BRFSS 2002 - North Carolina: (How long has it been since you last visited a dentist or a dental clinic for any reason?)

2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Oral Health--AFRICAN AMERICAN Respondents Only

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	Total Respond.#	1-12 months	1-2 years	2-5 years	5 or more years	Never
TOTAL	1,052	650	60.6	56.0-65.1	149	15.9	12.6-19.8	105	10.1	7.6-13.3	135	12.3	9.6-15.6	13	1.1	0.5- 2.5
GENDER
Male	367	209	56.3	48.7-63.7	58	16.4	11.3-23.3	40	11.0	6.9-17.1	57	16.1	11.3-22.5	3	0.2	0.1- 0.6
Female	685	441	63.8	58.1-69.1	91	15.5	11.7-20.3	65	9.4	6.6-13.2	78	9.6	6.9-13.1	10	1.7	0.7- 4.2
AGE
18-24	91	63	68.6	53.2-80.8	12	15.0	6.8-29.8	8	7.6	3.1-17.6	8	8.8	3.3-21.3	0	0.0	. - .
25-34	193	138	69.1	57.5-78.7	26	17.0	9.5-28.5	14	7.9	3.1-18.7	12	3.8	1.8- 7.9	3	2.3	0.5- 9.2
35-44	238	156	66.2	56.9-74.5	33	15.0	9.1-23.9	28	10.2	6.0-17.0	21	8.5	4.7-14.8	0	0.0	. - .
45-54	220	141	59.3	49.5-68.3	31	11.4	7.1-17.9	21	13.0	7.4-21.9	26	16.1	9.6-25.8	1	0.2	0.0- 1.4
55-64	128	61	45.5	33.7-57.9	26	21.5	13.5-32.6	12	7.2	3.2-15.3	26	25.3	15.2-38.9	3	0.5	0.1- 1.6
65-74	93	46	43.4	30.6-57.1	10	17.2	8.5-31.5	13	17.5	8.5-32.6	20	18.0	9.7-31.0	4	4.0	0.8-17.3
75+	68	30	38.2	24.6-53.8	9	21.6	9.7-41.3	7	8.2	3.2-19.5	20	27.5	16.0-42.9	2	4.6	1.1-16.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	201	84	39.2	29.1-50.4	32	17.7	10.4-28.5	29	15.4	9.4-24.3	51	25.5	17.1-36.3	5	2.1	0.4- 9.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	355	199	57.9	50.0-65.4	52	16.9	11.5-24.1	45	9.6	6.6-13.7	56	14.2	9.9-20.1	3	1.4	0.4- 4.8
Some Post-H.S.	282	201	69.1	59.6-77.2	41	16.1	10.3-24.2	17	10.6	5.2-20.5	20	3.7	2.2- 6.4	3	0.5	0.1- 2.0
College Graduate	206	161	78.0	69.0-84.9	23	10.2	6.2-16.5	13	4.4	2.2- 8.8	7	7.1	2.8-16.8	2	0.3	0.1- 1.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	149	57	30.4	21.0-41.8	27	18.8	10.3-32.0	25	27.0	16.4-41.2	37	20.9	12.6-32.5	3	2.8	0.5-14.5
$15,000- 24,999	237	132	55.8	45.4-65.7	42	20.7	13.2-30.9	25	5.8	3.5- 9.4	35	17.2	10.7-26.4	3	0.6	0.1- 2.5
$25,000- 34,999	164	123	73.1	61.4-82.3	22	18.3	10.5-30.0	10	5.1	2.1-11.9	8	3.4	1.4- 8.3	1	0.2	0.0- 1.1
$35,000- 49,999	125	95	73.7	60.2-83.8	11	11.2	4.6-24.8	10	4.2	1.9- 8.9	9	10.9	4.9-22.7	0	0.0	. - .
$50,000-74,999	63	51	77.3	52.5-91.3	3	1.4	0.4- 4.6	6	19.7	6.5-46.6	3	1.6	0.4- 6.1	0	0.0	. - .
$75,000+	59	51	81.3	62.5-91.9	4	5.4	1.6-16.9	4	13.3	4.4-33.7	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	27	16	67.5	46.9-82.9	4	17.4	6.3-39.6	1	3.2	0.4-19.5	5	9.9	3.9-23.0	1	2.1	0.3-14.0
Forsyth	96	62	68.4	57.1-77.9	13	12.4	6.7-22.0	11	11.5	5.9-21.4	10	7.6	3.9-14.4	0	0.0	. - .
Guilford	117	75	61.3	48.6-72.6	14	11.6	6.2-20.5	16	20.8	11.1-35.6	11	5.9	3.1-11.0	1	0.4	0.1- 3.1
Henderson/Transylvania	13	8	76.7	38.9-94.5	3	9.7	2.1-35.2	0	0.0	. - .	2	13.6	2.2-52.5	0	0.0	. - .
Mecklenburg	132	94	68.0	58.1-76.6	12	9.8	5.3-17.3	10	8.5	4.4-16.0	15	12.7	7.2-21.6	1	0.9	0.1- 6.0
Orange	42	29	76.3	60.9-87.0	2	4.6	1.1-17.1	7	11.4	5.0-23.8	3	5.9	1.8-18.0	1	1.8	0.3-11.9
Pitt	111	63	52.5	42.2-62.5	19	22.0	15.0-31.1	10	9.7	5.1-17.8	16	14.1	8.1-23.4	3	1.7	0.5- 5.7
Randolph	17	13	69.4	36.1-90.1	3	26.6	7.3-62.4	0	0.0	. - .	1	3.9	0.5-24.2	0	0.0	. - .
Robeson	95	50	48.2	34.4-62.3	16	21.5	9.0-43.1	11	12.0	6.2-21.9	17	17.3	9.7-28.8	1	1.0	0.1- 7.0
Wake	74	45	57.9	42.0-72.3	10	12.5	6.2-23.6	8	14.1	4.7-35.2	9	11.5	4.5-26.5	2	3.9	0.7-19.7
Western NC	23	14	67.5	45.5-83.7	3	13.5	4.0-36.6	1	2.4	0.3-15.4	5	16.6	6.6-36.1	0	0.0	. - .
Piedmont NC	113	68	60.3	48.6-70.9	20	19.2	11.6-30.0	9	5.2	2.3-11.5	15	13.9	7.9-23.4	1	1.3	0.2- 8.8
Eastern NC	192	113	58.0	49.1-66.3	30	17.8	11.6-26.2	21	10.9	6.6-17.5	26	12.8	8.2-19.6	2	0.5	0.1- 2.1

Total
Respond.#

1-12 months

1-2 years

2-5 years

5 or more years

Never

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,052

650

60.6

56.0-65.1

149

15.9

12.6-19.8

105

10.1

7.6-13.3

135

12.3

9.6-15.6

1.1

0.5- 2.5

GENDER

Male

367

209

56.3

48.7-63.7

16.4

11.3-23.3

11.0

6.9-17.1

16.1

11.3-22.5

0.2

0.1- 0.6

Female

685

441

63.8

58.1-69.1

15.5

11.7-20.3

9.4

6.6-13.2

9.6

6.9-13.1

1.7

0.7- 4.2

AGE

18-24

68.6

53.2-80.8

15.0

6.8-29.8

7.6

3.1-17.6

8.8

3.3-21.3

0.0

. - .

25-34

193

138

69.1

57.5-78.7

17.0

9.5-28.5

7.9

3.1-18.7

3.8

1.8- 7.9

2.3

0.5- 9.2

35-44

238

156

66.2

56.9-74.5

15.0

9.1-23.9

10.2

6.0-17.0

8.5

4.7-14.8

0.0

. - .

45-54

220

141

59.3

49.5-68.3

11.4

7.1-17.9

13.0

7.4-21.9

16.1

9.6-25.8

0.2

0.0- 1.4

55-64

128

45.5

33.7-57.9

21.5

13.5-32.6

7.2

3.2-15.3

25.3

15.2-38.9

0.5

0.1- 1.6

65-74

43.4

30.6-57.1

17.2

8.5-31.5

17.5

8.5-32.6

18.0

9.7-31.0

4.0

0.8-17.3

75+

38.2

24.6-53.8

21.6

9.7-41.3

8.2

3.2-19.5

27.5

16.0-42.9

4.6

1.1-16.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

201

39.2

29.1-50.4

17.7

10.4-28.5

15.4

9.4-24.3

25.5

17.1-36.3

2.1

0.4- 9.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

355

199

57.9

50.0-65.4

16.9

11.5-24.1

9.6

6.6-13.7

14.2

9.9-20.1

1.4

0.4- 4.8

Some Post-H.S.

282

201

69.1

59.6-77.2

16.1

10.3-24.2

10.6

5.2-20.5

3.7

2.2- 6.4

0.5

0.1- 2.0

College Graduate

206

161

78.0

69.0-84.9

10.2

6.2-16.5

4.4

2.2- 8.8

7.1

2.8-16.8

0.3

0.1- 1.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

149

30.4

21.0-41.8

18.8

10.3-32.0

27.0

16.4-41.2

20.9

12.6-32.5

2.8

0.5-14.5

$15,000- 24,999

237

132

55.8

45.4-65.7

20.7

13.2-30.9

5.8

3.5- 9.4

17.2

10.7-26.4

0.6

0.1- 2.5

$25,000- 34,999

164

123

73.1

61.4-82.3

18.3

10.5-30.0

5.1

2.1-11.9

3.4

1.4- 8.3

0.2

0.0- 1.1

$35,000- 49,999

125

73.7

60.2-83.8

11.2

4.6-24.8

4.2

1.9- 8.9

10.9

4.9-22.7

0.0

. - .

$50,000-74,999

77.3

52.5-91.3

1.4

0.4- 4.6

19.7

6.5-46.6

1.6

0.4- 6.1

0.0

. - .

$75,000+

81.3

62.5-91.9

5.4

1.6-16.9

13.3

4.4-33.7

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

67.5

46.9-82.9

17.4

6.3-39.6

3.2

0.4-19.5

9.9

3.9-23.0

2.1

0.3-14.0

Forsyth

68.4

57.1-77.9

12.4

6.7-22.0

11.5

5.9-21.4

7.6

3.9-14.4

0.0

. - .

Guilford

117

61.3

48.6-72.6

11.6

6.2-20.5

20.8

11.1-35.6

5.9

3.1-11.0

0.4

0.1- 3.1

Henderson/Transylvania

76.7

38.9-94.5

9.7

2.1-35.2

0.0

. - .

13.6

2.2-52.5

0.0

. - .

Mecklenburg

132

68.0

58.1-76.6

9.8

5.3-17.3

8.5

4.4-16.0

12.7

7.2-21.6

0.9

0.1- 6.0

Orange

76.3

60.9-87.0

4.6

1.1-17.1

11.4

5.0-23.8

5.9

1.8-18.0

1.8

0.3-11.9

Pitt

111

52.5

42.2-62.5

22.0

15.0-31.1

9.7

5.1-17.8

14.1

8.1-23.4

1.7

0.5- 5.7

Randolph

69.4

36.1-90.1

26.6

7.3-62.4

0.0

. - .

3.9

0.5-24.2

0.0

. - .

Robeson

48.2

34.4-62.3

21.5

9.0-43.1

12.0

6.2-21.9

17.3

9.7-28.8

1.0

0.1- 7.0

Wake

57.9

42.0-72.3

12.5

6.2-23.6

14.1

4.7-35.2

11.5

4.5-26.5

3.9

0.7-19.7

Western NC

67.5

45.5-83.7

13.5

4.0-36.6

2.4

0.3-15.4

16.6

6.6-36.1

0.0

. - .

Piedmont NC

113

60.3

48.6-70.9

19.2

11.6-30.0

5.2

2.3-11.5

13.9

7.9-23.4

1.3

0.2- 8.8

Eastern NC

192

113

58.0

49.1-66.3

17.8

11.6-26.2

10.9

6.6-17.5

12.8

8.2-19.6

0.5

0.1- 2.1

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#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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