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
-MALES 600 504 82.9 78.6-86.4 96 17.1 13.6-21.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 486 413 83.9 79.1-87.7 73 16.1 12.3-20.9
Non-Hispanic Black 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
65-74 379 327 87.0 82.5-90.5 52 13.0 9.5-17.5
75+ 221 177 75.2 66.5-82.2 44 24.8 17.8-33.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 134 105 78.3 68.5-85.7 29 21.7 14.3-31.5
Some Post-H.S. 155 135 86.4 78.6-91.7 20 13.6 8.3-21.4
College Graduate 233 226 98.0 95.5-99.2 *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 42 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 79 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 91 87 93.3 82.9-97.5 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 145 137 94.6 87.6-97.8 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 250 195 77.4 70.1-83.3 55 22.6 16.7-29.9
No 334 296 86.7 81.1-90.8 38 13.3 9.2-18.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 286 250 87.9 82.2-92.0 36 12.1 8.0-17.8
Non-Veteran 313 253 78.8 72.4-84.0 60 21.2 16.0-27.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 127 117 91.8 84.1-95.9 *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 140 119 83.0 74.1-89.3 21 17.0 10.7-25.9
Rural 333 268 78.6 71.9-84.0 65 21.4 16.0-28.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 91 81 88.1 78.3-93.9 *** *** ***
Unemployed 2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 459 385 81.6 76.5-85.8 74 18.4 14.2-23.5
Unable to Work 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 22 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 334 307 91.3 86.4-94.5 27 8.7 5.5-13.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 136 106 78.8 68.4-86.4 30 21.2 13.6-31.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 236 190 78.8 71.4-84.8 46 21.2 15.2-28.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 228 208 89.1 82.9-93.3 20 10.9 6.7-17.1

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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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