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2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Oral Health--WHITE 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 4,578 3,445 73.2 71.1-75.2 453 10.4 9.0-11.9 268 6.4 5.3- 7.6 347 8.6 7.4-10.0 65 1.4 1.0- 2.0
GENDER
Male 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
Female 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
AGE
18-24 325 230 68.8 60.1-76.3 46 13.6 8.5-20.9 23 7.3 4.2-12.5 21 9.5 5.2-16.7 5 0.9 0.3- 2.3
25-34 796 570 69.3 64.2-73.9 93 10.8 7.9-14.7 61 10.0 7.1-14.0 63 8.0 5.8-11.1 9 1.8 0.8- 3.9
35-44 922 679 72.4 67.9-76.5 111 11.7 8.9-15.3 64 7.2 5.1-10.0 64 8.3 5.9-11.5 4 0.5 0.1- 1.4
45-54 962 755 76.7 72.2-80.6 80 8.7 6.2-12.2 58 5.5 3.9- 7.7 63 8.1 5.7-11.4 6 1.0 0.3- 3.2
55-64 664 519 77.9 73.0-82.2 49 8.7 5.9-12.8 31 3.7 2.4- 5.6 52 8.1 5.5-11.8 13 1.6 0.8- 3.2
65-74 505 394 76.5 70.6-81.6 36 6.6 4.1-10.5 18 3.2 1.7- 5.9 47 11.1 7.5-16.1 10 2.6 1.2- 5.6
75+ 373 277 74.3 67.5-80.1 34 8.9 5.5-14.2 10 2.3 1.0- 5.1 35 9.3 5.9-14.4 17 5.2 2.8- 9.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 425 220 54.3 46.7-61.7 37 6.3 4.0- 9.9 40 10.4 6.6-16.1 96 23.0 17.0-30.3 32 5.9 3.7- 9.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,331 931 67.9 63.9-71.6 150 11.7 9.1-15.0 93 7.0 5.2- 9.3 133 11.7 9.2-14.7 24 1.7 1.0- 3.0
Some Post-H.S. 1,107 840 75.1 70.9-78.9 123 12.5 9.5-16.3 70 6.1 4.5- 8.3 69 5.7 4.1- 7.9 5 0.5 0.2- 1.6
College Graduate 1,706 1,450 84.0 81.2-86.6 140 8.3 6.5-10.5 64 4.5 3.1- 6.5 48 2.8 1.9- 4.2 4 0.4 0.1- 1.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 327 152 47.0 38.4-55.8 58 19.9 13.5-28.5 41 13.1 8.7-19.2 56 15.0 10.2-21.6 20 4.9 2.7- 8.7
$15,000- 24,999 565 351 61.3 54.7-67.5 74 13.2 8.9-19.1 56 9.3 6.5-13.3 71 13.5 9.5-18.9 13 2.7 1.2- 5.7
$25,000- 34,999 539 389 71.9 65.9-77.2 61 9.6 6.7-13.5 35 7.1 4.3-11.4 49 11.0 7.5-15.7 5 0.5 0.2- 1.4
$35,000- 49,999 687 532 74.5 69.0-79.4 67 11.7 8.0-16.8 42 6.7 4.3-10.2 44 6.7 4.5- 9.8 2 0.4 0.1- 1.6
$50,000-74,999 636 544 80.4 74.6-85.1 46 8.8 5.5-13.6 26 4.5 2.6- 7.6 19 5.7 3.2- 9.9 1 0.6 0.1- 4.3
$75,000+ 760 677 88.5 85.0-91.2 37 5.5 3.7- 8.2 25 3.2 1.9- 5.3 19 2.2 1.2- 4.1 2 0.7 0.2- 2.6
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe 322 233 70.4 64.1-76.0 37 12.4 8.6-17.7 19 5.4 3.3- 8.8 26 8.9 5.9-13.2 7 2.9 1.3- 6.5
Forsyth 323 272 83.9 78.6-88.1 21 7.2 4.4-11.5 12 3.9 2.0- 7.2 16 4.3 2.5- 7.4 2 0.7 0.1- 3.5
Guilford 257 199 77.2 70.3-82.9 26 10.1 6.6-15.3 15 6.6 3.5-12.1 13 5.1 2.4-10.2 4 1.0 0.3- 2.8
Henderson/Transylvania 381 283 72.8 67.0-78.0 45 11.3 8.2-15.5 20 6.4 3.9-10.3 31 9.2 5.8-14.2 2 0.2 0.1- 0.9
Mecklenburg 250 215 81.4 72.2-88.0 22 12.3 6.6-21.6 6 3.4 1.2- 9.1 7 2.9 1.2- 6.7 0 0.0 . - .
Orange 351 268 69.2 58.2-78.4 40 13.6 9.1-19.8 20 11.0 3.8-28.1 20 5.7 3.4- 9.4 3 0.4 0.1- 1.5
Pitt 275 211 75.1 68.3-80.8 29 10.5 7.0-15.6 14 6.6 3.6-11.8 18 6.9 4.2-11.2 3 0.8 0.2- 2.9
Randolph 323 230 70.4 62.7-77.1 36 9.5 6.6-13.7 29 9.0 5.9-13.4 25 10.5 6.0-17.7 3 0.6 0.2- 2.0
Robeson 149 104 66.9 56.5-75.9 15 10.9 6.2-18.4 9 6.3 3.1-12.4 18 13.7 7.3-24.3 3 2.2 0.6- 7.4
Wake 300 258 86.7 81.5-90.5 21 6.0 3.5- 9.8 12 4.5 2.4- 8.3 9 2.9 1.3- 6.0 0 0.0 . - .
Western NC 527 356 67.5 62.5-72.1 45 8.8 6.2-12.4 46 8.9 6.4-12.2 64 12.4 9.4-16.2 16 2.5 1.4- 4.4
Piedmont NC 636 476 73.0 68.4-77.2 57 9.5 7.0-12.8 32 5.3 3.5- 7.9 58 10.3 7.6-13.8 13 1.8 1.0- 3.4
Eastern NC 484 340 68.0 62.7-72.8 59 13.2 9.7-17.7 34 7.8 5.4-11.2 42 9.4 6.7-13.2 9 1.6 0.8- 3.3

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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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