2024 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern 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 4,232 1,921 43.6 41.8-45.4 2,311 56.4 54.6-58.2
Eastern NC 1,142 556 45.6 42.3-49.1 586 54.4 50.9-57.7
GENDER
Male 516 240 44.9 39.9-49.9 276 55.1 50.1-60.1
Female 626 316 46.4 41.8-51.1 310 53.6 48.9-58.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 714 327 40.7 36.6-44.9 387 59.3 55.1-63.4
Non-Hispanic Black 235 138 55.9 48.4-63.2 97 44.1 36.8-51.6
Other 178 79 44.2 35.4-53.4 99 55.8 46.6-64.6
AGE
18-34 241 49 20.5 15.4-26.8 192 79.5 73.2-84.6
35-44 169 60 32.3 24.9-40.8 109 67.7 59.2-75.1
45-54 172 84 52.2 43.5-60.7 88 47.8 39.3-56.5
55-64 220 123 59.7 52.4-66.7 97 40.3 33.3-47.6
65-74 188 138 76.8 68.9-83.3 50 23.2 16.7-31.1
75+ 138 94 68.1 57.4-77.1 44 31.9 22.9-42.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 105 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 298 157 46.7 40.3-53.3 141 53.3 46.7-59.7
Some Post-H.S. 314 173 50.2 43.9-56.5 141 49.8 43.5-56.1
College Graduate 420 152 31.7 27.0-36.8 268 68.3 63.2-73.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 373 233 60.4 54.4-66.2 140 39.6 33.8-45.6
No 736 309 39.2 35.1-43.3 427 60.8 56.7-64.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 225 94 36.7 29.9-44.0 131 63.3 56.0-70.1
Non-Veteran 915 461 48.1 44.3-52.0 454 51.9 48.0-55.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 597 219 34.6 30.4-39.2 378 65.4 60.8-69.6
Unemployed 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 320 213 69.7 63.4-75.4 107 30.3 24.6-36.6
Unable to Work 85 71 82.6 70.0-90.5 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 76 20 18.9 11.6-29.4 56 81.1 70.6-88.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 107 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 140 82 56.4 46.3-66.0 58 43.6 34.0-53.7
$50,000- 74,999 155 69 42.4 33.7-51.5 86 57.6 48.5-66.3
$75,000+ 352 125 35.2 29.7-41.1 227 64.8 58.9-70.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 257 143 50.6 43.1-58.1 114 49.4 41.9-56.9
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 31 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 123 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 578 239 40.8 36.2-45.5 339 59.2 54.5-63.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 257 143 50.6 43.1-58.1 114 49.4 41.9-56.9
HOUSING
Own 732 362 47.5 43.3-51.7 370 52.5 48.3-56.7
Rent 319 156 45.5 39.3-51.9 163 54.5 48.1-60.7
Other arrangement 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 96 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 379 145 35.9 30.5-41.7 234 64.1 58.3-69.5
Rural 667 363 51.3 46.8-55.9 304 48.7 44.1-53.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 690 343 46.7 42.3-51.1 347 53.3 48.9-57.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 120 54 41.0 31.2-51.5 66 59.0 48.5-68.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 332 159 44.8 38.8-51.0 173 55.2 49.0-61.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 226 115 49.9 42.5-57.4 111 50.1 42.6-57.5
2nd Quartile 219 83 34.4 27.5-42.0 136 65.6 58.0-72.5
3rd Quartile 377 173 43.1 37.4-49.1 204 56.9 50.9-62.6
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 320 185 54.1 47.3-60.8 135 45.9 39.2-52.7

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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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