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
-FEMALES 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
Non-Hispanic White 1,426 388 24.9 22.4-27.7 159 11.6 9.6-13.9 80 4.9 3.7- 6.4 799 58.6 55.5-61.7
Non-Hispanic Black 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
Other 406 147 32.0 26.7-37.8 40 8.5 5.6-12.7 *** *** *** 212 57.9 51.7-63.9
AGE
18-34 453 82 17.1 13.5-21.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** 365 81.9 77.5-85.5
35-44 358 113 30.1 25.0-35.6 23 6.9 4.4-10.7 *** *** *** 217 60.9 55.0-66.5
45-54 389 116 28.9 23.9-34.4 44 13.5 9.7-18.6 13 2.6 1.4- 4.6 216 55.0 49.2-60.7
55-64 388 123 33.1 27.7-39.0 65 18.7 14.0-24.7 22 5.6 3.4- 9.0 178 42.6 36.9-48.5
65-74 354 116 31.5 26.0-37.6 78 24.5 19.2-30.7 36 10.3 7.1-14.7 124 33.7 28.1-39.7
75+ 312 111 28.9 22.9-35.8 55 21.1 14.9-29.0 36 13.7 8.7-20.8 110 36.3 28.9-44.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 193 71 30.7 23.8-38.5 42 23.2 16.5-31.5 24 14.3 8.6-22.7 56 31.9 24.3-40.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 442 138 28.6 23.8-34.0 85 16.5 12.7-21.1 35 6.3 4.2- 9.3 184 48.7 42.8-54.6
Some Post-H.S. 650 211 30.5 26.6-34.7 87 13.0 10.2-16.6 45 4.4 3.1- 6.1 307 52.1 47.5-56.6
College Graduate 992 259 22.7 20.0-25.8 57 4.6 3.4- 6.2 *** *** *** 666 71.9 68.7-75.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 109 23 20.9 13.6-30.7 15 10.9 6.2-18.4 22 16.6 10.5-25.2 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 161 49 28.5 20.4-38.1 44 25.0 17.9-33.8 18 9.6 5.4-16.6 50 36.9 27.9-47.0
$25,000- 34,999 211 74 30.0 23.2-37.7 39 17.0 11.8-24.0 12 3.7 1.8- 7.4 86 49.3 40.8-57.9
$35,000- 49,999 270 97 31.7 25.6-38.6 35 14.0 9.4-20.4 21 9.7 6.0-15.4 117 44.5 37.4-51.9
$50,000- 74,999 277 99 34.0 27.6-40.9 28 11.6 7.5-17.6 *** *** *** 147 53.5 46.4-60.5
$75,000+ 675 162 23.6 20.1-27.5 37 5.4 3.7- 7.8 *** *** *** 473 70.6 66.4-74.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 714 218 26.7 23.0-30.8 138 20.1 16.5-24.3 65 8.4 6.1-11.5 293 44.8 40.2-49.5
No 1,497 436 27.5 24.9-30.3 126 8.3 6.7-10.2 48 2.9 2.1- 4.0 887 61.3 58.3-64.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 78 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,206 657 27.4 25.3-29.7 263 12.0 10.4-13.9 112 4.7 3.7- 5.9 1,174 55.9 53.3-58.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 785 237 27.2 23.8-30.9 61 7.5 5.7- 9.9 21 2.2 1.4- 3.5 466 63.1 59.1-66.9
Regional City or Suburban County 642 161 23.6 19.9-27.7 77 12.0 9.2-15.6 27 4.2 2.7- 6.5 377 60.2 55.5-64.7
Rural 861 281 30.4 26.7-34.3 133 16.0 12.9-19.6 66 7.0 5.0- 9.6 381 46.6 42.4-50.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,106 298 25.5 22.7-28.6 92 8.9 6.9-11.4 22 2.0 1.2- 3.3 694 63.6 60.1-66.9
Unemployed 105 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 656 224 30.6 26.5-35.1 112 20.3 16.3-24.9 60 9.4 6.7-12.9 260 39.7 35.0-44.7
Unable to Work 149 39 30.9 22.3-41.1 44 26.3 19.2-34.9 24 16.1 10.1-24.8 42 26.6 19.4-35.3
Other not in Labor Force 238 75 25.0 19.4-31.5 13 4.6 2.5- 8.5 *** *** *** 149 69.9 62.9-76.0
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 71 *** *** *** 11 11.1 5.7-20.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 150 48 29.3 21.4-38.6 28 17.8 11.8-26.0 17 7.6 4.4-12.9 57 45.3 35.8-55.2
101% to 150% 251 84 29.0 22.7-36.2 55 20.2 14.6-27.2 28 11.3 7.2-17.3 84 39.5 31.8-47.8
151% to 200% 113 *** *** *** 20 16.3 9.6-26.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,091 308 26.6 23.6-29.7 82 7.8 6.1-10.0 18 1.6 1.0- 2.8 683 64.0 60.5-67.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 472 141 28.2 23.5-33.5 79 14.6 11.4-18.5 32 7.2 4.5-11.2 220 50.1 44.4-55.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 741 223 27.4 23.7-31.5 94 13.1 10.2-16.7 51 5.4 3.9- 7.5 373 54.0 49.4-58.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,075 315 26.8 23.9-29.9 98 9.8 7.6-12.4 31 2.6 1.7- 4.0 631 60.8 57.2-64.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 799 243 28.6 25.1-32.4 76 10.8 8.1-14.2 33 3.9 2.6- 6.0 447 56.7 52.5-60.8
2nd Quartile 718 213 26.5 22.9-30.5 81 11.1 8.5-14.4 19 2.0 1.1- 3.5 405 60.4 55.9-64.7
3rd Quartile 556 147 23.9 20.0-28.3 77 13.3 10.1-17.2 46 8.1 5.6-11.7 286 54.7 49.6-59.6
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 215 76 34.9 27.3-43.4 37 15.0 10.4-21.1 16 6.0 3.3-10.5 86 44.1 35.7-52.8

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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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