BRFSS 2008 - North Carolina: (How long has it been since you last visited a dentist or a dental clinic for any reason?)

2008 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Oral Health-WHITE FEMALES

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	Total Respond.^	1-12 months	1-2 years	2-5 years	5 or more years	Never
North Carolina	15,669	10,561	67.2	66.0-68.4	1,507	10.1	9.4-10.9	1,433	9.7	9.0-10.4	2,044	11.5	10.7-12.3	124	1.5	1.1- 2.1
-WHITE FEMALES	7,443	5,377	73.9	72.4-75.4	597	8.0	7.1- 8.9	552	7.8	6.9- 8.8	895	10.1	9.2-11.1	22	0.2	0.1- 0.3
AGE
18-24	148	106	75.4	66.3-82.7	20	10.0	5.9-16.5	12	7.4	3.7-14.4	10	7.2	3.6-13.8	0	0.0	. - .
25-34	598	425	69.6	64.6-74.1	68	11.4	8.5-15.3	57	10.4	7.6-14.1	47	8.6	6.0-12.0	1	0.0	0.0- 0.3
35-44	1,050	806	78.7	75.6-81.5	73	6.2	4.7- 8.2	82	7.2	5.5- 9.3	88	7.8	6.2- 9.9	1	0.1	0.0- 0.5
45-54	1,410	1,072	77.7	74.9-80.2	118	7.5	6.1- 9.4	105	7.8	6.2- 9.9	115	7.0	5.6- 8.6	0	0.0	. - .
55-64	1,619	1,175	74.4	71.6-76.9	128	7.1	5.8- 8.7	121	7.5	6.0- 9.2	192	10.8	9.0-13.0	3	0.2	0.1- 0.8
65-74	1,417	1,007	71.4	68.3-74.3	92	6.4	5.0- 8.2	92	6.6	5.0- 8.7	221	15.4	13.2-17.9	5	0.2	0.1- 0.6
75+	1,147	744	65.3	61.6-68.7	94	7.5	5.9- 9.5	81	7.5	5.7- 9.8	216	19.0	16.2-22.2	12	0.7	0.4- 1.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	796	321	41.9	36.9-47.1	76	8.7	6.4-11.7	98	15.3	11.8-19.7	293	33.3	28.8-38.2	8	0.8	0.3- 1.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	2,142	1,412	69.0	65.8-71.9	190	8.3	6.7-10.2	191	8.6	7.0-10.7	339	13.9	11.9-16.1	10	0.2	0.1- 0.4
Some Post-H.S.	2,167	1,631	74.0	70.9-76.8	194	10.5	8.5-12.7	164	8.5	6.8-10.7	177	7.0	5.6- 8.8	1	0.0	0.0- 0.2
College Graduate	2,322	2,003	86.4	84.4-88.2	137	5.3	4.2- 6.7	99	4.6	3.5- 6.0	81	3.6	2.7- 4.8	2	0.1	0.0- 0.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	779	347	47.3	41.2-53.5	96	12.1	9.0-16.0	93	11.7	8.9-15.3	238	28.5	23.7-33.8	5	0.4	0.2- 1.0
$15,000- 24,999	1,082	610	53.1	48.1-58.0	104	11.7	8.5-15.9	138	14.7	11.6-18.5	225	20.3	16.6-24.5	5	0.2	0.1- 0.6
$25,000- 34,999	746	500	65.6	61.0-70.0	72	11.6	8.7-15.2	71	9.8	7.5-12.8	101	12.7	10.0-16.0	2	0.3	0.1- 1.1
$35,000- 49,999	1,042	821	75.6	71.4-79.3	83	9.2	6.8-12.4	62	8.2	5.8-11.4	75	7.0	5.2- 9.3	1	0.1	0.0- 0.4
$50,000-74,999	1,055	883	82.8	79.5-85.7	74	6.6	4.9- 8.8	48	6.3	4.4- 9.1	48	4.1	2.9- 5.8	2	0.1	0.0- 0.5
$75,000+	1,534	1,373	89.0	86.5-91.1	81	5.2	3.8- 7.1	43	2.6	1.7- 3.8	37	3.2	2.1- 4.9	0	0.0	. - .
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	2,792	1,776	65.1	62.4-67.8	243	8.3	6.9- 9.8	260	10.0	8.3-12.0	501	16.4	14.5-18.5	12	0.2	0.1- 0.4
No	4,500	3,495	78.1	76.3-79.9	345	7.9	6.8- 9.2	280	6.7	5.7- 7.9	370	7.1	6.1- 8.2	10	0.1	0.1- 0.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	142	114	82.5	73.7-88.8	9	6.0	2.7-12.9	7	4.1	1.7- 9.7	12	7.4	3.6-14.5	0	0.0	. - .
Non-Veteran	7,301	5,263	73.8	72.3-75.3	588	8.0	7.1- 9.0	545	7.9	7.0- 8.9	883	10.2	9.3-11.2	22	0.2	0.1- 0.3

Total
Respond.^

1-12 months

1-2 years

2-5 years

5 or more years

Never

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

15,669

10,561

67.2

66.0-68.4

1,507

10.1

9.4-10.9

1,433

9.7

9.0-10.4

2,044

11.5

10.7-12.3

124

1.5

1.1- 2.1

-WHITE FEMALES

7,443

5,377

73.9

72.4-75.4

597

8.0

7.1- 8.9

552

7.8

6.9- 8.8

895

10.1

9.2-11.1

0.2

0.1- 0.3

AGE

18-24

148

106

75.4

66.3-82.7

10.0

5.9-16.5

7.4

3.7-14.4

7.2

3.6-13.8

0.0

. - .

25-34

598

425

69.6

64.6-74.1

11.4

8.5-15.3

10.4

7.6-14.1

8.6

6.0-12.0

0.0

0.0- 0.3

35-44

1,050

806

78.7

75.6-81.5

6.2

4.7- 8.2

7.2

5.5- 9.3

7.8

6.2- 9.9

0.1

0.0- 0.5

45-54

1,410

1,072

77.7

74.9-80.2

118

7.5

6.1- 9.4

105

7.8

6.2- 9.9

115

7.0

5.6- 8.6

0.0

. - .

55-64

1,619

1,175

74.4

71.6-76.9

128

7.1

5.8- 8.7

121

7.5

6.0- 9.2

192

10.8

9.0-13.0

0.2

0.1- 0.8

65-74

1,417

1,007

71.4

68.3-74.3

6.4

5.0- 8.2

6.6

5.0- 8.7

221

15.4

13.2-17.9

0.2

0.1- 0.6

75+

1,147

744

65.3

61.6-68.7

7.5

5.9- 9.5

7.5

5.7- 9.8

216

19.0

16.2-22.2

0.7

0.4- 1.4

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

796

321

41.9

36.9-47.1

8.7

6.4-11.7

15.3

11.8-19.7

293

33.3

28.8-38.2

0.8

0.3- 1.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

2,142

1,412

69.0

65.8-71.9

190

8.3

6.7-10.2

191

8.6

7.0-10.7

339

13.9

11.9-16.1

0.2

0.1- 0.4

Some Post-H.S.

2,167

1,631

74.0

70.9-76.8

194

10.5

8.5-12.7

164

8.5

6.8-10.7

177

7.0

5.6- 8.8

0.0

0.0- 0.2

College Graduate

2,322

2,003

86.4

84.4-88.2

137

5.3

4.2- 6.7

4.6

3.5- 6.0

3.6

2.7- 4.8

0.1

0.0- 0.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

779

347

47.3

41.2-53.5

12.1

9.0-16.0

11.7

8.9-15.3

238

28.5

23.7-33.8

0.4

0.2- 1.0

$15,000- 24,999

1,082

610

53.1

48.1-58.0

104

11.7

8.5-15.9

138

14.7

11.6-18.5

225

20.3

16.6-24.5

0.2

0.1- 0.6

$25,000- 34,999

746

500

65.6

61.0-70.0

11.6

8.7-15.2

9.8

7.5-12.8

101

12.7

10.0-16.0

0.3

0.1- 1.1

$35,000- 49,999

1,042

821

75.6

71.4-79.3

9.2

6.8-12.4

8.2

5.8-11.4

7.0

5.2- 9.3

0.1

0.0- 0.4

$50,000-74,999

1,055

883

82.8

79.5-85.7

6.6

4.9- 8.8

6.3

4.4- 9.1

4.1

2.9- 5.8

0.1

0.0- 0.5

$75,000+

1,534

1,373

89.0

86.5-91.1

5.2

3.8- 7.1

2.6

1.7- 3.8

3.2

2.1- 4.9

0.0

. - .

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

2,792

1,776

65.1

62.4-67.8

243

8.3

6.9- 9.8

260

10.0

8.3-12.0

501

16.4

14.5-18.5

0.2

0.1- 0.4

4,500

3,495

78.1

76.3-79.9

345

7.9

6.8- 9.2

280

6.7

5.7- 7.9

370

7.1

6.1- 8.2

0.1

0.1- 0.3

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

142

114

82.5

73.7-88.8

6.0

2.7-12.9

4.1

1.7- 9.7

7.4

3.6-14.5

0.0

. - .

Non-Veteran

7,301

5,263

73.8

72.3-75.3

588

8.0

7.1- 9.0

545

7.9

7.0- 8.9

883

10.2

9.3-11.2

0.2

0.1- 0.3

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^Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50, % = 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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