2022 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Oral Health

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  Total
Respond.^		 1-12 months 1-2 years 2-5 years 5 or more years Never
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 4,449 2,894 63.6 61.6-65.5 502 11.2 10.0-12.6 487 12.2 10.8-13.7 507 11.5 10.3-12.9 59 1.5 1.1- 2.1
GENDER
Male 2,094 1,268 59.4 56.6-62.1 264 13.4 11.4-15.6 236 11.7 10.0-13.7 289 13.6 11.8-15.7 37 1.9 1.3- 2.8
Female 2,355 1,626 67.4 64.6-70.2 238 9.3 7.8-10.9 251 12.6 10.6-14.9 218 9.6 7.9-11.6 22 1.1 0.6- 2.1
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,776 1,922 66.7 64.2-69.1 285 10.1 8.8-11.5 261 10.6 9.1-12.4 295 11.9 10.2-13.8 13 0.8 0.4- 1.6
Non-Hispanic Black 784 487 62.8 58.5-67.0 106 12.5 9.9-15.7 88 11.8 9.1-15.1 97 12.1 9.5-15.2 *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 169 *** *** *** 25 12.6 7.3-20.8 23 10.2 5.9-16.9 26 22.8 14.4-34.2 *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Multiracial 73 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 101 69 71.2 60.2-80.2 14 10.3 5.9-17.4 11 12.7 6.4-23.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 444 210 49.7 43.7-55.7 54 12.4 9.2-16.6 82 19.3 15.1-24.3 62 11.1 8.2-14.7 36 7.6 5.2-10.9
AGE
18-34 1,002 569 56.5 52.6-60.4 146 15.0 12.2-18.3 157 16.5 13.9-19.6 109 9.7 7.8-12.1 21 2.2 1.4- 3.6
35-44 670 435 63.9 59.1-68.5 73 12.6 9.3-16.8 76 12.2 9.3-15.8 70 9.4 7.2-12.3 16 1.8 1.1- 3.2
45-54 712 467 68.5 63.9-72.8 85 11.5 8.8-14.8 71 8.9 6.7-11.8 83 10.5 8.0-13.6 *** *** ***
55-64 788 544 69.1 64.3-73.4 81 8.0 6.1-10.4 77 11.8 8.5-16.3 83 10.8 8.3-14.0 *** *** ***
65-74 737 508 65.9 60.7-70.7 68 9.0 6.6-12.3 63 8.4 6.1-11.3 92 15.6 11.5-20.7 *** *** ***
75+ 439 304 67.4 60.2-73.9 37 6.0 4.0- 8.8 31 5.5 3.4- 9.0 61 18.4 12.9-25.4 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 356 119 37.7 30.7-45.2 43 11.5 7.4-17.6 70 18.5 13.7-24.6 91 24.6 18.6-31.9 33 7.7 4.8-12.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 986 549 57.5 53.4-61.6 109 11.4 8.7-14.7 143 14.7 11.9-18.0 171 15.4 12.8-18.4 14 1.0 0.6- 1.8
Some Post-H.S. 1,274 834 66.0 62.3-69.4 162 12.2 10.2-14.6 135 12.3 9.7-15.4 138 8.9 7.2-11.0 *** *** ***
College Graduate 1,816 1,384 76.6 74.2-78.8 184 9.8 8.3-11.5 138 7.5 6.1- 9.0 104 5.7 4.6- 7.2 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,371 775 54.7 50.8-58.6 165 11.5 9.3-14.1 173 14.5 11.6-18.0 238 17.5 14.7-20.7 20 1.7 0.9- 3.2
No 2,926 2,021 68.0 65.7-70.2 317 11.1 9.6-12.8 301 11.2 9.8-12.8 254 8.6 7.4-10.0 33 1.1 0.8- 1.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 573 393 69.0 63.9-73.7 63 11.7 8.5-15.9 56 9.2 6.6-12.5 60 10.0 7.2-13.7 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 3,842 2,480 62.8 60.7-65.0 431 11.1 9.8-12.6 431 12.7 11.2-14.4 445 11.7 10.4-13.3 55 1.6 1.1- 2.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,527 1,665 64.7 62.3-67.1 299 11.9 10.4-13.6 281 12.2 10.6-14.0 253 10.0 8.6-11.6 29 1.1 0.7- 1.6
Unemployed 166 *** *** *** *** *** *** 25 17.5 11.1-26.5 22 10.4 6.2-16.8 *** *** ***
Retired 1,098 771 68.4 63.9-72.6 99 7.9 6.1-10.2 94 9.2 6.3-13.4 127 13.6 10.7-17.2 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 316 151 46.7 38.2-55.4 41 12.1 7.3-19.5 47 16.5 10.8-24.4 72 21.7 15.2-29.9 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 271 163 63.9 56.2-70.9 36 11.8 8.1-16.7 36 14.4 9.6-21.1 25 7.0 3.9-12.2 11 2.9 1.4- 6.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 270 122 46.1 37.4-55.0 33 10.6 6.8-16.1 47 17.9 12.0-25.8 61 22.7 15.6-31.8 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 369 167 43.3 36.5-50.4 42 11.6 7.0-18.5 66 18.7 13.6-25.0 82 23.0 17.6-29.5 12 3.4 1.7- 6.8
$25,000- 34,999 437 239 53.9 47.7-59.9 59 13.8 10.4-18.1 65 15.5 11.5-20.5 71 16.0 11.9-21.2 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 463 282 59.5 53.3-65.3 69 17.0 12.6-22.6 52 11.6 8.1-16.4 55 10.6 7.7-14.5 *** *** ***
$50,000-74,999 543 384 74.2 69.6-78.3 51 8.7 6.3-12.1 59 8.6 6.4-11.5 47 8.1 5.8-11.2 *** *** ***
$75,000-100,000 472 342 71.3 65.9-76.0 65 12.5 9.4-16.5 36 9.9 6.8-14.1 29 6.3 4.2- 9.3 *** *** ***
$100,000-150,000 450 376 82.5 77.6-86.5 33 8.1 5.5-11.7 26 6.7 4.1-10.7 14 2.5 1.2- 5.1 *** *** ***
$150,000+ 466 378 79.5 74.6-83.7 44 9.1 6.4-12.8 23 6.7 4.2-10.6 20 4.4 2.7- 7.0 *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 979 604 59.1 54.3-63.7 106 10.3 7.7-13.7 113 14.2 10.9-18.3 128 13.3 10.5-16.8 28 3.0 1.8- 5.1
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 102 *** *** *** *** *** *** 21 15.9 9.2-26.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 364 151 42.9 35.7-50.5 47 11.7 7.9-17.1 70 23.0 16.8-30.7 85 19.9 15.3-25.5 11 2.4 1.2- 4.6
101% to 150% 284 125 44.4 36.6-52.4 47 17.8 12.8-24.2 49 17.1 12.4-23.2 56 17.6 12.7-23.8 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 348 201 59.4 52.6-65.9 38 11.1 7.5-16.0 53 12.8 9.3-17.5 55 16.3 11.8-22.1 *** *** ***
More than 200% 2,292 1,714 74.5 72.1-76.7 243 10.3 8.8-11.9 174 8.4 7.0-10.0 155 6.6 5.5- 8.0 *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 979 604 59.1 54.3-63.7 106 10.3 7.7-13.7 113 14.2 10.9-18.3 128 13.3 10.5-16.8 28 3.0 1.8- 5.1
HOUSING
Own 2,879 2,067 68.6 66.1-71.0 272 9.5 8.2-11.1 251 10.4 8.8-12.3 271 10.6 9.0-12.4 18 0.8 0.4- 1.5
Rent 1,209 608 50.7 47.2-54.2 183 15.5 13.1-18.2 193 16.0 13.6-18.7 190 14.8 12.6-17.2 35 3.1 2.1- 4.5
Other arrangement 305 188 59.2 50.7-67.1 37 13.0 7.3-22.1 35 15.7 10.6-22.5 42 10.5 7.1-15.3 *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,505 999 65.1 61.9-68.2 174 11.5 9.7-13.6 173 12.7 10.4-15.5 138 9.1 7.5-11.0 21 1.5 0.9- 2.4
Regional City or Suburban County 1,168 775 65.3 61.3-69.0 129 10.1 7.8-13.0 119 11.0 8.8-13.6 129 11.9 9.5-14.8 16 1.7 0.9- 3.5
Rural 1,776 1,120 60.6 57.3-63.9 199 11.8 9.7-14.3 195 12.5 10.3-15.2 240 13.7 11.4-16.3 22 1.3 0.8- 2.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,111 672 59.1 54.4-63.5 130 12.0 9.2-15.5 130 13.7 10.5-17.7 162 14.0 11.0-17.7 17 1.3 0.6- 2.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,381 902 62.2 58.6-65.6 151 11.9 9.5-14.7 143 11.8 9.8-14.2 167 12.3 10.2-14.9 18 1.8 1.0- 3.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,957 1,320 66.7 64.0-69.4 221 10.4 8.9-12.0 214 11.7 9.7-14.0 178 9.8 8.2-11.6 24 1.4 0.9- 2.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,402 980 68.8 65.7-71.8 158 10.8 9.1-12.9 132 10.5 8.6-12.8 122 9.1 7.3-11.3 *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 1,239 778 60.4 56.7-64.0 142 11.9 9.6-14.8 146 13.0 10.4-16.1 155 13.0 10.7-15.6 18 1.7 1.0- 2.9
3rd Quartile 1,103 723 63.1 59.0-67.1 120 10.4 8.2-12.9 123 13.3 10.6-16.7 120 11.2 8.7-14.3 17 2.0 1.0- 4.0
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 705 413 59.7 53.8-65.3 82 12.1 8.2-17.5 86 11.6 8.6-15.5 110 15.0 11.3-19.6 14 1.7 0.9- 3.3

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

2Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. 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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