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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 | 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 |
GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
Male | 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 |
Female | 6,243 | 4,734 | 75.9 | 74.6-77.2 | 578 | 9.3 | 8.5-10.3 | 350 | 5.7 | 5.0- 6.4 | 496 | 7.9 | 7.1- 8.7 | 85 | 1.2 | 0.9- 1.6 |
AGE | ||||||||||||||||
18-24 | 512 | 371 | 71.6 | 66.5-76.2 | 58 | 11.7 | 8.7-15.6 | 36 | 7.1 | 4.8-10.3 | 43 | 8.6 | 5.9-12.2 | 4 | 1.1 | 0.3- 3.1 |
25-34 | 1,568 | 1,123 | 70.2 | 67.2-73.0 | 178 | 12.3 | 10.3-14.5 | 116 | 7.8 | 6.2- 9.6 | 143 | 9.2 | 7.5-11.3 | 8 | 0.6 | 0.2- 1.3 |
35-44 | 2,004 | 1,475 | 73.8 | 71.3-76.1 | 204 | 9.3 | 7.9-10.9 | 131 | 6.8 | 5.5- 8.4 | 178 | 9.1 | 7.7-10.7 | 16 | 1.0 | 0.5- 2.1 |
45-54 | 1,989 | 1,489 | 75.1 | 72.7-77.4 | 192 | 9.8 | 8.3-11.4 | 137 | 7.0 | 5.7- 8.5 | 153 | 7.2 | 6.0- 8.8 | 18 | 0.9 | 0.5- 1.5 |
55-64 | 1,753 | 1,328 | 76.3 | 73.6-78.7 | 150 | 8.2 | 6.8- 9.9 | 82 | 4.8 | 3.6- 6.2 | 163 | 8.6 | 7.1-10.4 | 30 | 2.2 | 1.3- 3.5 |
65-74 | 1,201 | 906 | 75.7 | 72.6-78.5 | 98 | 7.9 | 6.3-10.0 | 57 | 4.5 | 3.3- 6.1 | 109 | 9.3 | 7.5-11.6 | 31 | 2.6 | 1.7- 4.0 |
75+ | 918 | 708 | 78.9 | 75.5-81.9 | 70 | 7.5 | 5.6-10.0 | 39 | 4.7 | 3.1- 7.0 | 69 | 6.3 | 4.8- 8.3 | 32 | 2.6 | 1.8- 3.9 |
EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
Less Than H.S. | 944 | 472 | 49.1 | 45.0-53.2 | 119 | 12.3 | 9.9-15.0 | 97 | 11.7 | 9.1-14.8 | 200 | 20.8 | 17.7-24.3 | 56 | 6.2 | 4.3- 8.8 |
H.S. or G.E.D. | 2,793 | 1,884 | 66.5 | 64.2-68.6 | 326 | 11.5 | 10.1-13.0 | 222 | 9.0 | 7.6-10.5 | 313 | 11.2 | 9.8-12.7 | 48 | 1.9 | 1.3- 2.8 |
Some Post-H.S. | 2,691 | 2,032 | 74.8 | 72.7-76.8 | 261 | 10.3 | 8.9-11.9 | 165 | 6.4 | 5.4- 7.7 | 207 | 7.7 | 6.5- 9.0 | 26 | 0.8 | 0.5- 1.2 |
College Graduate | 3,547 | 3,042 | 86.3 | 84.8-87.6 | 246 | 7.0 | 6.0- 8.1 | 113 | 2.7 | 2.2- 3.4 | 137 | 3.8 | 3.0- 4.7 | 9 | 0.2 | 0.1- 0.4 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
Less than $15,000 | 709 | 335 | 46.4 | 41.6-51.4 | 101 | 14.1 | 10.9-17.9 | 89 | 12.0 | 9.3-15.2 | 163 | 23.0 | 19.2-27.4 | 21 | 4.5 | 2.3- 8.5 |
$15,000- 24,999 | 1,308 | 811 | 59.4 | 55.9-62.8 | 165 | 12.7 | 10.5-15.1 | 104 | 9.5 | 7.5-12.1 | 182 | 14.4 | 12.2-17.0 | 46 | 3.9 | 2.7- 5.8 |
$25,000- 34,999 | 1,161 | 803 | 65.8 | 62.3-69.2 | 123 | 12.1 | 9.9-14.8 | 90 | 8.7 | 6.8-11.0 | 130 | 11.9 | 9.7-14.5 | 15 | 1.4 | 0.7- 2.8 |
$35,000- 49,999 | 1,493 | 1,152 | 75.1 | 72.3-77.7 | 146 | 10.3 | 8.6-12.3 | 83 | 6.0 | 4.6- 7.9 | 105 | 8.0 | 6.4-10.0 | 7 | 0.6 | 0.3- 1.3 |
$50,000-74,999 | 1,483 | 1,213 | 81.0 | 78.5-83.4 | 111 | 7.7 | 6.2- 9.6 | 83 | 6.0 | 4.7- 7.7 | 70 | 4.7 | 3.6- 6.2 | 6 | 0.5 | 0.2- 1.1 |
$75,000+ | 1,774 | 1,582 | 88.9 | 87.0-90.5 | 103 | 6.1 | 4.9- 7.6 | 43 | 2.6 | 1.8- 3.7 | 43 | 2.3 | 1.6- 3.3 | 3 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.3 |
DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
Yes | 2,861 | 1,895 | 65.8 | 63.5-67.9 | 314 | 11.2 | 9.9-12.8 | 222 | 7.6 | 6.4- 8.8 | 350 | 12.6 | 11.1-14.2 | 80 | 2.9 | 2.1- 4.0 |
No | 6,872 | 5,360 | 77.8 | 76.5-79.0 | 615 | 9.0 | 8.2- 9.9 | 358 | 5.7 | 5.0- 6.5 | 486 | 6.9 | 6.2- 7.6 | 53 | 0.7 | 0.5- 1.0 |
VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
Veteran | 1,328 | 958 | 74.0 | 71.2-76.6 | 139 | 9.8 | 8.2-11.8 | 83 | 6.3 | 5.0- 8.1 | 128 | 8.8 | 7.2-10.7 | 20 | 1.0 | 0.6- 1.7 |
Non-Veteran | 8,537 | 6,371 | 74.2 | 73.0-75.4 | 807 | 9.6 | 8.8-10.4 | 514 | 6.3 | 5.7- 7.0 | 727 | 8.4 | 7.7- 9.2 | 118 | 1.5 | 1.1- 1.9 |
Currently Serving | 105 | 95 | 88.4 | 79.0-93.9 | 5 | 6.0 | 2.4-14.1 | 1 | 0.9 | 0.1- 6.3 | 3 | 3.7 | 1.0-12.4 | 1 | 0.9 | 0.1- 6.3 |
* 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, 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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