2018 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Oral Health

How long has it been since you last visited a dentist or a dental clinic for any reason?

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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%)
TOTAL 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
GENDER
Male 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
Female 2,507 1,715 67.3 64.8-69.6 246 10.4 8.9-12.1 239 9.9 8.5-11.6 296 12.0 10.4-13.7 *** *** ***
Have Health Insurance
Yes 4,051 2,873 70.4 68.6-72.2 376 9.5 8.4-10.7 351 9.1 8.0-10.3 438 10.7 9.6-12.0 *** *** ***
No 626 235 36.9 32.3-41.7 80 13.2 10.0-17.2 111 19.5 15.8-24.0 172 25.9 22.0-30.3 28 4.5 2.9- 6.7
Body Mass Index
Underweight 80 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Recommended Range 1,252 888 69.7 66.4-72.8 94 7.8 6.0-10.1 120 10.8 8.7-13.2 145 11.3 9.3-13.6 *** *** ***
Overweight 1,529 1,038 66.1 63.0-69.1 151 10.4 8.5-12.7 134 9.4 7.7-11.5 188 12.7 10.7-15.0 18 1.3 0.8- 2.2
Obese 1,395 861 61.3 58.0-64.6 153 11.3 9.4-13.6 165 11.9 9.8-14.4 209 15.0 12.7-17.6 *** *** ***
Current Smoker
Yes 746 347 47.6 43.0-52.2 97 14.3 11.1-18.2 107 14.6 11.6-18.1 188 22.8 19.4-26.6 *** *** ***
No 3,777 2,663 69.3 67.4-71.2 340 9.3 8.1-10.5 343 9.8 8.6-11.2 401 10.7 9.5-12.0 30 0.9 0.6- 1.3
History of CVD**
Yes 587 326 53.0 47.5-58.4 63 11.4 8.0-16.1 65 13.1 9.5-17.8 128 21.5 17.4-26.3 *** *** ***
No 4,074 2,770 66.8 65.0-68.7 394 10.0 8.9-11.2 395 10.3 9.1-11.6 480 12.0 10.8-13.3 35 0.9 0.6- 1.3
Binge Drinker
Yes 562 343 60.3 55.3-65.2 73 13.7 10.5-17.8 61 12.6 9.5-16.7 79 12.3 9.4-15.8 *** *** ***
No 3,767 2,559 67.0 65.0-68.9 340 9.3 8.1-10.6 371 10.3 9.1-11.7 472 12.6 11.3-14.0 25 0.8 0.5- 1.2
Heavy Drinker
Yes 256 152 55.3 47.6-62.7 34 14.3 9.5-21.0 27 13.9 9.2-20.5 40 15.3 10.5-21.8 *** *** ***
No 4,058 2,742 66.8 64.9-68.6 373 9.5 8.4-10.8 402 10.5 9.3-11.8 514 12.5 11.2-13.8 27 0.8 0.5- 1.2
COPD
Yes 421 204 45.0 38.7-51.4 47 14.2 9.8-20.1 59 17.1 12.3-23.2 108 22.7 18.2-28.0 *** *** ***
No 4,246 2,898 67.4 65.5-69.1 408 9.8 8.7-11.0 400 9.9 8.8-11.2 503 12.1 10.9-13.4 37 0.8 0.6- 1.2
Current Asthma
Yes 425 250 58.8 52.3-65.0 41 12.2 8.2-17.7 54 15.6 11.1-21.5 77 12.5 9.4-16.5 *** *** ***
No 4,240 2,850 66.1 64.3-67.9 413 9.8 8.8-11.1 405 10.1 8.9-11.3 534 13.1 11.8-14.4 38 0.9 0.6- 1.3
Diabetes
Yes 667 396 58.9 53.8-64.0 73 10.5 7.6-14.5 71 11.6 8.2-16.1 122 18.4 14.8-22.6 *** *** ***
No 4,017 2,715 66.3 64.5-68.2 385 10.1 8.9-11.3 391 10.4 9.3-11.7 490 12.2 11.0-13.6 36 0.9 0.6- 1.3
Functional Disability
Yes 1,439 769 52.6 49.2-56.0 153 9.8 7.9-12.0 199 14.5 12.2-17.1 300 21.7 19.0-24.6 18 1.4 0.8- 2.3
No 3,112 2,265 70.9 68.8-72.9 283 10.0 8.7-11.4 253 9.0 7.7-10.4 292 9.5 8.2-10.8 19 0.6 0.4- 1.1
Has two or more chronic diseases†
Yes 1,529 930 58.9 55.5-62.1 153 10.5 8.5-12.9 169 12.2 10.1-14.8 270 18.0 15.5-20.6 *** *** ***
No 3,155 2,181 67.9 65.8-69.9 305 10.0 8.7-11.4 293 10.0 8.7-11.4 342 11.1 9.8-12.6 34 1.1 0.7- 1.5

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

†Chronic diseases include heart disease (heart attack/stoke/angina), current asthma, skin cancer, other cancer, COPD, arthritis, depression, kidney disease and diabetes.

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.

^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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