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%)
TOTAL 4,417 1,959 43.1 41.2-45.1 2,458 56.9 54.9-58.8
GENDER
Male 2,087 903 42.1 39.4-44.9 1,184 57.9 55.1-60.6
Female 2,330 1,056 44.1 41.2-46.9 1,274 55.9 53.1-58.8
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,744 1,118 41.2 38.8-43.7 1,626 58.8 56.3-61.2
Non-Hispanic Black 778 427 52.1 47.7-56.6 351 47.9 43.4-52.3
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 166 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Multiracial 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 101 26 23.5 15.2-34.6 75 76.5 65.4-84.8
Hispanic 454 199 40.0 34.5-45.7 255 60.0 54.3-65.5
AGE
18-34 1,011 195 20.2 17.1-23.6 816 79.8 76.4-82.9
35-44 669 200 32.8 28.2-37.8 469 67.2 62.2-71.8
45-54 707 304 42.4 37.4-47.5 403 57.6 52.5-62.6
55-64 785 426 56.8 52.2-61.3 359 43.2 38.7-47.8
65-74 726 490 70.2 65.9-74.2 236 29.8 25.8-34.1
75+ 424 316 73.9 66.9-79.8 108 26.1 20.2-33.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 355 240 72.5 65.8-78.3 115 27.5 21.7-34.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 982 538 47.9 43.8-52.0 444 52.1 48.0-56.2
Some Post-H.S. 1,263 597 42.3 38.7-45.9 666 57.7 54.1-61.3
College Graduate 1,799 574 28.4 26.0-30.9 1,225 71.6 69.1-74.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,356 825 60.7 56.9-64.3 531 39.3 35.7-43.1
No 2,915 1,077 34.9 32.7-37.2 1,838 65.1 62.8-67.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 569 272 45.0 39.9-50.2 297 55.0 49.8-60.1
Non-Veteran 3,815 1,670 42.7 40.6-44.9 2,145 57.3 55.1-59.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,526 830 32.1 29.8-34.5 1,696 67.9 65.5-70.2
Unemployed 165 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 1,069 712 68.4 64.6-72.0 357 31.6 28.0-35.4
Unable to Work 313 216 69.7 61.4-76.9 97 30.3 23.1-38.6
Other not in Labor Force 272 95 32.4 25.4-40.3 177 67.6 59.7-74.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 265 158 55.6 46.5-64.3 107 44.4 35.7-53.5
$15,000- 24,999 372 238 65.5 59.0-71.5 134 34.5 28.5-41.0
$25,000- 34,999 438 239 51.5 45.4-57.6 199 48.5 42.4-54.6
$35,000- 49,999 460 218 44.2 38.2-50.3 242 55.8 49.7-61.8
$50,000-74,999 540 227 43.0 37.6-48.6 313 57.0 51.4-62.4
$75,000-100,000 468 167 30.6 25.7-35.8 301 69.4 64.2-74.3
$100,000-150,000 450 143 32.3 27.1-37.9 307 67.7 62.1-72.9
$150,000+ 464 102 23.1 18.5-28.4 362 76.9 71.6-81.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 960 467 45.9 41.4-50.6 493 54.1 49.4-58.6
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 105 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 365 232 63.9 56.4-70.8 133 36.1 29.2-43.6
101% to 150% 284 156 51.1 43.4-58.8 128 48.9 41.2-56.6
151% to 200% 345 198 54.2 47.3-60.9 147 45.8 39.1-52.7
More than 200% 2,283 823 34.9 32.5-37.4 1,460 65.1 62.6-67.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 960 467 45.9 41.4-50.6 493 54.1 49.4-58.6
HOUSING
Own 2,850 1,319 46.9 44.4-49.5 1,531 53.1 50.5-55.6
Rent 1,212 501 36.1 32.9-39.5 711 63.9 60.5-67.1
Other arrangement 304 118 30.7 24.3-37.9 186 69.3 62.1-75.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,494 519 34.7 31.7-38.0 975 65.3 62.0-68.3
Regional City or Suburban County 1,163 479 40.5 36.7-44.4 684 59.5 55.6-63.3
Rural 1,760 961 53.8 50.5-57.1 799 46.2 42.9-49.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,107 649 59.0 54.6-63.1 458 41.0 36.9-45.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,378 622 43.4 40.0-46.9 756 56.6 53.1-60.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,932 688 35.6 32.8-38.4 1,244 64.4 61.6-67.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,380 526 36.9 33.7-40.2 854 63.1 59.8-66.3
2nd Quartile 1,228 493 40.0 36.5-43.7 735 60.0 56.3-63.5
3rd Quartile 1,110 505 46.7 42.6-50.8 605 53.3 49.2-57.4
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 699 435 62.8 57.1-68.1 264 37.2 31.9-42.9

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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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