2022 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

Oral Health

Adults aged 18+ that have had permanent teeth extracted (calculated variable)

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,417 1,959 43.1 41.2-45.1 2,458 56.9 54.9-58.8
Eastern NC 1,589 819 47.1 43.8-50.5 770 52.9 49.5-56.2
GENDER
Male 734 353 43.7 38.9-48.7 381 56.3 51.3-61.1
Female 855 466 50.4 45.9-54.9 389 49.6 45.1-54.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 882 413 43.7 39.5-48.0 469 56.3 52.0-60.5
Non-Hispanic Black 330 199 54.3 46.9-61.6 131 45.7 38.4-53.1
Other 340 187 46.5 38.6-54.5 153 53.5 45.5-61.4
AGE
18-34 329 75 22.4 17.4-28.3 254 77.6 71.7-82.6
35-44 240 81 34.3 26.7-42.8 159 65.7 57.2-73.3
45-54 230 119 54.2 45.4-62.8 111 45.8 37.2-54.6
55-64 302 185 62.1 54.4-69.3 117 37.9 30.7-45.6
65-74 296 220 72.6 65.4-78.9 76 27.4 21.1-34.6
75+ 167 127 75.5 66.2-82.9 40 24.5 17.1-33.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 165 110 71.7 62.0-79.7 55 28.3 20.3-38.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 407 244 50.0 43.5-56.5 163 50.0 43.5-56.5
Some Post-H.S. 496 255 44.1 38.6-49.8 241 55.9 50.2-61.4
College Graduate 518 209 33.7 28.9-38.9 309 66.3 61.1-71.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 548 350 61.5 55.8-66.8 198 38.5 33.2-44.2
No 995 444 38.6 34.7-42.7 551 61.4 57.3-65.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 292 128 33.8 27.3-40.9 164 66.2 59.1-72.7
Non-Veteran 1,290 686 50.2 46.4-53.9 604 49.8 46.1-53.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 844 327 35.8 31.7-40.2 517 64.2 59.8-68.3
Unemployed 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 426 304 70.2 64.0-75.6 122 29.8 24.4-36.0
Unable to Work 144 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 94 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 112 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 151 99 65.2 54.2-74.8 52 34.8 25.2-45.8
$25,000- 34,999 183 117 50.1 40.4-59.8 66 49.9 40.2-59.6
$35,000- 49,999 176 99 46.2 37.0-55.7 77 53.8 44.3-63.0
$50,000- 74,999 190 86 47.3 38.0-56.7 104 52.7 43.3-62.0
$75,000+ 431 156 36.3 30.5-42.6 275 63.7 57.4-69.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 346 191 48.5 41.2-55.9 155 51.5 44.1-58.8
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 160 106 66.5 55.7-75.8 54 33.5 24.2-44.3
101% to 150% 110 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 149 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 760 321 40.8 36.2-45.5 439 59.2 54.5-63.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 346 191 48.5 41.2-55.9 155 51.5 44.1-58.8
HOUSING
Own 1,075 577 51.6 47.6-55.7 498 48.4 44.3-52.4
Rent 388 193 40.1 34.3-46.2 195 59.9 53.8-65.7
Other arrangement 108 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 110 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 423 175 37.8 32.2-43.6 248 62.2 56.4-67.8
Rural 1,056 597 53.5 49.2-57.8 459 46.5 42.2-50.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 867 500 53.1 48.2-58.0 367 46.9 42.0-51.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 361 161 40.8 34.7-47.1 200 59.2 52.9-65.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 361 158 41.2 35.2-47.4 203 58.8 52.6-64.8
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 288 130 42.0 35.3-49.0 158 58.0 51.0-64.7
2nd Quartile 208 81 36.2 28.6-44.6 127 63.8 55.4-71.4
3rd Quartile 455 211 43.0 37.4-48.8 244 57.0 51.2-62.6
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 638 397 60.5 54.3-66.3 241 39.5 33.7-45.7

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2022 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2022 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2022 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2022 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2022 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2022 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

4Quartile of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Social Vulnerability Index
(https://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/placeandhealth/svi/index.html) for respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2022 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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