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2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Oral Health--WHITE Respondents Only

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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 5,078 3,729 71.8 69.8-73.8 483 10.2 8.9-11.6 310 6.3 5.4- 7.4 531 11.3 9.9-12.9 25 0.3 0.2- 0.6
GENDER
Male 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
Female 3,124 2,331 72.5 70.0-74.9 284 9.8 8.3-11.6 174 6.4 5.1- 7.9 315 10.9 9.3-12.9 20 0.4 0.2- 0.7
AGE
18-24 325 239 73.8 65.4-80.8 45 12.7 7.9-19.8 22 5.4 2.8- 9.9 17 7.8 4.0-14.7 2 0.3 0.1- 1.3
25-34 803 595 72.8 68.1-77.1 93 10.6 8.0-13.9 56 8.8 6.2-12.6 58 7.7 5.4-10.7 1 0.1 0.0- 0.8
35-44 939 725 75.6 71.2-79.5 101 10.8 8.1-14.3 67 7.6 5.5-10.5 45 5.9 3.9- 8.7 1 0.1 0.0- 0.8
45-54 1,016 808 74.8 70.1-79.0 76 9.3 6.7-12.9 59 5.4 3.7- 7.8 73 10.4 7.4-14.5 0 0.0 . - .
55-64 773 566 71.3 66.2-75.9 60 9.3 6.5-13.1 47 5.8 3.9- 8.4 96 13.5 10.1-17.8 4 0.2 0.0- 0.6
65-74 666 449 65.7 60.2-70.7 57 9.2 6.4-13.0 30 3.8 2.3- 6.3 125 20.3 16.1-25.2 5 1.0 0.3- 3.2
75+ 518 322 57.6 50.2-64.7 48 7.7 5.1-11.6 26 5.3 3.0- 9.2 111 27.4 20.5-35.5 11 1.9 0.9- 4.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 660 286 46.9 40.9-53.0 63 6.8 4.7- 9.6 69 10.3 7.3-14.4 228 34.8 29.2-40.9 14 1.2 0.6- 2.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,478 1,037 68.4 64.6-71.9 154 12.0 9.6-14.9 112 7.4 5.6- 9.6 166 11.8 9.3-14.7 9 0.5 0.2- 1.1
Some Post-H.S. 1,189 900 74.8 70.6-78.6 129 12.2 9.3-15.8 72 5.6 4.1- 7.7 87 7.4 5.3-10.2 1 0.1 0.0- 0.4
College Graduate 1,741 1,501 85.7 82.9-88.1 134 7.7 6.0-10.0 56 3.8 2.5- 5.7 49 2.8 1.8- 4.1 1 0.0 0.0- 0.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 437 189 43.4 35.8-51.3 62 15.3 10.3-22.0 49 11.8 7.9-17.2 129 28.6 21.8-36.6 8 0.9 0.4- 2.1
$15,000- 24,999 696 423 60.2 54.4-65.8 73 9.7 6.8-13.6 72 9.6 7.0-13.0 123 19.9 15.4-25.4 5 0.5 0.1- 1.8
$25,000- 34,999 591 427 72.0 66.2-77.1 68 11.9 8.5-16.5 47 8.2 5.4-12.3 47 7.7 5.2-11.1 2 0.2 0.0- 1.1
$35,000- 49,999 721 558 74.4 68.8-79.3 82 12.1 8.5-16.8 36 4.9 3.1- 7.7 45 8.7 5.6-13.1 0 0.0 . - .
$50,000-74,999 649 564 83.5 78.2-87.8 43 8.2 5.1-12.9 26 5.4 3.3- 8.8 16 2.8 1.3- 5.8 0 0.0 . - .
$75,000+ 769 695 89.5 86.0-92.2 34 4.9 3.1- 7.7 21 2.5 1.5- 4.4 19 3.0 1.6- 5.6 0 0.0 . - .
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe 365 260 69.3 63.2-74.8 36 10.8 7.3-15.5 21 5.6 3.5- 8.8 46 13.6 9.7-18.7 2 0.8 0.1- 3.9
Forsyth 341 281 83.2 78.2-87.2 26 7.5 4.8-11.5 12 3.6 1.9- 6.8 21 5.6 3.5- 8.8 1 0.1 0.0- 1.0
Guilford 279 213 77.2 70.8-82.5 25 9.2 5.8-14.2 15 5.4 3.1- 9.5 24 7.7 4.6-12.7 2 0.5 0.1- 2.3
Henderson/Transylvania 431 312 74.1 68.7-78.8 48 10.1 7.3-13.8 23 5.8 3.6- 9.4 47 9.9 6.8-14.1 1 0.1 0.0- 0.7
Mecklenburg 268 225 79.9 71.3-86.5 22 12.3 6.8-21.2 9 3.6 1.5- 8.5 12 4.1 2.2- 7.8 0 0.0 . - .
Orange 357 283 79.5 73.1-84.6 34 11.0 7.0-16.7 20 4.6 2.8- 7.4 17 4.6 2.6- 7.9 3 0.4 0.1- 1.5
Pitt 289 222 75.6 69.2-81.1 33 12.0 8.2-17.2 15 5.8 3.3- 9.8 18 6.4 3.9-10.5 1 0.2 0.0- 1.1
Randolph 385 257 67.0 60.0-73.3 35 8.8 6.1-12.6 34 9.2 6.3-13.4 58 14.7 10.2-20.9 1 0.2 0.0- 1.4
Robeson 175 121 67.8 58.4-76.0 16 8.8 5.1-14.9 15 10.0 4.9-19.5 21 12.1 7.4-19.1 2 1.3 0.2- 6.1
Wake 309 267 86.5 81.4-90.4 20 6.6 4.0-10.8 14 4.3 2.3- 7.7 8 2.5 1.1- 5.8 0 0.0 . - .
Western NC 608 398 66.7 62.1-71.0 56 9.5 6.9-12.8 46 7.5 5.3-10.4 101 15.5 12.6-18.9 7 0.9 0.4- 2.1
Piedmont NC 722 517 70.5 66.0-74.6 67 8.8 6.6-11.5 46 6.1 4.4- 8.5 89 14.4 11.1-18.4 3 0.3 0.1- 0.9
Eastern NC 549 373 66.6 61.8-71.2 65 13.4 10.1-17.5 40 7.9 5.6-11.0 69 11.8 9.1-15.3 2 0.3 0.1- 1.3

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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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