2018 BRFSS Survey Results: Local Health Director Region 7 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 7 620 431 68.9 64.3-73.2 65 10.3 7.8-13.7 61 11.1 8.3-14.8 57 9.0 6.7-12.2 *** *** ***
GENDER
Male 307 212 69.0 62.7-74.8 30 9.4 6.2-14.1 35 12.2 8.4-17.3 26 8.7 5.6-13.3 *** *** ***
Female 313 219 68.8 61.9-74.9 35 11.2 7.5-16.4 26 10.1 6.3-15.9 31 9.3 6.0-14.1 *** *** ***
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 369 282 74.0 67.9-79.2 29 8.4 5.5-12.7 32 11.7 7.8-17.2 26 5.9 3.8- 9.0 *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Black 145 88 61.3 51.3-70.3 17 11.5 6.7-19.1 18 10.5 6.1-17.2 21 16.4 10.1-25.7 *** *** ***
Other 106 *** *** *** 19 16.6 9.4-27.5 11 9.7 5.2-17.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-44 250 170 66.9 59.4-73.5 30 13.4 9.0-19.6 29 13.2 8.6-19.7 18 6.0 3.6- 9.8 *** *** ***
45-64 219 158 75.1 68.2-81.0 23 8.3 5.3-12.8 16 6.7 3.7-11.9 20 9.1 5.5-14.6 *** *** ***
65+ 140 *** *** *** 12 6.5 3.2-12.9 15 14.0 8.2-23.0 18 17.5 9.9-28.9 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 201 101 52.8 44.7-60.7 25 13.3 8.5-20.1 34 16.9 11.8-23.7 36 15.9 10.9-22.6 *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 127 *** *** *** 21 10.9 6.4-17.9 14 14.7 7.9-25.7 12 8.8 4.4-16.9 *** *** ***
College Graduate 291 249 86.6 81.2-90.6 19 7.2 4.1-12.2 13 3.2 1.7- 5.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 203 112 54.5 46.3-62.5 31 14.8 10.0-21.4 28 15.0 9.9-22.0 29 15.0 9.9-22.1 *** *** ***
$50,000+ 277 240 87.2 82.0-91.1 13 5.0 2.6- 9.2 14 5.1 2.8- 8.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not Sure 132 *** *** *** 19 13.6 7.7-23.1 19 18.6 10.9-29.9 18 14.1 8.1-23.5 *** *** ***

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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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