2022 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Oral Health

Adults aged 65+ who have had all their natural teeth extracted (calculated variable)

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  Total
Respond.^		 No Yes
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 1,150 986 83.0 78.8-86.5 164 17.0 13.5-21.2
GENDER
Male 507 415 82.7 77.6-86.8 92 17.3 13.2-22.4
Female 643 571 83.2 76.5-88.3 72 16.8 11.7-23.5
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 851 743 83.0 77.8-87.2 108 17.0 12.8-22.2
Non-Hispanic Black 195 161 81.8 73.5-87.9 34 18.2 12.1-26.5
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 42 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Multiracial 8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 27 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
65-74 726 636 86.1 81.1-90.0 90 13.9 10.0-18.9
75+ 424 350 78.2 70.7-84.3 74 21.8 15.7-29.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 274 208 75.7 68.3-81.9 66 24.3 18.1-31.7
Some Post-H.S. 331 284 86.7 81.0-90.9 47 13.3 9.1-19.0
College Graduate 464 438 96.1 93.7-97.5 26 3.9 2.5- 6.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 497 406 76.9 69.3-83.1 91 23.1 16.9-30.7
No 621 551 88.7 85.1-91.5 70 11.3 8.5-14.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 220 177 82.7 75.0-88.4 43 17.3 11.6-25.0
Non-Veteran 924 803 82.9 77.9-86.9 121 17.1 13.1-22.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 175 162 90.9 81.7-95.7 13 9.1 4.3-18.3
Unemployed 8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 874 745 83.4 79.1-86.9 129 16.6 13.1-20.9
Unable to Work 65 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 15 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 61 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 123 100 81.9 71.1-89.2 23 18.1 10.8-28.9
$25,000- 34,999 130 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 141 119 90.8 83.5-95.1 22 9.2 4.9-16.5
$50,000-74,999 132 122 92.3 82.8-96.8 *** *** ***
$75,000-100,000 110 104 95.7 90.2-98.1 *** *** ***
$100,000-150,000 90 88 98.9 93.5-99.8 *** *** ***
$150,000+ 63 62 98.9 92.2-99.8 *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 300 248 74.2 64.1-82.2 52 25.8 17.8-35.9
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 79 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 113 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 562 516 93.2 89.8-95.5 46 6.8 4.5-10.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 300 248 74.2 64.1-82.2 52 25.8 17.8-35.9
HOUSING
Own 965 842 83.9 79.3-87.6 123 16.1 12.4-20.7
Rent 134 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 295 271 91.6 86.4-94.9 24 8.4 5.1-13.6
Regional City or Suburban County 291 246 76.4 66.8-83.9 45 23.6 16.1-33.2
Rural 564 469 81.8 75.4-86.9 95 18.2 13.1-24.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 323 258 81.0 70.9-88.2 65 19.0 11.8-29.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 398 344 80.9 73.1-86.9 54 19.1 13.1-26.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 429 384 86.1 80.5-90.2 45 13.9 9.8-19.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 363 324 86.1 80.1-90.5 39 13.9 9.5-19.9
2nd Quartile 286 252 82.1 72.8-88.7 34 17.9 11.3-27.2
3rd Quartile 288 245 79.6 69.2-87.1 43 20.4 12.9-30.8
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 213 165 84.1 76.9-89.4 48 15.9 10.6-23.1

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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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