2022 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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%)
TOTAL 4,449 2,894 63.6 61.6-65.5 502 11.2 10.0-12.6 487 12.2 10.8-13.7 507 11.5 10.3-12.9 59 1.5 1.1- 2.1
GENDER
Male 2,094 1,268 59.4 56.6-62.1 264 13.4 11.4-15.6 236 11.7 10.0-13.7 289 13.6 11.8-15.7 37 1.9 1.3- 2.8
Female 2,355 1,626 67.4 64.6-70.2 238 9.3 7.8-10.9 251 12.6 10.6-14.9 218 9.6 7.9-11.6 *** *** ***
Have Health Insurance
Yes 3,960 2,717 67.5 65.5-69.5 441 11.1 9.8-12.5 397 10.8 9.5-12.2 384 10.0 8.8-11.5 21 0.6 0.3- 0.9
No 406 124 31.1 25.1-37.7 54 14.5 10.6-19.6 81 20.9 16.3-26.3 113 25.8 20.8-31.7 34 7.7 5.2-11.3
Body Mass Index
Underweight 64 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Recommended Range 1,145 775 66.0 61.9-69.8 117 11.5 8.8-14.9 117 10.7 8.5-13.4 130 11.4 8.9-14.4 *** *** ***
Overweight 1,441 981 67.8 64.6-70.8 149 10.1 8.3-12.2 148 10.2 8.4-12.3 147 10.6 8.7-12.9 16 1.3 0.8- 2.2
Obese 1,338 804 58.9 55.2-62.5 185 13.2 11.0-15.9 163 14.5 11.7-17.8 174 12.6 10.5-15.1 *** *** ***
Current Smoker
Yes 546 253 46.3 40.3-52.4 84 16.5 12.3-21.9 74 14.9 10.8-20.1 130 21.4 16.9-26.7 *** *** ***
No 3,695 2,512 66.6 64.5-68.6 395 10.4 9.1-11.8 393 11.9 10.4-13.5 347 9.7 8.5-11.1 48 1.4 1.0- 2.1
History of CVD**
Yes 476 277 53.2 46.2-60.1 56 10.8 7.5-15.2 55 13.7 9.2-19.9 81 20.3 14.5-27.8 *** *** ***
No 3,935 2,594 65.0 62.9-67.0 441 11.0 9.8-12.4 426 11.9 10.5-13.4 422 10.6 9.4-11.9 52 1.5 1.0- 2.1
Binge Drinker
Yes 637 403 60.6 55.8-65.2 79 13.6 10.6-17.3 82 15.1 11.8-19.1 68 10.1 7.7-13.2 *** *** ***
No 3,411 2,241 64.4 62.1-66.7 383 11.1 9.6-12.7 363 11.8 10.2-13.5 381 11.4 9.9-13.0 43 1.4 0.9- 2.1
Heavy Drinker
Yes 260 168 60.0 52.0-67.4 29 13.0 8.3-19.9 29 14.3 9.1-21.5 32 12.3 8.3-18.0 *** *** ***
No 3,798 2,481 64.0 61.9-66.1 434 11.3 9.9-12.8 416 12.2 10.7-13.8 420 11.2 9.8-12.6 47 1.3 0.9- 2.0
COPD
Yes 345 168 48.6 40.5-56.7 37 6.7 4.4-10.1 53 15.5 10.4-22.4 84 27.5 20.1-36.4 *** *** ***
No 4,091 2,723 65.0 62.9-67.0 462 11.6 10.3-13.0 431 11.7 10.4-13.3 419 10.2 9.1-11.5 56 1.5 1.1- 2.1
Current Asthma
Yes 397 236 55.7 48.5-62.7 51 11.1 8.0-15.3 58 16.9 11.9-23.4 50 16.1 10.8-23.5 *** *** ***
No 4,030 2,646 64.8 62.7-66.8 448 11.0 9.8-12.5 425 11.5 10.1-13.0 456 11.2 9.9-12.5 55 1.5 1.1- 2.2
Diabetes
Yes 584 341 59.0 53.4-64.3 79 11.2 8.6-14.5 67 12.0 8.7-16.4 89 16.1 12.3-20.7 *** *** ***
No 3,852 2,549 64.5 62.4-66.6 421 11.3 9.9-12.8 418 11.8 10.5-13.3 414 11.0 9.7-12.4 50 1.4 1.0- 2.1
Functional Disability
Yes 1,371 775 54.7 50.8-58.6 165 11.5 9.3-14.1 173 14.5 11.6-18.0 238 17.5 14.7-20.7 *** *** ***
No 2,926 2,021 68.0 65.7-70.2 317 11.1 9.6-12.8 301 11.2 9.8-12.8 254 8.6 7.4-10.0 33 1.1 0.8- 1.7
Has two or more chronic diseases†
Yes 1,318 817 59.4 55.4-63.2 153 10.5 8.4-13.1 143 12.0 9.5-15.0 195 16.8 13.8-20.2 *** *** ***
No 3,130 2,077 65.3 63.0-67.5 349 11.5 10.0-13.1 343 12.1 10.6-13.9 312 9.5 8.3-10.9 49 1.6 1.1- 2.1

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**History of cardiovascular disease includes history of heart attack or coronary heart disease or stroke.

†Chronic diseases include heart disease (heart attack/stoke/angina), current asthma, skin cancer, other cancer, COPD, arthritis, depression, kidney disease and diabetes.

PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2022 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2022 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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