2024 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont 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
Piedmont NC 2,364 694 27.7 25.6-29.8 195 8.9 7.6-10.5 84 3.7 2.8- 4.7 1,391 59.8 57.4-62.1
GENDER
Male 1,101 329 29.8 26.7-33.0 73 6.9 5.3- 9.0 35 3.6 2.5- 5.2 664 59.7 56.3-63.1
Female 1,263 365 25.8 23.1-28.7 122 10.7 8.7-13.2 49 3.7 2.6- 5.3 727 59.8 56.5-63.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,367 354 24.6 22.1-27.3 104 8.6 6.9-10.7 57 3.9 2.9- 5.2 852 62.9 59.9-65.8
Non-Hispanic Black 437 144 31.7 26.8-37.1 48 10.8 7.7-14.9 22 5.3 3.1- 8.8 223 52.2 46.6-57.7
Other 541 189 32.1 27.7-37.0 43 8.1 5.5-11.9 *** *** *** 304 58.7 53.5-63.7
AGE
18-34 615 99 15.8 12.7-19.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** 509 83.0 79.1-86.2
35-44 402 117 27.4 22.8-32.5 22 6.7 4.3-10.3 *** *** *** 257 63.3 57.8-68.5
45-54 392 124 29.3 24.5-34.6 33 9.7 6.5-14.1 *** *** *** 225 58.5 52.8-64.0
55-64 356 137 40.1 34.3-46.1 45 14.1 10.0-19.6 15 3.9 2.2- 6.9 159 42.0 36.3-47.9
65-74 303 104 34.9 29.0-41.4 51 19.2 14.2-25.5 24 8.1 5.2-12.2 124 37.8 31.9-44.1
75+ 248 95 31.2 24.6-38.8 37 17.2 11.3-25.1 29 15.0 9.5-22.9 87 36.6 28.8-45.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 218 84 32.7 26.0-40.2 38 19.7 13.9-27.1 21 10.8 6.5-17.5 75 36.9 29.4-45.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 453 141 30.1 25.3-35.3 50 10.2 7.3-14.1 24 4.9 3.0- 7.8 238 54.8 49.3-60.3
Some Post-H.S. 597 189 28.5 24.7-32.6 64 10.7 8.1-14.1 31 4.0 2.7- 5.9 313 56.8 52.3-61.2
College Graduate 1,082 277 24.2 21.4-27.1 43 3.5 2.5- 5.0 *** *** *** 754 71.7 68.6-74.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 616 194 28.6 24.5-33.1 88 15.8 12.4-19.9 48 7.5 5.3-10.6 286 48.1 43.2-52.9
No 1,657 466 26.9 24.5-29.5 103 6.5 5.2- 8.2 35 2.3 1.6- 3.4 1,053 64.2 61.5-66.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 204 61 27.5 21.1-35.0 21 10.3 6.3-16.3 *** *** *** 113 58.2 50.2-65.8
Non-Veteran 2,156 632 27.7 25.6-30.0 173 8.7 7.3-10.4 75 3.6 2.8- 4.7 1,276 59.9 57.5-62.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,391 390 27.5 24.8-30.3 79 6.5 5.0- 8.4 17 1.4 0.8- 2.4 905 64.6 61.6-67.5
Unemployed 129 36 25.2 17.8-34.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** 84 68.9 59.3-77.1
Retired 509 175 30.9 26.4-35.9 73 16.5 12.6-21.4 44 9.5 6.6-13.5 217 43.0 37.8-48.4
Unable to Work 114 *** *** *** 28 23.6 15.8-33.5 19 15.3 9.3-24.0 36 28.8 20.6-38.7
Other not in Labor Force 187 50 19.9 14.5-26.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** 129 75.6 68.2-81.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 104 29 23.8 16.1-33.7 12 10.2 5.6-17.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 152 48 31.1 22.9-40.8 28 16.7 10.9-24.6 *** *** *** 59 41.3 32.0-51.2
$25,000- 34,999 170 68 34.8 26.7-43.8 29 18.7 12.1-27.6 *** *** *** 65 43.1 33.9-52.9
$35,000- 49,999 263 91 34.0 27.6-40.9 30 11.1 7.2-16.7 *** *** *** 130 49.0 41.9-56.2
$50,000- 74,999 257 83 28.4 22.4-35.3 18 9.4 5.6-15.3 *** *** *** 153 60.5 53.2-67.3
$75,000+ 863 208 24.4 21.3-27.9 35 4.4 3.0- 6.5 *** *** *** 611 70.0 66.3-73.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 555 167 27.3 23.2-31.9 43 9.6 6.6-13.8 25 4.9 3.0- 8.0 320 58.1 53.0-63.0
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 65 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 146 54 33.1 24.8-42.5 28 19.0 12.6-27.7 13 7.6 4.1-13.4 51 40.3 31.0-50.4
101% to 150% 211 72 31.9 24.8-39.9 32 17.1 11.4-24.9 19 9.1 5.2-15.5 88 41.9 33.8-50.5
151% to 200% 106 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,235 332 25.9 23.2-28.8 69 6.0 4.5- 7.8 19 1.7 1.0- 2.8 815 66.5 63.3-69.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 555 167 27.3 23.2-31.9 43 9.6 6.6-13.8 25 4.9 3.0- 8.0 320 58.1 53.0-63.0
HOUSING
Own 1,328 415 30.0 27.3-32.9 111 9.7 7.9-11.9 39 3.4 2.4- 4.9 763 56.9 53.8-59.9
Rent 847 236 25.0 21.9-28.3 71 7.8 6.0-10.1 35 4.2 2.9- 6.1 505 63.0 59.3-66.6
Other arrangement 172 38 16.3 11.3-22.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** 111 72.7 64.9-79.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,389 405 27.5 24.9-30.3 89 6.1 4.8- 7.8 32 2.1 1.4- 3.1 863 64.3 61.3-67.1
Regional City or Suburban County 615 169 26.2 22.4-30.4 60 11.0 8.2-14.6 35 5.5 3.8- 7.8 351 57.4 52.7-61.9
Rural 360 120 30.4 25.2-36.2 46 14.0 10.0-19.2 *** *** *** 177 50.1 44.1-56.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 82 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 826 260 29.2 25.8-33.0 80 9.6 7.4-12.5 44 5.0 3.6- 7.1 442 56.1 52.0-60.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,456 406 26.0 23.5-28.7 105 8.1 6.4-10.1 34 2.4 1.6- 3.5 911 63.5 60.6-66.4
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 833 220 24.2 21.1-27.6 56 8.6 6.3-11.7 24 3.2 2.0- 5.0 533 64.0 60.0-67.7
2nd Quartile 1,011 310 28.6 25.5-32.0 95 9.0 7.0-11.4 28 2.6 1.6- 4.1 578 59.8 56.1-63.4
3rd Quartile 467 145 29.3 24.8-34.3 40 9.2 6.5-13.0 27 6.4 4.1- 9.8 255 55.1 49.8-60.3
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 53 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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