2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Oral Health

Adults aged 18+ that have had permanent teeth extracted (calculated variable)

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,232 1,921 43.6 41.8-45.4 2,311 56.4 54.6-58.2
-MALES 1,944 857 43.4 40.8-46.0 1,087 56.6 54.0-59.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,247 538 40.7 37.5-43.9 709 59.3 56.1-62.5
Non-Hispanic Black 279 140 50.6 43.9-57.3 139 49.4 42.7-56.1
Other 400 169 44.4 38.6-50.4 231 55.6 49.6-61.4
AGE
18-34 510 95 19.5 15.8-23.9 415 80.5 76.1-84.2
35-44 295 99 34.3 28.5-40.7 196 65.7 59.3-71.5
45-54 286 134 47.0 40.5-53.6 152 53.0 46.4-59.5
55-64 310 178 61.3 55.0-67.3 132 38.7 32.7-45.0
65-74 277 177 67.9 61.3-73.9 100 32.1 26.1-38.7
75+ 231 165 72.5 64.4-79.4 66 27.5 20.6-35.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 207 135 62.3 54.1-69.9 72 37.7 30.1-45.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 467 217 44.7 39.5-49.9 250 55.3 50.1-60.5
Some Post-H.S. 456 228 45.8 40.7-51.0 228 54.2 49.0-59.3
College Graduate 805 271 31.8 28.2-35.5 534 68.2 64.5-71.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 87 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 117 72 61.8 51.0-71.6 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 133 71 53.7 43.5-63.5 62 46.3 36.5-56.5
$35,000- 49,999 237 130 51.7 44.0-59.3 107 48.3 40.7-56.0
$50,000- 74,999 219 91 39.0 31.8-46.7 128 61.0 53.3-68.2
$75,000+ 743 252 34.9 31.0-39.0 491 65.1 61.0-69.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 567 332 58.4 53.4-63.2 235 41.6 36.8-46.6
No 1,310 501 37.7 34.7-40.8 809 62.3 59.2-65.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 416 195 42.6 37.2-48.1 221 57.4 51.9-62.8
Non-Veteran 1,523 659 43.5 40.6-46.5 864 56.5 53.5-59.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 700 255 37.3 33.3-41.6 445 62.7 58.4-66.7
Regional City or Suburban County 587 241 40.6 36.0-45.4 346 59.4 54.6-64.0
Rural 657 361 52.4 47.9-56.9 296 47.6 43.1-52.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,198 423 35.9 32.8-39.1 775 64.1 60.9-67.2
Unemployed 99 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 452 294 66.2 60.5-71.4 158 33.8 28.6-39.5
Unable to Work 105 83 78.6 67.8-86.4 22 21.4 13.6-32.2
Other not in Labor Force 60 *** *** *** 55 89.1 75.8-95.6
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 112 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 175 94 52.8 43.7-61.6 81 47.2 38.4-56.3
151% to 200% 92 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,071 415 38.4 35.0-41.8 656 61.6 58.2-65.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 398 196 49.3 43.7-55.0 202 50.7 45.0-56.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 598 304 47.7 43.0-52.4 294 52.3 47.6-57.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 948 357 37.5 33.9-41.2 591 62.5 58.8-66.1
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 689 274 37.3 33.1-41.7 415 62.7 58.3-66.9
2nd Quartile 635 276 42.1 37.7-46.6 359 57.9 53.4-62.3
3rd Quartile 462 223 48.7 43.5-53.9 239 51.3 46.1-56.5
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 158 84 54.2 45.1-63.0 74 45.8 37.0-54.9

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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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