BRFSS 2022 - North Carolina: (In the past year, have you had a dentist or dental hygienist check for oral cancer by pulling on your tongue with gauze wrapped around it,<br> feeling under the tongue and inside the cheeks, and checking the back of your throat?)

2022 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Oral Health

In the past year, have you had a dentist or dental hygienist check for oral cancer by pulling on your tongue with gauze wrapped around it,
feeling under the tongue and inside the cheeks, and checking the back of your throat?

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	3,401	1,378	37.8	35.7-40.0	2,023	62.2	60.0-64.3
MALES	1,570	573	35.0	31.9-38.1	997	65.0	61.9-68.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White	997	445	40.3	36.6-44.2	552	59.7	55.8-63.4
Non-Hispanic Black	241	66	29.4	22.5-37.3	175	70.6	62.7-77.5
Other	295	43	18.0	11.3-27.4	252	82.0	72.6-88.7
AGE
18-34	337	68	21.1	16.0-27.3	269	78.9	72.7-84.0
35-44	239	74	30.5	24.0-37.8	165	69.5	62.2-76.0
45-54	264	89	32.9	26.1-40.5	175	67.1	59.5-73.9
55-64	296	130	42.9	35.5-50.6	166	57.1	49.4-64.5
65-74	266	131	49.8	42.1-57.6	135	50.2	42.4-57.9
75+	142	***	***	***	***	***	***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	164	***	***	***	***	***	***
H.S. or G.E.D.	390	84	20.7	16.1-26.2	306	79.3	73.8-83.9
Some Post-H.S.	429	165	40.1	34.5-46.0	264	59.9	54.0-65.5
College Graduate	579	305	52.9	47.9-57.7	274	47.1	42.3-52.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	66	***	***	***	60	92.1	79.7-97.2
$15,000- 24,999	107	12	9.3	4.5-18.2	95	90.7	81.8-95.5
$25,000- 34,999	131	31	24.0	15.6-35.0	100	76.0	65.0-84.4
$35,000- 49,999	154	38	21.8	15.1-30.6	116	78.2	69.4-84.9
$50,000- 74,999	207	76	43.3	34.7-52.3	131	56.7	47.7-65.3
$75,000+	584	310	49.8	44.9-54.8	274	50.2	45.2-55.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes	495	155	30.7	25.3-36.7	340	69.3	63.3-74.7
No	1,057	413	37.0	33.4-40.9	644	63.0	59.1-66.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	360	158	42.4	36.0-49.0	202	57.6	51.0-64.0
Non-Veteran	1,205	413	33.1	29.6-36.7	792	66.9	63.3-70.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT¹
Urban	522	206	37.8	33.1-42.9	316	62.2	57.1-66.9
Regional City or Suburban County	403	156	37.1	30.8-43.9	247	62.9	56.1-69.2
Rural	645	211	30.9	26.2-35.9	434	69.1	64.1-73.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed	1,017	342	32.1	28.7-35.7	675	67.9	64.3-71.3
Unemployed	52	***	***	***	44	90.3	77.0-96.3
Retired	362	185	50.6	43.6-57.5	177	49.4	42.5-56.4
Unable to Work	97	***	***	***	***	***	***
Other not in Labor Force	32	***	***	***	***	***	***
POVERTY LEVEL²
Less than 50%	25	***	***	***	***	***	***
50% to 100%	114	***	***	***	108	95.6	88.1-98.5
101% to 150%	87	***	***	***	73	83.9	71.0-91.8
151% to 200%	108	***	***	***	***	***	***
More than 200%	904	423	45.2	41.1-49.3	481	54.8	50.7-58.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER³
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1)	398	108	28.0	21.9-35.1	290	72.0	64.9-78.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2)	510	191	31.7	27.0-36.7	319	68.3	63.3-73.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3)	662	274	41.3	36.6-46.1	388	58.7	53.9-63.4
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX⁴
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable	499	222	42.8	37.3-48.5	277	57.2	51.5-62.7
2nd Quartile	396	143	33.0	27.6-39.0	253	67.0	61.0-72.4
3rd Quartile	422	151	32.3	26.9-38.2	271	67.7	61.8-73.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable	253	57	25.2	17.3-35.2	196	74.8	64.8-82.7

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

3,401

1,378

37.8

35.7-40.0

2,023

62.2

60.0-64.3

MALES

1,570

573

35.0

31.9-38.1

997

65.0

61.9-68.1

RACE

Non-Hispanic White

997

445

40.3

36.6-44.2

552

59.7

55.8-63.4

Non-Hispanic Black

241

29.4

22.5-37.3

175

70.6

62.7-77.5

Other

295

18.0

11.3-27.4

252

82.0

72.6-88.7

AGE

18-34

337

21.1

16.0-27.3

269

78.9

72.7-84.0

35-44

239

30.5

24.0-37.8

165

69.5

62.2-76.0

45-54

264

32.9

26.1-40.5

175

67.1

59.5-73.9

55-64

296

130

42.9

35.5-50.6

166

57.1

49.4-64.5

65-74

266

131

49.8

42.1-57.6

135

50.2

42.4-57.9

75+

142

***

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

164

***

H.S. or G.E.D.

390

20.7

16.1-26.2

306

79.3

73.8-83.9

Some Post-H.S.

429

165

40.1

34.5-46.0

264

59.9

54.0-65.5

College Graduate

579

305

52.9

47.9-57.7

274

47.1

42.3-52.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

***

92.1

79.7-97.2

$15,000- 24,999

107

9.3

4.5-18.2

90.7

81.8-95.5

$25,000- 34,999

131

24.0

15.6-35.0

100

76.0

65.0-84.4

$35,000- 49,999

154

21.8

15.1-30.6

116

78.2

69.4-84.9

$50,000- 74,999

207

43.3

34.7-52.3

131

56.7

47.7-65.3

$75,000+

584

310

49.8

44.9-54.8

274

50.2

45.2-55.1

FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY

Yes

495

155

30.7

25.3-36.7

340

69.3

63.3-74.7

1,057

413

37.0

33.4-40.9

644

63.0

59.1-66.6

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

360

158

42.4

36.0-49.0

202

57.6

51.0-64.0

Non-Veteran

1,205

413

33.1

29.6-36.7

792

66.9

63.3-70.4

RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT¹

Urban

522

206

37.8

33.1-42.9

316

62.2

57.1-66.9

Regional City or Suburban County

403

156

37.1

30.8-43.9

247

62.9

56.1-69.2

Rural

645

211

30.9

26.2-35.9

434

69.1

64.1-73.8

EMPLOYMENT STATUS

Employed or Self-Employed

1,017

342

32.1

28.7-35.7

675

67.9

64.3-71.3

Unemployed

***

90.3

77.0-96.3

Retired

362

185

50.6

43.6-57.5

177

49.4

42.5-56.4

Unable to Work

***

Other not in Labor Force

***

POVERTY LEVEL²

Less than 50%

***

50% to 100%

114

***

108

95.6

88.1-98.5

101% to 150%

***

83.9

71.0-91.8

151% to 200%

108

***

More than 200%

904

423

45.2

41.1-49.3

481

54.8

50.7-58.9

NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER³

Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1)

398

108

28.0

21.9-35.1

290

72.0

64.9-78.1

Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2)

510

191

31.7

27.0-36.7

319

68.3

63.3-73.0

Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3)

662

274

41.3

36.6-46.1

388

58.7

53.9-63.4

CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX⁴

1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable

499

222

42.8

37.3-48.5

277

57.2

51.5-62.7

2nd Quartile

396

143

33.0

27.6-39.0

253

67.0

61.0-72.4

3rd Quartile

422

151

32.3

26.9-38.2

271

67.7

61.8-73.1

4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable

253

25.2

17.3-35.2

196

74.8

64.8-82.7

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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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2022 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Oral Health

In the past year, have you had a dentist or dental hygienist check for oral cancer by pulling on your tongue with gauze wrapped around it, feeling under the tongue and inside the cheeks, and checking the back of your throat?

In the past year, have you had a dentist or dental hygienist check for oral cancer by pulling on your tongue with gauze wrapped around it,
feeling under the tongue and inside the cheeks, and checking the back of your throat?