2018 BRFSS Survey Results: Local Health Director Region 5 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 5 551 372 67.2 62.4-71.6 58 10.7 8.1-14.0 45 8.8 6.2-12.2 69 12.1 9.3-15.7 *** *** ***
GENDER
Male 236 154 64.9 57.7-71.4 24 10.3 6.6-15.7 22 10.3 6.6-15.8 32 12.7 8.8-18.1 *** *** ***
Female 315 218 69.2 62.7-75.1 34 11.1 7.7-15.7 23 7.4 4.4-12.2 37 11.6 7.9-16.8 *** *** ***
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 340 245 71.3 65.4-76.6 29 9.7 6.5-14.1 22 6.4 4.0-10.1 40 11.5 8.1-16.1 *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Black 142 85 62.8 53.2-71.4 20 12.9 8.0-20.1 13 8.4 4.3-15.7 23 15.4 9.7-23.5 *** *** ***
Other 69 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-44 208 141 64.5 56.8-71.4 21 10.9 7.0-16.6 20 11.3 7.0-17.8 24 12.6 8.3-18.6 *** *** ***
45-64 182 129 73.4 66.0-79.7 22 11.5 7.4-17.4 13 6.3 3.4-11.4 17 8.3 5.0-13.7 *** *** ***
65+ 150 96 65.2 55.1-74.2 13 8.7 4.2-17.0 *** *** *** 27 15.7 10.0-23.8 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 179 97 55.9 47.2-64.2 26 14.8 9.7-21.8 23 13.6 8.5-21.2 26 12.5 7.9-19.2 *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 147 90 64.7 55.9-72.7 16 9.1 5.3-15.0 *** *** *** 31 19.6 13.5-27.7 *** *** ***
College Graduate 223 183 82.7 76.5-87.5 16 7.5 4.4-12.5 12 5.2 2.7- 9.7 12 4.6 2.4- 8.6 *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 226 120 53.7 45.9-61.4 26 10.2 6.7-15.2 29 15.3 10.1-22.4 48 19.4 14.1-26.1 *** *** ***
$50,000+ 223 189 81.8 75.2-87.0 18 9.7 6.0-15.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not Sure 99 *** *** *** 14 14.3 7.9-24.7 *** *** *** 11 11.6 5.7-22.1 *** *** ***

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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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