2022 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina

Oral Health

Adults aged 18+ that have had permanent teeth extracted (calculated variable)

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,417 1,959 43.1 41.2-45.1 2,458 56.9 54.9-58.8
Western 503 239 48.1 42.4-53.7 264 51.9 46.3-57.6
GENDER
Male 228 114 52.1 43.9-60.3 114 47.9 39.7-56.1
Female 275 125 44.2 36.7-52.1 150 55.8 47.9-63.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 431 199 46.8 40.9-52.8 232 53.2 47.2-59.1
Non-Hispanic Black 15 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 91 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 48 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 80 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 96 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 108 68 70.1 59.8-78.7 40 29.9 21.3-40.2
75+ 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 105 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 152 77 49.4 39.6-59.3 75 50.6 40.7-60.4
College Graduate 213 77 33.0 26.1-40.8 136 67.0 59.2-73.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 172 114 65.5 55.5-74.2 58 34.5 25.8-44.5
No 317 121 38.7 32.2-45.6 196 61.3 54.4-67.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 440 209 48.6 42.5-54.7 231 51.4 45.3-57.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 261 93 37.0 29.9-44.8 168 63.0 55.2-70.1
Unemployed 15 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 164 98 63.1 54.0-71.3 66 36.9 28.7-46.0
Unable to Work 38 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 19 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 25 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 48 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 56 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 141 45 29.9 21.6-39.9 96 70.1 60.1-78.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 85 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 38 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 46 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 280 110 40.1 32.9-47.7 170 59.9 52.3-67.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 85 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 379 191 52.5 45.9-58.9 188 47.5 41.1-54.1
Rent 101 37 30.8 21.9-41.4 64 69.2 58.6-78.1
Other arrangement 20 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 183 67 37.0 28.8-46.0 116 63.0 54.0-71.2
Rural 320 172 53.0 45.9-60.1 148 47.0 39.9-54.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 135 84 66.2 55.6-75.5 51 33.8 24.5-44.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 171 82 43.6 35.1-52.4 89 56.4 47.6-64.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 197 73 35.1 27.3-43.9 124 64.9 56.1-72.7
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 293 119 37.4 30.9-44.3 174 62.6 55.7-69.1
2nd Quartile 89 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 121 73 66.3 55.5-75.6 48 33.7 24.4-44.5

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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.

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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