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
-MALES 1,944 594 30.1 27.8-32.6 172 8.6 7.2-10.2 91 4.7 3.7- 5.9 1,087 56.6 54.0-59.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,247 359 27.6 24.8-30.5 114 8.0 6.4- 9.9 65 5.1 3.9- 6.7 709 59.3 56.1-62.5
Non-Hispanic Black 279 87 33.1 27.1-39.7 30 10.5 7.0-15.6 23 7.0 4.2-11.3 139 49.4 42.7-56.1
Other 400 140 34.8 29.5-40.6 27 8.8 5.5-13.6 *** *** *** 231 55.6 49.6-61.4
AGE
18-34 510 90 18.0 14.4-22.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** 415 80.5 76.1-84.2
35-44 295 83 28.5 23.0-34.8 13 4.3 2.4- 7.6 *** *** *** 196 65.7 59.3-71.5
45-54 286 106 36.8 30.7-43.4 23 7.5 4.7-11.8 *** *** *** 152 53.0 46.4-59.5
55-64 310 131 45.4 39.0-52.0 33 11.8 7.7-17.7 14 4.1 2.3- 7.2 132 38.7 32.7-45.0
65-74 277 100 37.5 31.1-44.4 47 18.7 13.6-25.1 30 11.7 7.9-16.9 100 32.1 26.1-38.7
75+ 231 75 26.4 19.9-34.1 52 24.1 17.5-32.2 38 22.0 15.3-30.6 66 27.5 20.6-35.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 207 78 34.3 27.4-41.9 28 15.1 10.0-22.2 29 12.9 8.7-18.8 72 37.7 30.1-45.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 467 140 30.0 25.4-35.0 48 9.3 6.6-12.8 29 5.4 3.5- 8.3 250 55.3 50.1-60.5
Some Post-H.S. 456 150 31.7 27.2-36.7 53 9.6 7.0-13.1 25 4.4 2.8- 6.9 228 54.2 49.0-59.3
College Graduate 805 220 26.6 23.3-30.3 43 4.2 2.9- 6.0 *** *** *** 534 68.2 64.5-71.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 87 22 24.2 15.5-35.6 14 13.4 7.6-22.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 117 43 33.4 24.3-43.9 18 15.4 9.0-25.2 11 13.0 6.6-24.2 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 133 47 34.7 25.7-45.0 16 14.8 7.9-26.1 *** *** *** 62 46.3 36.5-56.5
$35,000- 49,999 237 83 35.4 28.4-43.1 34 10.9 7.1-16.4 13 5.4 2.9- 9.9 107 48.3 40.7-56.0
$50,000- 74,999 219 68 28.3 22.0-35.7 18 8.2 4.8-13.5 *** *** *** 128 61.0 53.3-68.2
$75,000+ 743 203 27.8 24.3-31.7 36 5.1 3.5- 7.5 13 1.9 1.1- 3.4 491 65.1 61.0-69.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 567 188 33.9 29.3-38.8 83 13.5 10.5-17.3 61 10.9 8.3-14.3 235 41.6 36.8-46.6
No 1,310 385 28.6 25.9-31.5 87 6.8 5.3- 8.8 29 2.3 1.4- 3.5 809 62.3 59.2-65.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 416 122 27.0 22.4-32.2 48 10.7 7.7-14.6 25 4.9 3.1- 7.6 221 57.4 51.9-62.8
Non-Veteran 1,523 469 30.9 28.2-33.7 124 8.0 6.5- 9.9 66 4.6 3.5- 6.1 864 56.5 53.5-59.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 700 203 29.8 26.0-33.9 37 5.3 3.6- 7.6 15 2.3 1.3- 4.0 445 62.7 58.4-66.7
Regional City or Suburban County 587 171 28.7 24.6-33.2 44 7.5 5.1-10.8 26 4.5 2.9- 6.7 346 59.4 54.6-64.0
Rural 657 220 31.9 27.9-36.2 91 13.1 10.3-16.5 50 7.4 5.3-10.3 296 47.6 43.1-52.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,198 350 29.5 26.6-32.6 60 5.3 3.9- 7.2 13 1.1 0.6- 1.9 775 64.1 60.9-67.2
Unemployed 99 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 452 160 33.7 28.6-39.3 74 17.1 13.1-22.1 60 15.3 11.5-20.1 158 33.8 28.6-39.5
Unable to Work 105 *** *** *** 28 25.3 16.6-36.6 13 11.0 6.2-18.9 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 41 35.6 26.4-46.0 23 17.1 10.8-26.0 13 11.1 6.2-19.0 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 175 58 29.8 22.5-38.3 25 15.6 9.6-24.4 11 7.3 3.4-14.8 81 47.2 38.4-56.3
151% to 200% 92 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,071 309 28.5 25.5-31.8 77 7.1 5.4- 9.2 29 2.8 1.8- 4.2 656 61.6 58.2-65.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 398 124 31.5 26.4-37.1 48 12.2 8.9-16.5 24 5.6 3.6- 8.7 202 50.7 45.0-56.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 598 204 32.3 28.1-36.8 58 8.4 6.1-11.5 42 7.0 4.9-10.0 294 52.3 47.6-57.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 948 266 28.0 24.7-31.5 66 6.9 5.1- 9.3 25 2.6 1.7- 4.0 591 62.5 58.8-66.1
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 689 194 26.3 22.6-30.3 48 6.8 4.6-10.0 32 4.2 2.8- 6.3 415 62.7 58.3-66.9
2nd Quartile 635 197 31.2 27.2-35.5 57 7.4 5.4-10.0 22 3.5 2.0- 5.8 359 57.9 53.4-62.3
3rd Quartile 462 156 33.0 28.2-38.2 38 9.0 6.3-12.7 29 6.7 4.6- 9.8 239 51.3 46.1-56.5
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 158 47 31.0 23.3-39.9 29 17.7 11.9-25.7 *** *** *** 74 45.8 37.0-54.9

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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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