2018 BRFSS Survey Results: Western 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
-Western 876 478 50.4 45.9-54.8 398 49.6 45.2-54.1
GENDER
Male 411 216 47.0 40.6-53.6 195 53.0 46.4-59.4
Female 465 262 53.5 47.3-59.5 203 46.5 40.5-52.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 767 419 50.3 45.5-55.0 348 49.7 45.0-54.5
Non-Hispanic Black 32 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 79 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 143 27 22.4 15.2-31.6 116 77.6 68.4-84.8
35-44 97 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 130 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 169 95 59.9 49.9-69.0 74 40.1 31.0-50.1
65-74 194 140 73.3 63.6-81.1 54 26.7 18.9-36.4
75+ 124 100 82.4 71.9-89.5 24 17.6 10.5-28.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 90 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 225 140 55.1 46.9-63.1 85 44.9 36.9-53.1
Some Post-H.S. 268 155 52.4 44.3-60.3 113 47.6 39.7-55.7
College Graduate 295 119 31.5 25.4-38.2 176 68.5 61.8-74.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 135 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 79 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 103 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 104 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 193 74 33.2 25.4-42.0 119 66.8 58.0-74.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 301 207 68.6 61.1-75.2 94 31.4 24.8-38.9
No 550 262 42.1 36.8-47.7 288 57.9 52.3-63.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 114 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 764 399 48.4 43.7-53.1 365 51.6 46.9-56.3
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 226 108 45.5 37.7-53.6 118 54.5 46.4-62.3
Rural 652 371 52.4 47.0-57.8 281 47.6 42.2-53.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 400 163 37.9 32.0-44.2 237 62.1 55.8-68.0
Unemployed 21 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 298 214 75.5 69.0-81.0 84 24.5 19.0-31.0
Unable to Work 91 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 20 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 128 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 65 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 415 198 45.1 38.7-51.6 217 54.9 48.4-61.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 253 147 54.5 45.6-63.1 106 45.5 36.9-54.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 278 165 53.8 46.2-61.2 113 46.2 38.8-53.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 347 167 44.7 38.1-51.6 180 55.3 48.4-61.9

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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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