2024 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina

Oral Health

Adults aged 18+ that have had permanent teeth extracted (calculated variable)

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,232 1,921 43.6 41.8-45.4 2,311 56.4 54.6-58.2
Piedmont NC 2,364 973 40.2 37.9-42.6 1,391 59.8 57.4-62.1
GENDER
Male 1,101 437 40.3 36.9-43.7 664 59.7 56.3-63.1
Female 1,263 536 40.2 37.0-43.5 727 59.8 56.5-63.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,367 515 37.1 34.2-40.1 852 62.9 59.9-65.8
Non-Hispanic Black 437 214 47.8 42.3-53.4 223 52.2 46.6-57.7
Other 541 237 41.3 36.3-46.5 304 58.7 53.5-63.7
AGE
18-34 615 106 17.0 13.8-20.9 509 83.0 79.1-86.2
35-44 402 145 36.7 31.5-42.2 257 63.3 57.8-68.5
45-54 392 167 41.5 36.0-47.2 225 58.5 52.8-64.0
55-64 356 197 58.0 52.1-63.7 159 42.0 36.3-47.9
65-74 303 179 62.2 55.9-68.1 124 37.8 31.9-44.1
75+ 248 161 63.4 54.9-71.2 87 36.6 28.8-45.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 218 143 63.1 55.0-70.6 75 36.9 29.4-45.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 453 215 45.2 39.7-50.7 238 54.8 49.3-60.3
Some Post-H.S. 597 284 43.2 38.8-47.7 313 56.8 52.3-61.2
College Graduate 1,082 328 28.3 25.4-31.4 754 71.7 68.6-74.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 616 330 51.9 47.1-56.8 286 48.1 43.2-52.9
No 1,657 604 35.8 33.1-38.5 1,053 64.2 61.5-66.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 204 91 41.8 34.2-49.8 113 58.2 50.2-65.8
Non-Veteran 2,156 880 40.1 37.6-42.5 1,276 59.9 57.5-62.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,391 486 35.4 32.5-38.4 905 64.6 61.6-67.5
Unemployed 129 45 31.1 22.9-40.7 84 68.9 59.3-77.1
Retired 509 292 57.0 51.6-62.2 217 43.0 37.8-48.4
Unable to Work 114 78 71.2 61.3-79.4 36 28.8 20.6-38.7
Other not in Labor Force 187 58 24.4 18.3-31.8 129 75.6 68.2-81.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 104 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 152 93 58.7 48.8-68.0 59 41.3 32.0-51.2
$25,000- 34,999 170 105 56.9 47.1-66.1 65 43.1 33.9-52.9
$35,000- 49,999 263 133 51.0 43.8-58.1 130 49.0 41.9-56.2
$50,000- 74,999 257 104 39.5 32.7-46.8 153 60.5 53.2-67.3
$75,000+ 863 252 30.0 26.6-33.7 611 70.0 66.3-73.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 555 235 41.9 37.0-47.0 320 58.1 53.0-63.0
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 65 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 146 95 59.7 49.6-69.0 51 40.3 31.0-50.4
101% to 150% 211 123 58.1 49.5-66.2 88 41.9 33.8-50.5
151% to 200% 106 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,235 420 33.5 30.6-36.7 815 66.5 63.3-69.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 555 235 41.9 37.0-47.0 320 58.1 53.0-63.0
HOUSING
Own 1,328 565 43.1 40.1-46.2 763 56.9 53.8-59.9
Rent 847 342 37.0 33.4-40.7 505 63.0 59.3-66.6
Other arrangement 172 61 27.3 20.6-35.1 111 72.7 64.9-79.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,389 526 35.7 32.9-38.7 863 64.3 61.3-67.1
Regional City or Suburban County 615 264 42.6 38.1-47.3 351 57.4 52.7-61.9
Rural 360 183 49.9 43.8-55.9 177 50.1 44.1-56.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 82 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 826 384 43.9 39.9-48.0 442 56.1 52.0-60.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,456 545 36.5 33.6-39.4 911 63.5 60.6-66.4
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 833 300 36.0 32.3-40.0 533 64.0 60.0-67.7
2nd Quartile 1,011 433 40.2 36.6-43.9 578 59.8 56.1-63.4
3rd Quartile 467 212 44.9 39.7-50.2 255 55.1 49.8-60.3
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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