2024 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

Oral Health

Adults aged 65+ who have had all their natural teeth extracted (calculated variable)

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  Total
Respond.^
No Yes
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 1,174 1,034 86.4 83.5-88.8 140 13.6 11.2-16.5
Eastern NC 326 287 85.8 80.2-90.0 39 14.2 10.0-19.8
GENDER
Male 150 132 86.3 78.3-91.7 18 13.7 8.3-21.7
Female 176 155 85.3 76.8-91.1 21 14.7 8.9-23.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 243 216 87.4 81.0-91.8 27 12.6 8.2-19.0
Non-Hispanic Black 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 17 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
65-74 188 168 86.0 78.5-91.1 20 14.0 8.9-21.5
75+ 138 119 85.6 76.1-91.7 19 14.4 8.3-23.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 27 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 81 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 99 *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 118 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 149 122 77.5 67.7-84.9 27 22.5 15.1-32.3
No 174 *** *** *** *** *** ***
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 259 228 84.9 78.2-89.8 31 15.1 10.2-21.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unemployed 3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 262 227 85.5 79.4-90.0 35 14.5 10.0-20.6
Unable to Work 19 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 13 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 28 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 28 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 42 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 100 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 16 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 15 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 152 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 100 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 264 238 89.0 83.3-92.9 26 11.0 7.1-16.7
Rent 47 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 15 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 25 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 237 206 84.3 77.3-89.4 31 15.7 10.6-22.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 184 163 85.4 77.6-90.9 21 14.6 9.1-22.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 42 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 100 *** *** *** *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 106 86 78.5 67.4-86.6 20 21.5 13.4-32.6
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 106 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2024 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2024 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2024 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2024 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2024 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2024 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 2024 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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