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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 |
-Piedmont NC | 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 |
GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
Male | 2,933 | 1,962 | 62.2 | 59.5-64.8 | 301 | 13.3 | 11.4-15.5 | 230 | 8.7 | 7.3-10.5 | 328 | 10.1 | 8.7-11.6 | 112 | 5.7 | 4.3- 7.4 |
Female | 4,955 | 3,601 | 72.7 | 71.0-74.3 | 529 | 10.3 | 9.3-11.5 | 317 | 7.1 | 6.2- 8.2 | 400 | 7.4 | 6.5- 8.4 | 108 | 2.5 | 1.9- 3.2 |
RACE | ||||||||||||||||
White | 6,142 | 4,588 | 73.2 | 71.5-74.9 | 590 | 11.3 | 10.0-12.7 | 363 | 6.6 | 5.7- 7.6 | 524 | 7.8 | 6.9- 8.7 | 77 | 1.1 | 0.8- 1.6 |
African American | 1,144 | 677 | 59.3 | 55.3-63.2 | 168 | 14.0 | 11.5-17.0 | 112 | 10.9 | 8.3-14.3 | 142 | 11.9 | 9.7-14.4 | 45 | 3.9 | 2.7- 5.7 |
Other Minorities | 563 | 276 | 46.1 | 40.6-51.7 | 67 | 11.9 | 8.8-15.9 | 64 | 11.1 | 8.3-14.8 | 60 | 10.3 | 7.3-14.3 | 96 | 20.6 | 15.9-26.4 |
HISPANIC | ||||||||||||||||
Hispanic | 470 | 230 | 41.7 | 35.9-47.6 | 55 | 12.1 | 9.0-16.1 | 59 | 12.3 | 9.0-16.4 | 41 | 9.5 | 6.2-14.2 | 85 | 24.5 | 18.9-31.1 |
Non-Hispanic | 7,404 | 5,323 | 70.5 | 68.9-72.1 | 772 | 11.8 | 10.6-13.1 | 487 | 7.4 | 6.5- 8.4 | 687 | 8.6 | 7.8- 9.5 | 135 | 1.7 | 1.3- 2.1 |
AGE | ||||||||||||||||
18-24 | 334 | 196 | 57.7 | 50.9-64.3 | 50 | 17.1 | 12.2-23.4 | 49 | 13.0 | 9.1-18.2 | 25 | 7.2 | 4.6-11.2 | 14 | 5.0 | 2.6- 9.3 |
25-34 | 1,054 | 677 | 60.2 | 56.2-63.9 | 139 | 13.9 | 11.4-16.8 | 89 | 9.1 | 7.0-11.7 | 100 | 9.6 | 7.6-12.0 | 49 | 7.3 | 5.0-10.6 |
35-44 | 1,540 | 1,096 | 70.2 | 67.2-73.0 | 155 | 10.6 | 8.7-12.8 | 105 | 6.7 | 5.3- 8.4 | 138 | 9.1 | 7.4-11.1 | 46 | 3.5 | 2.4- 5.0 |
45-54 | 1,633 | 1,187 | 73.0 | 70.2-75.6 | 169 | 10.4 | 8.6-12.4 | 106 | 6.3 | 5.1- 7.8 | 134 | 7.7 | 6.3- 9.5 | 37 | 2.6 | 1.7- 3.9 |
55-64 | 1,481 | 1,082 | 72.9 | 70.0-75.6 | 153 | 9.9 | 8.1-12.0 | 85 | 6.2 | 4.9- 7.9 | 136 | 9.0 | 7.3-11.0 | 25 | 2.0 | 1.2- 3.2 |
65-74 | 1,019 | 731 | 72.9 | 69.5-75.9 | 85 | 8.1 | 6.3-10.2 | 65 | 6.4 | 4.8- 8.4 | 112 | 10.0 | 8.1-12.3 | 26 | 2.7 | 1.7- 4.3 |
75+ | 764 | 545 | 70.5 | 66.3-74.3 | 72 | 9.9 | 7.5-13.0 | 46 | 7.0 | 4.9- 9.7 | 79 | 9.3 | 7.3-12.0 | 22 | 3.3 | 2.0- 5.4 |
EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
Less Than H.S. | 912 | 378 | 38.4 | 33.8-43.2 | 129 | 13.2 | 10.2-16.8 | 116 | 14.7 | 11.7-18.4 | 181 | 16.6 | 13.5-20.2 | 108 | 17.2 | 13.1-22.2 |
H.S. or G.E.D. | 2,233 | 1,440 | 59.6 | 56.5-62.7 | 276 | 14.4 | 12.2-16.8 | 175 | 9.1 | 7.3-11.4 | 270 | 12.2 | 10.3-14.4 | 72 | 4.7 | 3.2- 6.8 |
Some Post-H.S. | 1,974 | 1,429 | 70.1 | 66.7-73.3 | 202 | 11.8 | 9.2-14.9 | 149 | 8.7 | 6.9-10.9 | 171 | 7.8 | 6.4- 9.4 | 23 | 1.7 | 1.0- 2.9 |
College Graduate | 2,748 | 2,300 | 82.0 | 79.9-83.9 | 223 | 9.4 | 7.9-11.1 | 106 | 4.0 | 3.2- 5.1 | 103 | 3.9 | 3.0- 5.0 | 16 | 0.7 | 0.4- 1.3 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
Less than $15,000 | 654 | 270 | 35.5 | 30.0-41.4 | 107 | 16.2 | 12.1-21.3 | 71 | 12.2 | 8.7-16.8 | 150 | 23.1 | 18.0-29.1 | 56 | 13.1 | 7.9-20.7 |
$15,000- 24,999 | 1,156 | 588 | 45.5 | 41.3-49.7 | 168 | 14.5 | 11.7-18.0 | 143 | 15.4 | 12.2-19.3 | 185 | 15.5 | 12.9-18.5 | 72 | 9.1 | 6.7-12.1 |
$25,000- 34,999 | 879 | 579 | 64.0 | 59.2-68.5 | 104 | 14.1 | 10.7-18.4 | 73 | 7.7 | 5.8-10.1 | 102 | 10.4 | 8.1-13.2 | 21 | 3.8 | 2.2- 6.5 |
$35,000- 49,999 | 1,128 | 830 | 68.0 | 63.7-71.9 | 129 | 14.2 | 11.0-18.2 | 71 | 7.6 | 5.7-10.0 | 84 | 8.4 | 6.5-10.9 | 14 | 1.9 | 1.0- 3.6 |
$50,000-74,999 | 1,084 | 875 | 76.9 | 72.9-80.5 | 105 | 10.5 | 8.3-13.3 | 45 | 5.3 | 3.3- 8.5 | 51 | 5.8 | 4.0- 8.3 | 8 | 1.4 | 0.6- 3.4 |
$75,000+ | 1,859 | 1,618 | 85.7 | 83.4-87.7 | 120 | 7.6 | 6.1- 9.5 | 62 | 3.1 | 2.4- 4.2 | 53 | 3.2 | 2.3- 4.5 | 6 | 0.3 | 0.1- 0.9 |
DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
Yes | 2,507 | 1,531 | 59.3 | 56.4-62.1 | 304 | 12.3 | 10.4-14.4 | 242 | 11.4 | 9.5-13.6 | 344 | 13.1 | 11.4-15.0 | 86 | 4.0 | 2.9- 5.5 |
No | 5,132 | 3,870 | 70.9 | 69.0-72.8 | 495 | 11.7 | 10.3-13.2 | 290 | 6.5 | 5.5- 7.6 | 362 | 7.2 | 6.2- 8.2 | 115 | 3.7 | 2.8- 5.0 |
VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||||||||
Veteran | 1,012 | 721 | 70.3 | 66.3-74.0 | 92 | 12.0 | 9.1-15.7 | 71 | 7.3 | 5.6- 9.4 | 113 | 9.3 | 7.4-11.6 | 15 | 1.1 | 0.6- 2.0 |
Non-Veteran | 6,859 | 4,832 | 67.2 | 65.4-68.9 | 737 | 11.8 | 10.6-13.1 | 473 | 8.0 | 7.0- 9.0 | 614 | 8.7 | 7.8- 9.6 | 203 | 4.4 | 3.6- 5.4 |
* 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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