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2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Oral Health--FEMALE 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
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 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 2,788 2,169 75.6 72.9-78.0 260 10.0 8.4-11.9 142 5.5 4.3- 7.2 177 7.4 5.9- 9.3 40 1.5 1.0- 2.2
African American 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
Asian 41 30 68.8 47.5-84.3 6 11.4 4.1-27.9 0 0.0 . - . 4 16.9 5.6-40.9 1 2.9 0.4-18.3
Native American 105 61 61.8 46.9-74.8 13 7.1 3.7-13.2 10 12.9 5.8-26.5 18 16.3 7.9-30.4 3 1.9 0.5- 7.3
Other Minorities 105 49 46.0 32.7-59.9 16 18.2 9.0-33.4 11 8.4 3.5-18.9 21 18.2 9.6-31.8 8 9.1 3.3-22.9
HISPANIC
Hispanic 130 67 47.4 35.0-60.1 16 16.6 8.3-30.3 12 11.3 4.6-25.3 26 15.2 8.8-24.8 9 9.6 3.8-22.1
-English Speaking 66 49 79.6 63.7-89.6 1 0.3 0.0- 2.1 4 3.0 0.9- 9.9 11 13.9 5.9-29.7 1 3.2 0.4-19.2
-Spanish Speaking 64 18 29.9 16.5-47.8 15 25.4 12.8-44.2 8 15.8 5.9-35.9 15 15.8 7.9-29.2 8 13.1 4.7-31.3
Non-Hispanic 3,542 2,623 72.2 69.9-74.5 368 11.0 9.5-12.7 201 6.0 4.9- 7.3 279 8.6 7.2-10.4 71 2.1 1.5- 3.0
AGE
18-24 292 204 66.9 57.9-74.8 41 12.9 8.2-19.8 20 7.7 4.1-14.0 22 10.0 5.4-17.8 5 2.5 0.8- 7.4
25-34 682 495 69.5 64.1-74.5 82 13.2 9.8-17.6 40 6.9 4.3-10.9 56 7.8 5.4-11.0 9 2.5 1.1- 5.6
35-44 737 534 69.1 63.7-74.0 92 13.9 10.5-18.1 57 7.9 5.4-11.2 51 8.2 5.3-12.6 3 0.9 0.3- 3.1
45-54 751 580 75.8 71.0-80.1 54 6.4 4.3- 9.5 46 6.0 4.1- 8.9 60 9.7 6.9-13.6 11 2.0 0.8- 4.7
55-64 503 378 76.6 70.8-81.6 47 8.8 6.0-12.7 22 3.3 1.9- 5.6 39 8.6 5.3-13.6 17 2.7 1.2- 6.2
65-74 377 280 73.1 65.6-79.4 30 8.4 4.9-13.8 15 4.0 1.7- 9.0 39 10.9 6.9-16.7 13 3.7 1.7- 8.2
75+ 300 201 66.2 57.9-73.6 34 12.9 7.7-20.9 12 4.8 2.3- 9.7 33 8.8 5.4-14.1 20 7.3 4.1-12.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 424 206 51.7 43.8-59.5 49 11.7 7.6-17.7 37 9.8 5.8-16.2 91 18.8 13.0-26.4 41 7.9 4.7-12.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,074 733 66.4 62.0-70.5 117 11.4 8.8-14.6 79 7.6 5.5-10.4 119 11.8 9.1-15.1 26 2.9 1.7- 4.8
Some Post-H.S. 971 732 74.6 70.1-78.6 113 12.1 9.2-15.7 56 6.1 4.2- 8.7 65 6.6 4.6- 9.5 5 0.6 0.2- 2.0
College Graduate 1,200 1,021 83.6 80.1-86.6 102 9.7 7.4-12.7 41 2.9 1.9- 4.4 29 2.9 1.7- 5.0 7 0.9 0.3- 2.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 359 162 39.1 31.7-47.1 66 22.1 15.5-30.5 39 13.3 8.8-19.7 66 17.3 11.5-25.0 26 8.3 4.4-15.0
$15,000- 24,999 581 353 58.4 51.7-64.8 80 15.4 11.1-21.1 61 9.1 6.4-12.8 73 13.8 9.6-19.6 14 3.2 1.5- 6.8
$25,000- 34,999 447 335 76.1 70.0-81.2 51 10.9 7.5-15.6 24 4.5 2.6- 7.7 31 6.6 4.1-10.6 6 1.9 0.7- 5.2
$35,000- 49,999 482 392 80.0 74.4-84.7 43 10.8 7.3-15.7 24 4.7 2.6- 8.3 23 4.5 2.6- 7.7 0 0.0 . - .
$50,000-74,999 448 398 87.3 81.6-91.3 25 4.6 2.7- 7.8 13 2.6 1.2- 5.5 12 5.6 2.7-11.1 0 0.0 . - .
$75,000+ 438 399 89.0 83.6-92.8 16 4.7 2.6- 8.3 13 3.5 1.4- 8.3 9 2.8 1.2- 6.5 1 0.1 0.0- 0.4
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe 225 163 73.2 66.1-79.2 24 10.8 6.9-16.4 16 6.1 3.5-10.4 18 8.5 5.2-13.6 4 1.4 0.5- 4.2
Forsyth 269 221 85.4 80.5-89.3 21 7.0 4.3-11.1 12 3.9 2.1- 7.0 14 3.5 2.0- 6.0 1 0.2 0.0- 1.4
Guilford 244 181 70.7 61.8-78.2 25 9.8 6.3-14.9 22 12.4 6.6-22.2 14 6.5 3.1-12.8 2 0.6 0.1- 2.9
Henderson/Transylvania 245 180 69.3 58.3-78.5 27 9.9 6.5-14.8 11 4.7 2.3- 9.4 23 9.3 5.8-14.6 4 6.8 1.3-29.5
Mecklenburg 265 205 71.9 64.3-78.4 23 8.6 5.5-13.1 14 6.4 3.6-11.2 18 8.7 5.0-14.7 5 4.4 1.5-12.2
Orange 251 200 71.1 54.8-83.2 23 9.5 5.0-17.2 12 13.8 4.0-38.3 11 4.1 2.1- 7.9 5 1.6 0.6- 4.1
Pitt 240 169 70.0 61.9-77.0 25 10.6 6.4-17.0 9 3.8 1.9- 7.6 30 13.3 8.9-19.5 7 2.3 0.9- 5.4
Randolph 206 149 73.4 63.1-81.6 22 9.9 6.1-15.6 20 9.7 5.9-15.6 13 5.9 2.4-13.9 2 1.1 0.3- 4.4
Robeson 228 146 65.3 57.9-72.0 28 12.1 8.1-17.5 11 6.4 3.2-12.5 35 13.4 9.4-18.7 8 2.9 1.2- 6.4
Wake 234 192 82.7 76.0-87.8 21 9.2 5.6-14.9 10 3.6 1.8- 6.9 9 3.0 1.4- 6.4 2 1.5 0.3- 8.4
Western NC 319 223 72.3 66.3-77.6 32 10.7 6.9-16.3 23 6.3 4.1- 9.6 30 8.4 5.8-12.1 11 2.3 1.2- 4.4
Piedmont NC 499 363 68.8 63.5-73.7 55 13.0 9.8-17.2 21 4.9 3.0- 8.2 46 10.5 7.4-14.6 14 2.7 1.5- 4.8
Eastern NC 453 304 67.7 62.3-72.7 58 12.2 9.0-16.3 32 7.2 4.8-10.7 44 10.4 7.2-14.7 15 2.5 1.3- 4.7

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* 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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