2022 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern 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 4,417 1,251 26.9 25.1-28.6 455 9.9 8.8-11.3 253 6.3 5.3- 7.6 2,458 56.9 54.9-58.8
Eastern NC 1,589 504 30.4 27.4-33.5 211 11.3 9.3-13.7 104 5.4 4.0- 7.2 770 52.9 49.5-56.2
GENDER
Male 734 210 27.4 23.2-32.0 83 9.3 6.7-12.9 60 7.0 4.7-10.4 381 56.3 51.3-61.1
Female 855 294 33.2 29.2-37.6 128 13.3 10.5-16.7 44 3.9 2.6- 5.8 389 49.6 45.1-54.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 882 255 28.4 24.7-32.5 102 10.1 7.9-13.0 56 5.2 3.5- 7.5 469 56.3 52.0-60.5
Non-Hispanic Black 330 111 29.9 23.9-36.8 62 16.6 11.6-23.1 26 7.8 4.6-13.1 131 45.7 38.4-53.1
Other 340 125 38.1 30.6-46.2 43 6.5 4.0-10.4 *** *** *** 153 53.5 45.5-61.4
AGE
18-34 329 70 21.3 16.4-27.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** 254 77.6 71.7-82.6
35-44 240 69 27.1 20.5-34.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** 159 65.7 57.2-73.3
45-54 230 82 36.7 28.4-45.9 31 13.9 8.2-22.6 *** *** *** 111 45.8 37.2-54.6
55-64 302 105 38.9 31.3-47.0 60 17.7 12.0-25.5 *** *** *** 117 37.9 30.7-45.6
65-74 296 129 42.6 35.2-50.3 53 20.2 14.2-27.8 38 9.9 5.8-16.3 76 27.4 21.1-34.6
75+ 167 42 23.5 15.3-34.3 50 31.5 22.6-42.0 35 20.5 13.1-30.6 40 24.5 17.1-33.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 165 *** *** *** 32 16.7 10.0-26.6 *** *** *** 55 28.3 20.3-38.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 407 132 29.5 24.0-35.6 80 15.3 11.2-20.6 32 5.2 3.2- 8.3 163 50.0 43.5-56.5
Some Post-H.S. 496 155 28.7 24.0-33.9 65 9.8 7.0-13.5 35 5.7 3.4- 9.3 241 55.9 50.2-61.4
College Graduate 518 158 25.9 21.5-30.8 34 5.5 3.4- 8.7 *** *** *** 309 66.3 61.1-71.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 548 169 32.9 27.6-38.7 119 18.6 14.5-23.6 62 9.9 6.7-14.4 198 38.5 33.2-44.2
No 995 314 28.1 24.7-31.9 89 7.5 5.6-10.1 41 3.0 1.9- 4.5 551 61.4 57.3-65.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 292 67 19.0 14.1-25.0 33 8.5 5.0-13.8 28 6.3 3.5-11.1 164 66.2 59.1-72.7
Non-Veteran 1,290 434 33.0 29.5-36.6 176 12.0 9.7-14.7 76 5.2 3.7- 7.3 604 49.8 46.1-53.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 844 247 27.8 24.0-31.9 61 5.2 3.7- 7.2 *** *** *** 517 64.2 59.8-68.3
Unemployed 62 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 426 154 33.5 27.8-39.8 86 23.1 17.4-30.0 64 13.5 9.5-19.0 122 29.8 24.4-36.0
Unable to Work 144 *** *** *** *** *** *** 18 7.9 4.4-13.8 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 94 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 112 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 151 *** *** *** 30 17.1 10.1-27.6 *** *** *** 52 34.8 25.2-45.8
$25,000- 34,999 183 64 30.9 22.5-40.8 37 11.0 7.1-16.6 *** *** *** 66 49.9 40.2-59.6
$35,000- 49,999 176 56 28.3 21.1-36.9 25 12.4 6.9-21.3 *** *** *** 77 53.8 44.3-63.0
$50,000- 74,999 190 57 30.7 22.7-40.2 22 11.8 6.5-20.4 *** *** *** 104 52.7 43.3-62.0
$75,000+ 431 121 25.8 21.0-31.3 27 7.6 4.5-12.8 *** *** *** 275 63.7 57.4-69.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 346 115 30.9 24.6-38.0 50 12.6 8.6-18.0 26 5.0 2.9- 8.5 155 51.5 44.1-58.8
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 45 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 160 *** *** *** 27 13.9 8.2-22.4 *** *** *** 54 33.5 24.2-44.3
101% to 150% 110 38 27.6 18.7-38.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 149 49 30.4 21.6-41.0 35 15.9 9.7-25.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 760 216 27.0 23.1-31.3 74 9.8 7.0-13.5 *** *** *** 439 59.2 54.5-63.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 346 115 30.9 24.6-38.0 50 12.6 8.6-18.0 26 5.0 2.9- 8.5 155 51.5 44.1-58.8
HOUSING
Own 1,075 363 33.3 29.6-37.3 144 13.0 10.4-16.2 70 5.3 3.8- 7.5 498 48.4 44.3-52.4
Rent 388 118 27.5 22.4-33.3 52 8.5 6.1-11.8 23 4.0 2.4- 6.8 195 59.9 53.8-65.7
Other arrangement 108 18 12.7 6.9-22.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 110 35 26.5 17.9-37.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 423 121 27.2 22.3-32.6 31 4.9 3.2- 7.6 *** *** *** 248 62.2 56.4-67.8
Rural 1,056 348 32.6 28.7-36.7 171 15.2 12.2-18.8 78 5.7 4.2- 7.9 459 46.5 42.2-50.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 867 288 32.9 28.5-37.7 139 14.2 11.0-18.2 73 6.0 4.3- 8.3 367 46.9 42.0-51.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 361 105 27.1 21.9-33.1 40 8.5 5.9-12.0 *** *** *** 200 59.2 52.9-65.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 361 111 28.4 23.2-34.2 32 8.3 5.5-12.5 *** *** *** 203 58.8 52.6-64.8
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 288 91 30.1 24.2-36.8 30 10.1 6.4-15.5 *** *** *** 158 58.0 51.0-64.7
2nd Quartile 208 57 23.9 17.9-31.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** 127 63.8 55.4-71.4
3rd Quartile 455 136 28.1 23.2-33.6 50 10.3 7.1-14.8 25 4.5 2.8- 7.4 244 57.0 51.2-62.6
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 638 220 36.5 30.8-42.7 117 16.8 12.7-21.9 60 7.1 4.8-10.4 241 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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