2024 BRFSS Survey Results: 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
-Non-Hispanic Black 712 223 31.1 27.2-35.3 101 13.7 10.9-17.0 48 6.2 4.3- 8.9 340 49.0 44.6-53.4
GENDER
Male 279 87 33.1 27.1-39.7 30 10.5 7.0-15.6 23 7.0 4.2-11.3 139 49.4 42.7-56.1
Female 433 136 29.4 24.5-34.8 71 16.4 12.5-21.1 25 5.6 3.3- 9.3 201 48.6 42.9-54.4
AGE
18-34 160 28 18.5 12.4-26.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** 129 80.5 72.4-86.7
35-44 126 42 36.1 26.9-46.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** 77 58.8 48.6-68.3
45-54 127 49 35.4 26.4-45.6 16 15.1 8.7-25.0 *** *** *** 59 47.5 37.5-57.7
55-64 125 *** *** *** 28 23.3 15.0-34.2 *** *** *** 35 25.0 17.5-34.5
65-74 104 *** *** *** 25 22.8 14.9-33.3 25 22.0 14.3-32.2 20 22.4 14.2-33.6
75+ 55 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 49 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 171 49 28.8 21.4-37.6 33 15.9 10.7-22.8 *** *** *** 75 46.7 37.9-55.7
Some Post-H.S. 232 76 32.8 26.4-40.0 38 16.7 11.7-23.4 14 2.9 1.6- 5.2 104 47.5 40.3-54.9
College Graduate 254 84 33.7 27.2-40.7 21 6.4 3.9-10.3 *** *** *** 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 *** *** *** 15 12.7 7.2-21.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 87 *** *** *** 15 18.5 11.1-29.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 187 56 32.4 25.0-40.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** 115 58.2 49.8-66.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 202 65 31.2 24.1-39.3 43 21.0 14.8-28.9 27 12.1 7.4-19.3 67 35.6 28.1-44.0
No 479 148 30.9 26.2-36.0 54 11.0 8.1-14.8 19 4.0 2.3- 6.9 258 54.1 48.8-59.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 86 23 25.2 16.6-36.5 15 16.7 9.6-27.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 625 200 32.1 27.9-36.6 85 13.1 10.2-16.6 43 6.7 4.5- 9.7 297 48.2 43.5-52.9
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 310 100 31.1 25.5-37.3 27 7.9 5.1-12.2 14 3.6 2.1- 6.2 169 57.4 51.0-63.7
Regional City or Suburban County 188 58 31.5 24.1-40.0 27 16.0 10.3-24.1 *** *** *** 92 47.4 39.0-56.0
Rural 214 65 30.8 23.8-38.8 47 19.7 14.2-26.5 23 10.8 6.2-18.3 79 38.7 31.1-46.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 403 135 34.4 29.1-40.1 33 8.5 5.5-12.8 *** *** *** 229 56.1 50.3-61.8
Unemployed 44 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 142 37 22.0 15.4-30.4 40 29.9 21.6-39.7 25 19.9 12.3-30.6 40 28.2 20.1-38.1
Unable to Work 76 *** *** *** 20 22.4 14.0-33.8 12 13.7 7.6-23.6 *** *** ***
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% 337 112 33.5 27.9-39.7 41 12.6 9.0-17.3 *** *** *** 177 51.6 45.4-57.7
HOUSING
Own 338 117 33.8 28.3-39.8 54 16.0 12.0-21.1 *** *** *** 151 45.5 39.4-51.7
Rent 303 92 30.6 25.0-36.8 42 11.4 8.2-15.6 28 9.7 6.5-14.4 141 48.3 42.0-54.6
Other arrangement 68 13 14.5 8.0-24.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 216 61 28.0 21.5-35.6 45 19.3 14.0-26.0 18 8.6 4.7-15.0 92 44.2 36.4-52.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 177 68 37.8 29.7-46.6 25 13.4 8.4-20.5 *** *** *** 71 41.8 33.5-50.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 319 94 29.2 23.7-35.3 31 9.7 6.2-14.8 17 3.9 2.3- 6.4 177 57.2 50.7-63.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 151 36 23.9 16.8-32.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** 88 58.9 49.1-68.1
2nd Quartile 256 96 36.4 29.8-43.5 28 10.0 6.5-15.1 *** *** *** 122 49.7 42.5-56.9
3rd Quartile 205 64 30.3 23.5-38.1 29 13.8 9.1-20.5 18 9.0 5.0-15.7 94 46.9 38.9-54.9
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 100 *** *** *** 29 26.5 17.9-37.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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