2018 BRFSS Survey Results: Local Health Director Region 3 Demographics

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%)
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
Region 3 394 268 68.0 62.1-73.4 36 9.0 5.9-13.3 38 9.2 6.1-13.6 50 13.2 9.8-17.7 *** *** ***
GENDER
Male 188 120 62.6 53.6-70.8 23 10.5 6.5-16.5 21 12.5 7.3-20.8 23 13.3 8.5-20.3 *** *** ***
Female 206 148 72.9 65.2-79.4 13 7.6 3.7-14.8 17 6.2 3.5-10.7 27 13.2 8.8-19.3 *** *** ***
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 318 228 73.4 67.3-78.7 26 8.1 5.0-13.0 26 7.0 4.6-10.5 38 11.6 8.1-16.2 *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Black 39 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 37 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-44 126 88 68.9 58.1-77.9 *** *** *** 12 9.9 4.8-19.4 15 10.9 6.3-18.3 *** *** ***
45-64 138 91 66.5 57.2-74.6 11 6.9 3.6-12.7 16 10.2 6.0-16.9 19 16.2 10.2-24.7 *** *** ***
65+ 125 84 67.3 57.1-76.1 15 12.3 7.2-20.1 *** *** *** 16 13.7 8.0-22.6 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 142 78 58.6 48.8-67.7 16 9.4 5.3-16.2 20 12.9 7.5-21.2 27 19.0 12.7-27.3 *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 115 83 70.7 59.4-79.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** 15 11.8 6.8-19.8 *** *** ***
College Graduate 136 107 79.2 70.2-86.1 12 8.7 4.2-17.1 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 162 88 50.2 41.0-59.4 20 14.8 8.6-24.4 20 12.4 7.1-20.8 34 22.6 15.8-31.1 *** *** ***
$50,000+ 148 118 80.1 71.3-86.7 *** *** *** 13 10.0 5.2-18.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not Sure 79 58 78.9 67.5-87.1 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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.

^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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