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
-FEMALES 2,462 1,252 46.6 44.1-49.1 1,210 53.4 50.9-55.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,623 764 44.3 41.3-47.4 859 55.7 52.6-58.7
Non-Hispanic Black 504 313 52.2 46.6-57.9 191 47.8 42.1-53.4
Other 300 152 45.6 38.7-52.7 148 54.4 47.3-61.3
AGE
18-34 480 99 21.4 17.5-25.8 381 78.6 74.2-82.5
35-44 332 123 37.7 31.5-44.3 209 62.3 55.7-68.5
45-54 392 194 48.6 42.5-54.7 198 51.4 45.3-57.5
55-64 448 264 58.6 52.9-64.1 184 41.4 35.9-47.1
65-74 460 322 72.3 66.8-77.3 138 27.7 22.7-33.2
75+ 295 223 78.3 71.5-83.9 72 21.7 16.1-28.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 250 192 72.6 64.8-79.3 58 27.4 20.7-35.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 576 373 56.7 51.5-61.8 203 43.3 38.2-48.5
Some Post-H.S. 743 404 48.6 44.0-53.1 339 51.4 46.9-56.0
College Graduate 890 283 23.8 20.9-27.1 607 76.2 72.9-79.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 256 174 66.2 58.6-73.1 82 33.8 26.9-41.4
$15,000- 24,999 393 264 63.0 56.5-69.0 129 37.0 31.0-43.5
$25,000- 34,999 228 145 57.0 48.3-65.4 83 43.0 34.6-51.7
$35,000- 49,999 291 147 46.2 39.3-53.2 144 53.8 46.8-60.7
$50,000- 74,999 292 109 33.6 27.5-40.3 183 66.4 59.7-72.5
$75,000+ 498 146 28.8 24.1-34.1 352 71.2 65.9-75.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 809 578 68.7 64.2-72.8 231 31.3 27.2-35.8
No 1,598 651 37.1 34.2-40.1 947 62.9 59.9-65.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,374 1,210 46.8 44.2-49.3 1,164 53.2 50.7-55.8
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 656 253 36.0 31.8-40.4 403 64.0 59.6-68.2
Regional City or Suburban County 576 278 48.7 43.7-53.8 298 51.3 46.2-56.3
Rural 1,230 721 54.1 50.3-57.8 509 45.9 42.2-49.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,110 404 33.9 30.6-37.3 706 66.1 62.7-69.4
Unemployed 92 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 717 491 71.1 66.7-75.2 226 28.9 24.8-33.3
Unable to Work 249 197 76.5 68.9-82.7 52 23.5 17.3-31.1
Other not in Labor Force 272 95 32.9 26.7-39.7 177 67.1 60.3-73.3
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 94 66 74.9 63.7-83.5 28 25.1 16.5-36.3
50% to 100% 206 120 53.8 44.8-62.6 86 46.2 37.4-55.2
101% to 150% 359 242 61.6 55.0-67.8 117 38.4 32.2-45.0
151% to 200% 173 117 60.4 50.3-69.7 56 39.6 30.3-49.7
More than 200% 1,099 429 35.7 32.3-39.3 670 64.3 60.7-67.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 473 299 57.1 50.7-63.2 174 42.9 36.8-49.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,035 546 50.1 46.2-53.9 489 49.9 46.1-53.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 954 407 40.2 36.5-44.0 547 59.8 56.0-63.5

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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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