2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Oral Health

Including all types of dentists, 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 4,271 2,882 66.1 64.3-67.8 480 12.3 11.1-13.7 393 9.5 8.4-10.6 456 10.9 9.9-12.1 60 1.2 0.9- 1.6
GENDER
Male 1,950 1,243 62.7 60.2-65.2 225 12.1 10.5-13.9 187 9.3 7.9-10.9 253 14.1 12.4-16.1 42 1.7 1.2- 2.4
Female 2,321 1,639 69.2 66.7-71.5 255 12.6 10.8-14.5 206 9.6 8.2-11.3 203 8.0 6.8- 9.4 18 0.7 0.4- 1.1
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,704 1,953 69.7 67.6-71.8 255 10.5 9.1-12.2 229 9.2 8.0-10.7 263 10.3 9.0-11.8 *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Black 719 472 64.3 60.0-68.4 102 15.6 12.6-19.2 64 8.9 6.8-11.7 78 10.9 8.4-14.0 *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 232 152 67.5 60.0-74.2 35 14.3 9.9-20.4 24 8.7 5.5-13.7 15 7.3 4.1-12.8 *** *** ***
Hispanic 572 273 46.5 41.9-51.1 81 14.4 11.4-18.1 74 12.5 9.8-15.8 99 18.4 15.1-22.4 45 8.1 6.0-10.9
AGE
18-34 955 594 62.8 59.2-66.3 150 16.1 13.5-19.1 106 10.8 8.7-13.2 84 8.8 7.0-11.1 21 1.5 1.0- 2.3
35-44 657 404 61.4 57.1-65.6 90 13.6 10.9-16.8 66 9.8 7.5-12.8 75 12.5 9.8-15.8 22 2.7 1.7- 4.2
45-54 677 445 64.6 60.3-68.8 75 12.2 9.4-15.6 66 9.4 7.2-12.2 81 12.5 9.8-15.8 *** *** ***
55-64 707 502 70.6 66.3-74.5 67 9.0 6.9-11.7 53 8.1 5.9-11.1 83 12.0 9.2-15.4 *** *** ***
65-74 652 469 70.4 66.0-74.5 59 9.5 7.0-12.7 50 8.6 6.1-11.9 73 11.4 8.9-14.6 *** *** ***
75+ 548 408 69.1 63.0-74.6 35 9.9 5.9-16.1 48 9.5 6.6-13.4 55 11.3 8.3-15.2 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 392 151 41.3 35.6-47.3 45 11.2 8.0-15.3 59 14.9 11.1-19.6 105 26.1 21.3-31.5 32 6.6 4.5- 9.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 921 515 58.4 54.6-62.2 134 15.5 12.7-18.8 103 10.5 8.4-13.0 150 14.4 12.1-17.2 19 1.1 0.7- 1.8
Some Post-H.S. 1,124 734 65.5 62.2-68.7 147 14.2 11.9-16.9 118 10.0 8.2-12.1 123 10.1 8.2-12.3 *** *** ***
College Graduate 1,815 1,470 81.4 79.3-83.4 152 8.2 6.9- 9.7 109 6.0 4.8- 7.5 77 3.9 3.1- 5.1 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,285 767 57.6 54.2-61.0 159 13.7 11.3-16.6 153 12.0 10.0-14.3 191 15.5 13.2-18.2 15 1.1 0.6- 2.0
No 2,844 2,023 69.8 67.7-71.8 302 11.6 10.3-13.2 228 8.5 7.3- 9.8 250 8.9 7.7-10.2 41 1.2 0.9- 1.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 497 379 76.0 71.2-80.2 42 9.9 7.1-13.8 37 5.8 3.9- 8.4 39 8.3 5.7-11.8 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 3,765 2,495 64.6 62.8-66.5 438 12.7 11.4-14.1 355 10.0 8.9-11.2 417 11.3 10.2-12.6 60 1.4 1.0- 1.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,312 1,566 66.9 64.6-69.1 282 12.9 11.3-14.6 203 8.7 7.4-10.1 221 10.1 8.7-11.7 40 1.4 1.0- 2.0
Unemployed 204 95 46.8 38.6-55.1 36 19.6 13.6-27.4 27 12.2 7.8-18.4 41 19.6 13.9-27.0 *** *** ***
Retired 1,138 849 71.7 68.0-75.1 79 8.3 6.1-11.1 94 9.4 7.3-11.9 114 10.5 8.5-13.0 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 256 135 51.3 44.1-58.5 37 13.1 9.2-18.5 34 15.2 10.5-21.5 49 19.9 14.7-26.4 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 298 191 65.6 58.8-71.8 42 15.3 10.7-21.3 31 10.2 6.8-15.0 25 6.8 4.3-10.7 *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 194 102 56.0 47.4-64.3 22 11.4 6.8-18.4 18 7.0 4.2-11.5 44 22.1 16.2-29.4 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 277 123 43.0 36.0-50.4 40 13.7 9.6-19.2 45 17.5 12.5-23.9 63 24.3 18.6-31.1 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 349 188 54.8 48.3-61.2 41 15.2 10.5-21.6 50 13.2 9.6-18.0 66 15.8 12.0-20.5 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 512 302 56.1 50.8-61.3 73 15.4 11.8-19.8 66 13.4 10.1-17.4 65 14.4 10.9-18.8 *** *** ***
$50,000-74,999 502 347 67.7 62.7-72.4 67 14.9 11.5-19.1 44 8.6 6.1-12.0 42 8.4 6.0-11.5 *** *** ***
$75,000-100,000 469 367 74.2 69.0-78.8 47 10.3 7.5-14.1 30 7.9 5.3-11.8 25 7.5 4.9-11.3 *** *** ***
$100,000-150,000 452 363 77.9 73.0-82.1 41 10.2 7.4-14.0 27 5.9 3.9- 8.8 19 5.4 3.2- 9.0 *** *** ***
$150,000+ 509 445 86.9 83.1-89.9 27 5.0 3.3- 7.3 20 4.9 3.0- 7.9 16 3.0 1.7- 5.1 *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 1,007 645 62.2 58.3-65.9 122 13.9 11.3-17.1 93 9.6 7.6-12.1 116 11.5 9.3-14.1 31 2.8 1.9- 4.1
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 109 *** *** *** 14 15.8 8.6-27.2 14 12.1 6.8-20.6 24 19.6 12.7-28.9 *** *** ***
50% to 100% 261 120 46.1 39.1-53.3 40 15.1 10.6-21.2 31 11.7 7.7-17.4 67 26.0 20.3-32.7 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 431 219 50.5 44.5-56.4 60 15.4 11.4-20.6 71 16.0 12.3-20.6 76 17.2 13.3-22.0 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 209 118 55.1 46.8-63.1 21 11.7 7.2-18.4 31 13.9 9.3-20.2 35 17.9 12.2-25.3 *** *** ***
More than 200% 2,181 1,684 75.6 73.4-77.7 218 10.6 9.1-12.3 148 7.3 6.1- 8.8 126 6.3 5.1- 7.6 *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 1,007 645 62.2 58.3-65.9 122 13.9 11.3-17.1 93 9.6 7.6-12.1 116 11.5 9.3-14.1 31 2.8 1.9- 4.1
HOUSING
Own 2,620 1,942 70.0 67.8-72.1 246 11.3 9.8-13.0 189 8.3 7.1- 9.7 233 9.9 8.5-11.3 *** *** ***
Rent 1,332 748 55.1 52.0-58.1 188 14.6 12.6-17.0 161 12.0 10.2-14.2 188 14.6 12.6-17.0 47 3.6 2.7- 4.8
Other arrangement 287 170 62.4 55.6-68.8 45 15.5 11.2-21.2 38 12.1 8.2-17.5 32 9.2 6.3-13.3 *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,498 1,034 69.2 66.3-71.8 168 12.1 10.1-14.3 144 8.7 7.3-10.4 125 8.5 7.0-10.3 27 1.5 1.0- 2.3
Regional City or Suburban County 1,242 859 67.4 64.1-70.5 138 12.3 10.1-14.9 104 8.1 6.5-10.1 125 11.2 9.2-13.6 16 1.0 0.6- 1.6
Rural 1,531 989 61.8 58.7-64.8 174 12.6 10.6-15.0 145 11.4 9.4-13.7 206 13.1 11.2-15.3 17 1.1 0.6- 1.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 880 579 64.1 60.2-67.8 99 12.9 10.4-15.9 67 8.8 6.7-11.4 122 13.1 10.7-15.9 13 1.1 0.6- 2.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,347 879 64.7 61.4-67.8 155 12.7 10.5-15.3 131 9.9 8.1-12.0 165 11.7 9.8-13.8 17 1.1 0.6- 1.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 2,044 1,424 68.0 65.5-70.4 226 11.8 10.2-13.7 195 9.5 8.1-11.1 169 9.4 7.9-11.1 30 1.3 0.9- 1.9
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,507 1,051 68.0 65.0-70.8 172 11.9 10.1-14.0 138 9.6 7.9-11.6 131 9.8 7.9-11.9 15 0.8 0.4- 1.4
2nd Quartile 1,360 906 65.6 62.5-68.7 158 13.1 10.9-15.8 130 9.3 7.6-11.3 145 10.6 8.8-12.7 21 1.4 0.8- 2.2
3rd Quartile 1,027 695 66.9 63.4-70.2 100 10.4 8.4-12.9 94 9.8 7.8-12.3 122 11.6 9.5-14.0 16 1.4 0.8- 2.3
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 377 230 59.1 52.9-65.0 50 16.2 12.0-21.4 31 8.7 5.7-13.1 58 14.5 10.8-19.1 *** *** ***

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2024 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2024 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on 2024 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2024 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2024 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2024 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

4Quartile of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Social Vulnerability Index
(https://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/placeandhealth/svi/index.html) for respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2024 Annual Results Technical Notes for 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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