Table 3.

Oral Health and Social Integration among Older Adults in Rural North Carolina.

	Self-rated Oral Health		Number of teeth			Number of Oral Health Problems
	Low	High	0	1–16	17–32	0	1	2	3+
	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%
Social Engagement
0	18.7	11.4	21.4	13.9	8.7***	4.1	14.9	19.6	18.3*
1	15.5	20.5	29.9	14.8	8.8	20.0	16.3	19.2	18.3
2	40.6	37.0	40.4	35.6	40.3	36.7	36.9	35.0	49.3
3 to 6	25.2	31.1	8.3	34.8	42.2	39.2	31.9	26.1	14.2
Primary Social Network
0 to 4	16.0	7.5*	8.4	21.0	6.6**	16.9	9.5	11.4	8.8
5 to 15	43.7	56.6	54.4	42.8	54.3	52.4	55.8	45.9	47.9
16 to 30	40.3	35.9	37.3	36.2	39.1	30.8	34.7	42.7	43.4
Secondary Social Network
4 to 15	32.2	22.0	23.0	33.0	24.7	31.8	23.5	26.2	26.6
16 to 30	26.4	36.1	39.2	26.7	28.9	27.8	39.0	27.5	28.6
31 to 60	41.3	41.8	37.8	40.3	46.4	40.3	37.5	46.3	44.8

^***< .001

^**< .01

^*< .05