BRFSS 2010 - North Carolina: (How long has it been since you last visited a dentist or a dental clinic for any reason?)

2010 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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	Total Respond.^	1-12 months	1-2 years	2-5 years	5 or more years	Never
TOTAL	12,033	8,164	67.0	65.6-68.4	1,088	10.3	9.4-11.3	1,092	10.1	9.2-11.2	1,629	11.8	10.9-12.8	60	0.7	0.5- 1.0
GENDER
Male	4,447	2,926	65.2	62.9-67.5	401	10.8	9.3-12.5	422	10.4	9.0-12.1	678	12.8	11.4-14.4	20	0.7	0.4- 1.3
Female	7,586	5,238	68.7	66.9-70.4	687	9.9	8.8-11.1	670	9.9	8.7-11.2	951	10.9	9.9-12.0	40	0.7	0.4- 1.0
RACE
White	9,384	6,634	71.0	69.4-72.4	758	9.0	8.1-10.0	769	9.0	8.0-10.1	1,197	10.9	10.0-11.8	26	0.2	0.1- 0.3
African American	1,857	1,057	58.9	55.1-62.5	242	13.1	10.7-16.0	224	12.6	10.3-15.5	323	14.5	12.4-16.9	11	0.9	0.4- 1.9
Asian	106	85	77.2	64.9-86.1	5	3.9	1.4-10.5	7	9.5	4.1-20.6	7	7.6	3.0-17.7	2	1.9	0.4- 8.3
Native American	267	164	61.2	50.8-70.6	29	10.7	6.4-17.6	32	12.2	7.1-20.2	41	15.8	9.7-24.6	1	0.0	0.0- 0.3
Other Minorities	348	173	44.9	36.7-53.3	48	18.9	13.1-26.4	53	15.5	10.1-23.1	54	14.8	9.0-23.4	20	5.9	3.4-10.2
HISPANIC
Hispanic	414	222	49.0	41.4-56.7	56	17.1	12.1-23.7	57	13.1	8.8-19.0	57	15.3	9.7-23.2	22	5.4	3.2- 9.2
-English Speaking	236	156	62.7	51.9-72.3	30	14.2	8.8-22.2	23	6.8	4.0-11.6	27	16.3	8.8-28.1	0	0.0	. - .
-Spanish Speaking	178	66	36.0	26.3-47.0	26	19.9	12.2-30.7	34	19.1	11.7-29.6	30	14.4	7.3-26.4	22	10.7	6.2-17.8
Non-Hispanic	11,588	7,920	68.3	66.9-69.7	1,031	9.9	8.9-10.8	1,034	9.9	9.0-11.0	1,565	11.5	10.7-12.4	38	0.3	0.2- 0.5
AGE
18-24	347	231	67.6	60.6-73.9	49	13.8	9.7-19.3	38	11.0	7.0-16.7	26	7.0	4.2-11.4	3	0.6	0.2- 2.0
25-34	973	625	63.7	59.3-67.9	128	13.1	10.4-16.3	120	12.2	9.6-15.4	89	9.8	7.2-13.1	11	1.2	0.5- 2.6
35-44	1,703	1,216	70.4	67.4-73.3	169	10.2	8.3-12.3	149	8.9	7.2-11.0	158	9.5	7.8-11.5	11	1.0	0.4- 2.1
45-54	2,280	1,590	68.4	65.6-71.0	229	10.5	8.8-12.4	210	10.3	8.5-12.5	246	10.6	9.0-12.4	5	0.3	0.1- 0.7
55-64	2,675	1,870	67.5	64.9-70.0	213	8.3	6.8- 9.9	231	9.7	8.1-11.6	353	14.1	12.3-16.1	8	0.5	0.2- 1.2
65-74	2,246	1,433	62.5	59.7-65.3	190	8.2	6.8- 9.8	200	9.4	7.8-11.4	414	19.4	17.1-21.9	9	0.4	0.2- 1.0
75+	1,685	1,105	64.2	60.8-67.5	103	6.0	4.7- 7.8	136	9.3	7.0-12.2	328	19.7	17.2-22.4	13	0.8	0.3- 1.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,505	591	39.6	35.3-44.0	156	12.2	9.6-15.4	208	17.2	13.6-21.5	521	28.0	24.6-31.7	29	3.0	1.8- 5.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	3,460	2,082	60.3	57.3-63.2	393	13.2	11.3-15.4	376	11.4	9.6-13.4	589	14.6	12.7-16.9	20	0.6	0.3- 1.0
Some Post-H.S.	3,019	2,096	69.0	66.2-71.6	276	10.9	8.9-13.2	292	9.6	8.0-11.3	347	10.1	8.7-11.7	8	0.5	0.2- 1.3
College Graduate	4,030	3,380	82.2	80.2-84.0	262	6.6	5.6- 7.8	216	6.8	5.5- 8.4	169	4.3	3.5- 5.3	3	0.1	0.0- 0.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,315	525	41.8	37.5-46.3	150	13.8	10.6-17.9	199	14.6	11.8-17.9	429	28.5	25.0-32.2	12	1.2	0.6- 2.7
$15,000- 24,999	1,892	923	45.9	41.9-49.9	240	15.6	13.0-18.6	276	16.4	13.6-19.7	438	20.7	17.5-24.2	15	1.5	0.7- 3.1
$25,000- 34,999	1,287	805	55.9	51.3-60.4	149	13.2	10.4-16.7	134	13.5	10.4-17.3	190	15.9	12.9-19.3	9	1.5	0.7- 3.3
$35,000- 49,999	1,498	1,098	69.1	65.1-72.8	140	11.2	8.8-14.1	133	10.3	7.8-13.4	123	8.8	6.9-11.2	4	0.6	0.2- 2.4
$50,000-74,999	1,592	1,294	77.1	73.6-80.2	111	7.8	6.0-10.0	98	9.4	7.1-12.3	86	5.6	4.2- 7.5	3	0.1	0.0- 0.6
$75,000+	2,533	2,238	86.8	84.6-88.8	131	5.6	4.4- 7.1	97	4.5	3.3- 6.2	67	3.1	2.2- 4.3	0	0.0	. - .
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	4,508	2,669	57.2	54.8-59.7	429	10.7	9.2-12.3	482	12.1	10.3-14.1	902	19.2	17.5-21.1	26	0.8	0.5- 1.4
No	7,027	5,160	72.1	70.3-73.8	622	10.3	9.1-11.6	556	9.1	8.0-10.3	662	8.1	7.2- 9.1	27	0.5	0.3- 0.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	1,663	1,130	68.2	64.8-71.4	126	7.5	5.9- 9.5	146	9.8	7.7-12.4	261	14.5	12.2-17.1	0	0.0	. - .
Non-Veteran	10,365	7,031	66.8	65.3-68.4	962	10.8	9.7-11.9	945	10.2	9.2-11.3	1,367	11.4	10.5-12.4	60	0.8	0.5- 1.1

Total
Respond.^

1-12 months

1-2 years

2-5 years

5 or more years

Never

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

12,033

8,164

67.0

65.6-68.4

1,088

10.3

9.4-11.3

1,092

10.1

9.2-11.2

1,629

11.8

10.9-12.8

0.7

0.5- 1.0

GENDER

Male

4,447

2,926

65.2

62.9-67.5

401

10.8

9.3-12.5

422

10.4

9.0-12.1

678

12.8

11.4-14.4

0.7

0.4- 1.3

Female

7,586

5,238

68.7

66.9-70.4

687

9.9

8.8-11.1

670

9.9

8.7-11.2

951

10.9

9.9-12.0

0.7

0.4- 1.0

RACE

White

9,384

6,634

71.0

69.4-72.4

758

9.0

8.1-10.0

769

9.0

8.0-10.1

1,197

10.9

10.0-11.8

0.2

0.1- 0.3

African American

1,857

1,057

58.9

55.1-62.5

242

13.1

10.7-16.0

224

12.6

10.3-15.5

323

14.5

12.4-16.9

0.9

0.4- 1.9

Asian

106

77.2

64.9-86.1

3.9

1.4-10.5

9.5

4.1-20.6

7.6

3.0-17.7

1.9

0.4- 8.3

Native American

267

164

61.2

50.8-70.6

10.7

6.4-17.6

12.2

7.1-20.2

15.8

9.7-24.6

0.0

0.0- 0.3

Other Minorities

348

173

44.9

36.7-53.3

18.9

13.1-26.4

15.5

10.1-23.1

14.8

9.0-23.4

5.9

3.4-10.2

HISPANIC

Hispanic

414

222

49.0

41.4-56.7

17.1

12.1-23.7

13.1

8.8-19.0

15.3

9.7-23.2

5.4

3.2- 9.2

-English Speaking

236

156

62.7

51.9-72.3

14.2

8.8-22.2

6.8

4.0-11.6

16.3

8.8-28.1

0.0

. - .

-Spanish Speaking

178

36.0

26.3-47.0

19.9

12.2-30.7

19.1

11.7-29.6

14.4

7.3-26.4

10.7

6.2-17.8

Non-Hispanic

11,588

7,920

68.3

66.9-69.7

1,031

9.9

8.9-10.8

1,034

9.9

9.0-11.0

1,565

11.5

10.7-12.4

0.3

0.2- 0.5

AGE

18-24

347

231

67.6

60.6-73.9

13.8

9.7-19.3

11.0

7.0-16.7

7.0

4.2-11.4

0.6

0.2- 2.0

25-34

973

625

63.7

59.3-67.9

128

13.1

10.4-16.3

120

12.2

9.6-15.4

9.8

7.2-13.1

1.2

0.5- 2.6

35-44

1,703

1,216

70.4

67.4-73.3

169

10.2

8.3-12.3

149

8.9

7.2-11.0

158

9.5

7.8-11.5

1.0

0.4- 2.1

45-54

2,280

1,590

68.4

65.6-71.0

229

10.5

8.8-12.4

210

10.3

8.5-12.5

246

10.6

9.0-12.4

0.3

0.1- 0.7

55-64

2,675

1,870

67.5

64.9-70.0

213

8.3

6.8- 9.9

231

9.7

8.1-11.6

353

14.1

12.3-16.1

0.5

0.2- 1.2

65-74

2,246

1,433

62.5

59.7-65.3

190

8.2

6.8- 9.8

200

9.4

7.8-11.4

414

19.4

17.1-21.9

0.4

0.2- 1.0

75+

1,685

1,105

64.2

60.8-67.5

103

6.0

4.7- 7.8

136

9.3

7.0-12.2

328

19.7

17.2-22.4

0.8

0.3- 1.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,505

591

39.6

35.3-44.0

156

12.2

9.6-15.4

208

17.2

13.6-21.5

521

28.0

24.6-31.7

3.0

1.8- 5.1

H.S. or G.E.D.

3,460

2,082

60.3

57.3-63.2

393

13.2

11.3-15.4

376

11.4

9.6-13.4

589

14.6

12.7-16.9

0.6

0.3- 1.0

Some Post-H.S.

3,019

2,096

69.0

66.2-71.6

276

10.9

8.9-13.2

292

9.6

8.0-11.3

347

10.1

8.7-11.7

0.5

0.2- 1.3

College Graduate

4,030

3,380

82.2

80.2-84.0

262

6.6

5.6- 7.8

216

6.8

5.5- 8.4

169

4.3

3.5- 5.3

0.1

0.0- 0.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,315

525

41.8

37.5-46.3

150

13.8

10.6-17.9

199

14.6

11.8-17.9

429

28.5

25.0-32.2

1.2

0.6- 2.7

$15,000- 24,999

1,892

923

45.9

41.9-49.9

240

15.6

13.0-18.6

276

16.4

13.6-19.7

438

20.7

17.5-24.2

1.5

0.7- 3.1

$25,000- 34,999

1,287

805

55.9

51.3-60.4

149

13.2

10.4-16.7

134

13.5

10.4-17.3

190

15.9

12.9-19.3

1.5

0.7- 3.3

$35,000- 49,999

1,498

1,098

69.1

65.1-72.8

140

11.2

8.8-14.1

133

10.3

7.8-13.4

123

8.8

6.9-11.2

0.6

0.2- 2.4

$50,000-74,999

1,592

1,294

77.1

73.6-80.2

111

7.8

6.0-10.0

9.4

7.1-12.3

5.6

4.2- 7.5

0.1

0.0- 0.6

$75,000+

2,533

2,238

86.8

84.6-88.8

131

5.6

4.4- 7.1

4.5

3.3- 6.2

3.1

2.2- 4.3

0.0

. - .

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

4,508

2,669

57.2

54.8-59.7

429

10.7

9.2-12.3

482

12.1

10.3-14.1

902

19.2

17.5-21.1

0.8

0.5- 1.4

7,027

5,160

72.1

70.3-73.8

622

10.3

9.1-11.6

556

9.1

8.0-10.3

662

8.1

7.2- 9.1

0.5

0.3- 0.8

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

1,663

1,130

68.2

64.8-71.4

126

7.5

5.9- 9.5

146

9.8

7.7-12.4

261

14.5

12.2-17.1

0.0

. - .

Non-Veteran

10,365

7,031

66.8

65.3-68.4

962

10.8

9.7-11.9

945

10.2

9.2-11.3

1,367

11.4

10.5-12.4

0.8

0.5- 1.1

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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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