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
MALES 2,087 903 42.1 39.4-44.9 1,184 57.9 55.1-60.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,307 529 40.9 37.5-44.4 778 59.1 55.6-62.5
Non-Hispanic Black 304 160 50.1 43.0-57.2 144 49.9 42.8-57.0
Other 421 198 39.5 33.3-46.1 223 60.5 53.9-66.7
AGE
18-34 538 103 20.7 16.6-25.6 435 79.3 74.4-83.4
35-44 309 87 31.1 25.2-37.8 222 68.9 62.2-74.8
45-54 336 136 40.6 33.8-47.6 200 59.4 52.4-66.2
55-64 351 201 61.8 55.1-68.0 150 38.2 32.0-44.9
65-74 335 228 68.6 62.2-74.4 107 31.4 25.6-37.8
75+ 172 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 211 139 68.9 60.0-76.6 72 31.1 23.4-40.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 514 266 44.4 38.7-50.2 248 55.6 49.8-61.3
Some Post-H.S. 561 244 40.6 35.7-45.7 317 59.4 54.3-64.3
College Graduate 789 248 28.3 24.7-32.2 541 71.7 67.8-75.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 117 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 152 98 65.6 55.6-74.4 54 34.4 25.6-44.4
$25,000- 34,999 178 96 53.5 44.0-62.7 82 46.5 37.3-56.0
$35,000- 49,999 214 105 43.5 34.9-52.5 109 56.5 47.5-65.1
$50,000- 74,999 263 118 50.4 42.8-57.9 145 49.6 42.1-57.2
$75,000+ 739 222 28.3 24.5-32.5 517 71.7 67.5-75.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 606 365 60.6 55.3-65.6 241 39.4 34.4-44.7
No 1,397 506 34.5 31.4-37.9 891 65.5 62.1-68.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 485 246 48.1 42.5-53.8 239 51.9 46.2-57.5
Non-Veteran 1,580 645 40.3 37.1-43.5 935 59.7 56.5-62.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 736 249 32.0 28.2-36.0 487 68.0 64.0-71.8
Regional City or Suburban County 547 227 39.6 34.4-45.1 320 60.4 54.9-65.6
Rural 804 427 54.4 49.6-59.0 377 45.6 41.0-50.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,345 435 32.7 29.5-35.9 910 67.3 64.1-70.5
Unemployed 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 450 318 71.7 66.2-76.6 132 28.3 23.4-33.8
Unable to Work 129 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 147 98 75.4 66.6-82.6 49 24.6 17.4-33.4
101% to 150% 117 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 146 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,167 425 36.3 32.9-40.0 742 63.7 60.0-67.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 506 282 55.3 48.9-61.5 224 44.7 38.5-51.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 649 283 43.0 38.3-47.9 366 57.0 52.1-61.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 932 338 35.3 31.6-39.2 594 64.7 60.8-68.4
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 681 267 37.3 32.9-41.9 414 62.7 58.1-67.1
2nd Quartile 569 226 40.1 35.1-45.3 343 59.9 54.7-64.9
3rd Quartile 529 221 43.4 38.1-49.0 308 56.6 51.0-61.9
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 308 189 61.1 52.4-69.1 119 38.9 30.9-47.6

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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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