BRFSS 2012 - North Carolina: (How long has it been since you last visited a dentist or a dental clinic for any reason?)

2012 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	11,712	7,783	64.9	63.8-66.0	1,189	11.1	10.3-11.9	1,069	9.9	9.2-10.7	1,536	12.7	11.9-13.5	135	1.4	1.1- 1.7
GENDER
Male	4,583	2,867	61.2	59.3-63.0	481	11.4	10.2-12.7	448	10.6	9.5-11.8	709	15.0	13.8-16.4	78	1.8	1.4- 2.4
Female	7,129	4,916	68.4	67.0-69.8	708	10.8	9.9-11.8	621	9.3	8.4-10.3	827	10.5	9.6-11.4	57	1.0	0.7- 1.4
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White	8,085	5,691	69.1	67.8-70.4	707	9.8	8.9-10.7	652	8.9	8.1- 9.7	985	11.6	10.7-12.5	50	0.7	0.5- 1.0
Non-Hispanic Black	2,119	1,230	56.5	53.7-59.2	305	14.8	12.9-16.9	253	13.0	11.2-15.0	313	15.0	13.1-17.1	***	***	***
Non-Hispanic Am Indian	449	256	54.0	46.6-61.3	48	12.0	8.1-17.4	62	14.3	9.9-20.1	78	18.6	13.6-24.9	***	***	***
Non-Hispanic Other	294	193	69.1	61.8-75.5	41	11.4	7.9-16.3	29	11.1	7.1-16.9	24	6.0	3.6-10.0	***	***	***
Hispanic	679	357	50.9	46.4-55.5	81	12.8	9.9-16.4	65	10.0	7.6-13.0	122	16.6	13.7-20.0	54	9.6	7.3-12.6
AGE
18-34	2,007	1,289	63.7	61.2-66.2	279	14.8	13.0-16.9	193	9.8	8.4-11.4	203	9.4	8.1-10.9	43	2.2	1.6- 3.1
35-44	1,616	1,088	65.4	62.5-68.1	169	10.6	9.0-12.5	163	10.6	8.9-12.5	177	11.9	10.0-14.1	19	1.5	0.9- 2.5
45-54	2,040	1,378	65.6	63.0-68.2	216	10.2	8.7-12.0	200	10.6	9.0-12.5	235	12.8	11.0-14.8	***	***	***
55-64	2,342	1,605	66.7	64.2-69.1	210	8.3	7.0- 9.6	221	11.2	9.6-13.0	293	13.1	11.4-15.1	***	***	***
65-74	2,084	1,389	66.4	63.7-68.9	174	8.0	6.7- 9.5	185	8.5	7.1-10.2	314	15.9	13.9-18.1	22	1.2	0.7- 2.0
75+	1,502	947	60.2	56.8-63.4	123	9.2	7.1-11.9	100	7.0	5.5- 8.8	306	22.3	19.5-25.3	26	1.4	0.9- 2.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,448	554	40.3	37.0-43.8	163	12.2	10.1-14.6	204	14.1	11.9-16.6	462	28.4	25.5-31.5	65	5.0	3.8- 6.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	3,375	1,971	59.1	56.9-61.3	416	13.0	11.5-14.6	369	11.5	10.2-13.0	570	14.8	13.4-16.4	49	1.6	1.1- 2.3
Some Post-H.S.	3,184	2,199	69.4	67.4-71.4	322	10.7	9.4-12.2	300	9.8	8.5-11.2	350	9.7	8.5-11.0	***	***	***
College Graduate	3,666	3,035	81.8	80.1-83.3	281	8.6	7.5- 9.9	194	5.7	4.8- 6.7	149	3.7	3.1- 4.6	***	***	***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,424	622	43.8	40.4-47.3	179	14.3	12.0-17.1	227	16.0	13.6-18.7	364	23.4	20.7-26.4	32	2.4	1.6- 3.6
$15,000- 24,999	2,007	969	46.3	43.4-49.2	284	14.6	12.7-16.7	268	14.6	12.7-16.8	444	21.6	19.4-24.0	42	2.8	2.0- 4.1
$25,000- 34,999	1,263	807	60.2	56.5-63.7	142	12.7	10.2-15.7	120	11.5	9.4-14.1	178	14.0	11.8-16.5	16	1.6	0.9- 2.8
$35,000- 49,999	1,424	1,041	70.1	66.9-73.1	138	9.9	8.1-12.0	130	9.9	8.1-12.1	108	9.3	7.4-11.7	***	***	***
$50,000-74,999	1,382	1,113	77.6	74.7-80.3	115	10.5	8.5-12.8	85	6.4	5.0- 8.1	66	5.4	4.1- 7.1	***	***	***
$75,000+	2,193	1,907	85.9	83.7-87.7	136	6.6	5.3- 8.3	75	4.1	3.1- 5.4	73	3.4	2.5- 4.5	***	***	***
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	3,125	1,783	56.2	53.8-58.5	347	11.7	10.2-13.3	363	12.6	11.0-14.3	603	18.6	16.9-20.5	29	1.0	0.6- 1.7
No	8,455	5,919	67.4	66.1-68.7	829	10.9	10.1-11.9	696	9.3	8.5-10.1	908	10.9	10.1-11.8	103	1.5	1.2- 1.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	1,534	1,045	69.1	66.2-71.9	125	8.3	6.7-10.4	136	9.3	7.7-11.3	211	12.5	10.6-14.6	17	0.8	0.4- 1.4
Non-Veteran	10,174	6,735	64.3	63.1-65.5	1,064	11.5	10.6-12.4	932	10.0	9.3-10.8	1,325	12.7	11.9-13.6	118	1.5	1.2- 1.9

Total
Respond.^

1-12 months

1-2 years

2-5 years

5 or more years

Never

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

11,712

7,783

64.9

63.8-66.0

1,189

11.1

10.3-11.9

1,069

9.9

9.2-10.7

1,536

12.7

11.9-13.5

135

1.4

1.1- 1.7

GENDER

Male

4,583

2,867

61.2

59.3-63.0

481

11.4

10.2-12.7

448

10.6

9.5-11.8

709

15.0

13.8-16.4

1.8

1.4- 2.4

Female

7,129

4,916

68.4

67.0-69.8

708

10.8

9.9-11.8

621

9.3

8.4-10.3

827

10.5

9.6-11.4

1.0

0.7- 1.4

RACE/ETHNICITY

Non-Hispanic White

8,085

5,691

69.1

67.8-70.4

707

9.8

8.9-10.7

652

8.9

8.1- 9.7

985

11.6

10.7-12.5

0.7

0.5- 1.0

Non-Hispanic Black

2,119

1,230

56.5

53.7-59.2

305

14.8

12.9-16.9

253

13.0

11.2-15.0

313

15.0

13.1-17.1

***

Non-Hispanic Am Indian

449

256

54.0

46.6-61.3

12.0

8.1-17.4

14.3

9.9-20.1

18.6

13.6-24.9

***

Non-Hispanic Other

294

193

69.1

61.8-75.5

11.4

7.9-16.3

11.1

7.1-16.9

6.0

3.6-10.0

***

Hispanic

679

357

50.9

46.4-55.5

12.8

9.9-16.4

10.0

7.6-13.0

122

16.6

13.7-20.0

9.6

7.3-12.6

AGE

18-34

2,007

1,289

63.7

61.2-66.2

279

14.8

13.0-16.9

193

9.8

8.4-11.4

203

9.4

8.1-10.9

2.2

1.6- 3.1

35-44

1,616

1,088

65.4

62.5-68.1

169

10.6

9.0-12.5

163

10.6

8.9-12.5

177

11.9

10.0-14.1

1.5

0.9- 2.5

45-54

2,040

1,378

65.6

63.0-68.2

216

10.2

8.7-12.0

200

10.6

9.0-12.5

235

12.8

11.0-14.8

***

55-64

2,342

1,605

66.7

64.2-69.1

210

8.3

7.0- 9.6

221

11.2

9.6-13.0

293

13.1

11.4-15.1

***

65-74

2,084

1,389

66.4

63.7-68.9

174

8.0

6.7- 9.5

185

8.5

7.1-10.2

314

15.9

13.9-18.1

1.2

0.7- 2.0

75+

1,502

947

60.2

56.8-63.4

123

9.2

7.1-11.9

100

7.0

5.5- 8.8

306

22.3

19.5-25.3

1.4

0.9- 2.2

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,448

554

40.3

37.0-43.8

163

12.2

10.1-14.6

204

14.1

11.9-16.6

462

28.4

25.5-31.5

5.0

3.8- 6.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

3,375

1,971

59.1

56.9-61.3

416

13.0

11.5-14.6

369

11.5

10.2-13.0

570

14.8

13.4-16.4

1.6

1.1- 2.3

Some Post-H.S.

3,184

2,199

69.4

67.4-71.4

322

10.7

9.4-12.2

300

9.8

8.5-11.2

350

9.7

8.5-11.0

***

College Graduate

3,666

3,035

81.8

80.1-83.3

281

8.6

7.5- 9.9

194

5.7

4.8- 6.7

149

3.7

3.1- 4.6

***

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,424

622

43.8

40.4-47.3

179

14.3

12.0-17.1

227

16.0

13.6-18.7

364

23.4

20.7-26.4

2.4

1.6- 3.6

$15,000- 24,999

2,007

969

46.3

43.4-49.2

284

14.6

12.7-16.7

268

14.6

12.7-16.8

444

21.6

19.4-24.0

2.8

2.0- 4.1

$25,000- 34,999

1,263

807

60.2

56.5-63.7

142

12.7

10.2-15.7

120

11.5

9.4-14.1

178

14.0

11.8-16.5

1.6

0.9- 2.8

$35,000- 49,999

1,424

1,041

70.1

66.9-73.1

138

9.9

8.1-12.0

130

9.9

8.1-12.1

108

9.3

7.4-11.7

***

$50,000-74,999

1,382

1,113

77.6

74.7-80.3

115

10.5

8.5-12.8

6.4

5.0- 8.1

5.4

4.1- 7.1

***

$75,000+

2,193

1,907

85.9

83.7-87.7

136

6.6

5.3- 8.3

4.1

3.1- 5.4

3.4

2.5- 4.5

***

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

3,125

1,783

56.2

53.8-58.5

347

11.7

10.2-13.3

363

12.6

11.0-14.3

603

18.6

16.9-20.5

1.0

0.6- 1.7

8,455

5,919

67.4

66.1-68.7

829

10.9

10.1-11.9

696

9.3

8.5-10.1

908

10.9

10.1-11.8

103

1.5

1.2- 1.9

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

1,534

1,045

69.1

66.2-71.9

125

8.3

6.7-10.4

136

9.3

7.7-11.3

211

12.5

10.6-14.6

0.8

0.4- 1.4

Non-Veteran

10,174

6,735

64.3

63.1-65.5

1,064

11.5

10.6-12.4

932

10.0

9.3-10.8

1,325

12.7

11.9-13.6

118

1.5

1.2- 1.9

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2012 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2012 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

^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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Oral Health

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