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2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Oral Health--By Risks, Conditions, and Quality of Life Measures*

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 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
Have Health Insurance
Yes 5,160 3,909 74.1 72.2-76.0 526 10.8 9.5-12.3 290 6.0 5.1- 7.1 339 7.1 6.1- 8.2 96 2.0 1.5- 2.6
No 873 363 40.1 34.9-45.5 130 14.3 10.8-18.8 125 17.1 13.4-21.5 215 23.6 19.4-28.3 40 4.9 3.2- 7.5
Body Mass Index
Underweight 112 72 59.6 43.7-73.7 19 17.8 8.5-33.6 9 13.1 4.9-30.6 10 7.4 2.5-19.8 2 2.0 0.4- 9.0
Recommended Range 2,342 1,771 72.6 69.4-75.5 241 11.2 9.1-13.7 135 6.8 5.3- 8.7 166 8.1 6.4-10.2 29 1.3 0.8- 2.1
Overweight 2,002 1,459 71.4 68.2-74.4 195 10.2 8.2-12.6 127 6.2 4.9- 8.0 177 9.7 7.8-12.1 44 2.4 1.6- 3.6
Obese 1,196 752 63.1 58.9-67.1 149 12.0 9.5-15.0 109 10.1 7.8-13.1 149 11.4 9.0-14.2 37 3.5 2.2- 5.4
Current Smoker
No 4,692 3,480 72.0 69.9-74.0 484 11.0 9.5-12.5 261 6.2 5.1- 7.4 363 8.3 7.1- 9.6 104 2.6 2.0- 3.4
Yes 1,331 786 57.6 53.4-61.7 169 12.7 9.9-16.1 154 12.9 10.4-16.0 189 14.7 11.9-18.0 33 2.1 1.3- 3.4
Binge Drinker
No 5,411 3,861 69.1 67.1-71.0 582 10.8 9.6-12.2 360 7.9 6.8- 9.1 490 10.0 8.7-11.3 118 2.3 1.8- 3.0
Yes 559 373 64.7 58.2-70.8 67 14.3 9.5-20.9 50 7.9 5.3-11.5 54 9.3 6.3-13.5 15 3.8 2.1- 7.0
Heavy Drinker
No 5,762 4,083 68.3 66.4-70.2 627 11.2 10.0-12.6 394 7.9 6.9- 9.1 526 10.0 8.8-11.3 132 2.5 1.9- 3.1
Yes 220 155 70.9 59.1-80.5 22 10.2 4.0-23.7 16 5.4 2.8-10.0 25 11.3 5.9-20.6 2 2.2 0.5- 9.3
Physical Activity
Meets Recommendation 2,274 1,736 74.9 71.9-77.7 230 10.6 8.7-12.8 120 5.7 4.3- 7.4 145 7.0 5.5- 9.0 43 1.8 1.2- 2.7
Some Physical Activity 2,435 1,732 67.6 64.5-70.6 272 12.2 10.0-14.8 184 8.5 6.8-10.4 208 9.3 7.7-11.2 39 2.4 1.6- 3.6
Physically Inactive 1,023 600 56.6 51.8-61.2 120 11.5 8.9-14.7 92 11.6 8.7-15.4 165 16.1 12.7-20.2 46 4.1 2.7- 6.3
Fair/Poor Health Status
Yes 1,072 565 52.1 47.4-56.8 149 13.8 10.9-17.4 104 9.7 7.4-12.6 191 19.2 15.8-23.2 63 5.2 3.6- 7.4
No 4,957 3,704 71.9 69.8-73.9 506 10.9 9.5-12.5 309 7.4 6.3- 8.7 364 7.9 6.8- 9.2 74 1.9 1.4- 2.6
Disability Status
Yes 1,286 773 58.9 54.7-62.9 177 13.3 10.7-16.5 110 9.5 7.3-12.4 178 15.0 12.1-18.4 48 3.3 2.2- 4.9
No 4,524 3,349 70.9 68.7-73.0 453 10.9 9.4-12.6 293 7.6 6.4- 8.9 355 8.7 7.5-10.1 74 2.0 1.4- 2.7
Current Asthma
Yes 376 249 64.8 56.8-72.0 42 11.6 7.1-18.3 24 5.5 3.1- 9.6 47 16.0 10.8-23.1 14 2.2 1.1- 4.3
No 5,651 4,020 68.5 66.5-70.4 612 11.4 10.1-12.9 391 8.0 7.0- 9.3 505 9.6 8.4-10.9 123 2.5 1.9- 3.2
Diabetes
Yes 387 232 59.1 52.1-65.8 36 8.7 5.5-13.5 37 9.7 6.4-14.5 49 13.2 9.1-18.9 33 9.2 5.7-14.5
Yes, During Pregnancy 49 33 70.6 52.8-83.7 10 16.5 7.4-32.7 2 3.8 0.7-18.1 3 8.0 2.1-26.2 1 1.1 0.1- 7.2
No 5,605 4,013 68.9 66.9-70.8 610 11.5 10.2-13.0 377 7.8 6.7- 9.0 503 9.8 8.6-11.1 102 2.0 1.5- 2.7
Arthritis
Yes 1,752 1,208 67.7 64.2-71.0 185 11.8 9.5-14.6 111 5.6 4.3- 7.2 192 11.0 8.8-13.6 56 4.0 2.7- 5.9
No 4,169 2,985 68.7 66.4-70.9 461 11.4 9.8-13.1 299 8.5 7.2-10.0 348 9.5 8.2-11.0 76 1.9 1.4- 2.5

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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.

* See Technical Notes for definitions of risk factors/conditions.

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