2024 BRFSS Survey Results: 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
-Non-Hispanic Black 712 372 51.0 46.6-55.4 340 49.0 44.6-53.4
GENDER
Male 279 140 50.6 43.9-57.3 139 49.4 42.7-56.1
Female 433 232 51.4 45.6-57.1 201 48.6 42.9-54.4
AGE
18-34 160 31 19.5 13.3-27.6 129 80.5 72.4-86.7
35-44 126 49 41.2 31.7-51.4 77 58.8 48.6-68.3
45-54 127 68 52.5 42.3-62.5 59 47.5 37.5-57.7
55-64 125 90 75.0 65.5-82.5 35 25.0 17.5-34.5
65-74 104 84 77.6 66.4-85.8 20 22.4 14.2-33.6
75+ 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 171 96 53.3 44.3-62.1 75 46.7 37.9-55.7
Some Post-H.S. 232 128 52.5 45.1-59.7 104 47.5 40.3-54.9
College Graduate 254 110 41.7 34.9-48.7 144 58.3 51.3-65.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 106 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 87 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 187 72 41.8 33.7-50.2 115 58.2 49.8-66.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 202 135 64.4 56.0-71.9 67 35.6 28.1-44.0
No 479 221 45.9 40.6-51.2 258 54.1 48.8-59.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 625 328 51.8 47.1-56.5 297 48.2 43.5-52.9
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 310 141 42.6 36.3-49.0 169 57.4 51.0-63.7
Regional City or Suburban County 188 96 52.6 44.0-61.0 92 47.4 39.0-56.0
Rural 214 135 61.3 53.1-68.9 79 38.7 31.1-46.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 403 174 43.9 38.2-49.7 229 56.1 50.3-61.8
Unemployed 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 142 102 71.8 61.9-79.9 40 28.2 20.1-38.1
Unable to Work 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 26 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 81 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 337 160 48.4 42.3-54.6 177 51.6 45.4-57.7
HOUSING
Own 338 187 54.5 48.3-60.6 151 45.5 39.4-51.7
Rent 303 162 51.7 45.4-58.0 141 48.3 42.0-54.6
Other arrangement 68 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 216 124 55.8 47.8-63.6 92 44.2 36.4-52.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 177 106 58.2 49.5-66.5 71 41.8 33.5-50.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 319 142 42.8 36.5-49.3 177 57.2 50.7-63.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 151 63 41.1 31.9-50.9 88 58.9 49.1-68.1
2nd Quartile 256 134 50.3 43.1-57.5 122 49.7 42.5-56.9
3rd Quartile 205 111 53.1 45.1-61.1 94 46.9 38.9-54.9
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 100 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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