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%)
TOTAL 4,232 1,921 43.6 41.8-45.4 2,311 56.4 54.6-58.2
GENDER
Male 1,944 857 43.4 40.8-46.0 1,087 56.6 54.0-59.2
Female 2,288 1,064 43.8 41.3-46.3 1,224 56.2 53.7-58.7
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,673 1,165 41.0 38.9-43.3 1,508 59.0 56.7-61.1
Non-Hispanic Black 712 372 51.0 46.6-55.4 340 49.0 44.6-53.4
Non-Hispanic Other 232 100 40.5 33.1-48.3 132 59.5 51.7-66.9
Hispanic 574 263 45.5 41.0-50.1 311 54.5 49.9-59.0
AGE
18-34 963 183 18.8 16.2-21.9 780 81.2 78.1-83.8
35-44 653 240 36.8 32.7-41.1 413 63.2 58.9-67.3
45-54 675 307 46.0 41.6-50.4 368 54.0 49.6-58.4
55-64 698 388 59.3 55.0-63.5 310 40.7 36.5-45.0
65-74 631 407 67.1 62.7-71.2 224 32.9 28.8-37.3
75+ 543 367 67.5 61.7-72.8 176 32.5 27.2-38.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 400 272 64.9 59.0-70.4 128 35.1 29.6-41.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 909 475 47.7 43.8-51.6 434 52.3 48.4-56.2
Some Post-H.S. 1,106 571 47.0 43.6-50.4 535 53.0 49.6-56.4
College Graduate 1,797 597 29.8 27.4-32.2 1,200 70.2 67.8-72.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,281 753 56.7 53.3-60.0 528 43.3 40.0-46.7
No 2,807 1,111 38.2 36.1-40.3 1,696 61.8 59.7-63.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 494 225 41.0 36.1-46.1 269 59.0 53.9-63.9
Non-Veteran 3,729 1,691 43.9 42.0-45.8 2,038 56.1 54.2-58.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,304 835 36.1 33.9-38.5 1,469 63.9 61.5-66.1
Unemployed 204 87 39.2 31.5-47.4 117 60.8 52.6-68.5
Retired 1,108 690 62.8 59.1-66.4 418 37.2 33.6-40.9
Unable to Work 254 190 75.7 69.1-81.3 64 24.3 18.7-30.9
Other not in Labor Force 298 94 25.7 20.6-31.6 204 74.3 68.4-79.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 196 106 48.0 39.6-56.6 90 52.0 43.4-60.4
$15,000- 24,999 278 183 62.5 55.2-69.3 95 37.5 30.7-44.8
$25,000- 34,999 344 196 51.9 45.3-58.4 148 48.1 41.6-54.7
$35,000- 49,999 507 283 53.7 48.3-58.9 224 46.3 41.1-51.7
$50,000-74,999 496 221 43.0 37.9-48.2 275 57.0 51.8-62.1
$75,000-100,000 464 172 37.6 32.5-43.0 292 62.4 57.0-67.5
$100,000-150,000 449 146 34.3 29.3-39.8 303 65.7 60.2-70.7
$150,000+ 505 136 25.6 21.6-30.0 369 74.4 70.0-78.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 993 478 46.3 42.5-50.2 515 53.7 49.8-57.5
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 111 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 262 170 58.7 51.3-65.7 92 41.3 34.3-48.7
101% to 150% 426 261 57.0 51.0-62.9 165 43.0 37.1-49.0
151% to 200% 205 107 50.8 42.5-59.1 98 49.2 40.9-57.5
More than 200% 2,162 823 37.3 34.9-39.7 1,339 62.7 60.3-65.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 993 478 46.3 42.5-50.2 515 53.7 49.8-57.5
HOUSING
Own 2,577 1,216 46.6 44.3-48.9 1,361 53.4 51.1-55.7
Rent 1,336 585 40.3 37.4-43.3 751 59.7 56.7-62.6
Other arrangement 289 111 28.4 23.0-34.5 178 71.6 65.5-77.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,485 574 37.1 34.3-40.0 911 62.9 60.0-65.7
Regional City or Suburban County 1,229 506 40.2 37.0-43.6 723 59.8 56.4-63.0
Rural 1,518 841 52.9 49.8-56.0 677 47.1 44.0-50.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 870 448 49.6 45.6-53.6 422 50.4 46.4-54.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,339 672 46.8 43.5-50.1 667 53.2 49.9-56.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 2,023 801 38.4 35.9-40.9 1,222 61.6 59.1-64.1
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,488 626 40.5 37.5-43.5 862 59.5 56.5-62.5
2nd Quartile 1,353 589 40.8 37.7-44.0 764 59.2 56.0-62.3
3rd Quartile 1,018 493 47.0 43.3-50.6 525 53.0 49.4-56.7
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 373 213 55.1 48.8-61.2 160 44.9 38.8-51.2

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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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