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2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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

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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 6,698 4,693 67.6 65.8-69.4 706 11.4 10.3-12.7 479 7.6 6.6- 8.7 767 12.5 11.3-13.9 53 0.8 0.5- 1.2
Have Health Insurance
Yes 5,725 4,229 72.6 70.7-74.4 556 10.5 9.3-11.8 346 6.0 5.1- 7.0 552 10.2 9.0-11.6 42 0.8 0.5- 1.2
No 956 453 43.2 38.2-48.3 150 16.3 12.6-20.7 133 15.8 12.4-19.9 210 23.7 19.5-28.4 10 1.1 0.5- 2.5
Body Mass Index
Underweight 131 86 64.1 49.3-76.6 19 15.2 7.1-29.4 9 10.4 3.5-26.6 15 8.6 3.8-18.4 2 1.8 0.4- 7.9
Recommended Range 2,563 1,905 71.3 68.3-74.1 256 11.2 9.3-13.5 147 6.6 5.2- 8.4 238 10.1 8.3-12.3 17 0.7 0.4- 1.3
Overweight 2,211 1,596 70.9 67.8-73.9 211 10.7 8.7-13.0 148 5.2 4.1- 6.5 246 12.9 10.6-15.6 10 0.4 0.1- 1.0
Obese 1,361 865 62.1 58.1-66.0 166 13.0 10.5-16.0 125 9.8 7.6-12.5 193 14.4 11.7-17.5 12 0.7 0.3- 1.6
Current Smoker
No 5,140 3,741 70.6 68.6-72.6 526 11.1 9.8-12.5 305 6.0 5.1- 7.2 526 11.4 10.0-12.9 42 0.9 0.6- 1.4
Yes 1,531 933 59.3 55.3-63.1 178 12.6 10.1-15.6 173 11.8 9.6-14.5 236 15.8 12.9-19.1 11 0.5 0.2- 1.2
Binge Drinker
No 6,036 4,240 67.6 65.7-69.5 637 11.5 10.2-12.8 416 7.5 6.5- 8.7 692 12.5 11.2-14.0 51 0.9 0.6- 1.3
Yes 575 398 67.8 61.3-73.6 62 11.2 7.5-16.5 56 8.3 5.6-12.0 58 12.3 8.2-17.9 1 0.5 0.1- 3.2
Heavy Drinker
No 6,393 4,477 67.3 65.5-69.1 679 11.5 10.3-12.8 458 7.7 6.7- 8.8 728 12.7 11.4-14.1 51 0.8 0.5- 1.2
Yes 229 166 73.2 61.4-82.4 20 9.8 3.7-23.2 17 5.2 2.7- 9.7 25 10.4 5.3-19.3 1 1.5 0.2- 9.9
Physical Activity
Meets Recommendation 2,423 1,855 74.6 71.7-77.3 236 11.1 9.2-13.5 136 5.2 4.1- 6.7 183 8.7 7.1-10.7 13 0.3 0.1- 0.9
Some Physical Activity 2,644 1,892 69.0 66.1-71.8 296 11.7 9.9-13.9 184 7.6 6.1- 9.4 259 10.7 8.9-12.9 13 0.9 0.4- 1.8
Physically Inactive 1,258 701 52.4 48.1-56.6 144 11.5 9.1-14.4 136 12.7 10.0-16.2 255 21.8 18.2-25.9 22 1.6 0.9- 2.7
Fair/Poor Health Status
Yes 1,384 702 49.3 45.1-53.5 168 12.3 10.0-15.2 156 12.1 9.7-15.0 333 24.8 21.3-28.7 25 1.5 0.8- 2.7
No 5,296 3,978 72.5 70.5-74.4 536 11.2 9.9-12.7 322 6.4 5.4- 7.5 432 9.3 8.0-10.7 28 0.6 0.4- 1.1
Disability Status
Yes 1,590 934 55.5 51.6-59.4 198 12.7 10.3-15.5 133 9.5 7.4-12.1 307 21.5 18.2-25.1 18 0.8 0.4- 1.6
No 4,838 3,579 71.2 69.1-73.2 480 11.0 9.7-12.6 325 6.9 5.9- 8.2 423 10.1 8.7-11.6 31 0.8 0.5- 1.3
Current Asthma
Yes 434 281 61.0 53.1-68.4 51 13.9 9.2-20.4 35 7.0 4.3-11.1 63 17.9 12.1-25.7 4 0.2 0.1- 0.6
No 6,241 4,400 68.2 66.3-70.0 652 11.3 10.1-12.7 442 7.6 6.7- 8.8 698 12.0 10.8-13.4 49 0.9 0.6- 1.3
Diabetes
Yes 518 286 52.9 46.7-59.0 61 12.5 9.0-17.2 46 8.0 5.2-12.1 109 23.6 18.5-29.6 16 3.0 1.5- 6.2
Yes, During Pregnancy 55 36 65.0 47.2-79.5 10 18.2 7.9-36.8 3 5.0 1.4-16.7 6 11.7 4.3-28.2 0 0.0 . - .
No 6,118 4,369 68.8 66.9-70.7 633 11.3 10.0-12.7 429 7.6 6.6- 8.7 651 11.7 10.4-13.1 36 0.6 0.4- 1.0
Arthritis
Yes 2,128 1,398 62.3 58.9-65.6 219 11.5 9.5-14.0 148 7.0 5.5- 8.8 341 18.1 15.4-21.2 22 1.1 0.5- 2.2
No 4,424 3,205 70.1 67.9-72.2 471 11.4 9.9-13.0 320 7.7 6.6- 9.1 399 10.1 8.7-11.6 29 0.7 0.5- 1.2

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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.

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

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