2024 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina

Oral Health

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  Total
Respond.^		 1-12 months 1-2 years 2-5 years 5 or more years Never
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,271 2,882 66.1 64.3-67.8 480 12.3 11.1-13.7 393 9.5 8.4-10.6 456 10.9 9.9-12.1 60 1.2 0.9- 1.6
Piedmont NC 2,378 1,626 68.1 65.8-70.3 283 12.9 11.3-14.7 215 8.5 7.3- 9.9 215 9.4 8.0-10.9 39 1.1 0.8- 1.6
GENDER
Male 1,103 710 64.5 61.1-67.7 140 13.5 11.3-16.1 99 8.3 6.6-10.4 126 12.0 9.9-14.5 28 1.7 1.1- 2.5
Female 1,275 916 71.4 68.2-74.4 143 12.3 10.0-15.0 116 8.7 7.1-10.7 89 7.0 5.4- 8.9 *** *** ***
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,376 1,036 72.9 69.9-75.7 130 11.1 9.1-13.5 108 7.9 6.4- 9.8 101 8.0 6.4- 9.9 *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Black 442 287 63.7 58.2-68.9 69 16.4 12.5-21.2 42 9.0 6.4-12.5 43 10.8 7.7-14.9 *** *** ***
Other 539 288 57.5 52.3-62.5 81 14.4 11.2-18.3 64 10.0 7.5-13.2 71 12.6 9.7-16.3 35 5.5 3.9- 7.8
AGE
18-34 611 384 63.2 58.5-67.7 106 18.6 15.1-22.9 61 8.6 6.4-11.4 47 8.2 5.9-11.2 13 1.4 0.8- 2.5
35-44 405 252 63.0 57.5-68.1 57 13.9 10.6-18.1 43 10.7 7.6-14.9 38 10.1 7.1-14.0 15 2.3 1.4- 3.9
45-54 392 260 67.0 61.5-72.2 46 12.2 8.9-16.6 37 8.9 6.2-12.5 41 10.6 7.4-14.8 *** *** ***
55-64 358 257 73.0 67.2-78.2 33 8.0 5.5-11.6 33 8.5 5.7-12.4 35 10.5 7.0-15.5 *** *** ***
65-74 310 235 74.2 68.1-79.5 24 7.9 5.1-12.1 18 7.2 4.2-12.1 32 10.5 7.2-15.0 *** *** ***
75+ 250 194 74.7 65.5-82.1 *** *** *** 20 6.1 3.6-10.1 21 8.7 5.4-13.8 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 214 82 43.3 35.5-51.4 27 12.2 8.0-18.3 32 13.0 8.7-18.9 53 25.1 18.7-32.8 20 6.4 4.0-10.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 459 250 57.7 52.2-63.1 76 18.0 13.8-23.1 55 10.7 7.9-14.5 67 12.4 9.5-16.0 *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 599 391 66.4 61.9-70.5 83 14.8 11.8-18.4 67 9.7 7.4-12.6 57 9.0 6.6-12.1 *** *** ***
College Graduate 1,094 894 83.2 80.6-85.5 96 7.9 6.4- 9.8 60 4.8 3.6- 6.4 37 3.5 2.4- 4.9 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 620 371 58.1 53.1-62.9 77 14.8 11.2-19.2 80 11.5 8.9-14.8 82 14.6 11.4-18.6 *** *** ***
No 1,668 1,199 72.1 69.5-74.5 191 11.9 10.1-13.9 128 7.5 6.1- 9.1 125 7.5 6.1- 9.0 25 1.1 0.7- 1.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 204 156 72.0 63.6-79.1 19 14.2 8.9-22.0 *** *** *** 17 10.4 6.0-17.5 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,171 1,467 67.7 65.2-70.0 264 12.8 11.1-14.7 203 9.1 7.7-10.6 198 9.3 7.9-10.9 39 1.2 0.9- 1.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,395 953 68.5 65.5-71.3 179 13.4 11.4-15.7 114 7.4 6.0- 9.1 124 9.5 7.8-11.6 25 1.2 0.8- 1.8
Unemployed 129 59 46.4 36.6-56.6 29 23.6 16.1-33.2 20 14.5 8.7-23.3 16 12.6 7.5-20.6 *** *** ***
Retired 520 406 76.3 71.1-80.9 32 7.9 4.9-12.6 38 7.6 5.2-11.0 44 8.1 5.8-11.3 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 114 *** *** *** 15 11.1 6.4-18.5 18 17.0 10.2-26.8 19 18.1 11.1-28.1 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 186 122 68.0 59.2-75.7 26 15.7 9.7-24.3 23 9.9 6.1-15.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 103 *** *** *** 14 14.7 8.0-25.4 *** *** *** 17 15.3 9.2-24.5 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 149 67 47.8 38.1-57.6 20 12.0 7.3-18.9 23 15.9 9.8-24.7 36 23.2 15.9-32.5 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 171 91 55.8 46.3-64.9 23 16.7 9.9-26.9 27 13.3 8.3-20.6 27 13.1 8.5-19.7 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 268 155 55.6 48.4-62.6 46 18.6 13.4-25.2 32 11.3 7.6-16.3 31 13.6 9.2-19.7 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 261 179 67.1 60.0-73.5 36 16.5 11.6-23.0 24 7.7 4.8-12.0 20 8.1 5.0-12.9 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 869 725 81.8 78.6-84.7 68 7.9 6.1-10.1 44 5.4 3.9- 7.5 31 4.8 3.2- 7.0 *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 557 355 62.9 57.9-67.8 76 15.5 11.8-20.0 54 9.3 6.8-12.7 53 9.7 7.1-13.2 19 2.5 1.6- 4.1
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 64 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 144 65 46.1 36.6-55.9 20 13.8 8.6-21.4 20 12.5 7.2-20.7 37 26.5 18.5-36.3 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 211 109 54.6 46.2-62.8 33 16.7 10.7-25.0 33 15.1 10.1-21.9 32 12.6 8.4-18.4 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 109 *** *** *** 15 16.3 9.2-27.0 16 10.4 5.9-17.5 17 20.5 12.5-31.6 *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,246 981 77.9 75.0-80.5 125 10.4 8.6-12.6 80 6.2 4.9- 8.0 59 5.4 4.0- 7.2 *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 557 355 62.9 57.9-67.8 76 15.5 11.8-20.0 54 9.3 6.8-12.7 53 9.7 7.1-13.2 19 2.5 1.6- 4.1
HOUSING
Own 1,343 1,049 73.8 70.8-76.6 120 11.2 9.1-13.6 79 6.5 5.1- 8.2 89 8.1 6.5-10.1 *** *** ***
Rent 847 469 54.9 51.1-58.7 131 15.9 13.3-18.9 105 12.0 9.8-14.7 111 13.7 11.2-16.6 31 3.4 2.4- 4.9
Other arrangement 170 94 58.0 49.1-66.3 32 19.5 13.5-27.4 28 14.9 9.5-22.6 15 7.1 4.1-12.3 *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,401 970 69.7 66.8-72.5 156 12.0 10.0-14.4 130 8.4 6.9-10.1 118 8.4 6.9-10.2 27 1.5 1.0- 2.2
Regional City or Suburban County 618 414 66.3 61.7-70.7 80 14.0 10.9-17.8 52 7.2 5.3- 9.7 64 11.7 8.8-15.3 *** *** ***
Rural 359 242 66.0 59.8-71.7 47 13.7 9.8-18.7 33 11.0 7.4-16.1 33 8.6 5.8-12.7 *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 81 *** *** *** 13 15.3 8.6-25.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 829 552 67.3 63.3-71.1 96 13.1 10.3-16.4 79 8.6 6.6-11.1 89 10.1 8.0-12.6 13 1.0 0.6- 1.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,468 1,018 68.4 65.4-71.2 174 12.6 10.6-14.9 132 8.6 7.1-10.4 120 9.2 7.5-11.3 24 1.2 0.8- 1.9
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 840 603 71.4 67.6-74.9 95 11.3 9.1-14.1 73 8.4 6.4-10.8 59 8.2 6.0-11.1 *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 1,016 669 65.0 61.3-68.5 126 14.5 11.7-17.7 97 9.0 7.1-11.3 107 10.5 8.5-12.9 17 1.1 0.7- 1.8
3rd Quartile 470 319 68.9 63.9-73.4 54 11.8 8.8-15.6 43 8.4 6.0-11.7 44 9.2 6.7-12.6 *** *** ***
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 52 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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