2024 BRFSS Survey Results: 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%)
TOTAL 1,174 1,034 86.4 83.5-88.8 140 13.6 11.2-16.5
GENDER
Male 508 440 84.2 79.6-87.9 68 15.8 12.1-20.4
Female 666 594 88.2 84.4-91.2 72 11.8 8.8-15.6
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 953 854 88.9 86.2-91.1 99 11.1 8.9-13.8
Non-Hispanic Black 159 125 77.3 67.5-84.8 34 22.7 15.2-32.5
Non-Hispanic Other 28 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 23 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
65-74 631 565 89.1 85.8-91.6 66 10.9 8.4-14.2
75+ 543 469 82.7 77.4-87.0 74 17.3 13.0-22.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 90 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 247 198 81.5 74.8-86.7 49 18.5 13.3-25.2
Some Post-H.S. 332 290 89.5 85.4-92.6 42 10.5 7.4-14.6
College Graduate 503 494 98.5 96.9-99.3 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 513 424 80.3 75.3-84.6 89 19.7 15.4-24.7
No 636 586 90.9 87.4-93.5 50 9.1 6.5-12.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 197 173 88.3 81.9-92.6 24 11.7 7.4-18.1
Non-Veteran 976 860 86.0 82.8-88.7 116 14.0 11.3-17.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 157 151 95.2 88.6-98.0 *** *** ***
Unemployed 9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 946 830 86.0 82.6-88.7 116 14.0 11.3-17.4
Unable to Work 46 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 36 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 94 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 102 84 85.0 75.3-91.4 18 15.0 8.6-24.7
$35,000- 49,999 161 136 79.9 70.5-86.9 25 20.1 13.1-29.5
$50,000-74,999 138 135 95.9 87.4-98.8 *** *** ***
$75,000-100,000 125 122 98.1 93.2-99.5 *** *** ***
$100,000-150,000 77 75 95.6 83.2-99.0 *** *** ***
$150,000+ 81 80 99.1 93.9-99.9 *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 360 313 85.7 79.9-90.0 47 14.3 10.0-20.1
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 10 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 124 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 59 51 89.1 75.2-95.6 *** *** ***
More than 200% 563 533 93.3 90.0-95.5 30 6.7 4.5-10.0
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 360 313 85.7 79.9-90.0 47 14.3 10.0-20.1
HOUSING
Own 949 860 88.9 85.9-91.3 89 11.1 8.7-14.1
Rent 173 130 63.7 53.4-72.8 43 36.3 27.2-46.6
Other arrangement 47 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 299 276 91.9 87.6-94.8 23 8.1 5.2-12.4
Regional City or Suburban County 314 279 87.4 82.2-91.2 35 12.6 8.8-17.8
Rural 561 479 82.5 77.5-86.7 82 17.5 13.3-22.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 253 219 82.9 75.3-88.5 34 17.1 11.5-24.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 439 371 82.8 77.5-87.0 68 17.2 13.0-22.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 482 444 92.0 88.6-94.4 38 8.0 5.6-11.4
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 427 381 88.9 84.8-92.0 46 11.1 8.0-15.2
2nd Quartile 317 290 91.0 85.5-94.6 27 9.0 5.4-14.5
3rd Quartile 309 254 78.2 71.3-83.7 55 21.8 16.3-28.7
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 121 109 88.4 79.3-93.8 12 11.6 6.2-20.7

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

2Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. 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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