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

Oral Health--By Risks, Conditions, and Quality of Life Measures

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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
Have Health Insurance
Yes	9,798	7,027	71.8	70.6-72.9	895	10.0	9.2-10.8	755	8.0	7.3- 8.7	1,053	9.6	8.9-10.4	68	0.6	0.4- 0.8
No	1,880	739	39.0	36.2-41.8	289	15.2	13.3-17.5	311	17.2	15.2-19.4	475	24.1	21.9-26.6	66	4.4	3.4- 5.8
Body Mass Index
Underweight	177	***	***	***	21	12.9	7.9-20.4	***	***	***	26	15.0	9.1-23.6	***	***	***
Recommended Range	3,493	2,453	68.7	66.6-70.7	335	11.0	9.6-12.5	264	8.3	7.2- 9.6	411	11.2	9.9-12.6	30	0.9	0.6- 1.3
Overweight	3,971	2,702	66.4	64.5-68.3	394	11.0	9.7-12.4	336	9.5	8.4-10.8	501	12.0	10.8-13.4	38	1.1	0.7- 1.6
Obese	3,315	2,022	59.8	57.5-62.0	360	11.2	9.8-12.8	383	12.1	10.7-13.7	504	15.0	13.5-16.6	46	1.9	1.3- 2.8
Current Smoker
No	9,420	6,598	69.0	67.7-70.2	907	10.3	9.4-11.2	744	8.5	7.8- 9.3	1,063	10.9	10.1-11.8	108	1.3	1.1- 1.7
Yes	2,130	1,084	50.0	47.3-52.8	265	14.2	12.3-16.2	313	15.3	13.5-17.4	444	18.9	16.9-21.0	24	1.6	1.0- 2.7
History of CVD**
Yes	1,411	763	53.1	49.7-56.5	144	10.5	8.6-12.8	168	12.3	10.3-14.8	311	22.4	19.6-25.4	25	1.6	1.0- 2.8
No	10,207	6,959	66.0	64.8-67.2	1,031	11.1	10.3-12.0	897	9.8	9.0-10.6	1,210	11.7	10.9-12.5	110	1.4	1.1- 1.7
Binge Drinker
No	10,096	6,769	66.0	64.7-67.2	1,014	10.8	10.0-11.7	895	9.5	8.7-10.3	1,311	12.5	11.7-13.3	107	1.3	1.0- 1.6
Yes	1,086	675	59.2	55.5-62.8	123	13.2	10.8-16.1	131	13.0	10.8-15.6	140	12.5	10.3-15.1	17	2.1	1.2- 3.7
Heavy Drinker
No	10,655	7,090	65.2	63.9-66.3	1,088	11.1	10.3-12.0	972	9.9	9.1-10.6	1,386	12.5	11.7-13.3	119	1.4	1.1- 1.7
Yes	509	337	62.4	56.9-67.6	49	11.4	8.2-15.7	50	11.1	8.0-15.1	69	13.9	10.6-18.1	***	***	***
COPD
Yes	1,009	506	51.0	46.9-55.1	104	9.6	7.6-12.1	128	14.0	11.3-17.4	256	24.0	20.8-27.6	***	***	***
No	10,644	7,249	66.0	64.8-67.2	1,077	11.2	10.4-12.0	932	9.6	8.9-10.4	1,268	11.8	11.0-12.6	118	1.4	1.1- 1.8
Current Asthma
Yes	919	550	58.1	53.5-62.6	108	12.6	9.7-16.1	102	12.8	10.1-16.1	152	16.1	13.1-19.6	***	***	***
No	10,722	7,196	65.5	64.3-66.7	1,075	11.0	10.2-11.8	963	9.7	9.0-10.5	1,363	12.3	11.5-13.1	125	1.5	1.2- 1.8
Diabetes
Yes	1,530	848	54.4	51.0-57.6	151	9.7	8.0-11.7	201	12.9	10.9-15.1	300	20.5	17.8-23.4	30	2.6	1.6- 4.1
No	10,163	6,929	66.2	65.0-67.4	1,034	11.2	10.4-12.1	866	9.6	8.9-10.4	1,230	11.7	11.0-12.6	104	1.3	1.0- 1.6
Disability
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
Housing Stress***
Yes	1,475	681	46.7	43.4-50.0	187	12.4	10.5-14.7	235	15.9	13.7-18.4	347	22.8	20.2-25.7	25	2.1	1.4- 3.4
No	10,237	7,102	67.7	66.5-68.9	1,002	10.9	10.1-11.8	834	9.0	8.3- 9.8	1,189	11.1	10.3-11.9	110	1.3	1.0- 1.6

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

Have Health Insurance

Yes

9,798

7,027

71.8

70.6-72.9

895

10.0

9.2-10.8

755

8.0

7.3- 8.7

1,053

9.6

8.9-10.4

0.6

0.4- 0.8

1,880

739

39.0

36.2-41.8

289

15.2

13.3-17.5

311

17.2

15.2-19.4

475

24.1

21.9-26.6

4.4

3.4- 5.8

Body Mass Index

Underweight

177

***

12.9

7.9-20.4

***

15.0

9.1-23.6

***

Recommended Range

3,493

2,453

68.7

66.6-70.7

335

11.0

9.6-12.5

264

8.3

7.2- 9.6

411

11.2

9.9-12.6

0.9

0.6- 1.3

Overweight

3,971

2,702

66.4

64.5-68.3

394

11.0

9.7-12.4

336

9.5

8.4-10.8

501

12.0

10.8-13.4

1.1

0.7- 1.6

Obese

3,315

2,022

59.8

57.5-62.0

360

11.2

9.8-12.8

383

12.1

10.7-13.7

504

15.0

13.5-16.6

1.9

1.3- 2.8

Current Smoker

9,420

6,598

69.0

67.7-70.2

907

10.3

9.4-11.2

744

8.5

7.8- 9.3

1,063

10.9

10.1-11.8

108

1.3

1.1- 1.7

Yes

2,130

1,084

50.0

47.3-52.8

265

14.2

12.3-16.2

313

15.3

13.5-17.4

444

18.9

16.9-21.0

1.6

1.0- 2.7

History of CVD**

Yes

1,411

763

53.1

49.7-56.5

144

10.5

8.6-12.8

168

12.3

10.3-14.8

311

22.4

19.6-25.4

1.6

1.0- 2.8

10,207

6,959

66.0

64.8-67.2

1,031

11.1

10.3-12.0

897

9.8

9.0-10.6

1,210

11.7

10.9-12.5

110

1.4

1.1- 1.7

Binge Drinker

10,096

6,769

66.0

64.7-67.2

1,014

10.8

10.0-11.7

895

9.5

8.7-10.3

1,311

12.5

11.7-13.3

107

1.3

1.0- 1.6

Yes

1,086

675

59.2

55.5-62.8

123

13.2

10.8-16.1

131

13.0

10.8-15.6

140

12.5

10.3-15.1

2.1

1.2- 3.7

Heavy Drinker

10,655

7,090

65.2

63.9-66.3

1,088

11.1

10.3-12.0

972

9.9

9.1-10.6

1,386

12.5

11.7-13.3

119

1.4

1.1- 1.7

Yes

509

337

62.4

56.9-67.6

11.4

8.2-15.7

11.1

8.0-15.1

13.9

10.6-18.1

***

COPD

Yes

1,009

506

51.0

46.9-55.1

104

9.6

7.6-12.1

128

14.0

11.3-17.4

256

24.0

20.8-27.6

***

10,644

7,249

66.0

64.8-67.2

1,077

11.2

10.4-12.0

932

9.6

8.9-10.4

1,268

11.8

11.0-12.6

118

1.4

1.1- 1.8

Current Asthma

Yes

919

550

58.1

53.5-62.6

108

12.6

9.7-16.1

102

12.8

10.1-16.1

152

16.1

13.1-19.6

***

10,722

7,196

65.5

64.3-66.7

1,075

11.0

10.2-11.8

963

9.7

9.0-10.5

1,363

12.3

11.5-13.1

125

1.5

1.2- 1.8

Diabetes

Yes

1,530

848

54.4

51.0-57.6

151

9.7

8.0-11.7

201

12.9

10.9-15.1

300

20.5

17.8-23.4

2.6

1.6- 4.1

10,163

6,929

66.2

65.0-67.4

1,034

11.2

10.4-12.1

866

9.6

8.9-10.4

1,230

11.7

11.0-12.6

104

1.3

1.0- 1.6

Disability

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

Housing Stress***

Yes

1,475

681

46.7

43.4-50.0

187

12.4

10.5-14.7

235

15.9

13.7-18.4

347

22.8

20.2-25.7

2.1

1.4- 3.4

10,237

7,102

67.7

66.5-68.9

1,002

10.9

10.1-11.8

834

9.0

8.3- 9.8

1,189

11.1

10.3-11.9

110

1.3

1.0- 1.6

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**History of cardiovascular disease includes history of heart attack or coronary heart disease or stroke.

***Housing stress includes those who report always or usually worried about rent or mortgage payment.

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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