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
Non-Hispanic White 2,744 1,118 41.2 38.8-43.7 1,626 58.8 56.3-61.2
GENDER
Male 1,307 529 40.9 37.5-44.4 778 59.1 55.6-62.5
Female 1,437 589 41.5 38.0-45.1 848 58.5 54.9-62.0
AGE
18-34 550 84 18.3 14.2-23.3 466 81.7 76.7-85.8
35-44 354 70 22.4 17.6-28.2 284 77.6 71.8-82.4
45-54 422 152 35.5 29.5-42.1 270 64.5 57.9-70.5
55-64 522 242 50.1 44.3-55.8 280 49.9 44.2-55.7
65-74 514 316 66.1 60.9-70.9 198 33.9 29.1-39.1
75+ 337 243 73.3 66.6-79.1 94 26.7 20.9-33.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 109 82 82.6 73.5-89.1 27 17.4 10.9-26.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 551 304 51.1 45.9-56.3 247 48.9 43.7-54.1
Some Post-H.S. 818 373 40.6 36.5-44.9 445 59.4 55.1-63.5
College Graduate 1,259 357 25.2 22.5-28.0 902 74.8 72.0-77.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 124 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 162 102 64.6 55.3-72.9 60 35.4 27.1-44.7
$25,000- 34,999 239 130 54.1 46.0-62.0 109 45.9 38.0-54.0
$35,000- 49,999 284 133 44.1 36.6-51.9 151 55.9 48.1-63.4
$50,000- 74,999 366 145 40.1 33.7-46.8 221 59.9 53.2-66.3
$75,000+ 1,029 286 26.5 23.3-29.9 743 73.5 70.1-76.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 854 495 59.6 55.2-63.8 359 40.4 36.2-44.8
No 1,815 597 32.1 29.5-34.8 1,218 67.9 65.2-70.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 371 173 43.6 37.4-50.0 198 56.4 50.0-62.6
Non-Veteran 2,363 943 41.0 38.4-43.8 1,420 59.0 56.2-61.6
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 839 247 29.4 25.7-33.4 592 70.6 66.6-74.3
Regional City or Suburban County 785 303 39.9 35.2-44.7 482 60.1 55.3-64.8
Rural 1,120 568 51.2 47.3-55.1 552 48.8 44.9-52.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,516 427 28.4 25.5-31.4 1,089 71.6 68.6-74.5
Unemployed 80 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 801 498 64.1 59.7-68.3 303 35.9 31.7-40.3
Unable to Work 178 121 72.1 63.1-79.6 57 27.9 20.4-36.9
Other not in Labor Force 141 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 133 91 72.4 62.6-80.5 42 27.6 19.5-37.4
101% to 150% 138 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 204 115 55.5 46.9-63.8 89 44.5 36.2-53.1
More than 200% 1,645 557 32.7 29.9-35.6 1,088 67.3 64.4-70.1
HOUSING
Own 2,007 850 43.6 40.7-46.6 1,157 56.4 53.4-59.3
Rent 563 202 31.9 27.7-36.6 361 68.1 63.4-72.3
Other arrangement 153 58 34.3 25.6-44.2 95 65.7 55.8-74.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 536 292 57.6 51.7-63.4 244 42.4 36.6-48.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 955 415 41.7 37.6-46.0 540 58.3 54.0-62.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,253 411 33.7 30.4-37.1 842 66.3 62.9-69.6
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,014 373 36.7 33.1-40.6 641 63.3 59.4-66.9
2nd Quartile 789 303 38.3 34.1-42.8 486 61.7 57.2-65.9
3rd Quartile 656 273 44.6 39.0-50.3 383 55.4 49.7-61.0
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 285 169 62.5 54.7-69.7 116 37.5 30.3-45.3

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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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