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
Non-Hispanic White 2,744 702 24.8 22.7-27.0 252 9.2 7.8-10.9 164 7.2 5.7- 9.1 1,626 58.8 56.3-61.2
GENDER
Male 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
Female 1,437 378 24.5 21.8-27.6 137 9.8 7.9-12.2 74 7.2 4.9-10.4 848 58.5 54.9-62.0
AGE
18-34 550 75 16.8 12.8-21.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** 466 81.7 76.7-85.8
35-44 354 55 18.0 13.6-23.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** 284 77.6 71.8-82.4
45-54 422 98 22.2 17.4-28.0 36 8.6 5.7-12.8 18 4.7 2.8- 7.9 270 64.5 57.9-70.5
55-64 522 155 29.4 24.5-34.9 58 13.1 9.3-18.1 29 7.6 4.2-13.3 280 49.9 44.2-55.7
65-74 514 202 38.4 33.1-43.9 62 14.4 10.6-19.2 52 13.3 8.7-19.9 198 33.9 29.1-39.1
75+ 337 110 28.3 22.4-35.1 77 22.9 16.8-30.4 56 22.1 15.1-31.0 94 26.7 20.9-33.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 109 *** *** *** 24 14.5 8.5-23.7 *** *** *** 27 17.4 10.9-26.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 551 148 25.3 21.0-30.0 92 15.8 12.0-20.6 64 10.0 7.4-13.4 247 48.9 43.7-54.1
Some Post-H.S. 818 234 26.5 23.0-30.4 86 8.9 6.9-11.5 53 5.2 3.6- 7.3 445 59.4 55.1-63.5
College Graduate 1,259 287 20.7 18.2-23.4 50 3.4 2.5- 4.7 20 1.0 0.6- 1.7 902 74.8 72.0-77.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 124 32 23.9 15.6-34.8 19 11.4 6.4-19.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 162 45 26.9 19.4-36.0 34 23.7 15.4-34.5 23 14.1 8.6-22.2 60 35.4 27.1-44.7
$25,000- 34,999 239 61 24.8 18.5-32.3 38 14.5 8.7-23.2 31 14.8 9.3-22.7 109 45.9 38.0-54.0
$35,000- 49,999 284 82 28.7 22.0-36.5 29 9.4 5.9-14.6 22 6.0 3.4-10.3 151 55.9 48.1-63.4
$50,000- 74,999 366 100 29.6 23.5-36.4 32 7.1 4.7-10.6 *** *** *** 221 59.9 53.2-66.3
$75,000+ 1,029 232 20.8 18.0-23.9 45 5.2 3.6- 7.4 *** *** *** 743 73.5 70.1-76.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 854 249 29.0 25.0-33.3 144 16.2 13.0-20.0 102 14.5 10.8-19.2 359 40.4 36.2-44.8
No 1,815 435 22.9 20.6-25.4 102 5.7 4.5- 7.3 60 3.4 2.5- 4.8 1,218 67.9 65.2-70.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 371 89 22.9 18.0-28.8 47 11.8 8.2-16.7 37 8.9 5.8-13.4 198 56.4 50.0-62.6
Non-Veteran 2,363 613 25.2 22.9-27.5 203 8.9 7.4-10.7 127 7.0 5.4- 9.1 1,420 59.0 56.2-61.6
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 839 178 19.4 16.4-22.8 46 7.3 5.0-10.5 23 2.7 1.6- 4.5 592 70.6 66.6-74.3
Regional City or Suburban County 785 185 23.7 19.9-27.9 67 7.1 5.2- 9.7 51 9.0 6.2-13.1 482 60.1 55.3-64.8
Rural 1,120 339 29.7 26.3-33.4 139 12.4 10.0-15.5 90 9.1 6.4-12.6 552 48.8 44.9-52.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,516 319 21.0 18.5-23.8 77 4.9 3.7- 6.4 31 2.5 1.5- 3.9 1,089 71.6 68.6-74.5
Unemployed 80 22 25.2 16.4-36.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 801 292 34.5 30.4-38.8 115 16.6 13.0-20.9 91 13.1 9.7-17.4 303 35.9 31.7-40.3
Unable to Work 178 43 23.0 15.8-32.2 41 19.9 12.9-29.3 *** *** *** 57 27.9 20.4-36.9
Other not in Labor Force 141 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 50 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 133 *** *** *** 25 19.3 11.2-31.3 *** *** *** 42 27.6 19.5-37.4
101% to 150% 138 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 204 57 27.8 20.4-36.6 35 15.4 9.5-23.9 23 12.3 7.6-19.3 89 44.5 36.2-53.1
More than 200% 1,645 398 23.1 20.6-25.7 112 6.9 5.5- 8.7 47 2.7 1.8- 4.2 1,088 67.3 64.4-70.1
HOUSING
Own 2,007 555 26.3 23.8-28.9 187 10.2 8.4-12.2 108 7.2 5.4- 9.5 1,157 56.4 53.4-59.3
Rent 563 112 19.1 15.7-23.1 50 6.0 4.4- 8.1 40 6.8 4.5-10.2 361 68.1 63.4-72.3
Other arrangement 153 31 20.4 13.3-30.1 *** *** *** *** *** *** 95 65.7 55.8-74.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 536 166 31.9 26.6-37.8 75 14.6 10.5-19.8 51 11.2 6.7-17.9 244 42.4 36.6-48.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 955 263 26.5 23.0-30.3 87 7.5 5.7- 9.8 65 7.7 5.4-11.0 540 58.3 54.0-62.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,253 273 20.3 17.7-23.1 90 8.3 6.4-10.8 48 5.1 3.5- 7.2 842 66.3 62.9-69.6
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,014 246 22.6 19.6-25.9 83 8.8 6.7-11.5 44 5.3 3.7- 7.7 641 63.3 59.4-66.9
2nd Quartile 789 199 25.6 21.8-29.8 57 5.7 4.2- 7.6 47 7.1 4.7-10.5 486 61.7 57.2-65.9
3rd Quartile 656 160 22.3 18.5-26.5 73 13.7 10.1-18.5 40 8.6 5.0-14.3 383 55.4 49.7-61.0
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 285 97 39.0 31.1-47.5 39 11.8 7.4-18.1 33 11.8 6.8-19.7 116 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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