2022 BRFSS Survey Results: Local Health Director Region 7 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 7 716 190 24.3 20.8-28.2 57 9.3 6.8-12.6 33 5.4 3.5- 8.4 436 60.9 56.5-65.1
GENDER
Male 349 89 22.8 17.9-28.7 26 8.9 5.5-14.0 15 6.3 3.3-11.8 219 61.9 55.3-68.2
Female 367 101 25.8 21.1-31.2 31 9.8 6.5-14.6 18 4.6 2.6- 7.9 217 59.8 53.9-65.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 418 89 20.4 16.1-25.5 32 9.2 6.1-13.6 22 7.3 4.3-12.1 275 63.2 57.3-68.7
Non-Hispanic Black 148 47 30.1 22.1-39.5 19 13.7 7.8-22.9 *** *** *** 73 52.0 42.1-61.6
Other 135 49 29.2 21.7-38.1 *** *** *** *** *** *** 80 66.2 56.9-74.5
AGE
18-44 319 60 17.9 13.7-23.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** 254 80.5 75.2-85.0
45-64 244 84 32.5 25.7-40.2 29 14.7 9.5-22.1 *** *** *** 124 48.0 40.3-55.8
65+ 139 44 28.2 20.1-38.0 23 18.7 11.7-28.7 23 18.9 11.8-28.8 49 34.2 25.3-44.4
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 203 68 29.2 22.3-37.1 25 14.2 8.9-21.9 19 9.9 5.5-17.1 91 46.7 38.4-55.2
Some Post-H.S. 170 47 24.6 18.2-32.3 17 8.8 5.0-15.1 *** *** *** 96 60.5 52.0-68.4
College Graduate 340 73 19.5 15.2-24.6 15 5.1 2.9- 9.0 *** *** *** 248 74.7 69.1-79.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 199 65 31.2 23.8-39.7 18 8.7 4.9-14.7 18 11.0 6.1-19.1 98 49.1 40.5-57.7
$50,000+ 355 80 20.2 15.9-25.3 25 8.9 5.5-14.1 *** *** *** 245 69.3 63.3-74.8
Don't know/Not Sure 157 44 23.9 17.1-32.4 14 11.3 6.1-20.1 *** *** *** 89 58.3 48.8-67.3

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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.

^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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