80.4-96.2 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 90 80 87.7 76.4-94.0 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 93 93 100 . - . *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 346 265 73.4 66.2-79.6 81 26.6 20.4-33.8
No 400 357 89.7 85.5-92.8 43 10.3 7.2-14.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 14 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 741 619 82.3 78.2-85.8 122 17.7 14.2-21.8
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 150 132 86.8 79.0-92.0 18 13.2 8.0-21.0
Regional City or Suburban County 159 135 80.8 69.8-88.4 24 19.2 11.6-30.2
Rural 446 364 81.1 75.9-85.3 82 18.9 14.7-24.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 82 76 90.5 76.9-96.5 *** *** ***
Unemployed 5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 602 504 81.7 76.9-85.7 98 18.3 14.3-23.1
Unable to Work 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 11 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 11 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 36 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 133 106 77.8 67.0-85.9 27 22.2 14.1-33.0
151% to 200% 68 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 304 279 92.1 87.6-95.1 25 7.9 4.9-12.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 166 131 77.8 68.5-85.0 35 22.2 15.0-31.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 324 265 80.3 73.4-85.7 59 19.7 14.3-26.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 265 235 86.6 80.4-91.0 30 13.4 9.0-19.6

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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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