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Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
Indiana Statewide Survey Data, 2004
 
Q22. 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.
Denominator is all respondents to the question.

Categories 1 to 5
6 or more,
but not all
All
Unk/Ref
None
Total
% % % % % N
Age Group: 8.5 0.6 0.2 0.3 90.4 454
      18-24
      25-34 21.1 3.9 0.9 0.2 73.9 1,088
      35-44 29.4 7.1 3.5 0.4 59.7 1,214
      45-54 35.1 11.8 6.3 0.6 46.2 1,304
      55-64 32.7 21.3 13.2 2.0 30.8 1,030
      65-74 32.0 23.8 24.4 1.6 18.2 775
      75 + 25.4 21.6 28.1 6.4 18.6 581
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** *** *** 44
Sex: 26.5 10.6 7.1 1.1 54.7 2,511
      Male
      Female 26.1 11.3 9.2 1.3 52.1 3,979
Race/Ethnicity: 25.2 11.0 8.4 1.2 54.1 5,604
      White, Non-Hispanic
      Black, Non-Hispanic 36.4 15.1 5.0 1.4 42.1 372
      Other/Multiracial, Non-Hispanic       26.0 10.4 8.6 0.2 54.9 204
      Hispanic 32.1 5.2 4.3 1.1 57.2 238
      Unk/Ref 35.6 12.7 22.2 1.0 28.5 72
Income Group: 24.8 16.8 17.8 1.3 39.4 626
      < $15,000
      $15-$24,999 27.7 15.2 14.9 1.5 40.7 983
      $25-$49,999 29.2 12.1 7.3 1.2 50.2 1,857
      $50-$74,999 29.0 9.0 3.9 0.4 57.8 1,088
      >=$75,000 20.2 4.7 1.1 0.3 73.6 1,099
      Unk/Ref 24.4 11.0 11.4 3.0 50.2 837
Education Level: 22.8 15.5 21.5 2.2 38.0 677
      < H S Graduate
      H S Graduate/GED 32.1 13.5 9.7 1.5 43.2 2,413
      Some College/Tech School 25.6 10.2 6.1 0.8 57.4 1,593
      College Graduate 20.0 6.0 1.7 0.5 71.8 1,793
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** *** *** 14
Marital Status: 28.8 11.1 7.2 0.9 52.0 3,623
      Married
      Unmarried 22.4 10.8 9.7 1.6 55.5 2,844
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** *** *** 23
Employment Status: 27.1 7.6 3.8 0.5 60.9 3,941
      Employed
      Not Employed 23.3 14.8 5.8 0.2 55.9 233
      Student/Homemaker 19.8 8.2 5.9 0.9 65.2 731
      Retired/Unable to Work 28.6 22.3 23.4 3.3 22.4 1,552
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** *** *** 33
Grand Totals 26.3 11.0 8.2 1.2 53.4 6,490

SOURCE: 2004 Indiana BRFSS Statewide Survey Data
 
NOTE:      Percents are based on weighted data; unless otherwise specified, totals are unweighted numbers.
                ***Asterisks indicate too few cases to calculate a reliable percent.

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