2022 BRFSS Survey Results: Local Health Director Region 4 Demographics

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
Region 4 742 195 25.2 21.2-29.7 55 8.4 6.0-11.6 30 5.3 3.4- 8.0 462 61.2 56.3-65.8
GENDER
Male 358 105 26.7 21.5-32.6 24 8.5 5.2-13.8 12 3.8 2.0- 7.0 217 60.9 54.4-67.2
Female 384 90 23.8 18.1-30.7 31 8.2 5.3-12.6 18 6.6 3.8-11.4 245 61.4 54.3-68.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 453 105 22.6 17.9-28.1 32 7.8 4.9-12.1 22 6.4 3.9-10.4 294 63.2 57.0-68.9
Non-Hispanic Black 144 46 29.1 21.5-38.0 17 13.5 7.8-22.4 *** *** *** 76 52.1 42.4-61.5
Other 129 42 25.3 17.6-34.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** 79 68.9 58.6-77.5
AGE
18-44 317 59 20.5 15.2-26.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** 252 77.2 70.6-82.6
45-64 246 78 28.6 22.2-36.1 21 12.4 7.5-20.0 *** *** *** 138 55.4 46.9-63.6
65+ 155 52 27.1 19.8-36.0 30 22.0 14.1-32.8 18 19.3 11.6-30.4 55 31.5 22.8-41.8
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 205 55 23.9 17.3-32.1 28 15.2 9.7-23.0 19 11.8 7.1-18.9 103 49.1 40.4-57.8
Some Post-H.S. 210 60 27.8 20.0-37.4 20 7.8 4.6-13.0 *** *** *** 124 62.1 52.6-70.7
College Graduate 322 78 23.8 18.8-29.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** 233 73.7 67.7-78.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 221 56 22.1 16.3-29.1 26 13.9 8.6-21.6 19 11.3 6.8-18.2 120 52.8 44.5-60.9
$50,000+ 329 83 25.4 19.8-32.0 12 3.8 1.9- 7.3 *** *** *** 232 70.3 63.7-76.2
Don't know/Not Sure 173 *** *** *** 14 7.6 3.9-14.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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.

^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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