2024 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont 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
Piedmont NC 551 498 89.1 85.1-92.1 53 10.9 7.9-14.9
GENDER
Male 234 209 86.6 79.8-91.3 25 13.4 8.7-20.2
Female 317 289 91.0 85.8-94.4 28 9.0 5.6-14.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 433 400 92.7 89.5-95.0 33 7.3 5.0-10.5
Non-Hispanic Black 87 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 27 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
65-74 303 279 91.9 87.8-94.8 24 8.1 5.2-12.2
75+ 248 219 85.0 77.1-90.5 29 15.0 9.5-22.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 37 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 106 87 82.3 71.7-89.5 19 17.7 10.5-28.3
Some Post-H.S. 153 137 91.5 85.6-95.1 16 8.5 4.9-14.4
College Graduate 254 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 212 183 85.6 78.1-90.8 29 14.4 9.2-21.9
No 323 300 91.2 86.2-94.6 23 8.8 5.4-13.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 91 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 459 414 88.9 84.5-92.2 45 11.1 7.8-15.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 82 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unemployed 6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 437 394 88.6 83.8-92.1 43 11.4 7.9-16.2
Unable to Work 15 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 15 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 42 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 48 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 68 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 149 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 159 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 23 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 28 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 279 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 159 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 429 403 92.0 87.7-95.0 26 8.0 5.0-12.3
Rent 92 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 26 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 274 255 92.7 88.3-95.5 19 7.3 4.5-11.7
Regional City or Suburban County 164 143 86.9 80.0-91.7 21 13.1 8.3-20.0
Rural 113 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 28 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 227 197 85.3 78.4-90.2 30 14.7 9.8-21.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 296 278 93.7 89.7-96.2 18 6.3 3.8-10.3
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 176 *** *** *** *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 225 206 91.0 84.6-95.0 19 9.0 5.0-15.4
3rd Quartile 135 116 81.1 70.4-88.6 19 18.9 11.4-29.6
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 15 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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