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ORAL HEALTH MODULE

R1: At Risk For Having Lost 6 Or More Teeth To Decay and Gum Disease (Excludes Edentulous)

Respondents Who Have At Least 6 Permanent Teeth Removed (Excludes Edentulous), 2004

Characteristics

# of
respondents

# with at
least 6
permanent
teeth
 removed

% with at least
6 permanent
teeth removed

95%
Confidence
Interval

Total

2992

334

9.2

8.2-10.3

 

 

 

 

 

Age Group (years) 
18 – 24

199

2

0.9

0-2.1

25 – 34

422

3

0.8

0-1.7

35 – 44

572

19

3.4

1.8-5.1

45 – 54

656

59

8.2

6.0-10.3

55 – 64

454

80

17.2

13.6-20.9

65+

674

167

24.4

20.9-27.9

 

 

 

 

 

Sex 
Male

1294

138

8.2

6.8-9.7

Female

1698

196

10.2

8.7-11.7

 

 

 

 

 

Race 
White

2795

309

9.2

8.1-10.3

Amer. Indian

80

10

8.1

2.4-13.8

Other

93

10

7.6

2.4-12.9

 

 

 

 

 

Education 
Less than H.S.

249

55

19.1

13.8-24.3

H.S. Grad

881

127

11.7

9.6-13.9

Some College

981

101

8.5

6.7-10.3

College Grad

876

51

4.6

3.3-6.0

 

 

 

 

 

Household Income 
$0 – 14,999

260

44

12.3

8.4-16.3

$15,000 – 24,999

485

71

13.3

10.1-16.6

$25,000 – 49,999

1010

109

9.3

7.5-11.1

$50,000 – 74,999

499

25

4.2

2.5-5.8

$75,000+

391

33

6.8

4.4-9.2

 

 

 

 

 

Marital Status 
Married

1785

173

9.2

7.8-10.6

Divorced

369

48

11.8

8.4-15.2

Widowed

339

85

25.9

20.8-30.9

Separated

25

3

13.9

0-31.1

Never Married

409

22

2.8

1.4-4.2

Member of Unmarried Couple

57

2

1.9

0-4.5

 

 

 

 

 

Employment 
Employed

2022

149

6.0

4.9-7.0

Not Employed

72

11

11.8

4.1-19.6

Student/Homeworker

271

24

6.5

3.6-9.4

Retired/Unable to Work

618

148

23.6

19.9-27.2

 

 

 

 

 

Health Plan
Health Coverage

2640

294

9.3

8.2-10.4

Don’t Have Coverage

337

38

8.8

5.7-11.8

 

 

 

 

 

Other variables 
General Health 
Excellent, very good, good

2593

243

7.5

6.5-8.5

Fair, poor

394

90

21.3

16.8-25.7

 

 

 

 

 

Disability 
Yes

494

98

18.6

14.9-22.3

No

2433

229

7.6

6.6-8.7

 

 

 

 

 

Overweight or Obese 
Yes

1828

210

9.6

8.3-10.9-

No

1018

109

8.5

6.8-10.3

 

 

 

 

 

Current Smoker 
Yes

572

78

10.8

8.3-13.4

No

2413

256

8.9

7.7-10.0


Percent Of Respondents Who Have At Least 6 Permanent Teeth Removed (Excludes Edentulous), 1996-2004

Characteristics

# of
respondents

# with at
least 6
permanent
teeth
 removed

% with at least
6 permanent
teeth removed

95%
Confidence
Interval

Total

12115

1470

10.7

10.1-11.3

 
Race
White

11535

1394

10.7

10.1-11.3

Amer. Indian

374

54

12.9

9.1-16.8

Other

168

16

6.4

3.0-9.8


Table Type Percentage with risk factor
Definition: R1: At Risk For Having Lost 6 Or More Teeth To Decay and Gum Disease: Respondents who reported having six or more teeth removed due to tooth decay or gum disease, but not all.
Denominator: All respondents

 

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