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%)
North Carolina 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
MALES 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
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,320 876 63.8 60.4-67.1 153 12.0 10.0-14.4 118 10.0 7.9-12.5 165 13.3 11.1-15.9 *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Black 303 168 58.7 51.6-65.4 43 13.0 8.9-18.5 39 12.0 8.1-17.2 48 15.1 10.8-20.7 *** *** ***
Other 415 189 45.3 38.3-52.5 64 19.4 13.2-27.6 71 16.3 12.2-21.3 68 12.8 9.3-17.5 23 6.2 3.9- 9.7
AGE
18-34 528 286 52.5 47.0-57.9 86 18.2 13.7-23.7 80 15.2 11.9-19.2 64 11.5 8.6-15.3 12 2.6 1.4- 4.8
35-44 310 176 54.5 47.8-61.1 44 15.7 11.3-21.5 35 13.3 9.0-19.2 46 14.2 10.2-19.4 *** *** ***
45-54 338 203 61.1 54.2-67.7 41 13.1 9.0-18.7 37 10.1 6.7-15.0 54 14.8 10.5-20.3 *** *** ***
55-64 352 232 65.4 58.2-72.0 42 9.1 6.3-12.9 37 11.7 7.1-18.6 38 13.2 8.8-19.3 *** *** ***
65-74 342 221 63.4 56.4-70.0 28 9.8 5.9-15.8 33 8.1 5.3-12.3 54 16.1 11.5-22.1 *** *** ***
75+ 177 120 71.2 61.2-79.5 15 4.7 2.5- 8.5 11 6.0 2.6-13.3 28 15.9 9.7-25.0 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 210 60 33.3 25.0-42.7 29 14.0 8.8-21.7 42 19.2 13.5-26.6 60 25.8 18.9-34.1 19 7.7 4.7-12.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 516 279 57.4 51.5-63.2 57 12.5 8.4-18.3 70 12.8 9.3-17.4 99 15.8 12.4-20.0 11 1.5 0.8- 2.8
Some Post-H.S. 563 334 59.5 54.5-64.4 83 15.2 12.0-19.2 67 12.5 9.5-16.3 76 11.6 8.8-15.3 *** *** ***
College Graduate 794 590 74.0 70.2-77.5 93 11.8 9.5-14.7 56 6.3 4.6- 8.6 52 7.4 5.4-10.0 *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 118 *** *** *** 19 16.9 9.7-27.8 17 13.9 7.7-23.7 31 26.2 17.4-37.3 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 148 59 38.9 29.3-49.5 13 7.6 4.1-13.6 26 20.5 12.2-32.5 40 25.5 17.2-36.1 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 178 75 45.8 36.4-55.5 28 14.8 9.7-21.8 32 16.6 10.9-24.5 42 22.0 14.8-31.5 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 215 115 52.6 43.7-61.4 34 17.1 11.0-25.6 32 15.5 9.6-24.2 29 12.2 8.0-18.1 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 264 178 69.3 62.1-75.7 24 10.1 6.3-16.0 31 9.4 6.2-13.9 30 10.9 7.1-16.3 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 743 560 72.4 68.2-76.2 88 12.1 9.5-15.3 52 9.1 6.7-12.4 42 6.2 4.4- 8.6 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 610 312 50.2 44.9-55.5 77 12.5 9.5-16.2 81 13.7 10.1-18.2 127 21.4 17.5-26.0 13 2.2 1.1- 4.2
No 1,399 906 63.5 60.1-66.8 173 13.6 11.1-16.6 149 11.1 9.2-13.3 152 10.4 8.5-12.6 19 1.4 0.9- 2.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 489 328 67.3 61.6-72.5 58 13.0 9.3-17.8 47 8.9 6.2-12.6 55 10.6 7.5-14.9 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,582 928 57.3 54.1-60.5 199 13.3 11.1-16.0 189 12.7 10.6-15.1 232 14.4 12.3-16.7 34 2.3 1.6- 3.3
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 732 457 61.3 57.0-65.4 96 13.9 11.2-17.2 86 11.6 9.1-14.6 76 10.7 8.3-13.6 17 2.6 1.5- 4.3
Regional City or Suburban County 550 346 60.8 54.9-66.3 69 13.0 8.9-18.6 55 10.0 7.3-13.6 70 14.3 10.8-18.7 *** *** ***
Rural 812 465 56.4 51.6-61.1 99 13.0 10.1-16.7 95 13.2 10.0-17.2 143 16.0 12.9-19.7 *** *** ***
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,343 825 59.5 56.2-62.8 175 13.6 11.5-16.1 153 12.3 10.3-14.8 167 12.8 10.7-15.3 23 1.7 1.1- 2.6
Unemployed 75 *** *** *** *** *** *** 12 15.2 7.7-27.9 13 15.1 7.8-27.4 *** *** ***
Retired 460 310 69.7 63.8-75.0 44 8.9 5.9-13.3 38 5.6 3.7- 8.4 62 14.0 10.2-19.0 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 129 *** *** *** 19 13.3 7.4-22.8 *** *** *** 40 25.5 16.9-36.6 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 52 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 38 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 144 39 25.3 17.3-35.5 20 15.8 8.6-27.2 *** *** *** 48 28.4 20.0-38.6 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 115 *** *** *** 18 17.1 10.2-27.1 22 19.7 12.2-30.3 29 21.7 14.0-32.0 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 148 *** *** *** 22 13.9 8.6-21.8 24 12.3 7.5-19.5 24 15.5 9.1-25.2 *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,171 835 69.6 66.1-72.9 133 11.4 9.3-14.0 102 9.9 7.8-12.6 97 8.7 6.9-11.0 *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 507 277 55.6 49.1-61.9 64 13.4 9.7-18.3 65 13.7 9.4-19.6 94 16.3 12.2-21.4 *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 651 406 58.0 52.9-63.0 75 13.5 9.6-18.6 58 10.5 7.8-13.9 99 15.7 12.5-19.6 13 2.3 1.3- 4.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 936 585 62.1 58.3-65.9 125 13.2 10.9-16.0 113 11.7 9.4-14.3 96 10.8 8.6-13.6 17 2.1 1.2- 3.6
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 684 453 66.6 62.1-70.8 84 12.5 9.9-15.8 73 10.5 8.1-13.5 67 9.4 7.0-12.7 *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 571 325 53.8 48.6-59.0 83 15.1 11.1-20.1 62 11.9 8.8-15.9 88 16.3 12.8-20.4 13 2.9 1.6- 5.2
3rd Quartile 529 333 60.3 54.8-65.6 58 12.4 9.0-16.8 59 13.0 9.4-17.6 67 12.5 9.4-16.3 12 1.9 1.0- 3.4
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 310 157 53.9 45.3-62.3 39 12.4 7.9-18.9 42 11.7 7.6-17.4 67 20.4 14.3-28.3 *** *** ***

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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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