2018 BRFSS Survey Results: Local Health Director Region 6 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 6 423 290 67.5 61.7-72.8 32 8.7 5.9-12.8 54 13.6 9.8-18.4 45 9.7 6.8-13.5 *** *** ***
GENDER
Male 202 133 67.4 59.0-74.8 16 7.4 4.4-12.4 24 14.3 8.6-22.7 27 9.7 6.4-14.5 *** *** ***
Female 221 157 67.6 59.4-74.9 16 9.9 5.6-17.0 30 12.8 8.6-18.7 18 9.6 5.5-16.3 *** *** ***
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 245 169 68.0 60.6-74.6 19 8.2 4.9-13.3 25 11.1 7.3-16.6 31 12.4 8.2-18.3 *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Black 110 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 68 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-44 176 129 73.0 65.0-79.7 19 10.6 6.5-16.9 18 10.8 6.7-17.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-64 137 *** *** *** *** *** *** 22 17.8 10.0-29.6 20 11.5 6.9-18.4 *** *** ***
65+ 100 *** *** *** *** *** *** 13 12.8 7.0-22.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 150 81 57.7 47.6-67.1 *** *** *** 27 18.3 11.3-28.1 31 14.9 10.0-21.7 *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 133 90 65.0 55.0-73.8 13 10.9 6.2-18.6 19 14.7 9.2-22.7 11 9.4 4.7-18.2 *** *** ***
College Graduate 140 119 87.4 80.7-92.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 212 123 57.7 49.7-65.3 15 10.0 5.6-17.1 33 14.6 10.1-20.7 39 16.5 11.6-22.8 *** *** ***
$50,000+ 135 115 85.3 76.8-91.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not Sure 74 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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