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--MALE Respondents Only

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	Total Respond.#	1-12 months	1-2 years	2-5 years	5 or more years	Never
TOTAL	2,589	1,742	65.5	62.5-68.3	295	11.8	9.9-13.9	210	7.8	6.4- 9.5	327	14.4	12.3-16.8	15	0.6	0.3- 1.1
RACE
White	1,954	1,398	71.1	67.9-74.2	199	10.6	8.6-13.0	136	6.3	4.9- 8.0	216	11.7	9.6-14.2	5	0.3	0.1- 0.8
African American	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
Asian	35	21	52.8	27.7-76.6	6	22.8	5.5-60.2	1	0.8	0.1- 5.7	6	23.2	8.1-50.9	1	0.4	0.1- 3.0
Native American	72	40	39.8	23.8-58.3	9	21.1	8.2-44.3	5	5.7	1.8-16.7	16	25.0	12.2-44.4	2	8.4	2.1-27.9
Other Minorities	144	63	39.0	27.4-51.9	22	10.8	6.1-18.4	27	17.0	9.8-27.8	28	30.3	19.4-44.0	4	2.9	0.9- 8.6
HISPANIC
Hispanic	155	63	42.3	30.2-55.4	20	8.1	4.2-14.9	32	17.6	10.6-27.7	36	29.9	19.4-43.1	4	2.1	0.6- 7.3
-English Speaking	56	29	56.4	38.1-73.1	9	18.2	7.2-38.9	10	14.6	6.8-28.6	8	10.8	4.3-24.7	0	0.0	. - .
-Spanish Speaking	99	34	38.1	24.0-54.7	11	5.1	2.2-11.3	22	18.5	10.1-31.3	28	35.5	22.3-51.4	4	2.7	0.7- 9.5
Non-Hispanic	2,429	1,676	67.7	64.8-70.6	275	12.1	10.2-14.4	178	6.9	5.5- 8.5	289	12.8	10.8-15.1	11	0.5	0.2- 1.0
AGE
18-24	185	125	67.4	56.5-76.7	26	13.6	7.8-22.8	17	7.6	4.0-14.1	16	11.3	5.7-21.1	1	0.1	0.0- 0.6
25-34	446	280	63.2	56.5-69.5	67	13.5	9.4-18.9	46	10.1	6.6-15.1	48	12.2	8.3-17.5	5	1.1	0.3- 3.3
35-44	559	388	70.8	65.0-76.0	67	9.8	6.7-14.1	53	8.9	6.1-12.9	49	10.2	7.0-14.7	2	0.3	0.1- 2.0
45-54	531	382	67.8	61.2-73.7	54	11.1	7.6-16.1	39	7.9	5.0-12.2	56	13.2	9.0-19.0	0	0.0	. - .
55-64	369	243	63.4	56.0-70.2	41	13.6	9.1-19.9	29	5.4	3.2- 8.8	55	17.1	11.9-23.9	1	0.5	0.1- 3.5
65-74	293	188	57.8	49.3-65.8	25	10.8	6.3-17.7	17	6.2	3.1-12.2	60	24.0	17.4-32.0	3	1.3	0.3- 5.9
75+	184	120	54.2	41.9-66.1	14	7.6	3.7-15.0	7	2.9	1.2- 7.0	40	32.2	20.6-46.6	3	3.0	1.0- 9.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	437	164	40.0	32.8-47.5	57	10.7	7.2-15.6	63	12.8	9.0-17.8	145	34.7	28.1-42.0	8	1.9	0.8- 4.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	768	499	63.4	58.0-68.5	90	13.3	9.9-17.5	72	8.0	5.8-11.1	104	14.9	11.2-19.6	3	0.4	0.1- 1.5
Some Post-H.S.	529	371	70.2	63.5-76.2	74	14.8	10.3-20.6	38	7.1	4.2-11.5	44	7.9	5.0-12.3	2	0.1	0.0- 0.2
College Graduate	849	704	82.1	77.7-85.7	74	8.4	5.9-11.7	36	4.5	2.7- 7.4	33	4.6	2.9- 7.3	2	0.5	0.1- 1.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	207	78	36.6	26.5-48.1	26	10.4	5.8-17.8	36	20.4	12.7-31.3	64	31.8	21.5-44.4	3	0.7	0.2- 2.5
$15,000- 24,999	405	205	52.3	44.7-59.8	67	15.8	10.9-22.3	42	8.2	5.2-12.7	87	22.4	17.0-28.8	4	1.4	0.4- 4.3
$25,000- 34,999	323	220	67.1	58.9-74.4	46	15.7	10.4-23.1	29	9.1	5.3-15.1	26	7.5	4.5-12.0	2	0.6	0.1- 3.5
$35,000- 49,999	397	279	66.8	59.1-73.7	49	14.2	9.2-21.2	32	5.5	3.3- 9.0	37	13.5	8.7-20.2	0	0.0	. - .
$50,000-74,999	291	230	74.1	65.1-81.5	25	10.8	6.0-18.7	22	11.2	6.5-18.7	14	3.8	1.7- 8.3	0	0.0	. - .
$75,000+	433	381	88.2	83.3-91.8	23	5.1	2.8- 9.1	14	3.0	1.6- 5.7	15	3.6	1.8- 7.2	0	0.0	. - .
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	159	105	62.6	53.3-71.0	19	14.2	8.7-22.3	9	5.8	2.8-11.7	25	16.2	10.4-24.6	1	1.2	0.2- 7.8
Forsyth	176	127	73.6	65.8-80.2	18	10.3	6.3-16.4	12	6.8	3.6-12.4	19	9.3	5.6-15.0	0	0.0	. - .
Guilford	150	109	68.9	59.3-77.1	15	10.7	6.1-18.1	11	9.4	5.0-17.0	14	10.7	5.7-19.2	1	0.3	0.0- 2.0
Henderson/Transylvania	190	139	71.3	62.8-78.5	22	11.5	7.2-18.0	13	7.7	4.2-13.7	16	9.5	5.0-17.2	0	0.0	. - .
Mecklenburg	160	118	67.3	56.7-76.4	12	12.2	5.9-23.6	9	5.2	2.4-10.9	19	13.3	7.9-21.4	2	2.0	0.5- 7.8
Orange	182	125	69.7	61.8-76.6	23	14.1	9.0-21.3	18	7.8	4.7-12.6	15	8.0	4.6-13.5	1	0.4	0.1- 2.6
Pitt	156	103	64.0	55.9-71.5	25	18.1	13.0-24.6	14	9.0	5.2-15.1	13	8.4	4.7-14.5	1	0.5	0.1- 3.5
Randolph	172	111	63.2	53.9-71.5	20	10.3	6.3-16.3	18	11.6	7.0-18.7	23	15.0	8.8-24.4	0	0.0	. - .
Robeson	175	103	52.9	43.2-62.4	18	11.3	5.4-22.2	25	17.3	10.7-26.7	26	16.9	10.9-25.3	3	1.6	0.5- 5.0
Wake	184	134	69.0	60.2-76.7	21	10.1	6.3-15.9	14	11.4	6.2-20.1	13	8.2	4.3-14.8	2	1.3	0.3- 5.0
Western NC	280	178	64.8	58.2-71.0	25	8.1	5.2-12.4	23	8.3	5.2-13.0	53	18.3	13.8-23.9	1	0.5	0.1- 3.2
Piedmont NC	322	213	66.9	60.0-73.1	33	9.4	6.2-13.9	26	6.7	4.2-10.4	49	17.0	12.0-23.4	1	0.1	0.0- 1.0
Eastern NC	283	177	61.3	54.2-67.9	44	16.2	11.5-22.2	18	7.3	4.4-11.9	42	14.7	10.3-20.6	2	0.6	0.1- 2.3

Total
Respond.#

1-12 months

1-2 years

2-5 years

5 or more years

Never

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

2,589

1,742

65.5

62.5-68.3

295

11.8

9.9-13.9

210

7.8

6.4- 9.5

327

14.4

12.3-16.8

0.6

0.3- 1.1

RACE

White

1,954

1,398

71.1

67.9-74.2

199

10.6

8.6-13.0

136

6.3

4.9- 8.0

216

11.7

9.6-14.2

0.3

0.1- 0.8

African American

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

Asian

52.8

27.7-76.6

22.8

5.5-60.2

0.8

0.1- 5.7

23.2

8.1-50.9

0.4

0.1- 3.0

Native American

39.8

23.8-58.3

21.1

8.2-44.3

5.7

1.8-16.7

25.0

12.2-44.4

8.4

2.1-27.9

Other Minorities

144

39.0

27.4-51.9

10.8

6.1-18.4

17.0

9.8-27.8

30.3

19.4-44.0

2.9

0.9- 8.6

HISPANIC

Hispanic

155

42.3

30.2-55.4

8.1

4.2-14.9

17.6

10.6-27.7

29.9

19.4-43.1

2.1

0.6- 7.3

-English Speaking

56.4

38.1-73.1

18.2

7.2-38.9

14.6

6.8-28.6

10.8

4.3-24.7

0.0

. - .

-Spanish Speaking

38.1

24.0-54.7

5.1

2.2-11.3

18.5

10.1-31.3

35.5

22.3-51.4

2.7

0.7- 9.5

Non-Hispanic

2,429

1,676

67.7

64.8-70.6

275

12.1

10.2-14.4

178

6.9

5.5- 8.5

289

12.8

10.8-15.1

0.5

0.2- 1.0

AGE

18-24

185

125

67.4

56.5-76.7

13.6

7.8-22.8

7.6

4.0-14.1

11.3

5.7-21.1

0.1

0.0- 0.6

25-34

446

280

63.2

56.5-69.5

13.5

9.4-18.9

10.1

6.6-15.1

12.2

8.3-17.5

1.1

0.3- 3.3

35-44

559

388

70.8

65.0-76.0

9.8

6.7-14.1

8.9

6.1-12.9

10.2

7.0-14.7

0.3

0.1- 2.0

45-54

531

382

67.8

61.2-73.7

11.1

7.6-16.1

7.9

5.0-12.2

13.2

9.0-19.0

0.0

. - .

55-64

369

243

63.4

56.0-70.2

13.6

9.1-19.9

5.4

3.2- 8.8

17.1

11.9-23.9

0.5

0.1- 3.5

65-74

293

188

57.8

49.3-65.8

10.8

6.3-17.7

6.2

3.1-12.2

24.0

17.4-32.0

1.3

0.3- 5.9

75+

184

120

54.2

41.9-66.1

7.6

3.7-15.0

2.9

1.2- 7.0

32.2

20.6-46.6

3.0

1.0- 9.2

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

437

164

40.0

32.8-47.5

10.7

7.2-15.6

12.8

9.0-17.8

145

34.7

28.1-42.0

1.9

0.8- 4.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

768

499

63.4

58.0-68.5

13.3

9.9-17.5

8.0

5.8-11.1

104

14.9

11.2-19.6

0.4

0.1- 1.5

Some Post-H.S.

529

371

70.2

63.5-76.2

14.8

10.3-20.6

7.1

4.2-11.5

7.9

5.0-12.3

0.1

0.0- 0.2

College Graduate

849

704

82.1

77.7-85.7

8.4

5.9-11.7

4.5

2.7- 7.4

4.6

2.9- 7.3

0.5

0.1- 1.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

207

36.6

26.5-48.1

10.4

5.8-17.8

20.4

12.7-31.3

31.8

21.5-44.4

0.7

0.2- 2.5

$15,000- 24,999

405

205

52.3

44.7-59.8

15.8

10.9-22.3

8.2

5.2-12.7

22.4

17.0-28.8

1.4

0.4- 4.3

$25,000- 34,999

323

220

67.1

58.9-74.4

15.7

10.4-23.1

9.1

5.3-15.1

7.5

4.5-12.0

0.6

0.1- 3.5

$35,000- 49,999

397

279

66.8

59.1-73.7

14.2

9.2-21.2

5.5

3.3- 9.0

13.5

8.7-20.2

0.0

. - .

$50,000-74,999

291

230

74.1

65.1-81.5

10.8

6.0-18.7

11.2

6.5-18.7

3.8

1.7- 8.3

0.0

. - .

$75,000+

433

381

88.2

83.3-91.8

5.1

2.8- 9.1

3.0

1.6- 5.7

3.6

1.8- 7.2

0.0

. - .

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

159

105

62.6

53.3-71.0

14.2

8.7-22.3

5.8

2.8-11.7

16.2

10.4-24.6

1.2

0.2- 7.8

Forsyth

176

127

73.6

65.8-80.2

10.3

6.3-16.4

6.8

3.6-12.4

9.3

5.6-15.0

0.0

. - .

Guilford

150

109

68.9

59.3-77.1

10.7

6.1-18.1

9.4

5.0-17.0

10.7

5.7-19.2

0.3

0.0- 2.0

Henderson/Transylvania

190

139

71.3

62.8-78.5

11.5

7.2-18.0

7.7

4.2-13.7

9.5

5.0-17.2

0.0

. - .

Mecklenburg

160

118

67.3

56.7-76.4

12.2

5.9-23.6

5.2

2.4-10.9

13.3

7.9-21.4

2.0

0.5- 7.8

Orange

182

125

69.7

61.8-76.6

14.1

9.0-21.3

7.8

4.7-12.6

8.0

4.6-13.5

0.4

0.1- 2.6

Pitt

156

103

64.0

55.9-71.5

18.1

13.0-24.6

9.0

5.2-15.1

8.4

4.7-14.5

0.5

0.1- 3.5

Randolph

172

111

63.2

53.9-71.5

10.3

6.3-16.3

11.6

7.0-18.7

15.0

8.8-24.4

0.0

. - .

Robeson

175

103

52.9

43.2-62.4

11.3

5.4-22.2

17.3

10.7-26.7

16.9

10.9-25.3

1.6

0.5- 5.0

Wake

184

134

69.0

60.2-76.7

10.1

6.3-15.9

11.4

6.2-20.1

8.2

4.3-14.8

1.3

0.3- 5.0

Western NC

280

178

64.8

58.2-71.0

8.1

5.2-12.4

8.3

5.2-13.0

18.3

13.8-23.9

0.5

0.1- 3.2

Piedmont NC

322

213

66.9

60.0-73.1

9.4

6.2-13.9

6.7

4.2-10.4

17.0

12.0-23.4

0.1

0.0- 1.0

Eastern NC

283

177

61.3

54.2-67.9

16.2

11.5-22.2

7.3

4.4-11.9

14.7

10.3-20.6

0.6

0.1- 2.3

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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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