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
-Non-Hispanic White 1,063 903 84.4 81.4-87.0 160 15.6 13.0-18.6
GENDER
Male 486 413 83.9 79.1-87.7 73 16.1 12.3-20.9
Female 577 490 84.9 80.8-88.3 87 15.1 11.7-19.2
AGE
65-74 638 554 86.9 83.3-89.7 84 13.1 10.3-16.7
75+ 425 349 80.7 75.1-85.3 76 19.3 14.7-24.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 99 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 256 202 79.7 73.0-85.1 54 20.3 14.9-27.0
Some Post-H.S. 314 276 89.3 84.8-92.6 38 10.7 7.4-15.2
College Graduate 391 374 97.0 94.9-98.3 17 3.0 1.7- 5.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 79 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 157 118 74.4 64.0-82.6 39 25.6 17.4-36.0
$25,000- 34,999 118 94 81.5 72.4-88.2 24 18.5 11.8-27.6
$35,000- 49,999 124 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 154 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 218 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 454 361 79.3 74.0-83.7 93 20.7 16.3-26.0
No 593 528 88.3 84.5-91.2 65 11.7 8.8-15.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 247 215 87.4 80.9-91.9 32 12.6 8.1-19.1
Non-Veteran 815 687 83.6 80.1-86.6 128 16.4 13.4-19.9
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 207 191 92.5 87.3-95.7 16 7.5 4.3-12.7
Regional City or Suburban County 242 205 83.1 76.3-88.2 37 16.9 11.8-23.7
Rural 614 507 81.7 77.3-85.4 107 18.3 14.6-22.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 147 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unemployed 6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 844 714 83.5 79.9-86.5 130 16.5 13.5-20.1
Unable to Work 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 11 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 38 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 149 107 66.0 55.4-75.1 42 34.0 24.9-44.6
151% to 200% 102 84 84.7 75.3-90.9 18 15.3 9.1-24.7
More than 200% 548 505 92.5 89.3-94.8 43 7.5 5.2-10.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 218 175 80.5 72.5-86.6 43 19.5 13.4-27.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 426 351 82.9 77.8-86.9 75 17.1 13.1-22.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 419 377 87.6 83.0-91.2 42 12.4 8.8-17.0

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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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