Table 1.
Characteristics of U.S. Adults (N = 155,280) Who Reported a Dental Visit in the Past Year and No Activity Limitation, By Number of Teeth Removed, 2004 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
| Characteristic | Unweighted, No.a | Overall Weighted, % (95% CI) | Adults With Teeth Removed Due to Decay or Gum Disease,Weighted % (95% CI) | ||
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 Teeth | 1 to 5 Teeth | ≥6 Teeth | |||
| Have diabetes | |||||
| Yes | 7,983 | 4.6 (4.4-4.8) | 2.9 (2.7-3.1) | 6.3 (5.9-6.7) | 11.6 (10.6-12.7) |
| No | 147,297 | 95.4 (95.2-95.6) | 97.1 (96.9-97.3) | 93.7 (93.3-94.1) | 88.4 (87.3-89.4) |
| No. teeth removed | |||||
| 0 | 90,943 | 61.8 (61.3-62.2) | NA | NA | NA |
| 1 to 5 | 48,715 | 29.8 (29.3-30.2) | NA | NA | NA |
| 6 or more | 15,622 | 8.5 (8.2-8.7) | NA | NA | NA |
| Age group, y | |||||
| 18 to 44 | 69,145 | 55.7 (55.2-56.2) | 67.8 (67.2-68.3) | 41.9 (41.0-42.7) | 16.3 (15.0-17.5) |
| 45 to 64 | 58,478 | 31.3 (30.9-31.8) | 25.5 (25.0-26.0) | 39.8 (39.0-40.7) | 44.1 (42.6-45.6) |
| ≥65 | 26,686 | 13.0 (12.7-13.2) | 6.7 (6.5-7.0) | 18.3 (17.7-18.9) | 39.7 (38.2-41.1) |
| Sex | |||||
| Male | 59,487 | 47.9 (47.4-48.4) | 48.1 (47.5-48.8) | 48.3 (47.4-49.2) | 45.0 (43.5-46.5) |
| Female | 95,793 | 52.1 (51.6-52.6) | 51.9 (51.2-52.5) | 51.7 (50.8-52.6) | 55.0 (53.5-56.5) |
| Race | |||||
| Black | 11,460 | 9.5 (9.2-9.8) | 7.4 (7.0-7.8) | 12.5 (11.9-13.1) | 14.0 (12.8-15.1) |
| Other | 8,960 | 8.4 (8.0-8.7) | 8.2 (7.8-8.7) | 9.2 (8.5-9.8) | 6.8 (5.8-7.9) |
| White | 133,644 | 82.1 (81.7-82.6) | 84.4 (83.9-84.9) | 78.3 (77.5-79.1) | 79.2 (77.8-80.6) |
| Annual income, $ | |||||
| <15,000 | 7,797 | 6.6 (6.3-6.9) | 6.0 (5.5-6.4) | 6.6 (6.1-7.2) | 11.2 (10.0-12.5) |
| 15,000 to <25,000 | 17,932 | 12.7 (12.4-13.1) | 10.3 (9.9-10.8) | 15.4 (14.7-16.2) | 21.0 (19.6-22.4) |
| 25,000 to <35,000 | 18,212 | 12.1 (11.7-12.4) | 10.6 (10.2-11.0) | 13.8 (13.2-14.5) | 16.8 (15.6-17.9) |
| ≥35,000 | 92,589 | 68.6 (68.1-69.1) | 73.1 (72.5-73.8) | 64.1 (63.2-65.0) | 51.0 (49.3-52.6) |
| Education | |||||
| Less than high school | 8,493 | 7.3 (7.0-7.6) | 5.6 (5.2-6.0) | 9.2 (8.6-9.8) | 13.4 (12.1-14.6) |
| High school graduate | 41,935 | 27.0 (26.6-27.4) | 22.9 (22.3-23.5) | 32.1 (31.3-32.9) | 39.3 (37.8-40.7) |
| Some college | 41,960 | 26.9 (26.4-27.3) | 26.9 (26.3-27.5) | 27.4 (26.6-28.2) | 24.7 (23.5-25.9) |
| College graduate | 62,669 | 38.8 (38.3-39.3) | 44.6 (44.0-45.2) | 31.3 (30.5-32.1) | 22.7 (21.4-24.0) |
| Employed or self-employed | |||||
| Yes | 105,382 | 68.9 (68.4-69.3) | 72.5 (71.9-73.1) | 66.9 (66.1-67.7) | 49.2 (47.7-50.8) |
| No | 49,596 | 31.1 (30.7-31.6) | 27.5 (26.9-28.1) | 33.1 (32.3-33.9) | 50.8 (49.2-52.3) |
| Married | |||||
| Yes | 94,267 | 63.1 (62.7-63.6) | 61.6 (61.0-62.3) | 66.3 (65.5-67.1) | 63.4 (61.9-64.8) |
| No | 60,515 | 36.9 (36.4-37.3) | 38.4 (37.7-39.0) | 33.7 (32.9-34.5) | 36.6 (35.2-38.1) |
| Smoked at least 100 cigarettes in lifetime | |||||
| Yes | 63,959 | 39.6 (39.1-40.0) | 33.4 (32.8-33.9) | 46.6 (45.8-47.5) | 60.2 (58.7-61.7) |
| No | 90,931 | 60.4 (60.0-60.9) | 66.6 (66.1-67.2) | 53.4 (52.5-54.2) | 39.8 (38.3-41.3) |
| Cost prevented access to doctor within past year | |||||
| Yes | 11,804 | 8.1 (7.9-8.4) | 7.0 (6.7-7.4) | 9.9 (9.4-10.5) | 10.1 (9.1-11.1) |
| No | 143,316 | 91.9 (91.6-92.1) | 93.0 (92.6-93.3) | 90.1 (89.5-90.6) | 89.9 (88.9-90.9) |
| Can identify at least one primary health care provider | |||||
| Yes | 134,452 | 83.7 (83.3-84.1) | 82.7 (82.1-83.3) | 84.6 (83.9-85.3) | 88.0 (86.8-89.2) |
| No | 20,559 | 16.3 (15.9-16.7) | 17.3 (16.7-17.9) | 15.4 (14.7-16.1) | 12.0 (10.8-13.2) |
| Have health care coverage | |||||
| Yes | 141,357 | 89.2 (88.8-89.5) | 90.0 (89.5-90.5) | 87.5 (86.9-88.2) | 88.9 (87.7-90.1) |
| No | 13,575 | 10.8 (10.5-11.2) | 10.0 (9.5-10.5) | 12.5 (11.8-13.1) | 11.1 (9.9-12.3) |
CI indicates confidence interval; NA, not applicable.
a
Not all categories add to 155,280 because data on respondents who refused to answer a question or those who answered "Don't know" were not included.