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
-Non-Hispanic White 2,673 747 26.2 24.3-28.2 273 9.8 8.5-11.3 145 5.0 4.1- 6.0 1,508 59.0 56.7-61.1
GENDER
Male 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
Female 1,426 388 24.9 22.4-27.7 159 11.6 9.6-13.9 80 4.9 3.7- 6.4 799 58.6 55.5-61.7
AGE
18-34 469 63 14.8 11.4-18.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** 402 84.1 79.8-87.6
35-44 350 78 20.4 16.3-25.3 20 6.1 3.8- 9.7 *** *** *** 245 70.5 64.9-75.5
45-54 381 95 25.8 21.1-31.1 35 9.9 6.8-14.1 *** *** *** 237 60.6 54.9-66.0
55-64 491 169 36.8 32.0-42.0 49 10.0 7.2-13.7 24 5.0 3.1- 7.9 249 48.2 43.1-53.3
65-74 485 165 34.5 29.7-39.6 86 20.3 16.1-25.4 38 8.0 5.6-11.3 196 37.2 32.4-42.3
75+ 468 167 30.2 25.1-35.9 79 18.4 13.7-24.4 61 14.9 11.1-19.7 161 36.4 30.5-42.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 107 24 20.9 13.3-31.1 *** *** *** 32 24.0 16.1-34.3 19 22.5 14.2-33.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 526 159 28.7 24.5-33.3 85 12.9 9.9-16.5 47 6.2 4.4- 8.6 235 52.2 47.3-57.2
Some Post-H.S. 711 223 29.3 25.7-33.2 88 10.1 7.9-12.8 54 5.7 4.2- 7.7 346 54.9 50.7-59.0
College Graduate 1,320 337 22.4 20.0-24.9 68 4.2 3.1- 5.5 *** *** *** 903 72.8 70.1-75.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 88 *** *** *** 14 10.3 5.8-17.6 20 19.7 12.2-30.1 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 134 40 27.0 18.7-37.3 37 25.3 17.5-35.1 18 13.2 7.6-21.8 39 34.5 25.1-45.3
$25,000- 34,999 172 50 26.9 19.8-35.4 31 18.7 12.6-26.9 16 5.8 3.2-10.3 75 48.6 39.7-57.5
$35,000- 49,999 277 96 32.3 26.1-39.3 36 12.2 7.9-18.3 25 9.2 5.8-14.3 120 46.3 39.2-53.5
$50,000- 74,999 340 101 25.9 21.0-31.5 29 8.2 5.4-12.4 *** *** *** 204 64.2 58.2-69.9
$75,000+ 1,079 266 23.9 21.1-26.9 51 4.3 3.1- 5.9 14 1.6 0.9- 2.7 748 70.3 67.1-73.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 871 263 27.0 23.6-30.7 146 16.6 13.7-20.1 94 10.3 8.2-13.0 368 46.0 41.9-50.2
No 1,735 463 25.7 23.4-28.2 122 6.6 5.3- 8.2 51 2.5 1.8- 3.5 1,099 65.2 62.5-67.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 350 101 25.4 20.5-30.9 40 9.9 6.8-14.2 22 5.2 3.2- 8.4 187 59.5 53.4-65.2
Non-Veteran 2,319 643 26.2 24.2-28.4 233 9.8 8.4-11.5 123 5.0 4.0- 6.1 1,320 59.0 56.6-61.3
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 785 202 24.9 21.6-28.5 45 6.3 4.5- 8.6 19 2.3 1.4- 3.8 519 66.5 62.6-70.2
Regional City or Suburban County 822 208 23.4 20.2-26.9 76 8.9 6.8-11.5 39 4.7 3.3- 6.7 499 63.0 59.0-66.8
Rural 1,066 337 29.7 26.5-33.1 152 13.5 11.1-16.4 87 7.3 5.7- 9.4 490 49.4 45.8-53.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,357 320 22.9 20.4-25.5 83 6.1 4.7- 7.8 26 2.0 1.3- 3.1 928 69.1 66.2-71.8
Unemployed 97 28 27.3 18.5-38.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 911 322 33.6 29.9-37.6 135 16.6 13.5-20.3 89 10.1 7.9-12.8 365 39.6 35.7-43.7
Unable to Work 141 40 31.6 22.9-41.9 39 25.7 18.3-34.8 23 15.9 9.9-24.4 39 26.8 19.2-36.2
Other not in Labor Force 144 30 19.1 12.9-27.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** 107 76.5 68.1-83.3
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 41 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 94 18 19.2 11.8-29.6 24 21.1 13.3-31.7 20 15.1 9.1-24.0 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 233 71 27.5 21.2-35.0 50 20.3 14.8-27.2 28 11.6 7.5-17.6 84 40.5 33.2-48.3
151% to 200% 113 *** *** *** 17 12.9 7.2-22.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,588 425 24.9 22.5-27.4 101 6.0 4.7- 7.6 38 2.4 1.7- 3.4 1,024 66.7 64.0-69.4
HOUSING
Own 1,912 570 28.1 25.9-30.5 196 10.4 8.8-12.2 98 5.2 4.1- 6.5 1,048 56.3 53.7-58.9
Rent 580 130 19.6 16.3-23.4 58 8.7 6.5-11.8 37 4.8 3.3- 6.7 355 66.9 62.5-71.1
Other arrangement 160 39 19.0 13.3-26.5 19 7.0 4.1-11.6 *** *** *** 92 70.3 62.0-77.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 487 136 26.5 22.1-31.4 69 12.4 9.5-16.0 34 6.5 4.4- 9.6 248 54.7 49.4-59.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 941 286 27.7 24.4-31.2 104 10.6 8.3-13.4 77 7.0 5.4- 9.1 474 54.7 50.8-58.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,245 325 25.0 22.3-27.8 100 8.2 6.5-10.3 34 2.7 1.8- 4.1 786 64.1 60.9-67.1
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,057 295 25.7 22.8-28.8 88 8.2 6.3-10.5 49 4.5 3.2- 6.3 625 61.6 58.2-65.0
2nd Quartile 806 229 26.8 23.4-30.5 82 9.5 7.3-12.4 29 2.8 1.8- 4.4 466 60.9 56.8-64.8
3rd Quartile 633 168 24.8 21.1-29.0 77 11.8 9.0-15.2 53 8.3 6.1-11.1 335 55.2 50.6-59.7
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 177 55 31.4 23.8-40.1 26 13.0 8.3-19.8 14 6.4 3.6-11.1 82 49.2 40.5-58.0

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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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