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| Total Respond.^ |
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 | 14,007 | 9,566 | 65.7 | 64.5-66.8 | 1,536 | 11.8 | 11.0-12.7 | 1,083 | 8.3 | 7.7- 9.1 | 1,395 | 9.9 | 9.2-10.6 | 427 | 4.3 | 3.7- 4.9 |
| -Eastern NC | 4,676 | 3,052 | 63.3 | 61.3-65.2 | 563 | 12.1 | 10.9-13.5 | 415 | 9.0 | 8.0-10.2 | 489 | 10.7 | 9.5-11.9 | 157 | 4.9 | 4.0- 6.1 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
| Male | 1,657 | 1,059 | 63.0 | 59.7-66.1 | 194 | 11.5 | 9.6-13.7 | 129 | 7.2 | 5.8- 9.0 | 192 | 11.5 | 9.6-13.6 | 83 | 6.8 | 5.1- 9.1 |
| Female | 3,019 | 1,993 | 63.6 | 61.2-65.9 | 369 | 12.7 | 11.2-14.4 | 286 | 10.7 | 9.2-12.4 | 297 | 9.9 | 8.5-11.4 | 74 | 3.1 | 2.3- 4.2 |
| RACE | ||||||||||||||||
| White | 3,145 | 2,242 | 69.6 | 67.2-71.8 | 324 | 11.2 | 9.7-12.8 | 242 | 8.0 | 6.7- 9.5 | 283 | 9.1 | 7.8-10.6 | 54 | 2.2 | 1.5- 3.0 |
| African American | 1,060 | 560 | 54.8 | 50.8-58.6 | 167 | 14.3 | 12.0-17.1 | 133 | 11.3 | 9.2-13.9 | 155 | 15.3 | 12.7-18.4 | 45 | 4.3 | 2.7- 6.6 |
| Other Minorities | 458 | 243 | 47.5 | 40.8-54.2 | 68 | 12.8 | 9.1-17.8 | 39 | 10.3 | 7.1-14.7 | 51 | 10.6 | 7.2-15.3 | 57 | 18.8 | 13.7-25.4 |
| HISPANIC | ||||||||||||||||
| Hispanic | 250 | 112 | 42.2 | 34.0-50.8 | 33 | 12.0 | 7.6-18.5 | 24 | 10.4 | 6.6-16.1 | 33 | 11.2 | 7.0-17.3 | 48 | 24.2 | 17.4-32.5 |
| Non-Hispanic | 4,417 | 2,937 | 65.7 | 63.8-67.6 | 529 | 12.1 | 10.9-13.5 | 390 | 8.9 | 7.8-10.1 | 452 | 10.5 | 9.3-11.8 | 109 | 2.8 | 2.1- 3.6 |
| AGE | ||||||||||||||||
| 18-24 | 234 | 140 | 60.9 | 52.9-68.4 | 32 | 12.2 | 8.0-18.2 | 25 | 10.5 | 6.7-16.0 | 20 | 7.6 | 4.5-12.5 | 17 | 8.8 | 5.1-15.0 |
| 25-34 | 626 | 395 | 59.5 | 54.7-64.2 | 92 | 15.3 | 12.0-19.2 | 50 | 9.5 | 7.0-12.8 | 60 | 9.6 | 7.1-13.0 | 29 | 6.1 | 4.0- 9.1 |
| 35-44 | 836 | 564 | 66.6 | 62.4-70.5 | 106 | 11.2 | 9.0-13.9 | 64 | 7.9 | 6.0-10.5 | 78 | 9.5 | 7.2-12.4 | 24 | 4.8 | 2.8- 7.9 |
| 45-54 | 984 | 627 | 63.2 | 59.4-66.9 | 123 | 11.3 | 9.2-13.7 | 104 | 10.1 | 8.1-12.6 | 107 | 12.5 | 10.0-15.6 | 23 | 2.8 | 1.7- 4.5 |
| 55-64 | 927 | 619 | 65.3 | 61.4-69.0 | 104 | 11.8 | 9.5-14.6 | 79 | 7.3 | 5.6- 9.5 | 94 | 12.0 | 9.5-15.1 | 31 | 3.6 | 2.3- 5.5 |
| 65-74 | 610 | 397 | 65.0 | 60.5-69.3 | 72 | 13.2 | 10.3-16.9 | 58 | 8.5 | 6.4-11.2 | 65 | 10.4 | 7.9-13.5 | 18 | 2.9 | 1.8- 4.8 |
| 75+ | 426 | 285 | 61.9 | 56.0-67.5 | 30 | 7.3 | 4.9-10.8 | 34 | 9.4 | 6.3-13.7 | 63 | 17.1 | 12.7-22.7 | 14 | 4.3 | 2.4- 7.6 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 621 | 220 | 35.3 | 29.8-41.1 | 87 | 14.1 | 10.6-18.5 | 68 | 10.1 | 7.2-14.0 | 153 | 20.7 | 16.7-25.4 | 93 | 19.8 | 15.2-25.4 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 1,494 | 904 | 59.6 | 56.0-63.1 | 192 | 12.7 | 10.6-15.2 | 169 | 11.5 | 9.4-14.0 | 183 | 12.3 | 10.3-14.7 | 46 | 3.9 | 2.6- 6.0 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 1,245 | 849 | 66.7 | 63.0-70.3 | 165 | 13.4 | 10.9-16.3 | 105 | 8.4 | 6.6-10.7 | 110 | 9.5 | 7.4-12.2 | 16 | 1.9 | 1.0- 3.6 |
| College Graduate | 1,310 | 1,077 | 82.3 | 79.6-84.7 | 116 | 8.5 | 6.8-10.5 | 73 | 5.7 | 4.3- 7.5 | 42 | 3.3 | 2.3- 4.7 | 2 | 0.2 | 0.0- 1.0 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 491 | 190 | 34.8 | 29.4-40.5 | 64 | 13.0 | 9.7-17.3 | 72 | 13.7 | 10.1-18.1 | 121 | 25.9 | 21.0-31.6 | 44 | 12.6 | 8.9-17.6 |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 790 | 397 | 48.8 | 43.4-54.2 | 123 | 14.7 | 11.3-18.9 | 99 | 11.5 | 8.7-15.1 | 127 | 15.3 | 12.2-19.1 | 44 | 9.7 | 6.4-14.3 |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 608 | 396 | 62.1 | 56.7-67.2 | 73 | 13.8 | 10.2-18.3 | 59 | 8.8 | 6.4-12.0 | 63 | 12.2 | 9.2-16.0 | 17 | 3.1 | 1.7- 5.7 |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 706 | 496 | 67.6 | 62.7-72.1 | 90 | 11.5 | 9.1-14.5 | 69 | 12.6 | 9.4-16.8 | 47 | 7.4 | 5.1-10.6 | 4 | 0.9 | 0.3- 2.9 |
| $50,000-74,999 | 678 | 531 | 76.7 | 72.4-80.5 | 71 | 11.0 | 8.4-14.4 | 49 | 7.8 | 5.6-10.7 | 25 | 4.0 | 2.5- 6.4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.1- 1.9 |
| $75,000+ | 743 | 646 | 87.3 | 84.2-89.9 | 56 | 7.5 | 5.5-10.1 | 24 | 2.8 | 1.8- 4.5 | 16 | 2.3 | 1.3- 4.1 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.5 |
| DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 1,642 | 941 | 55.7 | 52.5-58.9 | 213 | 13.2 | 11.3-15.5 | 181 | 10.5 | 8.6-12.7 | 238 | 14.6 | 12.5-16.9 | 69 | 6.1 | 4.5- 8.0 |
| No | 2,879 | 2,030 | 67.5 | 65.0-70.0 | 326 | 11.3 | 9.8-13.0 | 219 | 8.3 | 7.0- 9.8 | 227 | 8.7 | 7.3-10.3 | 77 | 4.2 | 3.0- 5.8 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
| Veteran | 799 | 553 | 67.9 | 63.6-71.9 | 103 | 13.6 | 10.8-16.9 | 62 | 8.1 | 6.0-10.9 | 68 | 9.0 | 6.8-11.9 | 13 | 1.4 | 0.8- 2.4 |
| Non-Veteran | 3,867 | 2,494 | 62.3 | 60.0-64.5 | 458 | 11.8 | 10.4-13.3 | 352 | 9.2 | 8.0-10.6 | 420 | 11.0 | 9.7-12.5 | 143 | 5.7 | 4.5- 7.2 |
* 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.
** 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.
***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: Beaufort, Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Hyde, Martin, Northampton, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, Warren, and Washington.
Mountain Area Health Education Center (MAHEC): Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, and Yancey counties.
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