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
-Non-Hispanic White 3,077 1,459 44.2 42.0-46.4 1,618 55.8 53.6-58.0
GENDER
Male 1,454 695 44.1 40.9-47.3 759 55.9 52.7-59.1
Female 1,623 764 44.3 41.3-47.4 859 55.7 52.6-58.7
AGE
18-34 585 86 16.7 13.4-20.6 499 83.3 79.4-86.6
35-44 360 113 31.3 25.7-37.5 247 68.7 62.5-74.3
45-54 469 200 43.6 38.2-49.2 269 56.4 50.8-61.8
55-64 562 298 54.0 48.9-59.1 264 46.0 40.9-51.1
65-74 638 417 70.2 65.5-74.4 221 29.8 25.6-34.5
75+ 425 328 78.5 72.9-83.2 97 21.5 16.8-27.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 205 157 71.0 62.3-78.4 48 29.0 21.6-37.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 716 450 56.9 52.3-61.3 266 43.1 38.7-47.7
Some Post-H.S. 901 460 45.7 41.8-49.7 441 54.3 50.3-58.2
College Graduate 1,254 391 23.3 20.8-25.9 863 76.7 74.1-79.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 233 163 68.5 60.7-75.4 70 31.5 24.6-39.3
$15,000- 24,999 363 238 62.3 55.8-68.3 125 37.7 31.7-44.2
$25,000- 34,999 256 162 63.0 55.2-70.2 94 37.0 29.8-44.8
$35,000- 49,999 371 194 50.3 43.9-56.6 177 49.7 43.4-56.1
$50,000- 74,999 454 188 40.2 34.6-46.0 266 59.8 54.0-65.4
$75,000+ 880 268 28.3 24.7-32.1 612 71.7 67.9-75.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 957 660 67.8 63.9-71.5 297 32.2 28.5-36.1
No 2,053 772 34.9 32.4-37.5 1,281 65.1 62.5-67.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 494 274 50.5 45.0-56.0 220 49.5 44.0-55.0
Non-Veteran 2,583 1,184 43.2 40.9-45.7 1,399 56.8 54.3-59.1
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 709 239 31.1 27.3-35.3 470 68.9 64.7-72.7
Regional City or Suburban County 791 356 46.1 41.8-50.4 435 53.9 49.6-58.2
Rural 1,581 865 51.4 48.1-54.6 716 48.6 45.4-51.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,541 498 30.7 28.0-33.6 1,043 69.3 66.4-72.0
Unemployed 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 991 675 71.8 68.1-75.1 316 28.2 24.9-31.9
Unable to Work 240 181 75.8 68.4-81.9 59 24.2 18.1-31.6
Other not in Labor Force 210 58 26.6 20.2-34.3 152 73.4 65.7-79.8
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 151 90 60.3 50.0-69.7 61 39.7 30.3-50.0
101% to 150% 352 240 66.1 59.7-72.0 112 33.9 28.0-40.3
151% to 200% 217 142 57.7 49.2-65.9 75 42.3 34.1-50.8
More than 200% 1,739 680 36.5 33.7-39.4 1,059 63.5 60.6-66.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 531 321 57.5 51.7-63.1 210 42.5 36.9-48.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,304 624 46.6 43.3-50.0 680 53.4 50.0-56.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,246 515 38.4 35.1-41.7 731 61.6 58.3-64.9

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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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