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
-MALES 508 440 84.2 79.6-87.9 68 15.8 12.1-20.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 415 367 86.5 81.9-90.1 48 13.5 9.9-18.1
Non-Hispanic Black 63 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 25 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
65-74 277 247 88.3 83.1-92.1 30 11.7 7.9-16.9
75+ 231 193 78.0 69.4-84.7 38 22.0 15.3-30.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 95 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 133 115 87.8 80.1-92.8 18 12.2 7.2-19.9
College Graduate 234 230 98.5 95.6-99.5 *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 18 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 30 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 65 62 92.4 77.8-97.7 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 159 154 96.4 90.9-98.7 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 234 188 76.8 69.3-82.9 46 23.2 17.1-30.7
No 264 243 90.4 84.0-94.4 21 9.6 5.6-16.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 181 159 87.9 81.1-92.5 22 12.1 7.5-18.9
Non-Veteran 326 280 82.2 76.1-87.1 46 17.8 12.9-23.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 125 115 90.5 82.3-95.2 *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 146 126 82.8 73.7-89.1 20 17.2 10.9-26.3
Rural 237 199 81.5 73.9-87.3 38 18.5 12.7-26.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 88 85 97.1 89.5-99.3 *** *** ***
Unemployed 4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 390 333 82.1 76.5-86.6 57 17.9 13.4-23.5
Unable to Work 21 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 24 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 42 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 20 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 280 261 91.9 86.8-95.1 19 8.1 4.9-13.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 109 94 85.7 76.1-91.9 15 14.3 8.1-23.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 183 149 77.3 68.1-84.5 34 22.7 15.5-31.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 216 197 89.5 83.2-93.7 19 10.5 6.3-16.8
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 193 168 86.1 79.0-91.1 25 13.9 8.9-21.0
2nd Quartile 143 128 86.1 75.0-92.7 15 13.9 7.3-25.0
3rd Quartile 117 94 76.8 66.6-84.6 23 23.2 15.4-33.4
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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