2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Oral Health

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  Total
Respond.^		 1-12 months 1-2 years 2-5 years 5 or more years Never
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,271 2,882 66.1 64.3-67.8 480 12.3 11.1-13.7 393 9.5 8.4-10.6 456 10.9 9.9-12.1 60 1.2 0.9- 1.6
-MALES 1,950 1,243 62.7 60.2-65.2 225 12.1 10.5-13.9 187 9.3 7.9-10.9 253 14.1 12.4-16.1 42 1.7 1.2- 2.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,257 869 67.3 64.2-70.3 125 10.6 8.7-12.8 109 8.3 6.7-10.3 150 13.5 11.4-16.0 *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Black 275 161 59.7 53.0-66.1 42 14.4 10.4-19.6 28 9.7 6.3-14.7 43 16.0 11.7-21.5 *** *** ***
Other 398 198 50.6 44.6-56.5 56 14.8 11.1-19.5 49 11.9 8.8-16.0 60 15.2 11.4-20.0 35 7.5 5.2-10.7
AGE
18-34 507 298 59.5 54.6-64.3 82 16.6 13.2-20.6 59 10.8 8.2-14.1 56 11.6 8.7-15.3 12 1.5 0.8- 2.8
35-44 295 159 53.6 47.2-60.0 46 14.9 11.0-20.0 32 10.8 7.3-15.7 42 16.4 11.9-22.2 16 4.2 2.4- 7.2
45-54 287 179 61.0 54.4-67.3 31 11.4 7.8-16.3 27 8.9 5.9-13.1 42 16.5 11.9-22.4 *** *** ***
55-64 311 213 68.5 62.2-74.1 26 8.0 5.2-12.0 24 7.2 4.5-11.4 46 15.7 11.5-21.1 *** *** ***
65-74 284 203 70.5 63.8-76.4 22 7.9 4.9-12.6 24 8.2 5.0-13.1 34 13.1 9.1-18.6 *** *** ***
75+ 229 162 68.1 59.4-75.7 16 6.9 3.2-14.3 19 8.8 5.0-15.1 31 15.9 10.6-23.1 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 201 65 35.4 27.9-43.8 27 14.4 9.6-21.1 30 12.5 8.5-18.2 57 29.1 22.2-37.0 22 8.5 5.4-13.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 467 258 59.1 54.0-64.1 64 12.6 9.7-16.3 48 10.1 7.4-13.7 84 16.8 13.4-21.0 13 1.3 0.7- 2.3
Some Post-H.S. 460 283 61.8 56.7-66.7 56 13.7 10.5-17.8 50 9.5 6.9-12.9 69 14.5 11.2-18.5 *** *** ***
College Graduate 814 632 78.4 75.1-81.4 77 8.9 7.0-11.3 57 6.7 5.0- 8.9 43 5.4 3.9- 7.4 *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 84 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 17 21.8 13.4-33.4 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 114 *** *** *** 15 10.6 6.0-18.2 21 15.9 9.7-25.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 135 70 54.4 44.3-64.1 14 8.5 4.7-14.8 21 16.9 10.4-26.1 29 19.9 13.5-28.4 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 236 119 49.9 42.3-57.6 42 19.2 13.7-26.2 31 10.6 7.1-15.4 38 18.6 13.0-25.9 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 220 149 67.4 59.9-74.0 23 12.0 7.6-18.3 19 7.7 4.7-12.4 27 12.2 8.2-17.8 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 748 584 75.5 71.7-79.0 66 9.4 7.3-12.2 51 7.4 5.4-10.0 45 7.3 5.3-10.0 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 566 322 56.2 51.3-61.1 67 11.5 8.7-15.2 60 9.3 7.0-12.4 106 20.9 17.1-25.3 11 2.0 1.0- 3.8
No 1,319 884 65.9 62.9-68.9 147 11.9 10.0-14.1 119 9.1 7.5-11.2 142 11.4 9.6-13.6 27 1.6 1.0- 2.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 419 316 75.8 70.7-80.3 36 9.0 6.3-12.7 34 6.2 4.2- 9.2 33 9.0 6.1-13.1 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,527 924 59.2 56.3-62.1 189 13.0 11.1-15.1 152 10.1 8.4-12.0 220 15.5 13.5-17.8 42 2.2 1.6- 3.1
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 703 459 65.6 61.5-69.5 78 11.2 8.8-14.2 73 9.8 7.6-12.6 74 11.2 8.7-14.2 19 2.2 1.3- 3.5
Regional City or Suburban County 587 383 63.3 58.6-67.8 71 13.6 10.5-17.4 51 7.8 5.7-10.6 70 13.9 10.8-17.6 12 1.4 0.7- 2.6
Rural 660 401 59.2 54.7-63.5 76 11.6 9.1-14.7 63 10.2 7.7-13.4 109 17.5 14.3-21.3 11 1.6 0.8- 3.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,200 754 62.8 59.6-65.9 154 13.5 11.4-15.9 107 8.0 6.5- 9.8 151 13.4 11.3-15.8 34 2.3 1.6- 3.3
Unemployed 99 *** *** *** 13 14.0 7.7-24.1 14 14.2 7.7-24.6 24 26.0 17.0-37.7 *** *** ***
Retired 456 333 71.3 65.7-76.3 31 6.9 4.5-10.7 39 8.4 5.7-12.3 52 13.2 9.7-17.8 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 106 *** *** *** 14 9.8 5.4-16.9 16 17.7 10.4-28.4 22 23.5 15.4-34.1 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 60 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 38 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 108 40 37.9 28.2-48.6 20 14.8 9.0-23.3 13 10.5 5.8-18.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 177 85 48.1 39.2-57.1 20 11.3 6.9-18.2 33 16.8 11.4-24.3 36 22.5 15.9-31.0 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 92 *** *** *** 14 15.3 8.5-26.1 *** *** *** 16 18.2 10.4-29.9 *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,076 791 72.5 69.3-75.6 109 10.6 8.6-13.0 85 7.8 6.1- 9.8 87 8.7 6.9-11.0 *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 399 248 61.8 56.2-67.2 45 11.4 8.4-15.4 32 8.7 5.9-12.7 67 16.8 13.0-21.5 *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 598 366 61.0 56.3-65.6 70 12.3 9.5-15.9 53 8.5 6.2-11.5 98 16.6 13.4-20.3 11 1.5 0.8- 3.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 953 629 64.4 60.7-67.9 110 12.3 10.0-15.0 102 10.1 8.2-12.5 88 11.1 8.8-13.9 24 2.1 1.4- 3.3
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 692 469 65.8 61.4-69.9 81 12.6 9.9-16.0 67 9.0 6.9-11.7 63 11.2 8.4-14.8 12 1.3 0.7- 2.5
2nd Quartile 637 397 61.9 57.4-66.2 79 12.9 10.1-16.4 65 9.9 7.5-12.9 82 13.5 10.7-16.8 14 1.9 1.1- 3.5
3rd Quartile 461 283 61.7 56.5-66.7 44 10.0 7.3-13.5 43 9.4 6.7-13.0 81 17.3 13.7-21.5 *** *** ***
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 160 94 58.9 49.8-67.4 21 13.0 8.3-19.9 12 7.7 4.0-14.4 27 17.8 11.7-26.1 *** *** ***

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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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