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%)
TOTAL 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
GENDER
Male 1,944 594 30.1 27.8-32.6 172 8.6 7.2-10.2 91 4.7 3.7- 5.9 1,087 56.6 54.0-59.2
Female 2,288 679 27.3 25.2-29.5 271 11.9 10.3-13.7 114 4.5 3.6- 5.7 1,224 56.2 53.7-58.7
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,673 747 26.2 24.3-28.2 273 9.8 8.5-11.3 145 5.0 4.1- 6.0 1,508 59.0 56.7-61.1
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
Non-Hispanic Other 232 71 27.9 21.8-35.0 24 10.9 6.7-17.2 *** *** *** 132 59.5 51.7-66.9
Hispanic 574 216 37.9 33.6-42.5 43 6.8 4.9- 9.4 *** *** *** 311 54.5 49.9-59.0
AGE
18-34 963 172 17.6 15.0-20.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** 780 81.2 78.1-83.8
35-44 653 196 29.3 25.5-33.4 36 5.6 4.0- 8.0 *** *** *** 413 63.2 58.9-67.3
45-54 675 222 32.7 28.7-36.9 67 10.7 8.1-13.9 18 2.6 1.5- 4.4 368 54.0 49.6-58.4
55-64 698 254 39.1 34.9-43.5 98 15.3 12.1-19.3 36 4.9 3.4- 7.0 310 40.7 36.5-45.0
65-74 631 216 34.3 30.1-38.8 125 21.8 18.0-26.1 66 10.9 8.4-14.2 224 32.9 28.8-37.3
75+ 543 186 27.8 23.3-32.9 107 22.4 17.7-27.9 74 17.3 13.0-22.6 176 32.5 27.2-38.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 400 149 32.6 27.6-38.1 70 18.8 14.5-24.0 53 13.5 9.9-18.3 128 35.1 29.6-41.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 909 278 29.4 26.0-33.0 133 12.6 10.2-15.3 64 5.8 4.3- 7.8 434 52.3 48.4-56.2
Some Post-H.S. 1,106 361 31.0 28.0-34.2 140 11.5 9.5-14.0 70 4.4 3.4- 5.8 535 53.0 49.6-56.4
College Graduate 1,797 479 24.5 22.3-26.9 100 4.4 3.5- 5.6 18 0.8 0.5- 1.4 1,200 70.2 67.8-72.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,281 406 30.0 27.1-33.2 221 17.1 14.6-19.8 126 9.6 7.8-11.8 528 43.3 40.0-46.7
No 2,807 821 28.0 26.1-30.0 213 7.6 6.4- 8.9 77 2.6 2.0- 3.4 1,696 61.8 59.7-63.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 494 143 26.4 22.2-31.1 55 10.3 7.6-13.9 27 4.3 2.8- 6.6 269 59.0 53.9-63.9
Non-Veteran 3,729 1,126 28.9 27.2-30.7 387 10.3 9.1-11.6 178 4.7 3.9- 5.6 2,038 56.1 54.2-58.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,304 648 27.7 25.6-29.9 152 6.9 5.7- 8.4 35 1.5 1.0- 2.2 1,469 63.9 61.5-66.1
Unemployed 204 61 29.8 22.8-37.9 18 6.1 3.6-10.0 *** *** *** 117 60.8 52.6-68.5
Retired 1,108 384 32.0 28.7-35.5 186 18.9 16.0-22.2 120 12.0 9.6-14.8 418 37.2 33.6-40.9
Unable to Work 254 81 36.0 29.2-43.5 72 25.8 20.1-32.6 37 13.8 9.6-19.5 64 24.3 18.7-30.9
Other not in Labor Force 298 79 21.3 16.6-26.8 13 3.6 1.9- 6.6 *** *** *** 204 74.3 68.4-79.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 196 45 22.5 16.6-29.8 29 12.1 8.1-17.7 32 13.4 9.2-19.2 90 52.0 43.4-60.4
$15,000- 24,999 278 92 30.8 24.6-37.8 62 20.5 15.4-26.7 29 11.2 7.1-17.3 95 37.5 30.7-44.8
$25,000- 34,999 344 121 31.9 26.3-38.0 55 16.1 11.7-21.9 20 3.9 2.3- 6.5 148 48.1 41.6-54.7
$35,000- 49,999 507 180 33.5 28.8-38.5 69 12.5 9.4-16.6 34 7.7 5.2-11.1 224 46.3 41.1-51.7
$50,000-74,999 496 167 31.3 26.7-36.3 46 10.0 7.1-13.8 *** *** *** 275 57.0 51.8-62.1
$75,000-100,000 464 127 27.8 23.2-32.9 41 9.1 6.5-12.7 *** *** *** 292 62.4 57.0-67.5
$100,000-150,000 449 113 26.3 21.7-31.4 24 5.5 3.3- 9.1 *** *** *** 303 65.7 60.2-70.7
$150,000+ 505 125 23.9 20.0-28.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** 369 74.4 70.0-78.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 993 303 28.4 25.2-31.9 109 11.6 9.2-14.5 66 6.3 4.6- 8.5 515 53.7 49.8-57.5
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 111 32 29.1 20.3-39.7 15 10.5 6.0-17.8 11 9.5 5.1-17.0 *** *** ***
50% to 100% 262 89 32.0 25.9-38.9 51 17.5 12.9-23.3 30 9.1 6.1-13.4 92 41.3 34.3-48.7
101% to 150% 426 142 29.4 24.5-34.8 80 18.2 13.8-23.4 39 9.5 6.4-13.8 165 43.0 37.1-49.0
151% to 200% 205 70 36.8 29.1-45.3 26 10.2 6.4-15.9 11 3.8 1.8- 7.9 98 49.2 40.9-57.5
More than 200% 2,162 617 27.6 25.4-29.9 159 7.4 6.2- 8.9 47 2.2 1.6- 3.1 1,339 62.7 60.3-65.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 993 303 28.4 25.2-31.9 109 11.6 9.2-14.5 66 6.3 4.6- 8.5 515 53.7 49.8-57.5
HOUSING
Own 2,577 816 30.7 28.6-32.8 280 11.3 9.8-12.9 120 4.6 3.7- 5.7 1,361 53.4 51.1-55.7
Rent 1,336 382 26.9 24.3-29.7 134 8.6 7.1-10.3 69 4.8 3.7- 6.3 751 59.7 56.7-62.6
Other arrangement 289 66 16.6 12.7-21.6 29 7.6 4.7-12.0 16 4.2 2.4- 7.4 178 71.6 65.5-77.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,485 440 28.4 25.9-31.2 98 6.4 5.1- 8.0 36 2.2 1.6- 3.2 911 62.9 60.0-65.7
Regional City or Suburban County 1,229 332 26.2 23.3-29.2 121 9.7 7.8-12.0 53 4.4 3.2- 5.9 723 59.8 56.4-63.0
Rural 1,518 501 31.1 28.4-34.0 224 14.6 12.5-17.1 116 7.2 5.7- 9.0 677 47.1 44.0-50.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 870 265 29.9 26.3-33.6 127 13.4 11.0-16.2 56 6.4 4.6- 8.8 422 50.4 46.4-54.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,339 427 29.7 26.9-32.7 152 10.9 9.0-13.2 93 6.2 4.8- 7.9 667 53.2 49.9-56.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 2,023 581 27.4 25.2-29.7 164 8.4 6.9-10.1 56 2.6 1.9- 3.6 1,222 61.6 59.1-64.1
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,488 437 27.5 24.9-30.2 124 8.9 7.1-11.1 65 4.1 3.0- 5.4 862 59.5 56.5-62.5
2nd Quartile 1,353 410 28.8 26.1-31.7 138 9.3 7.6-11.3 41 2.7 1.8- 4.0 764 59.2 56.0-62.3
3rd Quartile 1,018 303 28.3 25.2-31.7 115 11.2 9.0-13.8 75 7.5 5.7- 9.7 525 53.0 49.4-56.7
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 373 123 33.1 27.5-39.1 66 16.3 12.4-21.1 24 5.7 3.6- 9.0 160 44.9 38.8-51.2

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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 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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