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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%) | ||
TOTAL | 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 |
GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
Male | 4,959 | 3,323 | 66.3 | 64.7-68.0 | 534 | 10.6 | 9.6-11.6 | 371 | 7.8 | 6.9- 8.8 | 585 | 11.5 | 10.5-12.7 | 146 | 3.8 | 3.1- 4.7 |
Female | 8,356 | 5,982 | 71.3 | 70.1-72.5 | 864 | 10.6 | 9.8-11.4 | 531 | 6.3 | 5.7- 7.0 | 805 | 9.6 | 8.9-10.5 | 174 | 2.1 | 1.7- 2.5 |
RACE | ||||||||||||||||
White | 9,985 | 7,435 | 74.3 | 73.3-75.4 | 954 | 9.6 | 8.9-10.3 | 599 | 6.3 | 5.7- 6.9 | 858 | 8.4 | 7.8- 9.1 | 139 | 1.4 | 1.1- 1.7 |
African American | 2,300 | 1,330 | 58.1 | 55.5-60.6 | 318 | 13.6 | 12.0-15.5 | 206 | 8.7 | 7.4-10.2 | 357 | 15.5 | 13.7-17.6 | 89 | 4.1 | 3.1- 5.2 |
Asian | 87 | 59 | 65.6 | 52.6-76.6 | 12 | 14.7 | 8.0-25.4 | 8 | 7.2 | 3.3-15.3 | 5 | 6.4 | 2.4-15.8 | 3 | 6.1 | 1.7-19.2 |
Native American | 256 | 154 | 63.6 | 55.5-71.1 | 34 | 13.0 | 8.5-19.4 | 25 | 11.4 | 6.8-18.4 | 36 | 9.9 | 6.6-14.7 | 7 | 2.1 | 0.8- 5.1 |
Other Minorities | 604 | 266 | 40.2 | 35.0-45.5 | 73 | 11.9 | 9.1-15.5 | 59 | 10.1 | 7.3-13.9 | 126 | 21.5 | 17.6-26.1 | 80 | 16.2 | 12.3-21.1 |
HISPANIC | ||||||||||||||||
Hispanic | 642 | 305 | 43.4 | 38.3-48.6 | 78 | 11.5 | 8.9-14.9 | 63 | 10.6 | 7.7-14.2 | 119 | 19.5 | 15.8-23.8 | 77 | 15.0 | 11.3-19.7 |
-English Speaking | 261 | 181 | 67.3 | 59.6-74.2 | 37 | 14.8 | 10.1-21.1 | 18 | 7.4 | 4.2-12.6 | 20 | 7.0 | 4.2-11.5 | 5 | 3.5 | 1.1-10.4 |
-Spanish Speaking | 381 | 124 | 32.8 | 26.7-39.6 | 41 | 10.1 | 7.1-14.2 | 45 | 12.0 | 8.3-16.9 | 99 | 25.0 | 19.9-30.9 | 72 | 20.2 | 15.1-26.4 |
Non-Hispanic | 12,655 | 8,987 | 70.8 | 69.8-71.8 | 1,319 | 10.5 | 9.9-11.2 | 839 | 6.8 | 6.2- 7.3 | 1,268 | 9.9 | 9.2-10.6 | 242 | 2.0 | 1.7- 2.4 |
AGE | ||||||||||||||||
18-24 | 826 | 549 | 64.0 | 59.5-68.2 | 96 | 11.1 | 8.8-14.0 | 58 | 7.6 | 5.5-10.6 | 98 | 11.5 | 9.1-14.5 | 25 | 5.7 | 3.5- 9.2 |
25-34 | 2,376 | 1,595 | 64.2 | 61.7-66.7 | 276 | 12.4 | 10.8-14.2 | 192 | 8.5 | 7.2-10.2 | 263 | 12.3 | 10.6-14.3 | 50 | 2.4 | 1.8- 3.4 |
35-44 | 2,761 | 1,915 | 68.4 | 66.2-70.6 | 305 | 10.5 | 9.2-11.9 | 199 | 7.4 | 6.3- 8.7 | 288 | 10.9 | 9.5-12.5 | 54 | 2.8 | 2.0- 4.1 |
45-54 | 2,599 | 1,845 | 71.0 | 68.7-73.1 | 274 | 10.8 | 9.4-12.3 | 190 | 7.3 | 6.1- 8.6 | 244 | 8.9 | 7.6-10.4 | 46 | 2.1 | 1.3- 3.2 |
55-64 | 2,171 | 1,553 | 71.7 | 69.2-74.1 | 218 | 9.7 | 8.3-11.4 | 125 | 6.0 | 4.8- 7.4 | 230 | 10.1 | 8.6-11.9 | 45 | 2.4 | 1.7- 3.6 |
65-74 | 1,456 | 1,025 | 71.0 | 68.0-73.8 | 138 | 9.5 | 7.7-11.6 | 80 | 5.0 | 3.8- 6.4 | 163 | 11.0 | 9.2-13.2 | 50 | 3.6 | 2.5- 5.0 |
75+ | 1,058 | 767 | 74.2 | 70.8-77.3 | 86 | 7.7 | 5.9- 9.8 | 56 | 5.7 | 4.1- 7.9 | 102 | 8.6 | 6.8-10.8 | 47 | 3.8 | 2.7- 5.4 |
EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
Less Than H.S. | 1,751 | 762 | 42.7 | 39.6-45.9 | 213 | 11.3 | 9.6-13.2 | 187 | 11.0 | 9.2-13.0 | 428 | 24.4 | 21.9-27.2 | 161 | 10.6 | 8.7-12.8 |
H.S. or G.E.D. | 3,834 | 2,441 | 62.0 | 60.0-64.0 | 486 | 12.4 | 11.1-13.7 | 327 | 9.5 | 8.3-10.8 | 485 | 12.9 | 11.6-14.3 | 95 | 3.3 | 2.4- 4.5 |
Some Post-H.S. | 3,498 | 2,542 | 71.7 | 69.8-73.6 | 381 | 11.9 | 10.6-13.4 | 229 | 6.8 | 5.8- 7.9 | 302 | 8.4 | 7.3- 9.7 | 44 | 1.2 | 0.8- 1.7 |
College Graduate | 4,210 | 3,549 | 84.4 | 83.0-85.8 | 314 | 7.6 | 6.6- 8.6 | 156 | 3.4 | 2.8- 4.1 | 172 | 4.0 | 3.3- 4.9 | 19 | 0.6 | 0.3- 1.1 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
Less than $15,000 | 1,255 | 543 | 41.9 | 38.1-45.8 | 178 | 12.3 | 10.2-14.7 | 149 | 10.7 | 8.9-13.0 | 316 | 25.5 | 22.3-29.1 | 69 | 9.5 | 6.8-13.3 |
$15,000- 24,999 | 2,147 | 1,197 | 51.8 | 48.9-54.6 | 283 | 13.3 | 11.5-15.3 | 198 | 10.6 | 8.8-12.6 | 360 | 18.2 | 16.1-20.6 | 109 | 6.2 | 4.8- 7.9 |
$25,000- 34,999 | 1,565 | 1,053 | 63.8 | 60.7-66.7 | 189 | 13.7 | 11.6-16.1 | 124 | 8.6 | 7.1-10.5 | 172 | 11.5 | 9.7-13.7 | 27 | 2.4 | 1.4- 3.8 |
$35,000- 49,999 | 1,877 | 1,427 | 73.3 | 70.8-75.8 | 185 | 10.8 | 9.1-12.6 | 116 | 7.0 | 5.6- 8.7 | 137 | 8.2 | 6.7- 9.9 | 12 | 0.8 | 0.4- 1.5 |
$50,000-74,999 | 1,738 | 1,404 | 80.1 | 77.7-82.2 | 149 | 8.8 | 7.3-10.6 | 93 | 5.6 | 4.4- 7.1 | 81 | 4.7 | 3.7- 6.0 | 11 | 0.8 | 0.4- 1.5 |
$75,000+ | 1,980 | 1,749 | 87.5 | 85.6-89.2 | 124 | 6.9 | 5.6- 8.4 | 53 | 3.0 | 2.2- 4.1 | 50 | 2.5 | 1.8- 3.5 | 4 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.3 |
DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
Yes | 3,842 | 2,346 | 60.3 | 58.3-62.3 | 453 | 11.7 | 10.5-13.0 | 336 | 8.8 | 7.7-10.1 | 562 | 14.7 | 13.4-16.2 | 145 | 4.4 | 3.4- 5.7 |
No | 9,093 | 6,699 | 72.3 | 71.1-73.5 | 904 | 10.1 | 9.4-10.9 | 538 | 6.3 | 5.7- 7.0 | 791 | 9.0 | 8.2- 9.8 | 161 | 2.3 | 1.9- 2.8 |
VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
Veteran | 1,669 | 1,165 | 71.9 | 69.2-74.4 | 193 | 10.7 | 9.1-12.5 | 111 | 6.5 | 5.2- 8.1 | 170 | 9.2 | 7.7-10.9 | 30 | 1.8 | 1.0- 3.3 |
Non-Veteran | 11,457 | 7,978 | 68.1 | 67.0-69.2 | 1,188 | 10.6 | 9.9-11.3 | 788 | 7.2 | 6.6- 7.9 | 1,216 | 10.9 | 10.2-11.7 | 287 | 3.1 | 2.7- 3.7 |
Currently Serving | 166 | 148 | 88.7 | 82.0-93.1 | 11 | 7.2 | 3.8-13.1 | 2 | 0.8 | 0.2- 3.6 | 3 | 2.3 | 0.6- 8.0 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.2- 4.0 |
* 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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