2022 BRFSS Survey Results: 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
Non-Hispanic Black 778 251 29.7 25.9-33.8 122 15.5 12.4-19.3 54 6.9 5.0- 9.6 351 47.9 43.4-52.3
GENDER
Male 304 87 26.4 20.8-32.9 49 17.5 12.4-24.0 24 6.2 3.7-10.3 144 49.9 42.8-57.0
Female 474 164 32.4 27.4-37.7 73 13.9 10.3-18.4 30 7.6 4.9-11.5 207 46.2 40.6-51.9
AGE
18-34 160 32 15.6 10.6-22.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** 126 81.8 74.2-87.6
35-44 125 43 32.8 24.1-43.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 131 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 151 60 39.6 30.2-49.8 40 27.8 19.2-38.4 *** *** *** 40 24.3 17.1-33.3
65-74 135 44 28.5 19.7-39.5 *** *** *** 21 14.6 8.3-24.5 28 19.3 11.9-29.7
75+ 60 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 43 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 198 63 26.8 20.1-34.8 41 17.2 11.8-24.3 20 10.1 6.1-16.3 74 45.9 37.2-54.9
Some Post-H.S. 249 84 32.6 25.9-40.2 44 15.2 10.4-21.8 *** *** *** 108 48.6 41.0-56.4
College Graduate 286 93 29.3 23.5-35.8 21 6.5 3.8-10.9 *** *** *** 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 25 21.8 13.5-33.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 98 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 179 63 29.7 22.5-38.1 15 10.4 5.7-18.1 *** *** *** 98 57.1 48.1-65.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 248 81 32.4 25.6-40.1 71 29.1 22.1-37.2 26 10.9 6.7-17.3 70 27.6 21.2-35.1
No 505 161 28.2 23.7-33.3 47 9.5 6.5-13.5 28 5.6 3.5- 8.7 269 56.8 51.2-62.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 114 37 26.5 18.1-37.1 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 656 210 30.0 25.9-34.5 97 12.3 9.5-15.8 46 7.5 5.3-10.6 303 50.1 45.3-55.0
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 331 105 30.7 25.2-36.8 38 11.7 8.1-16.6 *** *** *** 174 54.3 47.8-60.6
Regional City or Suburban County 168 56 28.2 20.7-37.2 *** *** *** 15 12.8 7.0-22.3 81 50.2 40.8-59.6
Rural 279 90 29.1 22.5-36.7 68 25.5 18.7-33.8 25 8.4 5.2-13.5 96 37.0 29.6-45.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 438 148 30.9 26.0-36.4 31 6.1 3.8- 9.6 *** *** *** 248 59.8 54.0-65.3
Unemployed 45 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 180 57 27.4 19.6-37.0 51 35.1 25.6-45.8 33 20.7 13.7-30.0 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% 339 112 30.4 24.8-36.6 39 13.0 8.8-18.6 *** *** *** 176 53.1 46.4-59.6
HOUSING
Own 397 145 34.0 28.5-40.0 65 18.6 14.0-24.3 31 6.6 4.3-10.1 156 40.8 34.9-47.0
Rent 298 86 25.8 20.4-32.0 44 11.9 8.0-17.5 15 4.7 2.7- 8.1 153 57.6 50.7-64.3
Other arrangement 72 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 267 84 26.2 20.0-33.5 64 25.8 18.5-34.7 24 8.5 5.1-13.9 95 39.5 31.6-48.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 215 74 34.6 27.1-42.9 30 12.3 8.2-18.0 17 8.8 5.0-15.0 94 44.3 36.4-52.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 296 93 28.4 23.0-34.6 28 10.8 7.0-16.3 *** *** *** 162 56.4 49.5-63.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 145 42 24.2 17.5-32.6 14 11.8 6.6-20.2 *** *** *** 80 57.6 47.9-66.7
2nd Quartile 218 67 30.0 23.4-37.5 29 13.8 9.0-20.4 *** *** *** 113 51.2 43.3-59.1
3rd Quartile 244 88 34.1 27.0-42.1 33 13.7 8.4-21.4 18 8.4 5.0-13.8 105 43.8 36.1-51.8
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 171 54 27.5 19.3-37.5 46 26.7 18.2-37.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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