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
Females 2,330 688 27.3 24.9-29.9 246 10.1 8.5-12.0 122 6.7 5.0- 8.8 1,274 55.9 53.1-58.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,437 378 24.5 21.8-27.6 137 9.8 7.9-12.2 74 7.2 4.9-10.4 848 58.5 54.9-62.0
Non-Hispanic Black 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
Other 374 129 27.8 22.2-34.2 34 7.8 3.9-14.8 13 3.3 1.0-10.1 198 61.1 53.5-68.3
AGE
18-34 473 84 18.1 14.0-23.1 *** *** *** *** *** *** 381 80.4 75.4-84.6
35-44 360 93 25.2 19.9-31.4 14 5.6 2.1-13.7 *** *** *** 247 65.6 58.2-72.4
45-54 371 121 30.2 24.3-36.7 36 10.5 6.7-16.0 11 3.5 1.8- 6.6 203 55.9 48.4-63.1
55-64 434 137 30.1 24.8-35.9 60 14.6 10.4-20.1 28 7.8 4.1-14.2 209 47.5 41.4-53.8
65-74 391 151 37.1 30.9-43.7 75 21.3 16.0-27.6 36 13.4 7.8-22.1 129 28.3 23.0-34.2
75+ 252 93 32.5 25.1-40.9 51 18.9 12.7-27.2 36 21.4 13.2-32.9 72 27.1 20.4-35.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 144 *** *** *** 30 18.5 10.6-30.1 *** *** *** 43 22.9 15.2-33.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 468 150 27.0 22.6-31.9 78 15.1 11.2-20.1 44 9.7 6.8-13.5 196 48.2 42.6-53.9
Some Post-H.S. 702 227 30.2 25.5-35.3 91 9.9 7.5-12.9 35 3.5 2.3- 5.3 349 56.4 51.2-61.5
College Graduate 1,010 256 22.7 19.8-25.9 46 4.0 2.7- 5.8 24 1.8 1.1- 2.9 684 71.5 68.1-74.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 148 44 26.0 17.8-36.3 31 13.2 7.7-21.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 220 76 30.0 22.9-38.2 39 22.1 13.9-33.3 25 13.4 7.2-23.4 80 34.6 26.8-43.3
$25,000- 34,999 260 81 26.9 20.8-34.0 41 13.2 8.1-20.8 21 9.9 5.8-16.4 117 50.0 42.0-57.9
$35,000- 49,999 246 78 30.0 23.2-37.8 21 9.6 5.3-16.6 14 5.3 2.7-10.0 133 55.2 47.1-63.1
$50,000- 74,999 277 77 27.1 20.2-35.3 26 6.7 4.2-10.7 *** *** *** 168 64.7 56.7-72.0
$75,000+ 643 154 22.1 18.4-26.2 31 6.2 4.1- 9.4 *** *** *** 453 71.2 66.6-75.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 750 242 30.7 25.9-36.0 140 17.3 13.6-21.8 78 12.7 8.9-18.0 290 39.3 34.3-44.5
No 1,518 427 25.6 23.0-28.3 101 6.2 4.8- 8.0 43 3.5 2.3- 5.4 947 64.7 61.6-67.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 84 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,235 666 27.5 25.0-30.1 238 10.2 8.5-12.2 121 6.9 5.2- 9.1 1,210 55.4 52.5-58.3
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 758 196 25.9 21.7-30.6 54 9.1 6.5-12.7 20 2.3 1.3- 4.1 488 62.7 57.8-67.3
Regional City or Suburban County 616 162 24.6 20.4-29.4 48 6.3 4.3- 9.1 42 10.4 6.8-15.6 364 58.7 53.0-64.1
Rural 956 330 31.1 27.3-35.2 144 14.4 11.3-18.3 60 7.8 4.9-12.2 422 46.7 42.1-51.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,181 312 24.7 21.7-27.9 66 5.5 4.0- 7.5 17 1.2 0.7- 2.2 786 68.6 65.1-71.9
Unemployed 89 *** *** *** 13 9.6 4.7-18.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 619 226 35.0 29.4-41.1 103 17.4 13.3-22.4 65 13.6 9.6-18.9 225 34.0 29.0-39.3
Unable to Work 184 51 20.9 14.4-29.5 47 24.2 15.4-35.8 *** *** *** 56 27.7 19.5-37.9
Other not in Labor Force 220 60 25.5 18.4-34.2 14 4.5 2.4- 8.4 *** *** *** 139 67.2 58.5-74.9
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 66 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 218 70 28.0 20.9-36.4 40 15.4 10.2-22.4 24 12.7 6.4-23.8 84 43.9 34.2-54.2
101% to 150% 167 52 30.8 21.6-41.8 20 10.9 5.9-19.2 14 9.5 4.0-21.2 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 199 69 29.9 22.5-38.5 32 14.7 8.5-24.0 17 11.1 6.4-18.4 81 44.4 35.6-53.5
More than 200% 1,116 287 23.6 20.7-26.7 85 7.7 5.8-10.1 26 1.9 1.2- 3.0 718 66.8 63.3-70.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 601 219 35.3 29.8-41.1 106 17.7 13.1-23.6 42 9.4 5.2-16.5 234 37.6 32.0-43.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 729 225 28.1 24.0-32.6 71 7.7 5.6-10.4 43 7.9 4.9-12.3 390 56.3 51.3-61.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,000 244 23.0 19.5-26.9 69 8.4 6.2-11.2 37 4.5 3.0- 6.6 650 64.2 60.0-68.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 699 177 21.9 18.5-25.7 49 8.3 5.9-11.7 33 6.3 4.2- 9.5 440 63.4 58.8-67.9
2nd Quartile 659 182 27.3 22.6-32.5 55 6.8 4.9- 9.5 30 5.8 3.3-10.1 392 60.0 54.8-65.1
3rd Quartile 581 188 30.0 25.2-35.3 66 11.3 8.1-15.6 30 8.3 4.5-14.8 297 50.4 44.3-56.5
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 391 141 35.9 29.0-43.5 76 22.2 15.2-31.3 29 6.1 3.6-10.2 145 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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