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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 | 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 |
COUNTY/REGIONS | ||||||||||||||||
Alamance | 345 | 236 | 60.2 | 52.3-67.6 | 37 | 12.4 | 7.7-19.5 | 23 | 11.2 | 6.3-19.3 | 40 | 13.4 | 9.1-19.3 | 9 | 2.8 | 1.3- 6.0 |
Buncombe | 322 | 219 | 67.5 | 60.8-73.5 | 28 | 7.7 | 5.0-11.7 | 26 | 8.5 | 5.6-12.7 | 38 | 13.0 | 8.9-18.5 | 11 | 3.3 | 1.5- 7.1 |
Cabarrus | 346 | 240 | 66.1 | 59.1-72.4 | 39 | 12.5 | 8.4-18.2 | 25 | 9.4 | 5.5-15.7 | 34 | 8.6 | 5.8-12.6 | 8 | 3.4 | 1.5- 7.5 |
Catawba | 352 | 246 | 68.7 | 61.9-74.8 | 25 | 7.1 | 4.3-11.5 | 25 | 8.2 | 5.2-12.5 | 47 | 12.0 | 8.6-16.7 | 9 | 4.0 | 1.7- 9.0 |
Cumberland | 400 | 265 | 65.6 | 59.4-71.4 | 53 | 11.9 | 8.8-15.9 | 33 | 10.9 | 7.2-16.2 | 37 | 9.1 | 6.2-13.1 | 12 | 2.5 | 1.2- 5.2 |
Davidson | 372 | 254 | 67.5 | 60.8-73.5 | 36 | 9.1 | 6.0-13.7 | 25 | 6.5 | 4.2- 9.9 | 43 | 11.4 | 8.0-15.8 | 14 | 5.5 | 2.3-12.4 |
Durham | 381 | 277 | 64.3 | 56.9-71.1 | 36 | 11.4 | 7.6-16.7 | 25 | 8.1 | 4.9-13.2 | 27 | 8.5 | 4.6-15.3 | 16 | 7.7 | 4.3-13.3 |
Forsyth | 387 | 285 | 64.8 | 58.0-71.0 | 36 | 13.6 | 8.9-20.2 | 33 | 9.9 | 6.7-14.5 | 22 | 7.0 | 4.3-11.1 | 11 | 4.7 | 2.5- 8.7 |
Gaston | 339 | 239 | 67.6 | 60.5-74.0 | 28 | 8.9 | 5.7-13.6 | 24 | 9.5 | 5.5-15.7 | 43 | 12.6 | 8.6-18.2 | 5 | 1.4 | 0.5- 3.7 |
Guilford | 420 | 290 | 67.1 | 60.9-72.7 | 48 | 11.3 | 8.1-15.7 | 36 | 8.3 | 5.7-11.9 | 35 | 8.6 | 5.6-12.8 | 11 | 4.7 | 2.1-10.4 |
Iredell | 388 | 282 | 71.7 | 65.1-77.6 | 39 | 10.2 | 6.3-16.0 | 26 | 7.2 | 4.4-11.7 | 34 | 8.9 | 5.9-13.1 | 7 | 2.0 | 0.7- 5.3 |
Johnston | 413 | 280 | 61.7 | 54.5-68.5 | 40 | 10.6 | 7.0-15.9 | 44 | 11.2 | 7.1-17.4 | 34 | 8.7 | 5.4-13.7 | 15 | 7.7 | 4.2-13.6 |
Mecklenburg | 781 | 596 | 71.0 | 65.6-75.8 | 73 | 11.2 | 8.0-15.3 | 48 | 7.7 | 4.8-12.1 | 45 | 5.9 | 4.2- 8.4 | 19 | 4.2 | 2.1- 8.3 |
New Hanover | 369 | 282 | 73.0 | 65.8-79.2 | 34 | 8.2 | 5.5-12.1 | 30 | 12.2 | 7.6-19.2 | 22 | 6.4 | 3.4-11.6 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.8 |
Onslow | 353 | 237 | 67.4 | 60.4-73.7 | 44 | 14.9 | 10.3-21.2 | 33 | 6.4 | 4.2- 9.6 | 32 | 7.7 | 5.1-11.4 | 7 | 3.5 | 1.1-10.6 |
Orange | 350 | 261 | 67.2 | 59.2-74.2 | 33 | 12.1 | 8.0-18.0 | 25 | 8.3 | 5.4-12.7 | 21 | 8.8 | 4.0-18.0 | 10 | 3.6 | 1.7- 7.5 |
Pitt | 360 | 239 | 66.9 | 60.7-72.6 | 48 | 13.7 | 9.9-18.7 | 28 | 6.9 | 4.2-11.2 | 33 | 7.9 | 5.4-11.5 | 12 | 4.5 | 2.4- 8.4 |
Randolph | 336 | 230 | 65.0 | 57.0-72.2 | 33 | 9.5 | 6.1-14.4 | 25 | 8.4 | 4.7-14.5 | 40 | 12.9 | 8.3-19.4 | 8 | 4.3 | 1.5-11.7 |
Robeson | 339 | 205 | 57.1 | 49.6-64.2 | 42 | 13.1 | 8.8-19.2 | 35 | 12.4 | 7.6-19.5 | 41 | 11.2 | 7.9-15.8 | 16 | 6.2 | 3.1-11.9 |
Rowan | 406 | 250 | 58.4 | 51.9-64.7 | 58 | 12.6 | 9.3-16.8 | 29 | 11.3 | 6.8-18.0 | 57 | 15.0 | 10.8-20.4 | 12 | 2.7 | 1.3- 5.6 |
Union | 362 | 262 | 71.0 | 64.0-77.1 | 37 | 10.3 | 6.8-15.5 | 23 | 7.2 | 4.2-12.0 | 31 | 9.1 | 5.5-14.8 | 9 | 2.4 | 1.1- 5.1 |
Wake | 621 | 500 | 75.9 | 70.6-80.5 | 51 | 11.7 | 8.1-16.6 | 27 | 4.6 | 2.9- 7.0 | 31 | 4.4 | 3.0- 6.6 | 12 | 3.4 | 1.5- 7.6 |
Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico | 376 | 249 | 67.6 | 61.3-73.3 | 52 | 13.1 | 9.5-17.9 | 28 | 7.1 | 4.5-10.9 | 36 | 9.3 | 6.5-13.2 | 11 | 2.9 | 1.4- 5.7 |
Northeast Partnership II*** | 444 | 257 | 56.8 | 50.4-62.9 | 51 | 9.1 | 6.7-12.3 | 46 | 8.9 | 6.4-12.3 | 60 | 15.2 | 11.0-20.5 | 30 | 10.0 | 6.0-16.3 |
Northeast Partnership I*** | 379 | 243 | 59.4 | 52.5-65.9 | 44 | 12.1 | 8.7-16.6 | 30 | 7.2 | 4.7-11.1 | 48 | 13.1 | 9.4-17.9 | 14 | 8.1 | 3.8-16.4 |
Franklin/Nash/Wilson | 395 | 255 | 64.3 | 58.0-70.1 | 39 | 10.3 | 7.2-14.6 | 39 | 9.9 | 6.7-14.4 | 43 | 10.8 | 7.3-15.6 | 19 | 4.7 | 2.7- 8.3 |
Duplin/Greene/Harn./Jones/Lenoir/Samp./Wayne | 427 | 272 | 60.1 | 53.7-66.2 | 49 | 12.6 | 8.7-17.9 | 36 | 8.3 | 5.8-11.9 | 52 | 12.5 | 8.9-17.3 | 18 | 6.5 | 3.7-11.2 |
Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender | 375 | 232 | 63.2 | 57.0-69.0 | 51 | 12.2 | 8.9-16.5 | 32 | 8.9 | 5.8-13.5 | 52 | 13.2 | 9.6-17.7 | 8 | 2.4 | 1.1- 5.2 |
Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance | 352 | 226 | 64.3 | 57.4-70.7 | 47 | 14.4 | 10.1-20.1 | 31 | 8.6 | 5.6-13.0 | 37 | 8.2 | 5.6-11.7 | 11 | 4.5 | 2.2- 8.8 |
Chatham/Lee/Moore | 421 | 302 | 64.7 | 57.8-71.0 | 53 | 14.1 | 9.6-20.2 | 32 | 9.4 | 6.1-14.2 | 26 | 8.5 | 5.3-13.4 | 8 | 3.3 | 1.4- 7.7 |
Anson/Hoke/Montgo./Richmond/Scotland/Stanly | 488 | 305 | 59.7 | 53.6-65.5 | 72 | 15.0 | 11.1-19.9 | 31 | 7.0 | 4.3-11.1 | 57 | 11.5 | 8.2-16.0 | 23 | 6.8 | 4.0-11.4 |
Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin | 371 | 250 | 65.5 | 59.1-71.4 | 41 | 11.3 | 8.0-15.8 | 27 | 7.8 | 5.1-11.7 | 45 | 12.5 | 8.6-17.9 | 8 | 2.9 | 1.1- 7.2 |
Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watauga/Wilkes | 367 | 244 | 60.4 | 52.8-67.5 | 33 | 12.4 | 7.8-19.2 | 31 | 8.3 | 4.9-13.6 | 44 | 11.4 | 8.0-16.1 | 15 | 7.5 | 3.8-14.4 |
Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln | 393 | 240 | 60.1 | 53.6-66.3 | 51 | 14.2 | 10.2-19.4 | 34 | 8.6 | 5.4-13.2 | 52 | 12.6 | 9.0-17.3 | 16 | 4.6 | 2.3- 9.0 |
Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe) | 477 | 316 | 62.9 | 56.6-68.7 | 55 | 14.1 | 10.2-19.2 | 38 | 9.3 | 5.9-14.4 | 56 | 12.3 | 8.8-17.1 | 12 | 1.3 | 0.6- 2.8 |
NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP*** | ||||||||||||||||
Yes | 941 | 576 | 59.2 | 54.8-63.4 | 116 | 11.4 | 9.2-13.9 | 82 | 7.5 | 5.8- 9.7 | 120 | 13.7 | 11.0-17.0 | 47 | 8.2 | 5.5-12.2 |
No | 13,066 | 8,990 | 66.1 | 64.8-67.3 | 1,420 | 11.9 | 11.0-12.8 | 1,001 | 8.4 | 7.7- 9.1 | 1,275 | 9.6 | 8.9-10.4 | 380 | 4.0 | 3.5- 4.7 |
NC REGIONS** | ||||||||||||||||
Eastern NC | 4,680 | 3,057 | 63.4 | 61.5-65.4 | 562 | 12.1 | 10.8-13.4 | 415 | 9.0 | 8.0-10.2 | 490 | 10.6 | 9.5-11.9 | 156 | 4.8 | 3.9- 6.0 |
Piedmont | 7,888 | 5,563 | 67.5 | 65.9-69.0 | 830 | 11.8 | 10.7-13.0 | 547 | 7.9 | 7.0- 8.9 | 728 | 8.7 | 7.9- 9.6 | 220 | 4.1 | 3.3- 5.0 |
Western NC | 1,439 | 946 | 62.7 | 59.2-66.2 | 144 | 11.5 | 9.3-14.1 | 121 | 8.7 | 6.8-11.1 | 177 | 13.1 | 10.8-15.7 | 51 | 4.0 | 2.7- 5.9 |
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC) | ||||||||||||||||
Mountain AHEC*** | 799 | 535 | 64.3 | 59.6-68.8 | 83 | 12.1 | 9.2-15.7 | 64 | 9.1 | 6.5-12.6 | 94 | 12.5 | 9.7-16.1 | 23 | 2.0 | 1.2- 3.4 |
Northwest | 2,763 | 1,875 | 64.6 | 61.9-67.1 | 283 | 11.1 | 9.4-13.1 | 209 | 8.3 | 7.0- 9.8 | 311 | 11.4 | 9.8-13.1 | 85 | 4.7 | 3.4- 6.3 |
Charlotte | 2,159 | 1,548 | 68.1 | 64.9-71.1 | 224 | 12.2 | 10.1-14.7 | 149 | 8.6 | 6.7-11.1 | 184 | 7.6 | 6.3- 9.2 | 54 | 3.5 | 2.2- 5.4 |
Greensboro | 1,807 | 1,260 | 65.4 | 62.1-68.6 | 193 | 11.3 | 9.4-13.6 | 133 | 8.9 | 7.1-11.0 | 170 | 10.3 | 8.4-12.6 | 51 | 4.1 | 2.7- 6.3 |
Southern Regional | 1,411 | 911 | 62.6 | 58.8-66.2 | 190 | 13.7 | 11.3-16.6 | 112 | 9.0 | 7.0-11.4 | 152 | 10.6 | 8.6-13.1 | 46 | 4.1 | 2.7- 6.1 |
Coastal | 750 | 519 | 65.6 | 60.9-70.0 | 85 | 10.4 | 8.1-13.4 | 60 | 10.5 | 7.7-14.2 | 74 | 10.7 | 8.1-14.0 | 12 | 2.8 | 1.4- 5.3 |
Wake | 1,936 | 1,383 | 69.2 | 65.9-72.2 | 194 | 11.8 | 9.6-14.5 | 142 | 6.8 | 5.4- 8.5 | 151 | 7.0 | 5.6- 8.8 | 66 | 5.2 | 3.7- 7.4 |
Area L | 600 | 388 | 63.4 | 58.2-68.4 | 64 | 10.9 | 8.2-14.3 | 56 | 9.2 | 6.7-12.7 | 72 | 11.6 | 8.7-15.2 | 20 | 4.8 | 2.5- 9.0 |
Eastern | 1,782 | 1,147 | 63.5 | 60.2-66.7 | 220 | 12.2 | 10.2-14.5 | 158 | 7.5 | 6.2- 9.1 | 187 | 10.9 | 9.0-13.1 | 70 | 5.9 | 4.2- 8.2 |
* 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, Edgecombe, 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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