BRFSS 2002 - North Carolina: (How long has it been since you had your teeth cleaned by a dentist or dental hygienist?*)

2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Oral Health--AFRICAN AMERICAN Respondents Only

How long has it been since you had your teeth cleaned by a dentist or dental hygienist?*

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	Total Respond.#	1-12 months	1-2 years	2-5 years	5 or more years	Never
TOTAL	939	547	59.1	54.3-63.8	136	14.2	11.1-17.9	87	11.3	8.5-15.1	126	10.8	8.3-14.1	43	4.5	2.9- 7.0
GENDER
Male	324	179	57.1	49.0-64.8	49	13.8	9.0-20.5	38	15.3	10.0-22.8	42	9.5	6.0-14.9	16	4.3	2.1- 8.6
Female	615	368	60.6	54.6-66.4	87	14.4	10.8-19.0	49	8.4	5.8-12.1	84	11.8	8.5-16.1	27	4.7	2.7- 8.2
AGE
18-24	89	62	72.2	57.3-83.4	13	16.7	8.1-31.5	6	6.1	2.1-16.1	8	5.0	1.8-12.9	0	0.0	. - .
25-34	192	128	64.3	53.1-74.2	24	12.9	7.1-22.4	15	12.9	6.2-25.1	21	7.4	3.7-14.2	4	2.4	0.6- 9.0
35-44	229	139	60.7	51.2-69.4	35	15.0	9.6-22.7	23	9.2	5.6-14.6	26	11.9	6.3-21.2	6	3.3	1.2- 8.9
45-54	210	121	55.3	45.6-64.7	28	7.5	4.6-12.0	22	15.3	9.1-24.7	28	13.5	8.1-21.7	11	8.3	3.7-17.7
55-64	98	41	42.5	29.5-56.7	22	20.4	12.1-32.3	9	9.0	3.2-22.8	17	20.9	11.1-35.8	9	7.2	2.2-20.7
65-74	64	30	44.0	28.7-60.5	8	19.2	8.9-36.6	7	18.3	7.4-38.5	13	11.2	5.2-22.6	6	7.3	2.0-22.9
75+	38	14	32.9	16.9-54.1	4	14.3	2.6-50.7	4	13.3	3.8-37.1	10	18.8	7.4-40.2	6	20.7	7.8-44.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	143	49	39.8	27.3-53.7	22	12.5	6.6-22.4	17	19.1	10.3-32.7	37	21.9	13.2-33.9	18	6.8	3.1-14.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	320	173	56.3	48.0-64.2	40	12.7	8.1-19.5	36	11.0	7.3-16.2	55	13.6	9.1-19.8	16	6.4	3.5-11.5
Some Post-H.S.	271	177	64.5	54.9-73.1	48	18.3	12.1-26.8	18	10.8	5.4-20.4	24	5.7	2.9-10.8	4	0.6	0.2- 2.1
College Graduate	200	145	74.1	65.0-81.6	26	12.4	7.7-19.2	16	6.5	3.5-12.0	9	3.6	1.4- 9.1	4	3.3	0.6-15.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	116	43	30.0	19.3-43.4	17	14.1	6.8-27.0	16	24.9	13.6-41.1	27	22.0	11.5-37.9	13	9.0	3.8-19.9
$15,000- 24,999	213	95	46.7	36.0-57.6	39	19.2	11.9-29.3	23	9.1	5.1-15.7	46	19.5	12.9-28.4	10	5.6	2.4-12.3
$25,000- 34,999	157	104	68.0	55.9-78.0	28	20.0	11.7-31.9	12	7.1	3.3-14.6	10	3.1	1.6- 6.1	3	1.8	0.4- 8.5
$35,000- 49,999	118	88	74.4	60.7-84.5	11	5.6	2.7-11.3	8	9.3	3.2-24.2	8	5.2	2.1-12.1	3	5.6	1.4-19.4
$50,000-74,999	63	48	71.9	49.1-87.2	5	3.7	1.3-10.1	7	22.7	8.6-48.1	3	1.6	0.4- 6.1	0	0.0	. - .
$75,000+	59	50	80.1	61.6-91.0	3	5.2	1.4-16.9	4	13.3	4.4-33.7	1	1.2	0.2- 8.3	1	0.3	0.0- 1.9
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	21	11	63.7	40.5-81.9	4	18.1	6.2-42.7	0	0.0	. - .	5	15.7	5.9-35.7	1	2.5	0.3-16.3
Forsyth	88	51	63.8	51.7-74.4	19	18.6	11.2-29.1	6	6.8	2.6-16.6	12	10.8	5.4-20.5	0	0.0	. - .
Guilford	105	71	65.1	51.2-76.8	10	6.6	3.0-13.8	14	21.4	11.0-37.4	7	3.9	1.8- 8.5	3	3.0	0.8-10.3
Henderson/Transylvania	12	7	31.9	7.5-73.1	2	5.9	1.0-28.8	0	0.0	. - .	1	3.4	0.4-25.5	2	58.7	17.2-90.7
Mecklenburg	123	84	65.3	54.9-74.4	10	8.7	4.4-16.3	16	15.8	9.6-24.9	10	8.5	3.9-17.5	3	1.7	0.5- 5.7
Orange	38	24	69.1	51.3-82.5	3	6.1	1.8-18.4	5	12.0	4.4-28.6	5	11.0	4.4-25.0	1	1.9	0.3-12.4
Pitt	96	44	39.4	29.5-50.2	15	21.3	14.0-31.0	8	11.6	5.4-23.2	22	21.6	13.8-32.1	7	6.1	2.6-13.7
Randolph	15	10	80.0	54.9-92.9	2	9.5	2.0-35.5	2	6.4	1.4-24.2	1	4.2	0.6-25.6	0	0.0	. - .
Robeson	82	38	40.8	27.5-55.5	15	27.4	13.0-48.7	5	5.4	2.0-13.4	17	18.5	10.3-30.9	7	8.0	3.3-18.2
Wake	70	41	54.8	39.1-69.5	11	12.7	6.6-23.1	8	17.3	6.7-37.6	7	6.1	2.6-13.5	3	9.2	2.5-28.7
Western NC	19	10	56.5	32.7-77.6	2	12.2	2.9-38.9	2	9.7	2.1-34.5	5	21.6	8.6-44.6	0	0.0	. - .
Piedmont NC	106	62	58.8	46.8-69.9	18	15.6	9.4-24.7	6	8.6	3.5-19.6	14	13.1	7.1-22.7	6	3.9	1.4-10.4
Eastern NC	164	94	59.0	49.4-68.0	25	15.9	9.7-24.8	15	9.0	4.9-15.9	20	11.3	6.7-18.5	10	4.8	2.3- 9.8

Total
Respond.#

1-12 months

1-2 years

2-5 years

5 or more years

Never

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

939

547

59.1

54.3-63.8

136

14.2

11.1-17.9

11.3

8.5-15.1

126

10.8

8.3-14.1

4.5

2.9- 7.0

GENDER

Male

324

179

57.1

49.0-64.8

13.8

9.0-20.5

15.3

10.0-22.8

9.5

6.0-14.9

4.3

2.1- 8.6

Female

615

368

60.6

54.6-66.4

14.4

10.8-19.0

8.4

5.8-12.1

11.8

8.5-16.1

4.7

2.7- 8.2

AGE

18-24

72.2

57.3-83.4

16.7

8.1-31.5

6.1

2.1-16.1

5.0

1.8-12.9

0.0

. - .

25-34

192

128

64.3

53.1-74.2

12.9

7.1-22.4

12.9

6.2-25.1

7.4

3.7-14.2

2.4

0.6- 9.0

35-44

229

139

60.7

51.2-69.4

15.0

9.6-22.7

9.2

5.6-14.6

11.9

6.3-21.2

3.3

1.2- 8.9

45-54

210

121

55.3

45.6-64.7

7.5

4.6-12.0

15.3

9.1-24.7

13.5

8.1-21.7

8.3

3.7-17.7

55-64

42.5

29.5-56.7

20.4

12.1-32.3

9.0

3.2-22.8

20.9

11.1-35.8

7.2

2.2-20.7

65-74

44.0

28.7-60.5

19.2

8.9-36.6

18.3

7.4-38.5

11.2

5.2-22.6

7.3

2.0-22.9

75+

32.9

16.9-54.1

14.3

2.6-50.7

13.3

3.8-37.1

18.8

7.4-40.2

20.7

7.8-44.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

143

39.8

27.3-53.7

12.5

6.6-22.4

19.1

10.3-32.7

21.9

13.2-33.9

6.8

3.1-14.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

320

173

56.3

48.0-64.2

12.7

8.1-19.5

11.0

7.3-16.2

13.6

9.1-19.8

6.4

3.5-11.5

Some Post-H.S.

271

177

64.5

54.9-73.1

18.3

12.1-26.8

10.8

5.4-20.4

5.7

2.9-10.8

0.6

0.2- 2.1

College Graduate

200

145

74.1

65.0-81.6

12.4

7.7-19.2

6.5

3.5-12.0

3.6

1.4- 9.1

3.3

0.6-15.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

116

30.0

19.3-43.4

14.1

6.8-27.0

24.9

13.6-41.1

22.0

11.5-37.9

9.0

3.8-19.9

$15,000- 24,999

213

46.7

36.0-57.6

19.2

11.9-29.3

9.1

5.1-15.7

19.5

12.9-28.4

5.6

2.4-12.3

$25,000- 34,999

157

104

68.0

55.9-78.0

20.0

11.7-31.9

7.1

3.3-14.6

3.1

1.6- 6.1

1.8

0.4- 8.5

$35,000- 49,999

118

74.4

60.7-84.5

5.6

2.7-11.3

9.3

3.2-24.2

5.2

2.1-12.1

5.6

1.4-19.4

$50,000-74,999

71.9

49.1-87.2

3.7

1.3-10.1

22.7

8.6-48.1

1.6

0.4- 6.1

0.0

. - .

$75,000+

80.1

61.6-91.0

5.2

1.4-16.9

13.3

4.4-33.7

1.2

0.2- 8.3

0.3

0.0- 1.9

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

63.7

40.5-81.9

18.1

6.2-42.7

0.0

. - .

15.7

5.9-35.7

2.5

0.3-16.3

Forsyth

63.8

51.7-74.4

18.6

11.2-29.1

6.8

2.6-16.6

10.8

5.4-20.5

0.0

. - .

Guilford

105

65.1

51.2-76.8

6.6

3.0-13.8

21.4

11.0-37.4

3.9

1.8- 8.5

3.0

0.8-10.3

Henderson/Transylvania

31.9

7.5-73.1

5.9

1.0-28.8

0.0

. - .

3.4

0.4-25.5

58.7

17.2-90.7

Mecklenburg

123

65.3

54.9-74.4

8.7

4.4-16.3

15.8

9.6-24.9

8.5

3.9-17.5

1.7

0.5- 5.7

Orange

69.1

51.3-82.5

6.1

1.8-18.4

12.0

4.4-28.6

11.0

4.4-25.0

1.9

0.3-12.4

Pitt

39.4

29.5-50.2

21.3

14.0-31.0

11.6

5.4-23.2

21.6

13.8-32.1

6.1

2.6-13.7

Randolph

80.0

54.9-92.9

9.5

2.0-35.5

6.4

1.4-24.2

4.2

0.6-25.6

0.0

. - .

Robeson

40.8

27.5-55.5

27.4

13.0-48.7

5.4

2.0-13.4

18.5

10.3-30.9

8.0

3.3-18.2

Wake

54.8

39.1-69.5

12.7

6.6-23.1

17.3

6.7-37.6

6.1

2.6-13.5

9.2

2.5-28.7

Western NC

56.5

32.7-77.6

12.2

2.9-38.9

9.7

2.1-34.5

21.6

8.6-44.6

0.0

. - .

Piedmont NC

106

58.8

46.8-69.9

15.6

9.4-24.7

8.6

3.5-19.6

13.1

7.1-22.7

3.9

1.4-10.4

Eastern NC

164

59.0

49.4-68.0

15.9

9.7-24.8

9.0

4.9-15.9

11.3

6.7-18.5

4.8

2.3- 9.8

Back to Oral Health.

* 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, Cumberland, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene, Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, New Hanover, Northampton, Onslow, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, Wilson
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Franklin, Granville, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Montgomery, Moore, Person, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Warren, Yadkin
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Watauga, Wilkes, Yancey

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