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| Total Respond.# |
1-12 months | 1-2 years | 2-5 years | 5 or more years | Never | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| TOTAL | 5,447 | 4,046 | 71.0 | 68.9-72.9 | 575 | 10.6 | 9.4-11.9 | 327 | 8.0 | 6.8- 9.5 | 425 | 8.9 | 7.7-10.2 | 74 | 1.5 | 1.1- 2.1 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
| Male | 2,099 | 1,496 | 66.9 | 63.7-70.0 | 233 | 11.7 | 9.8-13.9 | 143 | 9.5 | 7.5-12.0 | 194 | 10.3 | 8.4-12.6 | 33 | 1.6 | 1.0- 2.5 |
| Female | 3,348 | 2,550 | 74.7 | 72.2-77.0 | 342 | 9.7 | 8.3-11.2 | 184 | 6.7 | 5.3- 8.4 | 231 | 7.5 | 6.2- 9.1 | 41 | 1.5 | 0.9- 2.3 |
| RACE | ||||||||||||||||
| White | 4,138 | 3,201 | 74.0 | 71.7-76.2 | 394 | 9.6 | 8.4-11.1 | 216 | 7.2 | 5.8- 8.9 | 290 | 8.2 | 6.9- 9.8 | 37 | 0.9 | 0.6- 1.5 |
| African American | 990 | 631 | 59.7 | 54.9-64.3 | 143 | 15.6 | 12.3-19.6 | 84 | 10.6 | 7.9-14.1 | 105 | 10.9 | 8.3-14.2 | 27 | 3.2 | 1.9- 5.3 |
| Other Minorities | 239 | 160 | 71.0 | 61.6-78.9 | 23 | 5.2 | 3.0- 8.8 | 18 | 8.3 | 4.4-15.4 | 28 | 12.0 | 6.9-20.0 | 10 | 3.5 | 1.5- 8.0 |
| HISPANIC | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 159 | 111 | 65.9 | 53.2-76.6 | 16 | 10.4 | 5.0-20.5 | 16 | 13.2 | 6.5-25.0 | 12 | 8.1 | 3.7-16.7 | 4 | 2.3 | 0.7- 7.0 |
| No | 5,277 | 3,929 | 71.2 | 69.1-73.1 | 557 | 10.6 | 9.4-12.0 | 308 | 7.8 | 6.6- 9.3 | 413 | 8.9 | 7.7-10.3 | 70 | 1.5 | 1.1- 2.1 |
| AGE | ||||||||||||||||
| 18-24 | 532 | 376 | 67.4 | 60.5-73.7 | 73 | 11.8 | 8.3-16.5 | 49 | 10.3 | 6.3-16.3 | 30 | 9.5 | 5.7-15.2 | 4 | 1.1 | 0.3- 3.5 |
| 25-34 | 1,120 | 806 | 69.8 | 65.4-73.8 | 134 | 11.6 | 9.2-14.5 | 71 | 8.9 | 6.3-12.6 | 103 | 9.3 | 7.0-12.1 | 6 | 0.5 | 0.2- 1.1 |
| 35-44 | 1,231 | 930 | 72.9 | 68.9-76.6 | 131 | 11.7 | 9.2-14.7 | 72 | 6.4 | 4.4- 9.4 | 89 | 7.9 | 5.9-10.5 | 9 | 1.0 | 0.4- 2.5 |
| 45-54 | 1,041 | 785 | 71.0 | 66.0-75.5 | 95 | 9.7 | 7.0-13.3 | 62 | 9.2 | 6.4-13.1 | 78 | 7.8 | 5.5-10.9 | 21 | 2.4 | 1.3- 4.3 |
| 55-64 | 664 | 517 | 73.5 | 68.0-78.4 | 62 | 8.6 | 6.1-12.1 | 33 | 6.9 | 4.3-10.9 | 43 | 9.8 | 6.5-14.4 | 9 | 1.2 | 0.6- 2.6 |
| 65+ | 810 | 595 | 71.5 | 66.8-75.9 | 77 | 9.9 | 7.4-13.1 | 35 | 4.9 | 3.0- 7.8 | 78 | 10.3 | 7.5-13.8 | 25 | 3.4 | 1.9- 6.2 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 528 | 269 | 48.5 | 41.8-55.3 | 67 | 10.7 | 7.8-14.6 | 50 | 14.2 | 9.4-21.0 | 110 | 20.2 | 15.3-26.2 | 32 | 6.3 | 3.9-10.0 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 1,620 | 1,143 | 66.8 | 63.0-70.5 | 183 | 11.4 | 9.2-14.1 | 102 | 8.9 | 6.6-11.9 | 166 | 11.4 | 9.1-14.2 | 26 | 1.4 | 0.8- 2.5 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 1,469 | 1,112 | 76.1 | 72.8-79.2 | 173 | 11.2 | 9.1-13.6 | 95 | 6.6 | 5.0- 8.7 | 84 | 5.5 | 4.0- 7.5 | 5 | 0.6 | 0.2- 1.9 |
| College Graduate | 1,817 | 1,516 | 80.7 | 77.3-83.6 | 149 | 9.2 | 7.3-11.7 | 78 | 5.6 | 3.9- 8.1 | 63 | 4.1 | 2.9- 5.7 | 11 | 0.4 | 0.2- 0.8 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 440 | 239 | 55.5 | 48.1-62.6 | 52 | 10.5 | 7.1-15.2 | 43 | 8.4 | 5.5-12.6 | 90 | 20.6 | 14.9-27.9 | 16 | 5.0 | 2.7- 9.3 |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 831 | 539 | 60.8 | 55.2-66.1 | 123 | 14.5 | 11.0-18.9 | 75 | 11.6 | 8.3-16.0 | 79 | 10.6 | 7.3-15.1 | 15 | 2.5 | 1.3- 5.1 |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 796 | 570 | 65.4 | 60.0-70.4 | 82 | 10.6 | 7.8-14.1 | 56 | 10.7 | 7.2-15.5 | 78 | 11.6 | 8.7-15.4 | 10 | 1.7 | 0.7- 3.9 |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 916 | 727 | 76.8 | 72.3-80.7 | 84 | 8.5 | 6.4-11.3 | 40 | 6.3 | 4.0- 9.7 | 59 | 8.1 | 5.6-11.4 | 6 | 0.3 | 0.1- 0.8 |
| $50,000+ | 1,543 | 1,312 | 82.4 | 78.8-85.5 | 126 | 9.8 | 7.6-12.5 | 54 | 4.5 | 2.9- 7.1 | 45 | 3.1 | 1.9- 4.8 | 6 | 0.3 | 0.1- 0.6 |
| COUNTY/REGION** | ||||||||||||||||
| Buncombe | 366 | 264 | 70.1 | 64.2-75.5 | 41 | 11.4 | 8.1-15.8 | 19 | 5.9 | 3.3-10.3 | 40 | 12.1 | 8.5-17.0 | 2 | 0.4 | 0.1- 1.6 |
| Cumberland | 387 | 275 | 72.3 | 65.5-78.2 | 52 | 14.0 | 9.7-19.7 | 25 | 5.8 | 3.8- 8.8 | 27 | 6.2 | 3.8- 9.9 | 8 | 1.7 | 0.8- 3.6 |
| Durham | 358 | 269 | 73.7 | 67.6-79.0 | 39 | 12.7 | 8.8-18.0 | 17 | 4.5 | 2.7- 7.7 | 25 | 7.1 | 4.7-10.7 | 8 | 2.0 | 0.9- 4.2 |
| Forsyth | 409 | 322 | 79.5 | 74.7-83.5 | 36 | 8.7 | 6.1-12.3 | 21 | 5.2 | 3.2- 8.4 | 24 | 5.2 | 3.3- 8.1 | 6 | 1.3 | 0.6- 3.2 |
| Gaston | 385 | 284 | 71.9 | 66.3-77.0 | 43 | 11.5 | 8.3-15.8 | 25 | 6.5 | 4.1-10.4 | 27 | 7.7 | 5.0-11.6 | 6 | 2.3 | 0.9- 5.6 |
| Guilford | 373 | 272 | 69.8 | 63.9-75.2 | 46 | 14.6 | 10.6-19.8 | 23 | 7.3 | 4.5-11.6 | 28 | 7.1 | 4.6-10.7 | 4 | 1.2 | 0.4- 3.2 |
| Mecklenburg | 394 | 312 | 77.3 | 72.2-81.7 | 40 | 11.3 | 8.2-15.5 | 20 | 5.4 | 3.3- 8.5 | 21 | 5.8 | 3.6- 9.1 | 1 | 0.2 | 0.0- 1.6 |
| New Hanover | 368 | 279 | 73.6 | 67.8-78.7 | 37 | 9.8 | 6.7-14.0 | 17 | 5.2 | 3.0- 8.8 | 30 | 9.4 | 6.4-13.7 | 5 | 2.0 | 0.6- 5.9 |
| Onslow | 397 | 301 | 75.0 | 67.3-81.3 | 37 | 8.7 | 6.0-12.4 | 25 | 10.0 | 5.0-19.1 | 32 | 6.1 | 4.1- 9.0 | 2 | 0.2 | 0.1- 0.9 |
| Wake | 399 | 314 | 78.9 | 73.9-83.3 | 44 | 10.5 | 7.5-14.5 | 17 | 4.5 | 2.5- 7.9 | 21 | 5.4 | 3.3- 8.7 | 3 | 0.6 | 0.2- 2.2 |
| Western NC | 510 | 378 | 72.2 | 67.4-76.5 | 43 | 9.7 | 7.1-13.1 | 31 | 5.8 | 3.9- 8.7 | 51 | 10.9 | 8.1-14.5 | 7 | 1.4 | 0.5- 3.6 |
| Piedmont NC | 568 | 409 | 67.5 | 62.3-72.4 | 54 | 9.8 | 7.2-13.2 | 44 | 11.1 | 8.0-15.3 | 49 | 9.7 | 7.0-13.2 | 12 | 1.9 | 1.0- 3.7 |
| Eastern NC | 533 | 367 | 67.0 | 61.8-71.8 | 63 | 10.6 | 7.8-14.2 | 43 | 9.6 | 6.7-13.6 | 50 | 10.9 | 7.9-14.7 | 10 | 2.0 | 1.0- 3.9 |
* This question was asked only of respondents who reported having teeth.
Note: Denominator includes respondents who reported having never been to a dental clinic.
#Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50. N = Cell Size, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics.
** Eastern North Carolina: Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Columbus, Craven, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene,
Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, Northampton, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, Wilson
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Franklin, Granville, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Montgomery, Moore, Orange,
Person, Randolph, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Warren, Yadkin
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood,
Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, Yancey
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