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2006 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Oral Health-AFRICAN AMERICANS

How long has it been since you had your teeth cleaned by a dentist or dental hygienist?*

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  Total
Respond.^		 1-12 months 1-2 years 2-5 years 5 or more years Never
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 2,247 1,263 57.4 54.6-60.2 341 14.2 12.4-16.3 248 10.9 9.1-13.1 304 13.4 11.7-15.3 91 4.0 3.0- 5.3
GENDER
Male 676 357 54.3 49.3-59.2 83 12.1 9.2-15.8 85 12.2 8.9-16.4 117 16.0 12.9-19.6 34 5.4 3.5- 8.2
Female 1,571 906 59.9 56.8-62.9 258 15.9 13.7-18.3 163 10.0 8.2-12.1 187 11.3 9.5-13.5 57 2.9 2.1- 4.0
AGE
18-24 129 71 53.7 42.6-64.4 22 14.5 8.8-22.9 19 18.1 10.0-30.5 12 9.8 5.3-17.4 5 4.0 1.2-12.6
25-34 354 234 65.8 59.4-71.6 54 14.6 10.6-19.7 22 5.7 3.5- 9.1 40 12.5 8.7-17.8 4 1.5 0.4- 5.6
35-44 452 284 64.0 58.2-69.3 65 13.1 9.4-17.9 39 8.8 6.0-12.7 46 9.1 6.6-12.3 18 5.2 3.0- 8.6
45-54 515 295 57.4 51.7-62.9 78 14.8 11.4-19.0 57 11.1 8.2-14.7 66 13.2 9.8-17.4 19 3.5 2.0- 6.1
55-64 406 211 51.2 45.1-57.3 64 14.9 11.0-19.9 48 11.4 8.0-16.0 67 18.6 14.0-24.4 16 3.9 2.2- 6.8
65-74 245 106 42.4 34.8-50.3 39 16.8 11.8-23.5 44 15.2 10.8-20.9 38 18.8 13.4-25.8 18 6.8 4.0-11.3
75+ 130 51 36.7 27.8-46.6 15 9.6 5.5-16.2 19 16.5 9.7-26.6 35 29.4 20.5-40.2 10 7.9 3.9-15.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 390 144 40.6 33.8-47.8 56 12.3 8.5-17.6 59 13.6 9.8-18.6 93 22.7 17.7-28.6 38 10.8 6.8-16.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 820 430 51.2 46.5-55.9 138 16.9 13.7-20.7 99 12.6 9.1-17.1 116 15.3 12.2-19.0 37 4.0 2.6- 6.1
Some Post-H.S. 553 347 64.7 59.3-69.7 78 11.5 8.7-15.1 52 9.9 6.9-13.9 65 11.8 8.8-15.5 11 2.2 1.0- 4.5
College Graduate 479 339 71.8 66.4-76.7 69 14.3 10.7-18.9 37 7.3 4.9-10.8 29 5.1 3.4- 7.8 5 1.4 0.4- 4.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 382 147 38.5 32.1-45.3 66 17.3 12.0-24.1 52 10.6 7.6-14.7 87 26.3 20.6-32.8 30 7.3 4.7-11.3
$15,000- 24,999 533 250 45.7 39.8-51.7 94 16.6 12.6-21.5 75 16.0 10.9-22.9 88 17.1 13.3-21.8 26 4.6 2.8- 7.4
$25,000- 34,999 322 208 64.4 57.1-71.1 39 11.7 8.0-16.9 30 7.9 5.0-12.3 33 10.0 6.7-14.5 12 6.0 3.1-11.5
$35,000- 49,999 306 199 63.4 56.5-69.9 49 15.6 11.4-21.1 31 10.6 6.8-16.3 23 7.7 4.8-12.2 4 2.6 0.9- 7.1
$50,000-74,999 214 161 75.1 67.4-81.4 30 14.2 9.4-20.9 15 7.6 4.3-13.2 7 2.5 1.1- 5.8 1 0.7 0.1- 4.5
$75,000+ 185 150 82.5 75.0-88.1 17 6.6 3.7-11.5 12 5.9 3.3-10.6 6 4.9 1.9-12.1 0 0.0 . - .
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 786 363 46.8 42.1-51.5 122 15.7 12.4-19.8 111 13.4 10.5-17.0 148 19.7 16.2-23.7 42 4.4 3.0- 6.4
No 1,334 834 63.1 59.4-66.6 198 13.4 11.2-15.9 122 9.8 7.4-12.7 136 9.8 8.0-12.0 44 3.9 2.6- 5.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 265 161 61.3 53.7-68.5 35 13.0 8.7-18.9 31 10.7 7.2-15.7 36 14.5 10.0-20.5 2 0.5 0.1- 1.8
Non-Veteran 1,971 1,099 57.0 53.9-60.0 303 14.4 12.4-16.6 213 10.8 8.8-13.2 268 13.3 11.5-15.4 88 4.5 3.4- 6.1

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* 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.

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