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
-FEMALES 2,462 708 27.3 25.2-29.6 350 12.6 11.0-14.5 194 6.6 5.5- 7.9 1,210 53.4 50.9-55.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,623 427 25.2 22.6-27.9 209 12.8 10.7-15.2 128 6.4 5.2- 7.9 859 55.7 52.6-58.7
Non-Hispanic Black 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
Other 300 103 33.6 27.3-40.6 37 9.6 6.3-14.4 12 2.4 1.1- 5.1 148 54.4 47.3-61.3
AGE
18-34 480 83 17.8 14.3-22.0 14 3.2 1.7- 5.7 *** *** *** 381 78.6 74.2-82.5
35-44 332 93 27.7 22.1-34.0 25 7.9 4.9-12.5 *** *** *** 209 62.3 55.7-68.5
45-54 392 132 33.9 28.3-40.1 42 9.7 6.7-13.7 20 5.0 2.9- 8.6 198 51.4 45.3-57.5
55-64 448 129 30.1 25.0-35.7 97 20.4 16.1-25.5 38 8.1 5.5-11.8 184 41.4 35.9-47.1
65-74 460 152 30.8 25.4-36.8 102 25.2 19.2-32.4 68 16.3 12.4-21.2 138 27.7 22.7-33.2
75+ 295 100 33.8 26.9-41.5 67 24.8 17.9-33.3 56 19.7 13.9-27.2 72 21.7 16.1-28.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 250 74 26.4 20.1-33.7 65 27.6 20.4-36.2 53 18.6 13.4-25.3 58 27.4 20.7-35.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 576 170 30.3 25.8-35.2 129 16.6 13.3-20.4 74 9.9 7.4-13.0 203 43.3 38.2-48.5
Some Post-H.S. 743 245 32.6 28.5-36.9 110 11.9 9.5-14.8 49 4.1 2.8- 5.8 339 51.4 46.9-56.0
College Graduate 890 219 19.3 16.6-22.3 46 3.2 2.1- 4.6 18 1.4 0.8- 2.4 607 76.2 72.9-79.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 256 68 26.6 20.2-34.1 65 22.8 16.6-30.5 41 16.9 11.2-24.5 82 33.8 26.9-41.4
$15,000- 24,999 393 136 34.3 28.6-40.5 77 18.3 13.4-24.5 51 10.3 7.2-14.6 129 37.0 31.0-43.5
$25,000- 34,999 228 76 28.8 22.2-36.4 46 18.4 12.8-25.7 23 9.9 5.8-16.4 83 43.0 34.6-51.7
$35,000- 49,999 291 92 29.5 23.6-36.1 44 13.9 9.6-19.7 11 2.8 1.4- 5.5 144 53.8 46.8-60.7
$50,000- 74,999 292 80 25.6 20.0-32.0 17 4.9 2.9- 8.0 12 3.2 1.6- 6.3 183 66.4 59.7-72.5
$75,000+ 498 120 23.8 19.4-28.8 21 4.3 2.7- 7.0 *** *** *** 352 71.2 65.9-75.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 809 244 29.6 25.6-33.9 210 24.3 20.6-28.5 124 14.8 11.9-18.3 231 31.3 27.2-35.8
No 1,598 449 26.5 23.9-29.2 134 7.6 6.0- 9.6 68 3.1 2.3- 4.2 947 62.9 59.9-65.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 86 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,374 682 27.4 25.2-29.7 340 12.7 11.0-14.6 188 6.7 5.5- 8.0 1,164 53.2 50.7-55.8
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 656 171 25.2 21.6-29.3 57 7.7 5.6-10.4 25 3.1 1.9- 5.0 403 64.0 59.6-68.2
Regional City or Suburban County 576 167 27.9 23.7-32.6 73 13.5 9.9-18.2 38 7.3 4.9-10.7 298 51.3 46.2-56.3
Rural 1,230 370 28.7 25.5-32.1 220 16.2 13.7-19.1 131 9.2 7.4-11.3 509 45.9 42.2-49.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,110 298 25.8 22.8-29.0 78 6.0 4.5- 7.8 28 2.2 1.4- 3.4 706 66.1 62.7-69.4
Unemployed 92 *** *** *** 16 19.2 11.1-31.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 717 234 32.1 27.6-36.9 149 22.5 18.0-27.8 108 16.5 13.0-20.8 226 28.9 24.8-33.3
Unable to Work 249 69 28.0 21.2-36.1 82 31.7 24.5-39.9 46 16.7 11.6-23.6 52 23.5 17.3-31.1
Other not in Labor Force 272 67 23.7 18.4-30.1 21 7.0 4.2-11.7 *** *** *** 177 67.1 60.3-73.3
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 94 *** *** *** 27 23.2 14.7-34.6 *** *** *** 28 25.1 16.5-36.3
50% to 100% 206 61 28.3 21.2-36.6 31 15.9 9.2-26.0 28 9.6 6.1-14.9 86 46.2 37.4-55.2
101% to 150% 359 108 28.1 22.9-34.0 84 20.5 15.9-25.9 50 13.0 9.2-18.0 117 38.4 32.2-45.0
151% to 200% 173 66 33.7 25.6-42.9 35 19.8 13.0-29.2 16 6.8 3.6-12.6 56 39.6 30.3-49.7
More than 200% 1,099 298 25.9 22.8-29.3 91 7.2 5.6- 9.2 40 2.6 1.7- 4.0 670 64.3 60.7-67.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 473 146 32.1 26.3-38.5 102 16.5 12.9-21.0 51 8.4 5.9-11.9 174 42.9 36.8-49.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,035 290 25.2 22.2-28.5 158 16.1 13.2-19.6 98 8.7 6.8-11.2 489 49.9 46.1-53.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 954 272 28.2 24.8-31.8 90 8.0 6.2-10.2 45 4.0 2.9- 5.7 547 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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