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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 | 6,046 | 4,280 | 68.3 | 66.4-70.2 | 657 | 11.4 | 10.1-12.8 | 416 | 7.9 | 6.8- 9.0 | 556 | 10.0 | 8.8-11.2 | 137 | 2.5 | 1.9- 3.1 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
| Male | 2,368 | 1,584 | 65.4 | 62.3-68.3 | 273 | 11.5 | 9.5-13.9 | 203 | 9.6 | 7.9-11.6 | 251 | 11.0 | 9.3-13.0 | 57 | 2.5 | 1.7- 3.5 |
| Female | 3,678 | 2,696 | 71.1 | 68.7-73.4 | 384 | 11.3 | 9.8-13.0 | 213 | 6.2 | 5.1- 7.6 | 305 | 8.9 | 7.5-10.6 | 80 | 2.5 | 1.8- 3.4 |
| RACE | ||||||||||||||||
| White | 4,578 | 3,445 | 73.2 | 71.1-75.2 | 453 | 10.4 | 9.0-11.9 | 268 | 6.4 | 5.3- 7.6 | 347 | 8.6 | 7.4-10.0 | 65 | 1.4 | 1.0- 2.0 |
| African American | 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 |
| Asian | 76 | 52 | 62.1 | 44.6-77.0 | 10 | 15.7 | 5.8-36.3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.1- 3.3 | 10 | 18.3 | 8.4-35.5 | 3 | 3.3 | 0.9-11.9 |
| Native American | 165 | 94 | 47.2 | 34.5-60.4 | 23 | 17.7 | 8.5-33.0 | 19 | 15.7 | 8.3-27.6 | 22 | 12.4 | 5.9-24.1 | 7 | 7.1 | 2.5-18.5 |
| Other Minorities | 248 | 112 | 43.4 | 34.0-53.2 | 33 | 13.6 | 7.5-23.3 | 38 | 15.6 | 10.0-23.5 | 47 | 20.2 | 13.9-28.3 | 18 | 7.3 | 4.0-13.1 |
| HISPANIC | ||||||||||||||||
| Hispanic | 277 | 125 | 43.8 | 34.6-53.5 | 39 | 16.6 | 9.9-26.5 | 35 | 14.1 | 8.8-21.9 | 55 | 18.1 | 12.6-25.4 | 23 | 7.4 | 4.1-12.8 |
| -English Speaking | 116 | 76 | 69.0 | 56.2-79.4 | 10 | 11.9 | 5.1-25.2 | 10 | 6.3 | 2.9-13.1 | 17 | 10.5 | 5.4-19.4 | 3 | 2.4 | 0.6- 9.0 |
| -Spanish Speaking | 161 | 49 | 34.5 | 23.6-47.5 | 29 | 18.3 | 9.9-31.4 | 25 | 17.0 | 10.0-27.4 | 38 | 20.9 | 13.7-30.6 | 20 | 9.2 | 4.9-16.5 |
| Non-Hispanic | 5,759 | 4,146 | 70.1 | 68.2-71.9 | 618 | 11.0 | 9.8-12.4 | 381 | 7.4 | 6.4- 8.6 | 500 | 9.3 | 8.2-10.6 | 114 | 2.1 | 1.6- 2.7 |
| AGE | ||||||||||||||||
| 18-24 | 477 | 328 | 66.4 | 59.3-72.8 | 64 | 14.5 | 10.0-20.8 | 38 | 8.2 | 5.3-12.6 | 37 | 9.2 | 5.8-14.1 | 10 | 1.6 | 0.7- 3.8 |
| 25-34 | 1,128 | 768 | 65.0 | 60.6-69.1 | 141 | 12.4 | 9.6-15.8 | 94 | 11.1 | 8.3-14.6 | 104 | 9.1 | 7.0-11.7 | 21 | 2.5 | 1.5- 4.3 |
| 35-44 | 1,287 | 889 | 67.5 | 63.6-71.2 | 167 | 12.4 | 9.9-15.3 | 102 | 8.0 | 6.1-10.4 | 116 | 10.9 | 8.4-14.0 | 13 | 1.2 | 0.6- 2.3 |
| 45-54 | 1,254 | 923 | 71.1 | 67.1-74.8 | 111 | 8.1 | 6.0-10.7 | 92 | 8.0 | 6.1-10.6 | 105 | 9.7 | 7.4-12.6 | 23 | 3.1 | 1.7- 5.4 |
| 55-64 | 824 | 595 | 71.4 | 66.7-75.7 | 82 | 10.9 | 8.1-14.6 | 46 | 4.5 | 3.1- 6.7 | 76 | 10.5 | 7.6-14.1 | 25 | 2.7 | 1.5- 4.7 |
| 65-74 | 591 | 439 | 71.4 | 65.5-76.6 | 46 | 8.6 | 5.7-12.8 | 25 | 5.6 | 3.1- 9.8 | 62 | 11.0 | 7.8-15.3 | 19 | 3.4 | 1.8- 6.5 |
| 75+ | 429 | 301 | 69.6 | 62.9-75.5 | 40 | 9.3 | 5.7-14.6 | 15 | 3.4 | 1.7- 6.5 | 49 | 10.6 | 7.2-15.3 | 24 | 7.3 | 4.3-11.9 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 751 | 329 | 45.5 | 39.7-51.4 | 89 | 10.8 | 7.4-15.4 | 87 | 13.5 | 10.0-18.2 | 176 | 22.8 | 18.3-28.0 | 70 | 7.4 | 5.2-10.4 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 1,778 | 1,177 | 64.4 | 60.9-67.8 | 203 | 11.9 | 9.6-14.6 | 147 | 8.6 | 6.9-10.7 | 207 | 12.4 | 10.3-15.0 | 44 | 2.7 | 1.8- 3.9 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 1,470 | 1,076 | 72.4 | 68.6-75.9 | 180 | 13.4 | 10.7-16.6 | 96 | 7.2 | 5.3- 9.6 | 108 | 6.5 | 5.0- 8.5 | 10 | 0.5 | 0.2- 1.3 |
| College Graduate | 2,033 | 1,691 | 81.6 | 78.8-84.1 | 182 | 9.3 | 7.5-11.4 | 85 | 4.6 | 3.3- 6.3 | 63 | 3.3 | 2.3- 4.7 | 12 | 1.2 | 0.6- 2.5 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 522 | 225 | 41.1 | 34.3-48.3 | 89 | 17.2 | 12.5-23.2 | 70 | 17.5 | 12.6-23.7 | 96 | 16.8 | 12.2-22.6 | 42 | 7.4 | 4.7-11.6 |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 926 | 511 | 53.6 | 48.3-58.9 | 136 | 15.6 | 11.9-20.3 | 105 | 10.5 | 7.9-13.8 | 144 | 16.1 | 12.7-20.2 | 30 | 4.1 | 2.5- 6.6 |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 754 | 527 | 69.7 | 64.5-74.4 | 95 | 11.8 | 8.8-15.7 | 54 | 7.6 | 5.2-11.0 | 68 | 9.5 | 6.8-13.0 | 10 | 1.4 | 0.6- 3.2 |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 855 | 657 | 74.2 | 69.3-78.6 | 84 | 10.5 | 7.5-14.6 | 52 | 7.0 | 4.6-10.4 | 57 | 7.0 | 4.9- 9.8 | 5 | 1.3 | 0.4- 3.8 |
| $50,000-74,999 | 730 | 612 | 78.7 | 73.2-83.3 | 56 | 8.7 | 5.7-13.0 | 36 | 6.6 | 4.1-10.5 | 24 | 5.3 | 3.1- 9.0 | 2 | 0.7 | 0.1- 3.4 |
| $75,000+ | 868 | 767 | 87.3 | 83.9-90.1 | 44 | 5.4 | 3.7- 7.8 | 31 | 4.0 | 2.5- 6.5 | 23 | 2.7 | 1.6- 4.6 | 3 | 0.6 | 0.2- 2.2 |
| COUNTY/REGION** | ||||||||||||||||
| Buncombe | 362 | 257 | 69.8 | 64.0-75.1 | 43 | 12.9 | 9.2-17.8 | 23 | 5.6 | 3.5- 8.8 | 31 | 8.9 | 6.1-12.8 | 8 | 2.7 | 1.2- 5.9 |
| Forsyth | 434 | 340 | 78.9 | 74.1-83.1 | 41 | 9.2 | 6.5-12.8 | 19 | 4.7 | 2.8- 7.7 | 31 | 6.4 | 4.2- 9.7 | 3 | 0.8 | 0.2- 2.8 |
| Guilford | 387 | 283 | 69.4 | 62.8-75.2 | 39 | 9.4 | 6.5-13.3 | 31 | 11.3 | 7.1-17.4 | 26 | 7.5 | 4.6-11.9 | 8 | 2.5 | 1.0- 6.2 |
| Henderson/Transylvania | 419 | 303 | 68.0 | 61.1-74.2 | 50 | 10.7 | 7.8-14.4 | 25 | 7.3 | 4.7-11.2 | 36 | 10.4 | 6.9-15.5 | 5 | 3.5 | 0.7-15.6 |
| Mecklenburg | 413 | 316 | 69.6 | 63.3-75.2 | 35 | 10.8 | 6.7-16.9 | 26 | 7.2 | 4.7-10.9 | 28 | 9.1 | 5.8-14.0 | 8 | 3.4 | 1.5- 7.5 |
| Orange | 430 | 319 | 68.7 | 59.8-76.4 | 46 | 11.6 | 8.0-16.7 | 29 | 11.5 | 5.1-24.1 | 29 | 6.5 | 4.3- 9.7 | 7 | 1.7 | 0.6- 4.2 |
| Pitt | 386 | 262 | 64.7 | 58.7-70.3 | 47 | 13.7 | 10.3-18.0 | 24 | 8.0 | 5.0-12.4 | 43 | 11.4 | 8.2-15.6 | 10 | 2.2 | 1.1- 4.5 |
| Randolph | 358 | 248 | 68.8 | 61.6-75.2 | 43 | 10.5 | 7.5-14.6 | 33 | 9.3 | 6.3-13.5 | 30 | 10.4 | 6.2-17.0 | 4 | 0.9 | 0.3- 2.5 |
| Robeson | 384 | 229 | 55.9 | 49.2-62.4 | 51 | 13.9 | 9.4-20.2 | 33 | 11.5 | 7.6-17.1 | 54 | 13.6 | 9.6-18.8 | 17 | 5.0 | 2.9- 8.7 |
| Wake | 415 | 324 | 75.5 | 69.7-80.5 | 36 | 7.4 | 5.0-10.6 | 27 | 9.7 | 6.1-14.9 | 22 | 4.9 | 3.0- 7.9 | 6 | 2.5 | 1.0- 6.4 |
| Western NC | 568 | 377 | 66.3 | 61.5-70.8 | 51 | 9.0 | 6.5-12.4 | 49 | 8.5 | 6.2-11.6 | 74 | 13.8 | 10.7-17.7 | 17 | 2.3 | 1.3- 4.1 |
| Piedmont NC | 787 | 555 | 68.3 | 64.1-72.3 | 85 | 11.6 | 9.1-14.7 | 44 | 6.6 | 4.7- 9.3 | 82 | 11.1 | 8.6-14.3 | 21 | 2.3 | 1.4- 3.7 |
| Eastern NC | 703 | 467 | 65.2 | 60.7-69.5 | 90 | 13.9 | 10.8-17.8 | 53 | 8.1 | 5.9-10.9 | 70 | 10.2 | 7.8-13.3 | 23 | 2.5 | 1.6- 4.0 |
* 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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