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
Females 2,330 1,056 44.1 41.2-46.9 1,274 55.9 53.1-58.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,437 589 41.5 38.0-45.1 848 58.5 54.9-62.0
Non-Hispanic Black 474 267 53.8 48.1-59.4 207 46.2 40.6-51.9
Other 374 176 38.9 31.7-46.5 198 61.1 53.5-68.3
AGE
18-34 473 92 19.6 15.4-24.6 381 80.4 75.4-84.6
35-44 360 113 34.4 27.6-41.8 247 65.6 58.2-72.4
45-54 371 168 44.1 36.9-51.6 203 55.9 48.4-63.1
55-64 434 225 52.5 46.2-58.6 209 47.5 41.4-53.8
65-74 391 262 71.7 65.8-77.0 129 28.3 23.0-34.2
75+ 252 180 72.9 64.9-79.6 72 27.1 20.4-35.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 144 101 77.1 66.9-84.8 43 22.9 15.2-33.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 468 272 51.8 46.1-57.4 196 48.2 42.6-53.9
Some Post-H.S. 702 353 43.6 38.5-48.8 349 56.4 51.2-61.5
College Graduate 1,010 326 28.5 25.2-31.9 684 71.5 68.1-74.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 148 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 220 140 65.4 56.7-73.2 80 34.6 26.8-43.3
$25,000- 34,999 260 143 50.0 42.1-58.0 117 50.0 42.0-57.9
$35,000- 49,999 246 113 44.8 36.9-52.9 133 55.2 47.1-63.1
$50,000- 74,999 277 109 35.3 28.0-43.3 168 64.7 56.7-72.0
$75,000+ 643 190 28.8 24.7-33.4 453 71.2 66.6-75.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 750 460 60.7 55.5-65.7 290 39.3 34.3-44.5
No 1,518 571 35.3 32.4-38.4 947 64.7 61.6-67.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 84 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,235 1,025 44.6 41.7-47.5 1,210 55.4 52.5-58.3
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 758 270 37.3 32.7-42.2 488 62.7 57.8-67.3
Regional City or Suburban County 616 252 41.3 35.9-47.0 364 58.7 53.0-64.1
Rural 956 534 53.3 48.7-57.9 422 46.7 42.1-51.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,181 395 31.4 28.1-34.9 786 68.6 65.1-71.9
Unemployed 89 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 619 394 66.0 60.7-71.0 225 34.0 29.0-39.3
Unable to Work 184 128 72.3 62.1-80.5 56 27.7 19.5-37.9
Other not in Labor Force 220 81 32.8 25.1-41.5 139 67.2 58.5-74.9
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 218 134 56.1 45.8-65.8 84 43.9 34.2-54.2
101% to 150% 167 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 199 118 55.6 46.5-64.4 81 44.4 35.6-53.5
More than 200% 1,116 398 33.2 29.9-36.7 718 66.8 63.3-70.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 601 367 62.4 56.5-68.0 234 37.6 32.0-43.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 729 339 43.7 38.8-48.7 390 56.3 51.3-61.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,000 350 35.8 31.8-40.0 650 64.2 60.0-68.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 699 259 36.6 32.1-41.2 440 63.4 58.8-67.9
2nd Quartile 659 267 40.0 34.9-45.2 392 60.0 54.8-65.1
3rd Quartile 581 284 49.6 43.5-55.7 297 50.4 44.3-56.5
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 391 246 64.2 56.7-71.0 145 35.8 29.0-43.3

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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 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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