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2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Oral Health--MALE 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 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
RACE
White 1,790 1,276 70.8 67.4-73.9 193 10.7 8.5-13.4 126 7.2 5.7- 9.1 170 9.9 8.0-12.1 25 1.4 0.9- 2.4
African American 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
Asian 35 22 53.5 28.1-77.2 4 21.3 4.6-60.5 1 1.1 0.1- 7.6 6 20.2 6.3-48.9 2 3.9 0.6-20.3
Native American 60 33 36.3 20.1-56.3 10 25.6 10.9-49.3 9 17.7 7.2-37.3 4 9.5 2.3-32.1 4 10.9 3.4-30.3
Other Minorities 143 63 41.9 29.9-55.1 17 11.1 4.4-25.5 27 19.4 11.6-30.6 26 21.2 13.3-32.0 10 6.4 3.0-13.0
HISPANIC
Hispanic 147 58 41.8 29.5-55.2 23 16.6 8.1-31.1 23 15.7 8.9-26.2 29 19.8 12.3-30.3 14 6.1 3.0-12.1
-English Speaking 50 27 59.5 40.3-76.2 9 22.2 9.6-43.4 6 9.1 3.5-21.8 6 7.4 2.6-19.0 2 1.8 0.3- 9.0
-Spanish Speaking 97 31 36.7 22.6-53.7 14 15.0 5.6-34.3 17 17.6 9.2-30.9 23 23.3 13.8-36.6 12 7.3 3.4-15.1
Non-Hispanic 2,217 1,523 67.8 64.7-70.7 250 11.0 9.1-13.4 180 9.0 7.4-11.0 221 10.1 8.4-12.1 43 2.1 1.4- 3.1
AGE
18-24 185 124 66.0 55.0-75.4 23 16.1 9.1-26.8 18 8.7 4.7-15.6 15 8.4 4.3-15.8 5 0.8 0.3- 2.1
25-34 446 273 60.6 53.8-67.0 59 11.5 7.6-17.2 54 15.1 10.6-20.9 48 10.3 7.1-14.7 12 2.5 1.2- 5.1
35-44 550 355 66.0 60.0-71.4 75 10.9 7.6-15.3 45 8.2 5.5-12.0 65 13.6 9.8-18.5 10 1.4 0.6- 3.1
45-54 503 343 66.3 59.9-72.2 57 9.8 6.5-14.4 46 10.1 6.9-14.6 45 9.6 6.3-14.4 12 4.2 2.0- 8.6
55-64 321 217 66.1 58.6-72.9 35 13.1 8.4-19.7 24 5.8 3.4- 9.9 37 12.4 8.2-18.3 8 2.6 1.1- 5.7
65-74 214 159 68.4 58.4-77.0 16 9.1 4.7-17.0 10 8.3 3.7-17.5 23 11.2 6.4-18.8 6 2.9 1.0- 8.6
75+ 129 100 75.1 63.6-84.0 6 3.2 1.2- 8.5 3 1.0 0.2- 4.5 16 13.5 7.3-23.6 4 7.2 2.7-17.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 327 123 40.4 32.1-49.3 40 10.0 5.4-17.7 50 16.6 11.3-23.7 85 26.0 19.6-33.6 29 7.0 4.3-11.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 704 444 62.3 56.8-67.5 86 12.4 8.8-17.2 68 9.7 7.1-13.2 88 13.2 9.9-17.4 18 2.4 1.3- 4.4
Some Post-H.S. 499 344 69.6 62.8-75.5 67 15.0 10.4-21.1 40 8.6 5.4-13.4 43 6.4 4.3- 9.3 5 0.4 0.1- 1.3
College Graduate 833 670 79.7 75.2-83.5 80 8.9 6.5-12.1 44 6.2 4.1- 9.4 34 3.7 2.3- 5.9 5 1.5 0.6- 4.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 163 63 44.1 31.9-57.1 23 10.1 5.1-18.7 31 23.6 14.4-36.2 30 16.1 9.6-25.8 16 6.2 3.4-11.1
$15,000- 24,999 345 158 48.7 40.4-57.0 56 15.9 10.2-23.8 44 12.0 7.8-17.8 71 18.5 13.4-24.8 16 5.0 2.7- 9.2
$25,000- 34,999 307 192 62.4 53.9-70.2 44 12.9 8.2-19.7 30 11.2 6.8-17.7 37 12.7 8.2-19.1 4 0.8 0.2- 3.3
$35,000- 49,999 373 265 69.1 61.3-75.9 41 10.2 5.9-17.3 28 9.0 5.3-15.0 34 9.2 6.0-14.1 5 2.4 0.8- 7.0
$50,000-74,999 282 214 69.7 60.3-77.7 31 12.9 7.6-21.2 23 10.8 6.2-18.2 12 5.1 2.2-11.2 2 1.4 0.3- 6.8
$75,000+ 430 368 86.1 81.3-89.8 28 5.9 3.6- 9.5 18 4.4 2.5- 7.6 14 2.7 1.3- 5.2 2 1.0 0.2- 3.8
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe 137 94 66.1 56.5-74.6 19 15.3 9.3-24.2 7 5.1 2.3-10.9 13 9.3 5.2-16.1 4 4.2 1.5-11.0
Forsyth 165 119 72.1 63.7-79.2 20 11.5 7.1-18.0 7 5.5 2.5-11.6 17 9.5 5.5-15.8 2 1.4 0.4- 5.7
Guilford 143 102 68.0 58.1-76.5 14 9.0 4.9-15.8 9 10.1 5.2-18.9 12 8.5 4.3-16.0 6 4.4 1.5-11.8
Henderson/Transylvania 174 123 66.9 57.9-74.8 23 11.4 7.2-17.5 14 9.7 5.6-16.2 13 11.5 6.1-20.6 1 0.5 0.1- 3.5
Mecklenburg 148 111 67.3 56.3-76.7 12 13.0 6.3-24.8 12 7.9 4.2-14.4 10 9.5 4.8-18.0 3 2.3 0.6- 8.0
Orange 179 119 66.0 57.7-73.4 23 14.2 9.1-21.4 17 8.8 5.3-14.3 18 9.3 5.6-15.0 2 1.8 0.4- 8.4
Pitt 146 93 59.3 50.6-67.4 22 16.9 11.9-23.3 15 12.2 7.0-20.4 13 9.4 5.4-16.0 3 2.2 0.7- 6.7
Randolph 152 99 64.4 54.6-73.2 21 11.2 6.9-17.5 13 8.9 4.8-15.9 17 14.8 8.1-25.4 2 0.7 0.2- 3.0
Robeson 156 83 47.8 37.9-57.8 23 15.6 8.5-26.8 22 15.9 9.6-25.3 19 13.8 7.8-23.1 9 6.9 3.5-13.5
Wake 181 132 69.4 60.5-77.0 15 5.7 3.2-10.0 17 14.9 8.9-23.8 13 6.6 3.6-11.6 4 3.4 1.1-10.0
Western NC 249 154 61.7 54.4-68.4 19 7.6 4.7-12.2 26 10.3 6.7-15.4 44 18.1 13.1-24.4 6 2.4 1.0- 5.6
Piedmont NC 288 192 67.8 60.8-74.0 30 10.0 6.6-15.0 23 8.5 5.3-13.4 36 11.9 8.1-17.1 7 1.8 0.7- 4.3
Eastern NC 250 163 62.3 54.7-69.3 32 16.0 10.7-23.4 21 9.1 5.7-14.3 26 10.0 6.5-15.1 8 2.5 1.2- 5.1

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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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