2018 BRFSS Survey Results: Local Health Director Region 4 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 4 706 463 62.9 58.6-67.1 68 10.7 8.1-13.9 71 10.9 8.4-14.1 100 15.0 12.1-18.4 *** *** ***
GENDER
Male 328 212 61.3 54.9-67.3 29 10.6 6.9-15.9 32 10.2 6.8-15.0 52 17.1 12.8-22.3 *** *** ***
Female 378 251 64.4 58.4-69.9 39 10.8 7.6-15.1 39 11.6 8.2-16.2 48 13.1 9.4-18.0 *** *** ***
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 464 319 65.3 59.8-70.4 38 8.5 5.8-12.2 47 12.4 9.0-16.8 59 13.6 10.3-17.9 *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Black 131 86 64.0 54.1-72.9 15 14.7 8.6-23.9 *** *** *** 21 16.2 10.2-24.9 *** *** ***
Other 111 58 49.7 39.5-59.9 15 13.9 8.0-23.1 15 14.4 8.6-23.3 20 19.2 12.2-29.0 *** *** ***
AGE
18-44 284 184 64.0 57.6-70.0 30 11.4 7.7-16.4 32 10.9 7.5-15.7 36 13.1 9.3-18.2 *** *** ***
45-64 232 147 61.2 53.7-68.1 20 9.5 5.7-15.3 28 13.6 9.0-20.0 35 15.1 10.6-21.0 *** *** ***
65+ 176 121 60.1 49.6-69.8 18 12.3 6.7-21.6 *** *** *** 28 20.9 13.2-31.4 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 244 125 51.6 44.4-58.8 29 11.7 7.6-17.5 28 11.1 7.4-16.3 58 24.3 18.5-31.2 *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 216 143 63.1 55.4-70.2 22 12.6 8.1-19.1 24 13.3 8.6-20.0 27 11.0 7.3-16.3 *** *** ***
College Graduate 241 191 80.7 74.9-85.5 17 6.3 3.7-10.3 18 7.2 4.4-11.6 15 5.8 3.4- 9.9 *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 269 142 49.8 42.9-56.7 31 11.5 7.7-16.7 33 12.9 9.0-18.3 60 24.7 18.9-31.6 *** *** ***
$50,000+ 294 227 73.9 67.3-79.5 25 10.3 6.6-15.6 23 8.3 5.2-13.2 19 7.5 4.7-11.9 *** *** ***
Don't know/Not Sure 134 89 64.5 53.7-73.9 12 10.6 5.3-20.2 13 12.4 6.5-22.1 19 12.2 7.3-19.7 *** *** ***

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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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