2022 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina

Oral Health

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  Total
Respond.^		 1-12 months 1-2 years 2-5 years 5 or more years Never
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,449 2,894 63.6 61.6-65.5 502 11.2 10.0-12.6 487 12.2 10.8-13.7 507 11.5 10.3-12.9 59 1.5 1.1- 2.1
Piedmont NC 2,339 1,545 64.6 62.0-67.2 271 11.4 9.8-13.2 254 11.9 10.2-13.9 235 10.6 9.0-12.5 34 1.4 0.9- 2.2
GENDER
Male 1,119 699 61.5 57.7-65.1 147 13.7 11.2-16.8 115 10.4 8.3-12.9 134 12.5 10.3-15.2 24 1.9 1.2- 2.9
Female 1,220 846 67.5 63.6-71.1 124 9.2 7.4-11.5 139 13.3 10.7-16.5 101 8.9 6.8-11.6 *** *** ***
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,447 1,015 67.8 64.5-71.0 149 9.6 8.0-11.6 136 10.0 8.2-12.3 138 11.6 9.4-14.3 *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Black 437 280 65.2 59.7-70.4 62 13.6 10.1-17.9 46 11.2 8.0-15.5 45 9.0 6.5-12.5 *** *** ***
Other 399 217 55.3 48.4-62.0 54 16.1 10.7-23.7 62 16.1 12.1-21.1 46 8.2 5.9-11.2 20 4.3 2.6- 7.1
AGE
18-34 585 343 59.4 54.4-64.2 84 15.0 11.4-19.4 90 15.2 12.1-18.9 57 8.6 6.4-11.4 *** *** ***
35-44 380 251 66.2 60.0-71.8 42 12.6 8.5-18.1 41 11.3 7.9-15.8 35 7.9 5.4-11.4 *** *** ***
45-54 400 271 71.1 65.1-76.5 49 10.4 7.5-14.4 44 9.4 6.5-13.3 34 8.8 5.8-13.1 *** *** ***
55-64 388 281 69.6 63.3-75.1 36 7.9 5.4-11.5 33 11.1 7.2-16.7 36 11.1 7.7-15.9 *** *** ***
65-74 328 225 62.8 55.0-70.0 31 10.4 6.6-15.9 25 7.5 4.6-11.9 44 18.6 12.4-27.1 *** *** ***
75+ 198 137 67.0 56.3-76.2 21 6.0 3.7- 9.6 *** *** *** 25 17.4 10.0-28.4 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 160 *** *** *** 19 13.4 7.4-23.1 33 16.3 10.7-24.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 469 259 56.2 50.5-61.7 58 11.8 8.2-16.7 64 15.1 11.3-19.8 79 15.6 12.1-19.8 *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 619 405 66.8 61.8-71.6 82 12.1 9.4-15.4 66 12.3 8.7-17.0 63 8.2 6.2-10.9 *** *** ***
College Graduate 1,077 816 76.1 73.0-78.9 109 9.8 8.0-12.0 90 8.2 6.5-10.3 56 5.3 4.0- 7.2 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 643 370 54.4 48.9-59.8 76 11.6 8.7-15.3 78 14.4 10.4-19.6 108 17.9 14.0-22.6 *** *** ***
No 1,608 1,118 68.9 66.0-71.7 182 11.3 9.4-13.6 167 11.0 9.2-13.0 123 7.8 6.3- 9.6 18 1.0 0.6- 1.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 218 156 69.7 61.4-76.8 23 11.8 7.0-19.1 15 7.9 4.4-13.7 24 10.7 6.6-16.8 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,098 1,372 63.9 61.1-66.7 245 11.4 9.7-13.3 239 12.5 10.6-14.7 210 10.7 9.0-12.7 32 1.5 1.0- 2.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,418 941 66.6 63.5-69.6 173 11.9 10.0-14.1 158 11.2 9.4-13.4 127 9.2 7.5-11.2 19 1.1 0.7- 1.8
Unemployed 89 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 494 354 67.2 60.3-73.5 45 7.7 5.2-11.1 35 10.4 5.8-17.9 57 14.2 10.0-19.6 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 134 *** *** *** *** *** *** 21 17.7 10.4-28.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 159 104 69.6 60.5-77.3 19 11.3 6.8-18.1 22 13.8 8.5-21.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 131 *** *** *** *** *** *** 23 17.5 11.1-26.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 168 82 46.7 36.8-56.9 *** *** *** 27 19.5 11.8-30.3 35 20.4 13.8-29.1 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 198 103 51.0 42.2-59.8 32 15.1 10.3-21.6 30 16.4 10.7-24.1 30 16.3 10.4-24.7 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 212 141 65.3 56.7-72.9 29 17.2 11.2-25.6 16 6.4 3.6-11.0 23 9.3 5.9-14.6 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 278 187 71.6 65.1-77.3 29 9.7 6.5-14.4 35 9.6 6.7-13.8 25 8.4 5.4-12.9 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 812 637 78.1 74.5-81.3 84 9.7 7.6-12.4 54 7.5 5.5-10.1 35 4.4 3.1- 6.4 *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 540 332 57.8 51.5-63.9 64 11.2 7.8-15.8 69 15.7 11.3-21.5 63 12.9 9.4-17.5 *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 51 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 162 67 43.2 33.6-53.5 21 11.2 6.2-19.5 30 25.1 16.5-36.4 38 18.0 12.5-25.3 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 135 *** *** *** 20 16.1 9.5-25.9 24 17.9 11.3-27.1 19 13.0 7.7-21.1 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 151 85 61.1 51.2-70.2 20 12.7 7.7-20.1 23 11.0 6.5-17.9 22 14.4 8.8-22.7 *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,248 936 75.2 72.2-78.0 131 10.0 8.2-12.1 95 7.8 6.2- 9.7 81 6.7 5.1- 8.6 *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 540 332 57.8 51.5-63.9 64 11.2 7.8-15.8 69 15.7 11.3-21.5 63 12.9 9.4-17.5 *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 1,409 1,048 70.5 67.1-73.8 133 9.3 7.6-11.4 113 9.9 7.8-12.6 106 9.5 7.5-12.0 *** *** ***
Rent 721 370 51.4 46.9-55.8 110 16.2 13.1-19.8 116 15.7 12.7-19.3 105 14.1 11.4-17.2 20 2.6 1.6- 4.2
Other arrangement 176 110 59.9 49.7-69.4 *** *** *** 20 15.7 9.7-24.3 21 9.0 5.4-14.6 *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,391 924 65.7 62.5-68.9 161 11.5 9.6-13.6 159 12.4 10.1-15.3 126 8.9 7.3-10.9 21 1.4 0.9- 2.3
Regional City or Suburban County 558 367 65.3 59.6-70.6 61 10.2 7.0-14.5 55 10.4 7.6-14.0 65 12.3 9.0-16.6 *** *** ***
Rural 390 254 60.0 53.1-66.5 49 13.0 8.8-18.6 40 12.7 8.7-18.2 44 13.5 8.9-19.9 *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 107 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 845 547 62.3 57.7-66.7 91 11.4 8.6-15.0 94 12.0 9.5-15.1 101 12.5 9.8-15.9 *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,387 937 67.8 64.5-70.8 162 10.6 8.9-12.6 148 11.5 9.2-14.3 119 8.7 7.1-10.6 21 1.3 0.8- 2.1
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 810 569 70.4 66.4-74.0 102 11.4 9.2-14.1 72 9.9 7.5-12.9 58 7.5 5.6- 9.9 *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 936 591 61.5 57.2-65.6 100 11.4 8.8-14.6 110 12.5 9.7-16.1 120 13.0 10.5-16.0 15 1.6 0.9- 2.7
3rd Quartile 529 345 63.8 57.5-69.7 62 10.5 7.6-14.4 65 13.8 10.1-18.6 48 9.8 6.3-14.9 *** *** ***
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 64 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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