2022 BRFSS Survey Results: Western 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
Western 503 136 27.6 22.7-33.1 64 11.9 8.7-16.0 39 8.6 5.5-13.1 264 51.9 46.3-57.6
GENDER
Male 228 53 28.5 20.9-37.5 39 14.7 9.9-21.3 22 8.9 5.3-14.6 114 47.9 39.7-56.1
Female 275 83 26.8 20.9-33.6 25 9.2 5.7-14.7 *** *** *** 150 55.8 47.9-63.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 431 112 26.8 21.7-32.7 51 10.8 7.8-14.9 36 9.1 5.7-14.3 232 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 *** *** *** 16 13.4 7.3-23.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 108 *** *** *** *** *** *** 13 11.5 6.5-19.7 40 29.9 21.3-40.2
75+ 67 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 33 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 105 *** *** *** 19 12.5 7.0-21.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 152 43 29.6 21.3-39.5 20 13.0 7.6-21.5 *** *** *** 75 50.6 40.7-60.4
College Graduate 213 56 25.7 19.4-33.1 *** *** *** *** *** *** 136 67.0 59.2-73.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 172 50 27.7 19.4-37.9 43 24.8 17.2-34.4 *** *** *** 58 34.5 25.8-44.5
No 317 82 27.6 21.7-34.4 21 4.8 2.9- 7.8 18 6.4 3.6-10.9 196 61.3 54.4-67.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 59 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 440 128 30.6 25.1-36.8 48 9.9 7.0-13.9 33 8.0 4.8-13.2 231 51.4 45.3-57.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 261 63 25.7 19.4-33.2 21 7.5 4.2-13.1 *** *** *** 168 63.0 55.2-70.1
Unemployed 15 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 164 54 33.5 25.2-42.8 26 17.3 10.9-26.2 18 12.4 7.3-20.3 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 36 23.3 15.8-33.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** 96 70.1 60.1-78.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 85 19 18.5 11.1-29.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 41 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 38 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 46 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 280 73 28.3 21.5-36.2 27 9.2 6.1-13.7 *** *** *** 170 59.9 52.3-67.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 85 19 18.5 11.1-29.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 379 114 30.6 24.6-37.2 51 13.4 9.6-18.5 26 8.5 4.9-14.3 188 47.5 41.1-54.1
Rent 101 18 18.1 11.0-28.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** 64 69.2 58.6-78.1
Other arrangement 20 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 183 36 19.5 13.4-27.6 20 9.3 5.6-14.9 *** *** *** 116 63.0 54.0-71.2
Rural 320 100 31.2 24.8-38.5 44 13.1 9.0-18.7 28 8.7 4.9-14.9 148 47.0 39.9-54.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 135 *** *** *** 27 19.2 11.8-29.7 *** *** *** 51 33.8 24.5-44.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 171 52 28.6 21.2-37.4 16 7.9 4.5-13.5 *** *** *** 89 56.4 47.6-64.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 197 38 18.0 12.3-25.5 21 8.7 5.3-13.9 *** *** *** 124 64.9 56.1-72.7
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 293 67 21.3 16.3-27.4 30 8.2 5.5-12.1 22 7.8 4.7-12.6 174 62.6 55.7-69.1
2nd Quartile 89 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 121 *** *** *** 24 18.8 11.7-28.7 *** *** *** 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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