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
-Non-Hispanic White 3,077 842 26.5 24.6-28.6 391 12.0 10.5-13.6 226 5.7 4.9- 6.7 1,618 55.8 53.6-58.0
GENDER
Male 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
Female 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
AGE
18-34 585 73 14.2 11.2-17.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** 499 83.3 79.4-86.6
35-44 360 73 20.3 15.5-26.1 33 9.1 6.1-13.5 *** *** *** 247 68.7 62.5-74.3
45-54 469 140 33.2 28.0-38.8 40 7.0 4.8-10.2 20 3.4 2.0- 5.9 269 56.4 50.8-61.8
55-64 562 177 33.0 28.2-38.2 87 16.1 12.7-20.2 34 4.9 3.2- 7.5 264 46.0 40.9-51.1
65-74 638 211 32.8 28.1-37.9 122 24.2 19.1-30.2 84 13.1 10.3-16.7 221 29.8 25.6-34.5
75+ 425 155 34.6 28.9-40.8 97 24.5 18.9-31.2 76 19.3 14.7-24.9 97 21.5 16.8-27.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 205 39 19.9 13.7-28.0 55 31.4 23.2-40.9 63 19.7 14.4-26.4 48 29.0 21.6-37.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 716 223 31.2 27.2-35.6 141 16.9 13.8-20.4 86 8.8 6.8-11.3 266 43.1 38.7-47.7
Some Post-H.S. 901 287 32.1 28.4-36.0 117 10.0 8.1-12.3 56 3.7 2.7- 5.0 441 54.3 50.3-58.2
College Graduate 1,254 293 18.5 16.3-21.0 77 3.8 2.9- 5.0 21 0.9 0.6- 1.6 863 76.7 74.1-79.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 233 62 28.0 21.2-36.0 53 23.6 16.8-32.1 48 16.9 11.9-23.5 70 31.5 24.6-39.3
$15,000- 24,999 363 98 25.9 20.6-31.9 83 22.8 17.1-29.6 57 13.6 9.9-18.4 125 37.7 31.7-44.2
$25,000- 34,999 256 88 33.1 26.3-40.7 41 19.0 13.4-26.3 33 10.9 7.1-16.5 94 37.0 29.8-44.8
$35,000- 49,999 371 117 31.7 26.1-38.0 62 15.8 11.8-20.7 *** *** *** 177 49.7 43.4-56.1
$50,000- 74,999 454 133 29.4 24.2-35.2 39 7.8 5.3-11.1 16 3.0 1.7- 5.2 266 59.8 54.0-65.4
$75,000+ 880 211 23.3 19.9-27.0 46 4.4 3.1- 6.1 *** *** *** 612 71.7 67.9-75.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 957 294 31.4 27.7-35.5 225 24.0 20.5-27.8 141 12.4 10.1-15.1 297 32.2 28.5-36.1
No 2,053 531 24.5 22.3-26.9 160 7.4 6.0- 9.1 81 3.0 2.3- 3.9 1,281 65.1 62.5-67.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 494 163 32.3 27.2-37.8 74 13.1 9.9-17.1 37 5.2 3.3- 7.9 220 49.5 44.0-55.0
Non-Veteran 2,583 679 25.7 23.6-27.8 316 11.8 10.2-13.6 189 5.8 4.9- 6.9 1,399 56.8 54.3-59.1
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 709 161 21.8 18.4-25.6 58 7.2 5.3- 9.8 20 2.1 1.3- 3.5 470 68.9 64.7-72.7
Regional City or Suburban County 791 216 27.5 23.8-31.6 87 12.1 9.1-15.9 53 6.4 4.7- 8.7 435 53.9 49.6-58.2
Rural 1,581 466 28.9 26.0-31.9 246 15.0 12.8-17.4 153 7.5 6.2- 9.1 716 48.6 45.4-51.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,541 365 23.3 20.8-26.0 104 6.2 4.9- 7.7 29 1.3 0.8- 2.0 1,043 69.3 66.4-72.0
Unemployed 73 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 991 347 35.4 31.5-39.5 189 22.0 18.2-26.2 139 14.4 11.8-17.4 316 28.2 24.9-31.9
Unable to Work 240 68 29.8 22.4-38.5 66 30.1 22.4-39.0 47 15.8 10.9-22.4 59 24.2 18.1-31.6
Other not in Labor Force 210 36 18.3 12.9-25.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** 152 73.4 65.7-79.8
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 67 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 151 33 21.7 14.5-31.0 *** *** *** 27 13.0 8.1-20.3 61 39.7 30.3-50.0
101% to 150% 352 98 27.8 22.4-34.0 80 22.1 17.2-27.9 62 16.2 12.1-21.4 112 33.9 28.0-40.3
151% to 200% 217 76 31.4 24.4-39.3 45 20.1 14.0-27.9 21 6.3 3.8-10.2 75 42.3 34.1-50.8
More than 200% 1,739 472 26.6 24.0-29.3 148 7.6 6.3- 9.1 60 2.3 1.7- 3.3 1,059 63.5 60.6-66.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 531 174 34.0 28.5-40.0 89 15.3 11.7-19.8 58 8.2 5.9-11.4 210 42.5 36.9-48.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,304 343 25.8 23.0-28.8 172 14.2 11.7-17.1 109 6.6 5.3- 8.3 680 53.4 50.0-56.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,246 326 25.4 22.5-28.6 130 8.8 7.2-10.8 59 4.1 3.0- 5.6 731 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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