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
-Non-Hispanic White 953 854 88.9 86.2-91.1 99 11.1 8.9-13.8
GENDER
Male 415 367 86.5 81.9-90.1 48 13.5 9.9-18.1
Female 538 487 90.8 87.3-93.4 51 9.2 6.6-12.7
AGE
65-74 485 447 92.0 88.7-94.4 38 8.0 5.6-11.3
75+ 468 407 85.1 80.3-88.9 61 14.9 11.1-19.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 191 155 84.8 78.3-89.5 36 15.2 10.5-21.7
Some Post-H.S. 260 228 88.8 83.7-92.5 32 11.2 7.5-16.3
College Graduate 443 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 21 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 129 111 85.2 76.3-91.2 18 14.8 8.8-23.7
$50,000- 74,999 117 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 251 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 413 347 82.8 77.7-86.9 66 17.2 13.1-22.3
No 521 488 93.4 90.3-95.6 33 6.6 4.4- 9.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 162 142 86.6 78.8-91.8 20 13.4 8.2-21.2
Non-Veteran 790 711 89.3 86.3-91.7 79 10.7 8.3-13.7
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 221 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 264 239 89.5 84.1-93.2 25 10.5 6.8-15.9
Rural 468 405 85.2 80.5-88.9 63 14.8 11.1-19.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 124 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unemployed 6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 786 700 88.3 85.2-90.9 86 11.7 9.1-14.8
Unable to Work 24 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 27 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 95 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 482 457 94.0 90.6-96.2 25 6.0 3.8- 9.4
HOUSING
Own 805 730 89.4 86.4-91.7 75 10.6 8.3-13.6
Rent 110 90 79.2 69.0-86.6 20 20.8 13.4-31.0
Other arrangement 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 175 154 85.7 77.3-91.3 21 14.3 8.7-22.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 383 329 85.7 81.0-89.5 54 14.3 10.5-19.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 395 371 93.5 89.7-95.9 24 6.5 4.1-10.3
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 381 346 90.0 85.6-93.1 35 10.0 6.9-14.4
2nd Quartile 253 235 94.3 90.1-96.7 18 5.7 3.3- 9.9
3rd Quartile 242 203 80.7 73.5-86.3 39 19.3 13.7-26.5
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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