2018 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Oral Health

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  Total
Respond.^		 1-12 months 1-2 years 2-5 years 5 or more years Never
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,678 3,108 65.4 63.7-67.2 458 10.1 9.1-11.3 461 10.6 9.4-11.8 610 13.0 11.8-14.3 41 0.9 0.6- 1.3
-MALES 2,171 1,393 63.4 60.8-66.0 212 9.8 8.3-11.6 222 11.3 9.6-13.2 314 14.1 12.3-16.0 30 1.4 0.9- 2.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,462 1,011 68.4 65.2-71.3 114 8.1 6.4-10.2 121 8.8 7.0-10.9 205 13.9 11.7-16.3 11 0.9 0.5- 1.8
Non-Hispanic Black 352 189 55.8 49.5-62.0 53 13.7 9.9-18.6 54 16.5 12.1-22.0 54 13.6 9.9-18.2 *** *** ***
Other 323 173 52.4 45.7-59.1 41 12.3 8.6-17.4 44 14.8 10.5-20.4 48 15.3 11.0-20.8 17 5.2 2.9- 9.0
AGE
18-34 520 339 64.4 59.5-69.0 57 10.6 7.8-14.1 68 13.3 10.2-17.1 45 9.6 7.0-12.9 11 2.2 1.2- 4.1
35-44 280 174 64.8 58.0-71.1 31 8.1 5.4-12.0 26 8.3 5.3-12.8 43 17.2 12.4-23.5 *** *** ***
45-54 366 232 63.9 57.4-70.0 30 9.5 6.1-14.4 39 10.7 7.1-15.9 58 14.3 10.4-19.5 *** *** ***
55-64 374 224 62.2 55.8-68.3 35 9.1 6.1-13.4 47 14.1 9.7-20.1 66 14.4 10.8-18.9 *** *** ***
65-74 386 264 64.2 57.3-70.6 40 12.4 7.8-19.1 25 8.5 5.3-13.4 57 14.9 11.0-19.8 *** *** ***
75+ 216 144 57.7 48.3-66.5 15 8.7 4.5-16.3 13 7.5 3.9-13.8 40 23.2 15.6-33.1 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 244 82 38.2 30.8-46.2 28 13.0 8.2-20.1 36 15.1 10.2-21.8 85 29.8 23.4-37.1 13 3.9 2.0- 7.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 582 326 59.1 54.1-63.8 64 10.7 8.1-14.0 70 12.2 9.2-15.9 115 16.6 13.3-20.6 *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 576 368 63.8 58.8-68.6 57 9.7 7.1-13.3 63 12.2 9.1-16.2 81 13.2 10.2-16.8 *** *** ***
College Graduate 762 612 80.9 77.3-84.1 62 7.3 5.4- 9.9 52 7.0 5.2- 9.6 33 4.3 2.8- 6.4 *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 164 67 48.7 39.3-58.2 21 12.2 7.2-20.0 22 10.6 6.7-16.2 51 25.0 18.0-33.7 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 286 123 45.9 38.9-53.1 41 12.8 9.0-17.9 41 14.5 10.1-20.4 69 22.8 17.5-29.2 12 3.9 2.0- 7.5
$25,000- 34,999 177 99 51.5 42.6-60.3 24 16.2 10.2-24.8 18 10.8 6.5-17.4 34 20.5 14.1-28.8 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 255 146 52.2 44.5-59.8 27 9.9 6.2-15.4 32 16.9 11.6-23.9 49 20.9 15.0-28.4 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 321 235 70.3 63.4-76.4 29 11.3 7.5-16.7 34 10.1 6.4-15.6 23 8.3 5.3-12.7 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 597 500 80.6 76.2-84.4 29 5.3 3.4- 8.2 33 6.7 4.6- 9.7 32 6.7 4.4-10.0 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 615 320 50.7 45.6-55.8 59 8.6 6.3-11.7 89 16.9 13.1-21.5 131 20.7 17.0-25.1 16 3.0 1.7- 5.3
No 1,480 1,027 68.0 65.0-71.0 141 10.0 8.2-12.2 129 9.6 7.8-11.8 171 11.5 9.6-13.7 12 0.8 0.4- 1.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 611 432 71.1 66.2-75.5 53 8.0 5.7-11.0 52 9.4 6.6-13.3 70 11.1 8.3-14.7 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,553 958 61.1 58.1-64.1 158 10.4 8.6-12.6 168 11.8 9.8-14.0 243 15.0 12.9-17.3 26 1.7 1.1- 2.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 593 404 67.2 62.6-71.5 58 9.4 7.0-12.5 57 10.1 7.4-13.6 65 11.8 9.1-15.1 *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 544 362 63.8 58.6-68.7 54 11.8 8.6-16.1 56 10.9 8.0-14.5 65 12.3 9.2-16.1 *** *** ***
Rural 1,034 627 60.0 56.0-63.9 100 8.8 6.9-11.1 109 12.5 9.9-15.7 184 17.3 14.4-20.6 14 1.4 0.7- 2.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,284 868 67.0 63.8-70.1 112 8.5 6.9-10.6 128 11.1 9.1-13.6 159 12.4 10.3-14.8 17 0.9 0.5- 1.6
Unemployed 67 *** *** *** *** *** *** 14 15.8 8.6-27.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 554 363 61.1 55.6-66.3 54 10.8 7.8-14.7 39 7.2 5.0-10.3 93 19.6 15.4-24.8 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 169 73 42.1 32.8-51.9 25 18.9 10.9-30.6 24 16.6 9.5-27.5 43 19.1 13.3-26.5 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 68 *** *** *** *** *** *** 11 15.5 8.0-28.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 42 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 135 51 41.8 32.3-52.0 25 19.1 12.1-28.7 15 8.3 4.9-13.7 39 26.7 18.9-36.3 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 266 110 41.9 34.7-49.5 33 12.7 8.3-18.8 47 19.0 13.6-25.9 68 23.6 18.0-30.3 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 137 82 64.3 54.7-72.9 15 10.0 5.6-17.4 *** *** *** 29 18.7 12.5-27.0 *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,183 886 71.7 68.3-74.9 89 8.1 6.4-10.4 100 9.7 7.7-12.2 104 10.0 7.9-12.6 *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 414 232 55.6 48.9-62.1 39 9.4 6.2-13.9 50 15.0 10.4-21.1 86 18.4 13.8-24.0 *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 894 578 64.0 60.0-67.8 96 10.7 8.3-13.6 86 10.0 7.8-12.7 123 13.9 11.3-17.0 11 1.4 0.7- 2.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 863 583 65.2 61.1-69.0 77 9.2 7.0-11.9 86 11.4 8.9-14.5 105 12.9 10.5-15.9 12 1.3 0.7- 2.4

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2018
are NOT comparable to 2010 and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2018 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2018 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2018 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2018 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2018 Annual Results Technical Notes for 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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