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1-12 months | 1-2 years | 2-5 years | 5 or more years | Never | |||||||||||
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N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
North Carolina | 13,315 | 9,305 | 68.9 | 67.9-69.9 | 1,398 | 10.6 | 9.9-11.3 | 902 | 7.0 | 6.5- 7.6 | 1,390 | 10.6 | 9.9-11.3 | 320 | 2.9 | 2.5- 3.4 |
-Buncombe County | 320 | 232 | 70.6 | 64.7-75.9 | 31 | 10.3 | 7.1-14.7 | 25 | 7.8 | 5.1-11.7 | 28 | 9.8 | 6.6-14.2 | 4 | 1.5 | 0.4- 5.5 |
GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
Male | 124 | 85 | 67.1 | 57.5-75.5 | 13 | 10.6 | 6.0-18.1 | 8 | 6.4 | 3.1-12.7 | 17 | 13.9 | 8.5-22.0 | 1 | 1.9 | 0.3-12.3 |
Female | 196 | 147 | 74.0 | 66.6-80.2 | 18 | 10.0 | 6.2-15.7 | 17 | 9.2 | 5.6-14.9 | 11 | 5.7 | 3.0-10.5 | 3 | 1.1 | 0.3- 4.0 |
RACE | ||||||||||||||||
White | 284 | 209 | 72.1 | 65.9-77.6 | 28 | 10.7 | 7.2-15.4 | 21 | 7.8 | 4.9-12.1 | 24 | 9.2 | 6.0-13.9 | 2 | 0.2 | 0.1- 1.0 |
Other | 34 | 21 | 59.0 | 39.2-76.2 | 3 | 8.5 | 2.6-24.6 | 4 | 8.4 | 3.0-21.7 | 4 | 14.0 | 5.2-32.8 | 2 | 10.0 | 2.2-35.4 |
AGE | ||||||||||||||||
18-44 | 132 | 91 | 67.1 | 57.6-75.5 | 14 | 11.4 | 6.6-18.9 | 11 | 8.0 | 4.3-14.4 | 14 | 10.6 | 6.1-17.8 | 2 | 2.9 | 0.6-12.2 |
45+ | 188 | 141 | 73.4 | 65.6-80.0 | 17 | 9.5 | 5.7-15.4 | 14 | 7.7 | 4.3-13.3 | 14 | 9.0 | 5.1-15.5 | 2 | 0.4 | 0.1- 1.6 |
EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
H.S. or Less | 97 | 58 | 57.5 | 46.1-68.2 | 16 | 17.7 | 10.7-27.9 | 9 | 9.8 | 4.9-18.6 | 12 | 11.9 | 6.5-20.7 | 2 | 3.1 | 0.5-17.0 |
Some College + | 223 | 174 | 76.9 | 70.1-82.6 | 15 | 6.7 | 3.9-11.4 | 16 | 6.9 | 4.1-11.4 | 16 | 8.7 | 5.2-14.4 | 2 | 0.7 | 0.2- 3.1 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
Less than $50,000 | 180 | 112 | 59.4 | 51.2-67.2 | 23 | 14.2 | 9.3-21.0 | 22 | 12.4 | 7.9-18.8 | 20 | 11.6 | 7.2-18.0 | 3 | 2.4 | 0.6- 9.8 |
$50,000+ | 88 | 78 | 85.9 | 74.8-92.6 | 5 | 5.6 | 2.1-14.3 | 2 | 2.5 | 0.6- 9.6 | 3 | 6.0 | 1.9-17.0 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
* 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 percentages with a numerator of less than 20. N = numerator, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics and therefore cannot be calculated exactly from the numbers in this table.
** Northeast NC I: Bertie, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Northampton, and Warren counties.
Northeast NC II: Beaufort, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Hyde, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington counties.
Northeastern Partnership: Northeast NC I and II regions combined.
Mountain Area Health Education Center (MAHEC): Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, and Yancey counties.
*** 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, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, and Wilson counties.
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Forsyth, Franklin, Gaston, Granville, Guilford, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Moore,
Orange, Person, Randolph, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Wake, Warren, and Yadkin counties.
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood,
Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, and Yancey counties.
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