2024 BRFSS Survey Results: Western 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
Western 297 249 77.5 69.6-83.8 48 22.5 16.2-30.4
GENDER
Male 124 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Female 173 150 82.7 72.2-89.7 23 17.3 10.3-27.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 277 238 79.1 71.1-85.3 39 20.9 14.7-28.9
Non-Hispanic Black 10 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
65-74 140 118 83.5 74.2-89.9 22 16.5 10.1-25.8
75+ 157 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 26 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 80 *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 131 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 152 119 70.3 59.0-79.6 *** *** ***
No 139 *** *** *** *** *** ***
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 258 218 77.4 68.7-84.1 40 22.6 15.9-31.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 36 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 247 209 77.4 68.4-84.4 38 22.6 15.6-31.6
Unable to Work 12 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 24 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 26 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 30 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 59 59 100 - *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 101 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 11 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 16 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 132 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 101 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 256 219 77.9 69.5-84.5 37 22.1 15.5-30.5
Rent 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 211 173 75.8 66.2-83.4 38 24.2 16.6-33.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 170 140 77.7 67.3-85.4 30 22.3 14.6-32.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 176 151 80.9 71.3-87.8 25 19.1 12.2-28.7
2nd Quartile 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 68 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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