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%)
North Carolina 1,174 1,034 86.4 83.5-88.8 140 13.6 11.2-16.5
-FEMALES 666 594 88.2 84.4-91.2 72 11.8 8.8-15.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 538 487 90.8 87.3-93.4 51 9.2 6.6-12.7
Non-Hispanic Black 96 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 26 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
65-74 354 318 89.7 85.3-92.9 36 10.3 7.1-14.7
75+ 312 276 86.3 79.2-91.3 36 13.7 8.7-20.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 152 126 85.2 77.5-90.7 26 14.8 9.3-22.5
Some Post-H.S. 199 175 90.8 85.7-94.2 24 9.2 5.8-14.3
College Graduate 269 264 98.6 95.8-99.5 *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 18 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 92 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 73 73 100 . - . *** *** ***
$75,000+ 124 123 99.6 96.9-99.9 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 279 236 83.5 76.2-88.9 43 16.5 11.1-23.8
No 372 343 91.3 87.0-94.4 29 8.7 5.6-13.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 16 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 650 580 88.1 84.2-91.2 70 11.9 8.8-15.8
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 174 161 92.9 87.6-96.1 13 7.1 3.9-12.4
Regional City or Suburban County 168 153 91.4 85.0-95.2 15 8.6 4.8-15.0
Rural 324 280 83.4 76.2-88.7 44 16.6 11.3-23.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 69 66 92.5 78.3-97.7 *** *** ***
Unemployed 5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 556 497 88.9 84.7-92.1 59 11.1 7.9-15.3
Unable to Work 25 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 26 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 82 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 283 272 94.9 90.0-97.4 11 5.1 2.6-10.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 144 125 80.3 68.0-88.6 *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 256 222 87.1 81.2-91.4 34 12.9 8.6-18.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 266 247 93.9 90.1-96.3 19 6.1 3.7- 9.9
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 234 213 91.2 85.9-94.6 21 8.8 5.4-14.1
2nd Quartile 174 162 95.1 90.8-97.4 12 4.9 2.6- 9.2
3rd Quartile 192 160 79.1 69.3-86.4 32 20.9 13.6-30.7
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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