2022 BRFSS Survey Results: 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
Non-Hispanic Black 778 427 52.1 47.7-56.6 351 47.9 43.4-52.3
GENDER
Male 304 160 50.1 43.0-57.2 144 49.9 42.8-57.0
Female 474 267 53.8 48.1-59.4 207 46.2 40.6-51.9
AGE
18-34 160 34 18.2 12.4-25.8 126 81.8 74.2-87.6
35-44 125 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 131 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 151 111 75.7 66.7-82.9 40 24.3 17.1-33.3
65-74 135 107 80.7 70.3-88.1 28 19.3 11.9-29.7
75+ 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 43 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 198 124 54.1 45.1-62.8 74 45.9 37.2-54.9
Some Post-H.S. 249 141 51.4 43.6-59.0 108 48.6 41.0-56.4
College Graduate 286 126 39.3 32.7-46.2 160 60.7 53.8-67.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 84 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 87 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 91 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 98 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 179 81 42.9 34.3-51.9 98 57.1 48.1-65.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 248 178 72.4 64.9-78.8 70 27.6 21.2-35.1
No 505 236 43.2 37.9-48.8 269 56.8 51.2-62.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 114 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 656 353 49.9 45.0-54.7 303 50.1 45.3-55.0
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 331 157 45.7 39.4-52.2 174 54.3 47.8-60.6
Regional City or Suburban County 168 87 49.8 40.4-59.2 81 50.2 40.8-59.6
Rural 279 183 63.0 54.9-70.4 96 37.0 29.6-45.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 438 190 40.2 34.7-46.0 248 59.8 54.0-65.3
Unemployed 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 180 141 83.2 75.6-88.8 39 16.8 11.2-24.4
Unable to Work 68 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 15 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 90 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 82 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 339 163 46.9 40.4-53.6 176 53.1 46.4-59.6
HOUSING
Own 397 241 59.2 53.0-65.1 156 40.8 34.9-47.0
Rent 298 145 42.4 35.7-49.3 153 57.6 50.7-64.3
Other arrangement 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 267 172 60.5 52.0-68.4 95 39.5 31.6-48.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 215 121 55.7 47.5-63.6 94 44.3 36.4-52.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 296 134 43.6 37.0-50.5 162 56.4 49.5-63.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 145 65 42.4 33.3-52.1 80 57.6 47.9-66.7
2nd Quartile 218 105 48.8 40.9-56.7 113 51.2 43.3-59.1
3rd Quartile 244 139 56.2 48.2-63.9 105 43.8 36.1-51.8
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 171 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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