2024 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern 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 4,232 1,273 28.7 27.1-30.3 443 10.3 9.2-11.5 205 4.6 3.9- 5.4 2,311 56.4 54.6-58.2
Eastern NC 1,142 341 29.1 26.1-32.3 154 11.8 9.8-14.0 61 4.8 3.6- 6.4 586 54.4 50.9-57.7
GENDER
Male 516 153 29.4 25.0-34.3 62 11.0 8.3-14.6 25 4.4 2.8- 6.7 276 55.1 50.1-60.1
Female 626 188 28.7 24.8-33.0 92 12.5 9.9-15.5 36 5.2 3.5- 7.7 310 53.6 48.9-58.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 714 201 27.0 23.3-30.9 87 9.3 7.3-11.8 39 4.4 3.0- 6.3 387 59.3 55.1-63.4
Non-Hispanic Black 235 73 30.6 24.3-37.7 48 18.6 13.7-24.8 17 6.7 4.0-11.1 97 44.1 36.8-51.6
Other 178 58 31.9 24.1-40.8 18 10.6 6.2-17.7 *** *** *** 99 55.8 46.6-64.6
AGE
18-34 241 46 18.8 13.9-24.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** 192 79.5 73.2-84.6
35-44 169 51 28.8 21.6-37.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** 109 67.7 59.2-75.1
45-54 172 56 36.8 28.6-46.0 22 12.7 7.8-20.0 *** *** *** 88 47.8 39.3-56.5
55-64 220 77 40.0 32.8-47.8 32 13.4 9.2-19.0 14 6.3 3.5-11.1 97 40.3 33.3-47.6
65-74 188 65 33.1 25.8-41.3 53 29.7 22.5-38.1 20 14.0 8.9-21.5 50 23.2 16.7-31.1
75+ 138 39 24.3 16.9-33.5 36 29.4 20.6-40.0 19 14.4 8.3-23.9 44 31.9 22.9-42.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 105 *** *** *** 20 14.2 8.6-22.4 16 17.2 10.2-27.5 *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 298 88 28.2 22.7-34.4 51 14.1 10.3-18.9 18 4.5 2.6- 7.7 141 53.3 46.7-59.7
Some Post-H.S. 314 103 32.4 26.8-38.6 50 13.6 10.0-18.2 20 4.2 2.6- 6.9 141 49.8 43.5-56.1
College Graduate 420 112 24.0 19.8-28.7 33 6.3 4.3- 9.1 *** *** *** 268 68.3 63.2-73.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 373 121 33.5 28.1-39.5 74 17.0 13.1-21.7 38 9.9 6.9-14.1 140 39.6 33.8-45.6
No 736 211 27.3 23.7-31.2 76 9.4 7.3-12.1 22 2.5 1.5- 3.9 427 60.8 56.7-64.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 225 59 23.6 18.0-30.4 26 10.1 6.5-15.4 *** *** *** 131 63.3 56.0-70.1
Non-Veteran 915 281 30.6 27.1-34.2 128 12.3 10.1-14.9 52 5.3 3.9- 7.3 454 51.9 48.0-55.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 597 161 25.9 22.0-30.2 48 7.2 5.2-10.0 *** *** *** 378 65.4 60.8-69.6
Unemployed 45 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 320 109 34.4 28.5-40.8 67 23.1 17.9-29.2 37 12.3 8.5-17.4 107 30.3 24.6-36.6
Unable to Work 85 *** *** *** 28 24.3 16.0-35.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 76 15 15.1 8.5-25.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** 56 81.1 70.6-88.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 59 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 72 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 107 29 24.8 16.5-35.5 20 13.8 8.7-21.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 140 49 34.2 25.5-44.0 18 11.1 6.4-18.4 15 11.2 6.3-19.1 58 43.6 34.0-53.7
$50,000- 74,999 155 51 32.5 24.7-41.6 16 9.4 5.5-15.6 *** *** *** 86 57.6 48.5-66.3
$75,000+ 352 95 26.2 21.3-31.8 24 7.2 4.6-11.3 *** *** *** 227 64.8 58.9-70.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 257 82 31.1 24.7-38.4 45 14.3 10.2-19.8 16 5.2 3.0- 8.8 114 49.4 41.9-56.9
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 31 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 74 *** *** *** 16 16.7 9.7-27.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 123 36 24.8 17.2-34.5 26 17.0 10.8-25.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 62 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 578 169 28.7 24.6-33.1 53 9.4 6.9-12.6 17 2.7 1.6- 4.7 339 59.2 54.5-63.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 257 82 31.1 24.7-38.4 45 14.3 10.2-19.8 16 5.2 3.0- 8.8 114 49.4 41.9-56.9
HOUSING
Own 732 228 30.4 26.6-34.4 98 12.6 10.1-15.6 36 4.5 3.1- 6.5 370 52.5 48.3-56.7
Rent 319 91 28.8 23.3-34.8 45 10.5 7.7-14.2 20 6.2 3.7-10.2 163 54.5 48.1-60.7
Other arrangement 83 20 18.7 11.4-29.1 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 96 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 379 97 25.9 21.0-31.5 40 8.1 5.6-11.6 *** *** *** 234 64.1 58.3-69.5
Rural 667 209 30.3 26.3-34.5 105 14.4 11.6-17.7 49 6.7 4.8- 9.2 304 48.7 44.1-53.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 690 201 28.2 24.4-32.3 102 13.1 10.5-16.2 40 5.4 3.8- 7.7 347 53.3 48.9-57.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 120 31 24.3 16.5-34.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** 66 59.0 48.5-68.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 332 109 33.3 27.6-39.4 38 8.9 6.2-12.7 *** *** *** 173 55.2 49.0-61.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 226 81 37.6 30.5-45.2 21 7.6 4.7-12.2 *** *** *** 111 50.1 42.6-57.5
2nd Quartile 219 55 26.0 19.7-33.5 25 7.3 4.6-11.4 *** *** *** 136 65.6 58.0-72.5
3rd Quartile 377 101 25.3 20.6-30.8 46 11.5 8.3-15.8 26 6.3 4.1- 9.6 204 56.9 50.9-62.6
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 320 104 30.8 25.2-37.1 62 17.6 13.4-22.9 19 5.6 3.3- 9.4 135 45.9 39.2-52.7

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*If wisdom teeth are removed because of tooth decay or gum disease, they should be included in the count for lost teeth.

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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