2022 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont 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
Piedmont NC 2,325 611 24.6 22.4-27.0 180 8.6 7.1-10.4 110 6.0 4.6- 7.7 1,424 60.8 58.1-63.4
GENDER
Male 1,125 300 24.9 21.9-28.1 87 8.6 6.6-11.2 49 4.7 3.3- 6.7 689 61.8 58.1-65.3
Female 1,200 311 24.4 21.2-27.9 93 8.7 6.6-11.3 61 7.1 5.0-10.1 735 59.8 55.9-63.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,431 335 22.2 19.5-25.1 99 7.9 6.1-10.2 72 6.9 5.0- 9.5 925 63.0 59.6-66.3
Non-Hispanic Black 433 135 29.3 24.5-34.6 54 12.9 9.5-17.4 28 6.2 4.0- 9.4 216 51.6 45.9-57.3
Other 406 130 25.6 21.0-30.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** 244 65.1 58.8-71.0
AGE
18-34 591 94 16.6 13.0-21.1 *** *** *** *** *** *** 492 82.7 78.3-86.4
35-44 381 86 23.1 18.4-28.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** 277 69.9 63.6-75.6
45-54 397 115 27.5 22.0-33.7 24 6.6 4.0-10.8 *** *** *** 248 63.3 56.5-69.5
55-64 387 120 28.5 23.4-34.2 48 17.4 12.6-23.7 24 7.6 4.5-12.5 195 46.5 40.4-52.7
65-74 322 109 32.2 26.2-38.9 54 19.6 14.2-26.4 39 16.9 10.8-25.3 120 31.3 25.5-37.7
75+ 190 78 31.0 23.4-39.8 35 20.4 13.0-30.4 *** *** *** 48 25.1 17.3-34.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 157 64 33.2 24.1-43.8 20 15.5 8.8-26.0 *** *** *** 50 26.0 18.2-35.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 470 124 22.7 18.5-27.5 61 13.5 9.8-18.2 47 9.2 6.6-12.6 238 54.7 49.0-60.2
Some Post-H.S. 615 181 27.8 23.3-32.8 63 8.8 6.5-11.8 21 2.4 1.5- 4.0 350 61.0 55.8-65.9
College Graduate 1,068 236 20.4 17.8-23.3 35 3.1 2.1- 4.6 17 1.3 0.7- 2.3 780 75.1 72.0-78.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 636 201 30.1 25.2-35.5 94 15.8 12.0-20.4 66 12.7 9.0-17.5 275 41.4 36.4-46.7
No 1,603 392 22.8 20.4-25.4 78 5.5 4.2- 7.2 42 3.3 2.2- 4.9 1,091 68.4 65.4-71.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 218 71 30.4 23.5-38.4 31 19.4 13.1-27.7 14 4.9 2.7- 8.7 102 45.3 37.5-53.3
Non-Veteran 2,085 531 23.9 21.5-26.4 148 7.5 6.1- 9.3 96 6.2 4.7- 8.1 1,310 62.4 59.6-65.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,421 333 22.8 20.2-25.6 56 4.2 3.1- 5.7 21 1.8 1.0- 3.1 1,011 71.3 68.3-74.2
Unemployed 88 *** *** *** 14 15.2 8.3-26.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 479 175 34.1 28.1-40.7 78 19.3 14.6-25.1 57 15.0 10.7-20.5 169 31.6 26.5-37.3
Unable to Work 131 27 16.4 10.3-25.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 159 35 23.2 15.0-34.1 *** *** *** *** *** *** 118 74.2 63.5-82.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 128 39 28.5 20.0-39.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 173 56 27.4 20.1-36.2 *** *** *** 21 14.5 8.3-24.2 66 35.4 27.0-44.8
$25,000- 34,999 199 48 22.4 16.1-30.2 22 14.0 8.3-22.7 20 13.4 7.7-22.3 109 50.2 41.4-58.9
$35,000- 49,999 209 59 25.7 19.0-33.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** 125 60.9 52.2-69.0
$50,000- 74,999 277 80 29.9 23.0-37.9 17 5.4 3.0- 9.3 *** *** *** 172 62.6 54.8-69.9
$75,000+ 810 175 19.8 16.8-23.3 32 5.0 3.4- 7.4 *** *** *** 599 74.8 71.1-78.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 529 154 27.1 22.0-33.0 45 7.8 5.4-11.2 33 8.5 5.4-13.0 297 56.6 50.4-62.5
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 53 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 164 48 28.3 20.5-37.8 27 19.0 11.0-30.6 23 14.3 8.7-22.6 66 38.4 29.3-48.3
101% to 150% 136 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 150 37 25.6 17.5-35.7 18 12.7 6.9-22.2 16 12.0 6.8-20.2 79 49.7 39.7-59.8
More than 200% 1,243 298 21.9 19.4-24.8 68 6.4 4.8- 8.4 26 2.1 1.2- 3.6 851 69.6 66.4-72.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 529 154 27.1 22.0-33.0 45 7.8 5.4-11.2 33 8.5 5.4-13.0 297 56.6 50.4-62.5
HOUSING
Own 1,396 376 25.6 22.6-28.8 107 9.8 7.7-12.3 68 6.5 4.7- 9.0 845 58.1 54.6-61.6
Rent 723 184 23.0 19.8-26.7 55 6.5 4.6- 9.2 32 4.7 3.1- 7.0 452 65.8 61.6-69.8
Other arrangement 176 42 19.6 13.3-27.9 18 7.4 4.1-12.8 *** *** *** 107 67.0 57.7-75.2
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,384 346 24.1 21.2-27.2 90 7.5 5.8- 9.6 36 2.3 1.5- 3.3 912 66.2 62.9-69.3
Regional City or Suburban County 557 151 24.2 19.8-29.3 45 7.1 4.9-10.3 41 10.2 6.9-15.0 320 58.4 52.6-64.0
Rural 384 114 26.9 21.8-32.8 45 14.8 10.0-21.4 33 11.2 6.9-17.9 192 47.0 40.5-53.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 105 30 21.0 13.6-31.1 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 846 245 27.7 23.9-31.9 74 7.5 5.6- 9.8 60 8.0 5.6-11.2 467 56.9 52.3-61.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,374 336 22.9 20.1-26.0 84 7.5 5.8- 9.7 37 3.4 2.3- 5.0 917 66.1 62.8-69.3
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 799 198 21.5 18.4-25.1 51 8.5 6.1-11.6 28 5.0 3.2- 7.7 522 65.0 60.8-69.0
2nd Quartile 931 251 27.1 23.3-31.2 71 6.8 5.1- 8.9 43 5.2 3.4- 7.8 566 60.9 56.7-65.0
3rd Quartile 534 143 23.8 19.5-28.7 48 11.0 7.3-16.3 30 7.3 4.1-12.9 313 57.8 51.5-63.9
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 61 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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