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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%) | ||
| North Carolina | 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 |
| 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 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
| Male | 198 | 136 | 67.8 | 60.1-74.7 | 23 | 12.3 | 8.1-18.4 | 13 | 6.4 | 3.4-11.8 | 23 | 11.4 | 7.3-17.2 | 3 | 2.0 | 0.6- 7.2 |
| Female | 312 | 242 | 76.3 | 70.6-81.2 | 20 | 7.2 | 4.6-11.1 | 18 | 5.2 | 3.2- 8.5 | 28 | 10.5 | 7.0-15.4 | 4 | 0.8 | 0.3- 2.1 |
| RACE | ||||||||||||||||
| White | 479 | 361 | 73.2 | 68.3-77.5 | 42 | 10.2 | 7.4-13.8 | 28 | 5.7 | 3.7- 8.6 | 43 | 10.2 | 7.4-14.0 | 5 | 0.7 | 0.3- 2.0 |
| Other | 28 | 14 | 54.9 | 34.6-73.6 | 1 | 4.4 | 0.6-25.3 | 3 | 8.7 | 2.4-26.8 | 8 | 21.5 | 10.0-40.5 | 2 | 10.5 | 2.1-39.5 |
| AGE | ||||||||||||||||
| 18-44 | 209 | 152 | 70.2 | 62.5-76.8 | 21 | 11.3 | 7.2-17.2 | 15 | 7.5 | 4.2-13.2 | 18 | 8.8 | 5.4-13.9 | 3 | 2.2 | 0.6- 7.8 |
| 45+ | 299 | 224 | 73.7 | 67.5-79.0 | 22 | 8.5 | 5.5-12.9 | 16 | 4.4 | 2.6- 7.6 | 33 | 12.7 | 8.7-18.1 | 4 | 0.7 | 0.3- 2.0 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
| H.S. or Less | 254 | 168 | 64.6 | 57.5-71.0 | 27 | 11.4 | 7.7-16.6 | 17 | 7.1 | 4.1-12.2 | 35 | 14.2 | 9.9-19.8 | 7 | 2.7 | 1.0- 7.0 |
| Some College + | 255 | 210 | 80.4 | 74.1-85.5 | 16 | 7.9 | 4.7-13.1 | 14 | 4.4 | 2.5- 7.8 | 15 | 7.2 | 4.1-12.2 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than $50,000 | 331 | 230 | 68.3 | 62.2-73.7 | 26 | 8.4 | 5.6-12.4 | 30 | 8.9 | 5.9-13.2 | 40 | 12.6 | 9.0-17.3 | 5 | 1.9 | 0.6- 5.5 |
| $50,000+ | 104 | 95 | 89.2 | 79.9-94.5 | 8 | 10.1 | 5.0-19.5 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 1 | 0.7 | 0.1- 4.8 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
| 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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