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
-MALES 2,157 642 28.9 26.5-31.3 273 10.9 9.4-12.6 136 4.7 3.8- 5.8 1,106 55.6 53.0-58.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,454 415 28.0 25.1-31.0 182 11.1 9.2-13.4 98 5.0 3.9- 6.3 759 55.9 52.7-59.1
Non-Hispanic Black 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
Other 326 114 32.1 26.4-38.4 24 5.9 3.5- 9.7 13 2.6 1.3- 5.1 175 59.4 52.9-65.6
AGE
18-34 521 72 15.3 12.0-19.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** 440 82.9 78.8-86.4
35-44 281 82 29.8 23.7-36.7 16 5.6 3.2- 9.7 *** *** *** 181 64.4 57.4-70.9
45-54 361 139 39.2 33.1-45.5 28 6.6 4.2-10.4 13 3.0 1.5- 5.9 181 51.2 44.9-57.4
55-64 365 135 38.4 32.1-45.1 68 18.1 13.9-23.3 22 4.6 2.7- 7.7 140 38.8 32.8-45.3
65-74 379 122 33.7 27.8-40.2 95 29.0 22.6-36.2 52 13.0 9.5-17.5 110 24.4 19.6-29.9
75+ 221 82 31.6 24.5-39.6 57 27.6 20.3-36.3 44 24.8 17.8-33.5 38 16.0 10.8-23.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 244 68 28.2 21.7-35.6 47 21.3 15.2-29.2 51 13.1 9.3-18.0 78 37.4 30.2-45.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 578 194 32.0 27.5-36.9 91 13.1 10.3-16.6 47 5.7 4.1- 8.1 246 49.1 44.2-54.1
Some Post-H.S. 574 185 32.4 27.8-37.3 81 9.5 7.4-12.2 31 3.8 2.5- 5.8 277 54.3 49.3-59.2
College Graduate 756 194 21.4 18.2-24.9 53 4.5 3.2- 6.2 *** *** *** 502 73.8 70.1-77.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 166 50 35.1 26.5-44.8 35 17.0 11.1-25.2 28 11.7 7.5-17.8 53 36.2 27.7-45.8
$15,000- 24,999 289 86 27.8 22.0-34.3 61 18.3 13.5-24.5 34 10.5 7.0-15.4 108 43.4 36.6-50.4
$25,000- 34,999 177 65 36.8 28.7-45.8 24 13.1 8.2-20.2 15 5.6 3.2- 9.7 73 44.5 35.9-53.4
$35,000- 49,999 252 79 30.7 24.1-38.2 44 15.6 11.1-21.5 14 4.7 2.4- 9.1 115 48.9 41.3-56.6
$50,000- 74,999 316 105 32.7 26.2-39.8 29 8.6 5.5-13.3 *** *** *** 172 55.2 48.1-62.1
$75,000+ 597 156 25.5 21.5-30.1 35 4.4 3.0- 6.6 *** *** *** 398 69.3 64.6-73.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 617 201 34.8 30.0-39.9 149 23.0 19.0-27.5 83 10.5 8.1-13.5 184 31.7 27.2-36.5
No 1,466 420 26.9 24.2-29.8 119 7.0 5.5- 8.7 50 2.8 2.0- 3.9 877 63.4 60.3-66.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 607 200 31.4 26.9-36.2 106 15.3 12.1-19.0 43 5.0 3.3- 7.3 258 48.4 43.5-53.4
Non-Veteran 1,545 440 28.1 25.4-31.0 167 9.6 7.9-11.5 93 4.6 3.6- 5.9 845 57.7 54.6-60.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 587 165 27.1 23.2-31.4 46 6.0 4.2- 8.4 17 2.6 1.5- 4.5 359 64.3 59.8-68.6
Regional City or Suburban County 540 155 28.9 24.4-33.8 59 10.0 7.2-13.7 27 4.2 2.8- 6.4 299 56.9 51.7-62.0
Rural 1,030 322 30.3 26.7-34.2 168 15.6 13.0-18.8 92 6.8 5.2- 8.8 448 47.2 43.2-51.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,276 355 27.5 24.6-30.6 83 5.7 4.4- 7.3 21 1.1 0.7- 1.8 817 65.7 62.5-68.8
Unemployed 68 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 554 203 36.7 31.7-42.0 127 24.7 20.2-30.0 79 15.6 12.1-19.8 145 23.0 19.0-27.5
Unable to Work 164 43 27.1 18.4-38.0 *** *** *** 33 14.9 9.7-22.3 41 25.3 18.0-34.2
Other not in Labor Force 68 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 59 86.6 74.0-93.6
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 45 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 138 44 31.4 23.1-41.1 23 16.5 10.2-25.6 13 7.8 4.2-14.1 58 44.3 34.7-54.3
101% to 150% 264 83 31.4 24.9-38.7 59 19.5 14.3-26.0 38 12.5 8.6-17.9 84 36.6 29.6-44.1
151% to 200% 138 39 25.8 18.2-35.1 27 15.3 9.9-22.8 12 6.1 3.2-11.4 60 52.8 43.1-62.3
More than 200% 1,177 349 29.0 25.8-32.4 108 7.8 6.2- 9.7 39 2.5 1.7- 3.7 681 60.7 57.2-64.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 410 137 32.8 26.6-39.7 73 16.3 12.1-21.7 42 7.3 5.0-10.6 158 43.5 37.0-50.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 891 258 29.0 25.5-32.8 108 10.9 8.6-13.7 62 5.7 4.2- 7.6 463 54.4 50.4-58.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 856 247 27.6 24.1-31.4 92 9.3 7.2-11.8 32 3.0 2.0- 4.5 485 60.1 56.1-64.0

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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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