2018 BRFSS Survey Results: Local Health Director Region 9 & 10 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 9 & 10 697 442 61.1 56.2-65.7 82 11.8 8.9-15.4 76 12.9 9.8-16.8 90 12.7 9.9-16.2 *** *** ***
GENDER
Male 305 172 53.9 46.7-60.8 39 13.5 9.3-19.4 40 16.5 11.5-23.0 48 13.0 9.2-18.1 *** *** ***
Female 392 270 67.7 61.2-73.6 43 10.1 6.8-14.9 36 9.6 6.3-14.4 42 12.5 8.6-17.7 *** *** ***
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 434 298 65.5 59.3-71.2 39 9.9 6.5-14.7 46 11.9 8.5-16.6 47 10.9 7.6-15.4 *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Black 202 109 52.1 43.3-60.8 30 13.4 8.6-20.2 25 16.1 9.8-25.4 37 17.4 11.9-24.7 *** *** ***
Other 61 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-44 195 115 59.5 51.1-67.4 32 15.8 10.6-23.0 24 12.7 8.1-19.3 19 8.7 5.2-14.3 *** *** ***
45-64 260 152 60.7 52.9-68.0 30 8.7 5.7-13.1 34 11.9 7.7-17.8 42 18.2 12.6-25.6 *** *** ***
65+ 230 169 66.5 57.3-74.7 19 9.0 4.8-16.3 16 13.5 7.4-23.3 26 10.9 7.0-16.8 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 282 143 50.6 43.1-58.0 32 12.1 7.9-18.0 42 17.8 12.3-24.9 63 19.2 14.4-25.2 *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 200 125 62.9 54.0-71.1 31 13.6 8.6-20.7 21 11.3 6.8-18.0 20 9.7 5.5-16.6 *** *** ***
College Graduate 214 173 79.5 71.7-85.5 19 8.2 4.7-14.1 13 5.5 2.9-10.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 344 181 50.0 43.1-56.8 58 16.3 11.8-22.1 40 15.5 10.6-22.1 64 18.0 13.5-23.7 *** *** ***
$50,000+ 223 186 78.2 70.1-84.6 *** *** *** 19 8.4 5.0-13.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not Sure 128 *** *** *** 13 7.4 3.9-13.8 17 14.7 8.0-25.5 19 16.2 9.3-26.8 *** *** ***

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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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