2024 BRFSS Survey Results: Western 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
Western 726 238 30.4 26.4-34.6 94 12.5 9.7-16.0 60 8.5 6.2-11.5 334 48.6 44.0-53.3
GENDER
Male 327 112 30.9 25.3-37.0 37 9.3 6.4-13.4 31 10.6 7.0-15.8 147 49.2 42.7-55.8
Female 399 126 29.9 24.4-36.0 57 15.5 11.1-21.3 29 6.5 4.0-10.4 187 48.1 41.5-54.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 592 192 29.4 25.2-34.1 82 13.9 10.6-17.9 49 8.9 6.3-12.3 269 47.8 42.6-53.0
Non-Hispanic Black 40 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 87 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 107 27 22.5 14.8-32.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** 79 77.0 67.0-84.7
35-44 82 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 111 42 37.8 28.1-48.6 12 12.6 6.9-21.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 122 40 32.0 23.3-42.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** 54 37.1 27.9-47.3
65-74 140 47 34.2 25.6-43.9 21 15.6 9.6-24.4 22 16.5 10.1-25.8 50 33.7 25.3-43.3
75+ 157 52 21.4 14.9-29.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** 45 19.6 13.2-27.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 77 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 158 49 28.3 20.8-37.2 32 17.7 11.9-25.5 22 13.1 8.0-20.6 55 40.9 31.3-51.2
Some Post-H.S. 195 69 38.3 30.4-47.0 26 9.3 5.8-14.4 19 6.3 3.6-10.8 81 46.1 37.6-54.8
College Graduate 295 90 25.1 19.9-31.1 24 5.4 3.3- 8.7 *** *** *** 178 68.8 62.4-74.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 292 91 26.6 21.0-33.0 59 20.6 15.3-27.1 40 15.9 11.0-22.4 102 37.0 30.1-44.4
No 414 144 33.6 28.1-39.5 34 7.7 4.8-12.1 20 4.1 2.3- 7.3 216 54.6 48.4-60.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 65 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 658 213 29.5 25.4-33.9 86 12.9 9.9-16.6 51 8.3 5.8-11.5 308 49.4 44.5-54.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 316 97 30.0 24.3-36.3 25 7.2 4.2-12.1 *** *** *** 186 60.8 54.1-67.1
Unemployed 30 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 279 100 31.2 24.8-38.5 46 19.4 13.5-27.3 39 19.9 13.7-27.9 94 29.5 23.3-36.4
Unable to Work 55 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 35 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 33 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 54 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 67 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 104 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 84 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 203 62 32.2 24.9-40.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** 126 62.8 54.4-70.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 181 54 27.4 19.8-36.5 21 15.0 8.9-24.1 25 15.6 9.4-24.7 81 42.1 32.5-52.3
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 15 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 42 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 92 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 37 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 349 116 30.9 25.4-37.1 37 9.6 6.2-14.6 *** *** *** 185 56.0 49.3-62.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 181 54 27.4 19.8-36.5 21 15.0 8.9-24.1 25 15.6 9.4-24.7 81 42.1 32.5-52.3
HOUSING
Own 517 173 31.5 26.8-36.6 71 14.3 10.7-18.7 45 10.2 7.2-14.2 228 44.0 38.7-49.4
Rent 170 55 31.2 23.2-40.5 18 8.1 4.6-14.0 *** *** *** 83 55.8 46.2-65.1
Other arrangement 34 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 235 66 24.7 18.6-31.9 21 6.9 4.2-11.1 *** *** *** 138 64.0 56.1-71.2
Rural 491 172 32.8 27.9-38.1 73 14.9 11.2-19.6 50 10.2 7.2-14.3 196 42.0 36.5-47.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 98 *** *** *** 15 16.0 8.7-27.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 393 136 32.9 27.3-39.0 58 14.7 10.6-20.0 40 9.5 6.4-13.8 159 43.0 36.7-49.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 235 66 24.7 18.6-31.9 21 6.9 4.2-11.1 *** *** *** 138 64.0 56.1-71.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 429 136 28.1 23.3-33.5 47 9.3 6.6-12.8 28 6.1 3.8- 9.5 218 56.5 50.6-62.3
2nd Quartile 123 *** *** *** 18 14.6 8.3-24.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 174 57 29.7 22.0-38.7 29 18.0 11.2-27.7 22 13.9 8.3-22.3 66 38.5 29.8-47.9

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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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