| Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System |
| Indiana Statewide Survey Data, 2008 |
| C07.02 How many of your permanent teeth have been removed because of tooth decay or gum disease? Include teeth lost to infection, but do not include teeth lost for other reasons, such as injury or orthodontics. (RMVTETH3) |
| 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: | 19.8 | 2.1 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 77.4 | 167 |
| 18-24 | ||||||
| 25-34 | 29.6 | 3.0 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 66.6 | 553 |
| 35-44 | 28.2 | 4.1 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 67.2 | 731 |
| 45-54 | 36.8 | 11.0 | 5.5 | 0.7 | 46.0 | 1,039 |
| 55-64 | 36.5 | 18.9 | 12.8 | 1.0 | 30.8 | 984 |
| 65-74 | 33.5 | 22.7 | 20.5 | 3.2 | 20.0 | 764 |
| 75 + | 33.2 | 22.6 | 21.6 | 2.9 | 19.7 | 601 |
| Unk/Ref | 30.8 | 7.2 | 6.9 | 3.3 | 51.8 | 61 |
| Sex: | 31.3 | 9.4 | 5.6 | 0.6 | 53.1 | 1,815 |
| Male | ||||||
| Female | 30.7 | 10.8 | 7.5 | 1.3 | 49.7 | 3,085 |
| Race/Ethnicity: | 29.9 | 10.1 | 6.7 | 1.0 | 52.4 | 3,979 |
| White, Non-Hispanic | ||||||
| Black, Non-Hispanic | 40.0 | 13.3 | 6.0 | 0.6 | 40.0 | 575 |
| Other/Multiracial, Non-Hispanic | 28.3 | 9.0 | 10.4 | 1.5 | 50.7 | 140 |
| Hispanic | 43.5 | 6.8 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 47.9 | 161 |
| Unk/Ref | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | 45 |
| Income Group: | 26.6 | 15.9 | 17.7 | 1.4 | 38.4 | 517 |
| < $15,000 | ||||||
| $15-$24,999 | 29.7 | 16.1 | 13.6 | 1.2 | 39.4 | 786 |
| $25-$49,999 | 35.2 | 13.4 | 7.4 | 0.6 | 43.3 | 1,236 |
| $50-$74,999 | 32.5 | 7.3 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 57.9 | 708 |
| >=$75,000 | 27.1 | 4.2 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 67.2 | 953 |
| Unk/Ref | 32.3 | 8.8 | 6.9 | 3.2 | 48.8 | 700 |
| Education Level: | 30.0 | 12.1 | 17.9 | 1.5 | 38.4 | 508 |
| < H S Graduate | ||||||
| H S Graduate/GED | 37.4 | 13.6 | 9.2 | 1.1 | 38.7 | 1,823 |
| Some college/Tech school | 31.1 | 10.0 | 4.6 | 0.8 | 53.4 | 1,230 |
| College graduate | 23.3 | 5.2 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 69.8 | 1,329 |
| Unk/Ref | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | 10 |
| Marital Status: | 32.2 | 10.0 | 4.9 | 0.7 | 52.1 | 2,620 |
| Married | ||||||
| Unmarried | 29.0 | 10.3 | 9.2 | 1.2 | 50.3 | 2,250 |
| Unk/Ref | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | 30 |
| Employment Status: | 31.8 | 6.7 | 2.6 | 0.4 | 58.4 | 2,601 |
| Employed | ||||||
| Not employed | 36.4 | 11.6 | 5.8 | 1.0 | 45.2 | 256 |
| Student/Homemaker | 21.0 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 1.6 | 70.0 | 484 |
| Retired/Unable to work | 32.6 | 23.2 | 20.2 | 2.1 | 22.0 | 1,544 |
| Unk/Ref | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | 15 |
| Grand Totals | 31.0 | 10.1 | 6.6 | 1.0 | 51.4 | 4,900 |
| SOURCE: 2008 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. |