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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 |
COUNTY/REGIONS*** | ||||||||||||||||
Alamance | 350 | 246 | 67.9 | 61.7-73.5 | 39 | 10.9 | 7.8-15.2 | 20 | 7.5 | 4.5-12.3 | 34 | 9.3 | 6.4-13.4 | 11 | 4.3 | 2.0- 9.0 |
Buncombe | 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 |
Cabarrus | 376 | 265 | 68.7 | 63.0-73.9 | 42 | 10.8 | 7.8-14.8 | 25 | 7.0 | 4.4-10.9 | 35 | 11.0 | 7.6-15.6 | 9 | 2.5 | 1.2- 5.3 |
Catawba | 331 | 230 | 65.4 | 58.6-71.6 | 22 | 6.0 | 3.7- 9.6 | 24 | 8.1 | 5.1-12.5 | 43 | 14.3 | 10.3-19.5 | 12 | 6.3 | 2.7-13.8 |
Cumberland | 409 | 290 | 70.7 | 65.3-75.6 | 50 | 11.1 | 8.2-15.0 | 31 | 8.3 | 5.5-12.4 | 33 | 8.3 | 5.7-11.9 | 5 | 1.5 | 0.5- 4.2 |
Davidson | 332 | 222 | 67.5 | 61.2-73.2 | 42 | 13.3 | 9.6-18.2 | 17 | 5.0 | 2.7- 9.0 | 42 | 12.3 | 8.8-16.9 | 9 | 1.9 | 0.9- 3.8 |
Durham | 383 | 282 | 70.0 | 63.9-75.5 | 44 | 13.0 | 9.1-18.1 | 22 | 5.3 | 3.3- 8.2 | 25 | 8.3 | 5.1-13.3 | 10 | 3.4 | 1.7- 6.7 |
Forsyth | 414 | 307 | 73.5 | 68.3-78.1 | 45 | 10.4 | 7.5-14.2 | 23 | 5.7 | 3.6- 9.0 | 31 | 8.1 | 5.5-11.8 | 8 | 2.2 | 0.9- 5.2 |
Gaston | 315 | 215 | 64.9 | 58.7-70.7 | 39 | 13.9 | 10.0-19.0 | 23 | 7.5 | 4.8-11.6 | 34 | 12.3 | 8.6-17.3 | 4 | 1.4 | 0.5- 4.0 |
Guilford | 387 | 291 | 75.3 | 69.9-79.9 | 41 | 10.7 | 7.6-14.8 | 20 | 4.6 | 2.7- 7.6 | 24 | 6.1 | 3.9- 9.4 | 11 | 3.4 | 1.7- 6.5 |
Iredell | 390 | 288 | 70.9 | 64.7-76.4 | 33 | 10.7 | 6.6-16.8 | 22 | 5.3 | 3.4- 8.3 | 41 | 11.3 | 8.1-15.7 | 6 | 1.7 | 0.7- 4.0 |
Johnston | 416 | 278 | 64.7 | 58.6-70.3 | 35 | 9.5 | 6.4-13.7 | 32 | 8.6 | 5.7-12.8 | 54 | 12.9 | 9.1-17.8 | 17 | 4.4 | 2.5- 7.5 |
Mecklenburg | 604 | 454 | 73.8 | 69.6-77.6 | 58 | 9.1 | 6.9-11.9 | 36 | 5.8 | 4.1- 8.3 | 38 | 7.3 | 5.2-10.2 | 18 | 3.8 | 2.3- 6.5 |
New Hanover | 345 | 263 | 73.5 | 67.5-78.8 | 34 | 10.4 | 7.3-14.5 | 20 | 7.9 | 4.6-13.2 | 24 | 7.2 | 4.6-11.2 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.4- 3.1 |
Onslow | 359 | 257 | 71.5 | 66.0-76.4 | 35 | 9.6 | 6.8-13.4 | 23 | 6.3 | 3.9-10.1 | 38 | 10.9 | 7.9-15.0 | 6 | 1.7 | 0.7- 4.0 |
Orange | 389 | 298 | 76.3 | 70.9-80.9 | 37 | 9.0 | 6.2-12.7 | 24 | 6.5 | 4.1-10.2 | 25 | 7.1 | 4.4-11.2 | 5 | 1.1 | 0.4- 2.7 |
Pitt | 350 | 237 | 64.3 | 58.1-69.9 | 42 | 11.5 | 8.3-15.8 | 25 | 8.7 | 5.7-12.9 | 38 | 12.8 | 8.9-18.0 | 8 | 2.7 | 1.3- 5.7 |
Randolph | 309 | 219 | 66.2 | 59.5-72.3 | 28 | 11.8 | 7.7-17.6 | 16 | 6.3 | 3.6-10.5 | 37 | 11.8 | 8.3-16.6 | 9 | 4.0 | 1.8- 8.5 |
Robeson | 333 | 191 | 54.1 | 47.8-60.3 | 45 | 13.0 | 9.4-17.8 | 39 | 11.3 | 8.0-15.8 | 47 | 18.1 | 13.4-24.0 | 11 | 3.4 | 1.7- 6.6 |
Rowan | 390 | 252 | 63.8 | 58.1-69.2 | 48 | 12.1 | 8.7-16.5 | 33 | 7.5 | 5.1-10.8 | 49 | 14.2 | 10.6-18.9 | 8 | 2.4 | 1.1- 4.9 |
Union | 393 | 292 | 73.3 | 67.8-78.2 | 32 | 8.3 | 5.6-12.2 | 27 | 6.6 | 4.4- 9.9 | 33 | 9.1 | 6.2-13.1 | 9 | 2.6 | 1.3- 5.5 |
Wake | 565 | 437 | 75.6 | 71.1-79.6 | 54 | 9.3 | 7.0-12.4 | 29 | 5.6 | 3.7- 8.4 | 35 | 6.8 | 4.6- 9.8 | 10 | 2.6 | 1.2- 5.6 |
Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico | 330 | 233 | 69.5 | 63.4-75.0 | 38 | 11.9 | 8.5-16.4 | 20 | 6.0 | 3.7- 9.5 | 34 | 10.2 | 7.1-14.6 | 5 | 2.4 | 0.6- 8.9 |
Northeast Partnership II | 408 | 265 | 61.2 | 55.5-66.6 | 47 | 13.3 | 9.8-17.9 | 26 | 8.4 | 5.4-12.9 | 61 | 14.0 | 10.7-18.1 | 9 | 3.1 | 1.4- 7.0 |
Northeast Partnership I | 334 | 197 | 54.1 | 46.8-61.1 | 33 | 10.4 | 7.1-14.9 | 32 | 10.0 | 6.7-14.7 | 66 | 24.0 | 17.3-32.3 | 6 | 1.5 | 0.6- 3.9 |
Franklin/Nash/Wilson | 332 | 221 | 66.6 | 60.4-72.4 | 38 | 10.9 | 7.6-15.3 | 22 | 6.1 | 3.8- 9.7 | 36 | 12.3 | 8.4-17.7 | 15 | 4.1 | 2.3- 7.1 |
Duplin/Greene/Harn./Jones/Lenoir/Samp./Wayne | 408 | 255 | 59.1 | 53.2-64.6 | 58 | 13.6 | 10.3-17.8 | 33 | 11.3 | 7.5-16.6 | 50 | 12.8 | 9.4-17.2 | 12 | 3.2 | 1.6- 6.2 |
Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender | 357 | 242 | 66.1 | 60.3-71.4 | 41 | 11.5 | 8.3-15.8 | 20 | 5.4 | 3.4- 8.6 | 44 | 13.7 | 10.0-18.3 | 10 | 3.3 | 1.6- 6.8 |
Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance | 343 | 230 | 65.7 | 59.9-71.2 | 32 | 9.4 | 6.4-13.5 | 29 | 9.2 | 6.2-13.2 | 45 | 13.0 | 9.6-17.5 | 7 | 2.7 | 1.1- 6.4 |
Chatham/Lee/Moore | 404 | 295 | 71.8 | 66.2-76.8 | 40 | 8.9 | 6.3-12.6 | 25 | 6.7 | 4.3-10.4 | 33 | 7.6 | 5.1-11.1 | 11 | 5.0 | 2.6- 9.2 |
Anson/Hoke/Montgo./Richmond/Scotland/Stanly | 467 | 297 | 62.4 | 57.1-67.5 | 49 | 10.1 | 7.3-13.6 | 47 | 10.9 | 7.9-14.8 | 59 | 12.4 | 9.3-16.3 | 15 | 4.2 | 2.3- 7.7 |
Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin | 307 | 227 | 73.0 | 67.1-78.1 | 22 | 8.2 | 5.3-12.5 | 20 | 7.3 | 4.6-11.4 | 29 | 8.2 | 5.5-12.3 | 9 | 3.3 | 1.5- 6.9 |
Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watagua/Wilkes | 295 | 205 | 65.9 | 58.2-72.9 | 29 | 9.8 | 6.7-14.3 | 15 | 5.6 | 3.0-10.2 | 36 | 12.7 | 8.8-17.9 | 10 | 5.9 | 1.9-16.9 |
Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln | 366 | 248 | 67.6 | 61.9-72.9 | 31 | 6.5 | 4.4- 9.7 | 34 | 10.2 | 7.1-14.5 | 46 | 13.2 | 9.7-17.6 | 7 | 2.5 | 1.1- 5.4 |
Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe) | 504 | 344 | 67.1 | 61.7-72.0 | 64 | 13.2 | 10.1-17.2 | 23 | 5.0 | 3.2- 8.0 | 63 | 13.0 | 9.5-17.5 | 10 | 1.7 | 0.6- 4.4 |
NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP** | ||||||||||||||||
Yes | 853 | 537 | 58.9 | 54.6-63.0 | 95 | 12.1 | 9.7-15.0 | 68 | 9.4 | 7.1-12.2 | 137 | 16.7 | 13.5-20.5 | 16 | 2.9 | 1.4- 6.0 |
No | 12,462 | 8,768 | 69.5 | 68.4-70.5 | 1,303 | 10.5 | 9.8-11.2 | 834 | 6.9 | 6.3- 7.5 | 1,253 | 10.2 | 9.5-10.9 | 304 | 2.9 | 2.5- 3.4 |
NC REGIONS*** | ||||||||||||||||
Eastern NC | 4,466 | 2,997 | 65.2 | 63.4-66.9 | 498 | 11.4 | 10.3-12.5 | 326 | 8.1 | 7.1- 9.3 | 536 | 12.6 | 11.4-13.9 | 109 | 2.7 | 2.1- 3.5 |
Piedmont | 7,472 | 5,354 | 71.4 | 70.0-72.7 | 750 | 10.0 | 9.1-10.9 | 484 | 6.4 | 5.7- 7.1 | 701 | 9.1 | 8.3-10.0 | 183 | 3.2 | 2.6- 3.8 |
Western NC | 1,377 | 954 | 67.0 | 63.8-70.1 | 150 | 11.3 | 9.4-13.5 | 92 | 7.4 | 5.8- 9.3 | 153 | 12.0 | 9.9-14.4 | 28 | 2.3 | 1.3- 4.1 |
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC)**** | ||||||||||||||||
Mountain AHEC | 804 | 562 | 68.0 | 63.7-71.9 | 93 | 12.5 | 10.0-15.6 | 47 | 5.9 | 4.2- 8.2 | 89 | 12.2 | 9.4-15.6 | 13 | 1.5 | 0.6- 3.5 |
Northwest | 2,542 | 1,785 | 69.3 | 67.0-71.5 | 250 | 9.6 | 8.3-11.1 | 168 | 7.3 | 6.1- 8.8 | 280 | 11.0 | 9.6-12.6 | 59 | 2.8 | 2.0- 3.9 |
Charlotte | 1,991 | 1,423 | 70.9 | 68.3-73.3 | 198 | 9.8 | 8.3-11.5 | 138 | 6.6 | 5.4- 8.0 | 185 | 9.6 | 8.1-11.4 | 47 | 3.1 | 2.1- 4.5 |
Greensboro | 1,746 | 1,267 | 71.6 | 68.7-74.2 | 177 | 10.4 | 8.6-12.4 | 106 | 6.3 | 5.0- 7.9 | 151 | 8.4 | 6.9-10.2 | 45 | 3.4 | 2.3- 4.8 |
Southern Regional | 1,386 | 928 | 66.9 | 63.7-69.9 | 164 | 10.8 | 9.1-12.8 | 116 | 9.6 | 7.6-12.2 | 146 | 10.4 | 8.6-12.5 | 32 | 2.3 | 1.5- 3.4 |
Coastal | 677 | 492 | 68.8 | 64.4-72.8 | 67 | 10.4 | 8.1-13.3 | 42 | 7.3 | 5.0-10.5 | 63 | 10.9 | 8.4-14.2 | 13 | 2.6 | 1.3- 5.2 |
Wake | 1,840 | 1,316 | 72.1 | 69.3-74.7 | 180 | 9.9 | 8.2-11.8 | 124 | 6.5 | 5.2- 8.1 | 174 | 8.5 | 7.0-10.4 | 46 | 3.0 | 2.0- 4.6 |
Area L | 525 | 334 | 62.0 | 57.0-66.9 | 59 | 11.3 | 8.5-14.9 | 33 | 6.6 | 4.5- 9.6 | 83 | 16.8 | 13.2-21.2 | 16 | 3.3 | 1.9- 5.7 |
Eastern | 1,689 | 1,133 | 64.1 | 61.2-67.0 | 196 | 12.8 | 10.9-14.9 | 120 | 7.7 | 6.3- 9.5 | 204 | 13.2 | 11.1-15.6 | 36 | 2.2 | 1.5- 3.3 |
* 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, Edgecombe, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington counties.
Northeastern Partnership: Northeast NC I and II regions combined.
*** 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.
Mountain Area Health Education Center (AHEC): Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson,
Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, and Yancey counties.
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