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BRFSS Survey Results 2008 for South Carolina

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Oral Health

Adults aged 65+ who have had all their natural teeth extracted*

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  Total #
Respondents		 No Yes
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 3,127 2,441 77.3 75.1-79.4 686 22.7 20.6-24.9
GENDER
Male 1,141 881 76.6 73.0-79.8 260 23.4 20.2-27.0
Female 1,986 1,560 77.9 75.0-80.5 426 22.1 19.5-25.0
RACE
White 2,270 1,849 81.1 78.7-83.2 421 18.9 16.8-21.3
African American 584 419 69.9 63.5-75.5 165 30.1 24.5-36.5
Other 108 75 69.8 56.3-80.5 33 30.2 19.5-43.7
HISPANIC
Yes 38 27 76.2 55.7-89.1 11 23.8 10.9-44.3
No 2,937 2,326 78.5 76.2-80.6 611 21.5 19.4-23.8
AGE
65+ 3,127 2,441 77.3 75.1-79.4 686 22.7 20.6-24.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 683 381 54.0 48.6-59.4 302 46.0 40.6-51.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,063 817 77.6 73.9-80.9 246 22.4 19.1-26.1
Some Post-H.S. 624 543 84.3 79.3-88.3 81 15.7 11.7-20.7
College Graduate 753 698 91.7 88.5-94.1 55 8.3 5.9-11.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 437 274 59.2 52.1-66.0 163 40.8 34.0-47.9
$15,000- $24,999 596 423 68.8 63.0-74.0 173 31.2 26.0-37.0
$25,000- $34,999 378 304 76.5 69.9-82.0 74 23.5 18.0-30.1
$35,000- $49,999 380 334 88.0 82.8-91.8 46 12.0 8.2-17.2
$50,000+ 600 556 90.7 86.6-93.6 44 9.3 6.4-13.4
Health District**
Appalachia I 149 100 65.5 56.7-73.3 49 34.5 26.7-43.3
Appalachia II 231 180 80.0 72.8-85.7 51 20.0 14.3-27.2
Appalachia III 182 138 74.1 63.1-82.7 44 25.9 17.3-36.9
Catawba 83 68 78.9 67.2-87.2 15 21.1 12.8-32.8
Edisto Savannah 377 289 77.1 71.6-81.8 88 22.9 18.2-28.4
Low Country 384 329 87.5 83.2-90.8 55 12.5 9.2-16.8
Palmetto 292 235 80.7 72.7-86.7 57 19.3 13.3-27.3
Pee Dee 196 139 64.6 55.7-72.7 57 35.4 27.3-44.3
Trident 336 273 83.1 76.4-88.1 63 16.9 11.9-23.6
Upper Savannah 299 231 81.1 74.4-86.4 68 18.9 13.6-25.6
Waccamaw 393 310 78.6 73.5-83.0 83 21.4 17.0-26.5
Wateree 173 127 68.8 58.7-77.4 46 31.2 22.6-41.3
Region***
Region I 448 331 72.4 66.6-77.5 117 27.6 22.5-33.4
Region II 413 318 77.9 72.0-82.9 95 22.1 17.1-28.0
Region III 375 303 80.0 73.6-85.2 72 20.0 14.8-26.4
Region IV 369 266 66.4 59.7-72.4 103 33.6 27.6-40.3
Region V 377 289 77.1 71.6-81.8 88 22.9 18.2-28.4
Region VI 393 310 78.6 73.5-83.0 83 21.4 17.0-26.5
Region VII 336 273 83.1 76.4-88.1 63 16.9 11.9-23.6
Region VIII 384 329 87.5 83.2-90.8 55 12.5 9.2-16.8

*Data in this table was derived from the Oral Health questions.

#Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50 and confidence intervals with width greater than 20. N = Cell Size, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics.

** Appalachia I: Anderson, Oconee
Appalachia II: Greenville, Pickens
Appalachia III: Cherokee, Spartanburg, Union
Catawba: Chester, Lancaster, York
Edisto Savannah: Aiken, Allendale, Bamberg, Barnwell, Calhoun, Orangeburg
Low Country: Beaufort, Colleton, Hampton, Jasper
Palmetto: Fairfield, Lexington, Newberry, Richland
Pee Dee: Chesterfield, Darlington, Dillon, Florence, Marion, Marlboro
Trident: Berkeley, Charleston, Dorchester
Upper Savannah: Abbeville, Edgefield, Greenwood, Laurens, McCormick, Saluda
Waccamaw: Georgetown, Horry, Williamsburg
Wateree: Clarendon, Kershaw, Lee, Sumter

*** Region I: Anderson, Oconee, Abbeville, Laurens, McCormick, Greenwood, Saluda, Edgefield
Region II: Greenville, Pickens, Cherokee, Spartanburg, Union
Region III: Chester, Lancaster, York, Newberry, Fairfield, Lexington, Richland
Region IV: Clarendon, Kershaw, Lee, Sumter, Chesterfield, Darlington, Dillon, Florence, Marion, Marlboro
Region V: Aiken, Allendale, Bamberg, Barnwell, Calhoun, Orangeburg
Region VI: Georgetown, Horry, Williamsburg
Region VII: Berkeley, Charleston, Dorchester
Region VIII: Beaufort, Colleton, Hampton, Jasper

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