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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 | 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 |
RACE | ||||||||||||||||
White | 3,742 | 2,701 | 72.7 | 70.9-74.4 | 376 | 9.9 | 8.8-11.1 | 249 | 6.9 | 6.0- 8.0 | 362 | 9.0 | 8.0-10.2 | 54 | 1.5 | 1.1- 2.2 |
African American | 782 | 415 | 53.6 | 49.3-57.9 | 107 | 13.5 | 10.9-16.6 | 79 | 9.6 | 7.4-12.4 | 142 | 17.9 | 14.8-21.6 | 39 | 5.3 | 3.7- 7.7 |
Asian | 41 | 28 | 70.8 | 53.3-83.7 | 8 | 18.8 | 9.1-35.0 | 2 | 2.6 | 0.6-11.6 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.2-10.3 | 2 | 6.2 | 1.2-26.4 |
Native American | 76 | 45 | 64.2 | 49.4-76.7 | 9 | 9.3 | 4.1-19.5 | 8 | 13.7 | 5.6-29.8 | 10 | 9.0 | 4.3-17.9 | 4 | 3.9 | 1.3-11.6 |
Other Minorities | 291 | 113 | 37.2 | 30.3-44.8 | 31 | 9.9 | 6.5-14.8 | 32 | 11.5 | 7.6-17.2 | 69 | 22.3 | 17.0-28.8 | 46 | 19.0 | 13.4-26.2 |
HISPANIC | ||||||||||||||||
Hispanic | 292 | 117 | 38.7 | 31.8-46.2 | 32 | 9.6 | 6.4-14.2 | 34 | 12.6 | 8.4-18.3 | 66 | 21.0 | 15.9-27.4 | 43 | 18.1 | 12.7-25.2 |
-English Speaking | 96 | 66 | 63.7 | 51.1-74.7 | 14 | 15.2 | 8.4-26.1 | 7 | 9.2 | 4.1-19.5 | 6 | 6.2 | 2.5-14.6 | 3 | 5.6 | 1.5-19.4 |
-Spanish Speaking | 196 | 51 | 30.4 | 22.5-39.7 | 18 | 7.7 | 4.4-13.0 | 27 | 13.7 | 8.7-20.8 | 60 | 26.0 | 19.3-34.0 | 40 | 22.2 | 15.4-31.1 |
Non-Hispanic | 4,659 | 3,199 | 69.0 | 67.4-70.6 | 502 | 10.7 | 9.7-11.8 | 337 | 7.3 | 6.4- 8.3 | 519 | 10.6 | 9.6-11.8 | 102 | 2.4 | 1.9- 3.0 |
AGE | ||||||||||||||||
18-24 | 331 | 228 | 65.1 | 58.1-71.6 | 33 | 8.0 | 5.3-11.8 | 24 | 8.8 | 5.4-14.1 | 32 | 9.9 | 6.6-14.6 | 14 | 8.1 | 4.4-14.5 |
25-34 | 894 | 557 | 59.3 | 55.2-63.2 | 106 | 13.4 | 10.8-16.4 | 83 | 9.8 | 7.5-12.6 | 127 | 14.8 | 12.1-18.1 | 21 | 2.8 | 1.7- 4.4 |
35-44 | 1,067 | 688 | 63.7 | 60.1-67.2 | 122 | 10.5 | 8.5-12.8 | 88 | 8.1 | 6.3-10.2 | 138 | 13.4 | 11.0-16.3 | 31 | 4.3 | 2.8- 6.7 |
45-54 | 970 | 669 | 69.8 | 66.1-73.2 | 102 | 10.5 | 8.4-13.0 | 77 | 7.5 | 5.7- 9.7 | 98 | 9.3 | 7.4-11.8 | 24 | 2.9 | 1.6- 5.3 |
55-64 | 850 | 585 | 69.7 | 65.8-73.4 | 92 | 10.2 | 8.0-12.9 | 57 | 7.0 | 5.1- 9.5 | 93 | 10.0 | 7.9-12.6 | 23 | 3.1 | 1.8- 5.2 |
65-74 | 519 | 347 | 69.1 | 64.4-73.5 | 56 | 9.7 | 7.3-12.9 | 28 | 5.0 | 3.3- 7.5 | 69 | 12.0 | 9.2-15.6 | 19 | 4.1 | 2.5- 6.7 |
75+ | 312 | 236 | 77.7 | 71.9-82.6 | 22 | 7.1 | 4.5-11.1 | 13 | 5.9 | 3.2-10.5 | 28 | 6.1 | 4.0- 9.3 | 13 | 3.2 | 1.6- 6.1 |
EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
Less Than H.S. | 714 | 289 | 41.6 | 37.0-46.4 | 77 | 9.9 | 7.7-12.6 | 81 | 11.6 | 9.0-14.9 | 188 | 24.5 | 20.8-28.7 | 79 | 12.3 | 9.4-15.9 |
H.S. or G.E.D. | 1,400 | 856 | 59.4 | 56.2-62.6 | 174 | 11.6 | 9.8-13.8 | 123 | 10.1 | 8.2-12.3 | 209 | 14.6 | 12.4-17.0 | 38 | 4.3 | 2.7- 6.6 |
Some Post-H.S. | 1,205 | 832 | 68.3 | 65.0-71.5 | 149 | 13.5 | 11.2-16.2 | 103 | 8.5 | 6.7-10.7 | 106 | 8.3 | 6.6-10.4 | 15 | 1.3 | 0.7- 2.4 |
College Graduate | 1,631 | 1,343 | 83.5 | 81.2-85.5 | 132 | 7.7 | 6.3- 9.4 | 62 | 3.3 | 2.4- 4.4 | 81 | 4.7 | 3.6- 6.3 | 13 | 0.8 | 0.4- 1.7 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
Less than $15,000 | 363 | 141 | 38.2 | 31.6-45.4 | 36 | 7.9 | 5.1-12.0 | 45 | 9.6 | 6.7-13.5 | 113 | 29.2 | 23.3-35.8 | 28 | 15.1 | 9.6-23.1 |
$15,000- 24,999 | 696 | 331 | 45.6 | 40.9-50.3 | 87 | 11.5 | 8.9-14.7 | 74 | 13.0 | 9.9-16.9 | 142 | 20.4 | 16.8-24.6 | 62 | 9.5 | 7.0-12.8 |
$25,000- 34,999 | 600 | 372 | 61.8 | 57.1-66.3 | 82 | 15.1 | 12.0-19.0 | 54 | 8.5 | 6.3-11.4 | 80 | 11.5 | 9.0-14.6 | 12 | 3.1 | 1.6- 6.0 |
$35,000- 49,999 | 773 | 543 | 68.6 | 64.5-72.5 | 86 | 11.3 | 8.9-14.2 | 61 | 8.5 | 6.3-11.3 | 77 | 10.7 | 8.3-13.6 | 6 | 0.9 | 0.3- 2.4 |
$50,000-74,999 | 753 | 568 | 76.3 | 72.6-79.6 | 81 | 10.6 | 8.3-13.4 | 48 | 6.2 | 4.5- 8.5 | 49 | 6.0 | 4.4- 8.1 | 7 | 0.9 | 0.4- 2.3 |
$75,000+ | 878 | 756 | 85.3 | 82.2-87.9 | 65 | 8.2 | 6.2-10.7 | 31 | 3.7 | 2.5- 5.7 | 25 | 2.8 | 1.8- 4.3 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.4 |
DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
Yes | 1,355 | 796 | 57.6 | 54.3-60.9 | 164 | 11.8 | 9.9-14.0 | 122 | 9.5 | 7.6-11.7 | 214 | 15.1 | 12.9-17.5 | 59 | 6.0 | 4.1- 8.6 |
No | 3,431 | 2,417 | 69.7 | 67.8-71.6 | 349 | 10.1 | 8.9-11.3 | 232 | 7.1 | 6.1- 8.3 | 355 | 10.3 | 9.1-11.6 | 78 | 2.9 | 2.2- 3.7 |
VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
Veteran | 1,510 | 1,047 | 71.5 | 68.7-74.1 | 175 | 10.6 | 9.0-12.6 | 99 | 6.6 | 5.2- 8.2 | 161 | 9.4 | 7.9-11.2 | 28 | 1.9 | 1.0- 3.4 |
Non-Veteran | 3,301 | 2,153 | 63.6 | 61.5-65.7 | 344 | 10.6 | 9.4-11.9 | 269 | 8.5 | 7.3- 9.8 | 420 | 12.7 | 11.3-14.2 | 115 | 4.6 | 3.7- 5.8 |
Currently Serving | 131 | 115 | 88.2 | 80.7-93.1 | 9 | 7.0 | 3.5-13.6 | 2 | 0.9 | 0.2- 4.2 | 3 | 2.7 | 0.7- 9.2 | 2 | 1.1 | 0.3- 4.5 |
* 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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