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
MALES 2,087 563 26.4 24.0-28.9 209 9.7 8.1-11.6 131 6.0 4.7- 7.6 1,184 57.9 55.1-60.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,307 324 25.1 22.1-28.3 115 8.6 6.7-10.9 90 7.3 5.5- 9.5 778 59.1 55.6-62.5
Non-Hispanic Black 304 87 26.4 20.8-32.9 49 17.5 12.4-24.0 24 6.2 3.7-10.3 144 49.9 42.8-57.0
Other 421 142 30.8 25.3-36.9 40 6.2 4.0- 9.3 16 2.6 1.0- 6.7 223 60.5 53.9-66.7
AGE
18-34 538 93 17.9 14.1-22.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** 435 79.3 74.4-83.4
35-44 309 75 25.9 20.4-32.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** 222 68.9 62.2-74.8
45-54 336 94 29.5 23.3-36.6 30 7.2 4.6-11.2 12 3.8 2.1- 6.9 200 59.4 52.4-66.2
55-64 351 117 35.1 28.6-42.2 64 19.8 14.3-26.6 20 6.9 3.7-12.4 150 38.2 32.0-44.9
65-74 335 125 36.0 29.8-42.7 49 18.2 12.7-25.3 54 14.5 10.0-20.4 107 31.4 25.6-37.8
75+ 172 50 23.4 16.2-32.4 48 29.7 20.6-40.6 38 22.3 14.7-32.2 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 211 75 37.3 29.4-46.0 32 15.5 9.8-23.5 32 16.1 10.3-24.3 72 31.1 23.4-40.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 514 137 24.4 19.8-29.7 82 13.2 9.8-17.6 47 6.8 4.7- 9.8 248 55.6 49.8-61.3
Some Post-H.S. 561 152 26.5 22.3-31.3 57 9.3 6.8-12.6 35 4.8 3.0- 7.5 317 59.4 54.3-64.3
College Graduate 789 194 22.7 19.4-26.4 38 4.2 2.8- 6.0 16 1.4 0.7- 2.7 541 71.7 67.8-75.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 117 *** *** *** 15 13.2 7.1-23.1 17 11.1 6.4-18.6 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 152 45 32.5 23.6-42.9 35 19.4 11.6-30.7 18 13.7 7.4-24.0 54 34.4 25.6-44.4
$25,000- 34,999 178 51 28.1 20.3-37.6 23 11.5 6.2-20.1 22 13.9 7.8-23.5 82 46.5 37.3-56.0
$35,000- 49,999 214 60 28.4 20.9-37.3 28 12.0 7.2-19.1 17 3.2 1.5- 6.8 109 56.5 47.5-65.1
$50,000- 74,999 263 83 36.1 28.9-43.9 23 9.7 5.9-15.5 12 4.6 2.2- 9.3 145 49.6 42.1-57.2
$75,000+ 739 178 21.5 18.2-25.3 35 5.5 3.6- 8.2 *** *** *** 517 71.7 67.5-75.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 606 178 30.4 25.7-35.6 116 19.0 15.0-23.8 71 11.2 8.2-15.1 241 39.4 34.4-44.7
No 1,397 361 24.7 21.9-27.7 87 5.9 4.5- 7.9 58 3.9 2.7- 5.6 891 65.5 62.1-68.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 485 127 23.6 19.2-28.6 72 16.8 12.6-22.1 47 7.7 5.2-11.2 239 51.9 46.2-57.5
Non-Veteran 1,580 427 26.9 24.2-29.9 134 7.7 6.1- 9.6 84 5.7 4.2- 7.5 935 59.7 56.5-62.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 736 185 23.6 20.2-27.4 45 6.2 4.5- 8.6 19 2.2 1.3- 3.6 487 68.0 64.0-71.8
Regional City or Suburban County 547 146 24.7 20.4-29.5 48 7.4 5.2-10.4 33 7.5 4.8-11.5 320 60.4 54.9-65.6
Rural 804 232 30.5 26.2-35.2 116 15.2 11.7-19.4 79 8.7 6.3-11.8 377 45.6 41.0-50.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,345 331 25.1 22.2-28.1 72 4.3 3.2- 5.8 32 3.3 2.0- 5.2 910 67.3 64.1-70.5
Unemployed 76 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 450 157 32.7 27.3-38.6 87 23.8 18.3-30.2 74 15.3 11.3-20.4 132 28.3 23.4-33.8
Unable to Work 129 *** *** *** *** *** *** 25 16.5 10.2-25.7 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 52 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 39 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 147 *** *** *** *** *** *** 23 12.8 8.0-19.7 49 24.6 17.4-33.4
101% to 150% 117 42 29.9 21.2-40.3 15 10.7 5.5-19.6 13 10.5 5.3-19.8 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 146 37 29.6 20.4-40.9 27 11.9 7.0-19.4 16 10.9 5.3-20.9 *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,167 300 25.1 22.0-28.4 84 7.9 6.0-10.2 41 3.4 2.1- 5.4 742 63.7 60.0-67.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 506 145 29.3 23.7-35.5 82 17.4 12.5-23.7 55 8.6 5.7-12.8 224 44.7 38.5-51.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 649 177 27.5 23.3-32.1 59 8.2 6.1-11.0 47 7.3 5.2-10.2 366 57.0 52.1-61.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 932 241 24.2 21.0-27.6 68 7.3 5.5- 9.6 29 3.8 2.3- 6.3 594 64.7 60.8-68.4
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 681 179 24.1 20.4-28.2 62 9.0 6.7-12.1 26 4.2 2.4- 7.1 414 62.7 58.1-67.1
2nd Quartile 569 158 27.6 23.2-32.4 40 7.0 4.9- 9.9 28 5.6 3.5- 8.6 343 59.9 54.7-64.9
3rd Quartile 529 128 24.3 19.9-29.3 56 12.9 9.1-18.2 37 6.2 4.2- 9.1 308 56.6 51.0-61.9
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 308 98 34.7 26.9-43.4 51 13.6 8.8-20.3 40 12.8 7.6-20.8 119 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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