BRFSS 2001 - North Carolina: (Do you have any kind of insurance coverage that pays for some or all of your routine dental care, including dental insurance, prepaid plans such as HMOs, or government plans such as Medicaid?)

BRFSS Survey Results 2001 for North Carolina

Oral Health

Do you have any kind of insurance coverage that pays for some or all of your routine dental care, including dental insurance, prepaid plans such as HMOs, or government plans such as Medicaid?

Back to Oral Health.

Select a different topic for North Carolina:

View results for a different geographical area:

	Total Respond.#	Yes	No
TOTAL	6,034	3,408	54.7	52.7-56.7	2,626	45.3	43.3-47.3
GENDER
Male	2,317	1,373	57.2	54.1-60.2	944	42.8	39.8-45.9
Female	3,717	2,035	52.5	49.9-55.0	1,682	47.5	45.0-50.1
RACE
White	4,585	2,514	53.6	51.4-55.9	2,071	46.4	44.1-48.6
African American	1,100	694	59.9	55.4-64.2	406	40.1	35.8-44.6
Other Minorities	258	145	51.3	41.7-60.7	113	48.7	39.3-58.3
HISPANIC
Yes	170	95	47.3	35.5-59.3	75	52.7	40.7-64.5
No	5,850	3,307	55.0	53.0-57.0	2,543	45.0	43.0-47.0
AGE
18-24	530	350	59.1	52.1-65.8	180	40.9	34.2-47.9
25-34	1,132	746	60.7	56.1-65.2	386	39.3	34.8-43.9
35-44	1,253	863	69.0	64.9-72.7	390	31.0	27.3-35.1
45-54	1,112	704	60.7	55.5-65.6	408	39.3	34.4-44.5
55-64	800	407	49.4	44.4-54.4	393	50.6	45.6-55.6
65+	1,153	310	25.3	21.8-29.2	843	74.7	70.8-78.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	801	263	30.7	26.1-35.8	538	69.3	64.2-73.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,800	983	55.0	51.5-58.5	817	45.0	41.5-48.5
Some Post-H.S.	1,559	922	59.8	56.2-63.3	637	40.2	36.7-43.8
College Graduate	1,856	1,234	63.8	60.2-67.3	622	36.2	32.7-39.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	569	183	33.7	28.0-40.1	386	66.3	59.9-72.0
$15,000- 24,999	989	406	37.2	32.6-42.0	583	62.8	58.0-67.4
$25,000- 34,999	864	471	56.3	51.4-61.2	393	43.7	38.8-48.6
$35,000- 49,999	952	660	66.6	62.1-70.8	292	33.4	29.2-37.9
$50,000+	1,571	1,179	72.6	68.7-76.2	392	27.4	23.8-31.3
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	407	204	50.1	44.6-55.7	203	49.9	44.3-55.4
Cumberland	419	262	60.8	51.7-69.3	157	39.2	30.7-48.3
Durham	388	234	63.2	56.9-69.0	154	36.8	31.0-43.1
Forsyth	450	274	65.8	60.7-70.5	176	34.2	29.5-39.3
Gaston	459	237	53.4	48.2-58.5	222	46.6	41.5-51.8
Guilford	400	239	61.7	56.2-67.0	161	38.3	33.0-43.8
Mecklenburg	418	283	67.6	62.3-72.6	135	32.4	27.4-37.7
New Hanover	398	219	53.8	46.9-60.6	179	46.2	39.4-53.1
Onslow	428	291	66.7	58.6-73.8	137	33.3	26.2-41.4
Wake	415	258	63.1	57.5-68.3	157	36.9	31.7-42.5
Western NC	600	273	46.3	41.8-50.8	327	53.7	49.2-58.2
Piedmont NC	651	345	54.3	49.4-59.0	306	45.7	41.0-50.6
Eastern NC	601	289	46.7	41.8-51.6	312	53.3	48.4-58.2

Total
Respond.#

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

6,034

3,408

54.7

52.7-56.7

2,626

45.3

43.3-47.3

GENDER

Male

2,317

1,373

57.2

54.1-60.2

944

42.8

39.8-45.9

Female

3,717

2,035

52.5

49.9-55.0

1,682

47.5

45.0-50.1

RACE

White

4,585

2,514

53.6

51.4-55.9

2,071

46.4

44.1-48.6

African American

1,100

694

59.9

55.4-64.2

406

40.1

35.8-44.6

Other Minorities

258

145

51.3

41.7-60.7

113

48.7

39.3-58.3

HISPANIC

Yes

170

47.3

35.5-59.3

52.7

40.7-64.5

5,850

3,307

55.0

53.0-57.0

2,543

45.0

43.0-47.0

AGE

18-24

530

350

59.1

52.1-65.8

180

40.9

34.2-47.9

25-34

1,132

746

60.7

56.1-65.2

386

39.3

34.8-43.9

35-44

1,253

863

69.0

64.9-72.7

390

31.0

27.3-35.1

45-54

1,112

704

60.7

55.5-65.6

408

39.3

34.4-44.5

55-64

800

407

49.4

44.4-54.4

393

50.6

45.6-55.6

65+

1,153

310

25.3

21.8-29.2

843

74.7

70.8-78.2

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

801

263

30.7

26.1-35.8

538

69.3

64.2-73.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,800

983

55.0

51.5-58.5

817

45.0

41.5-48.5

Some Post-H.S.

1,559

922

59.8

56.2-63.3

637

40.2

36.7-43.8

College Graduate

1,856

1,234

63.8

60.2-67.3

622

36.2

32.7-39.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

569

183

33.7

28.0-40.1

386

66.3

59.9-72.0

$15,000- 24,999

989

406

37.2

32.6-42.0

583

62.8

58.0-67.4

$25,000- 34,999

864

471

56.3

51.4-61.2

393

43.7

38.8-48.6

$35,000- 49,999

952

660

66.6

62.1-70.8

292

33.4

29.2-37.9

$50,000+

1,571

1,179

72.6

68.7-76.2

392

27.4

23.8-31.3

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

407

204

50.1

44.6-55.7

203

49.9

44.3-55.4

Cumberland

419

262

60.8

51.7-69.3

157

39.2

30.7-48.3

Durham

388

234

63.2

56.9-69.0

154

36.8

31.0-43.1

Forsyth

450

274

65.8

60.7-70.5

176

34.2

29.5-39.3

Gaston

459

237

53.4

48.2-58.5

222

46.6

41.5-51.8

Guilford

400

239

61.7

56.2-67.0

161

38.3

33.0-43.8

Mecklenburg

418

283

67.6

62.3-72.6

135

32.4

27.4-37.7

New Hanover

398

219

53.8

46.9-60.6

179

46.2

39.4-53.1

Onslow

428

291

66.7

58.6-73.8

137

33.3

26.2-41.4

Wake

415

258

63.1

57.5-68.3

157

36.9

31.7-42.5

Western NC

600

273

46.3

41.8-50.8

327

53.7

49.2-58.2

Piedmont NC

651

345

54.3

49.4-59.0

306

45.7

41.0-50.6

Eastern NC

601

289

46.7

41.8-51.6

312

53.3

48.4-58.2

Back to Oral Health.

#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

This page was generated on 13SEP02.