2018 BRFSS Survey Results: Western 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
-Western 876 249 26.9 23.1-31.0 135 13.2 10.6-16.2 94 10.3 8.0-13.3 398 49.6 45.2-54.1
GENDER
Male 411 120 27.7 22.3-33.8 55 11.5 7.9-16.3 41 7.9 5.3-11.6 195 53.0 46.4-59.4
Female 465 129 26.1 21.1-31.9 80 14.7 11.3-19.0 53 12.6 9.0-17.4 203 46.5 40.5-52.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 767 209 25.6 21.7-29.9 124 14.1 11.3-17.5 86 10.6 8.1-13.8 348 49.7 45.0-54.5
Non-Hispanic Black 32 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 79 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 143 21 17.5 11.2-26.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** 116 77.6 68.4-84.8
35-44 97 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 130 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 169 53 32.0 23.1-42.5 31 17.8 11.6-26.3 *** *** *** 74 40.1 31.0-50.1
65-74 194 57 22.0 15.8-29.9 44 26.9 19.1-36.4 39 24.4 17.0-33.7 54 26.7 18.9-36.4
75+ 124 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 24 17.6 10.5-28.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 90 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 225 65 26.6 20.1-34.2 46 16.2 11.5-22.4 29 12.4 8.1-18.5 85 44.9 36.9-53.1
Some Post-H.S. 268 79 30.8 23.7-38.8 51 15.9 11.3-22.0 25 5.7 3.5- 9.2 113 47.6 39.7-55.7
College Graduate 295 87 24.0 18.7-30.3 23 4.3 2.7- 6.9 *** *** *** 176 68.5 61.8-74.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 86 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 135 *** *** *** 31 20.1 13.0-29.6 20 12.8 7.0-22.2 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 79 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 103 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 104 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 193 55 24.2 17.5-32.5 14 6.5 3.6-11.5 *** *** *** 119 66.8 58.0-74.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 301 73 25.9 19.6-33.3 79 24.8 18.9-31.9 55 17.8 12.7-24.5 94 31.4 24.8-38.9
No 550 173 27.9 23.2-33.0 52 7.5 5.3-10.5 37 6.8 4.5-10.0 288 57.9 52.3-63.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 114 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 764 212 26.6 22.6-31.0 111 12.1 9.6-15.3 76 9.6 7.3-12.7 365 51.6 46.9-56.3
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 226 63 25.5 19.2-33.0 28 10.1 6.5-15.5 17 9.9 5.5-17.0 118 54.5 46.4-62.3
Rural 652 187 27.5 23.0-32.5 107 14.4 11.3-18.3 77 10.5 7.9-13.8 281 47.6 42.2-53.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 400 120 28.3 23.0-34.3 28 6.1 3.9- 9.4 15 3.5 2.0- 6.2 237 62.1 55.8-68.0
Unemployed 21 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 298 92 28.7 22.2-36.3 67 23.5 17.4-31.1 55 23.2 17.0-30.9 84 24.5 19.0-31.0
Unable to Work 91 18 13.3 7.8-21.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 59 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 20 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 62 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 128 36 26.0 17.0-37.5 30 20.7 13.4-30.6 22 17.2 9.8-28.4 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 65 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 415 128 28.0 22.6-34.1 44 11.3 7.9-15.9 26 5.8 3.3-10.1 217 54.9 48.4-61.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 253 77 32.4 24.1-41.9 45 14.5 10.2-20.3 25 7.6 4.7-12.1 106 45.5 36.9-54.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 278 74 25.2 19.5-31.9 46 15.4 10.8-21.4 45 13.2 9.3-18.4 113 46.2 38.8-53.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 347 99 26.0 20.5-32.3 44 10.1 7.0-14.4 24 8.6 5.2-14.2 180 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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