2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Regions

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%)
North Carolina 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
NC ASSOCIATION OF LOCAL HEALTH DIRECTOR REGIONS
Region 1 & 2 602 380 56.8 51.7-61.7 67 12.6 9.6-16.3 66 14.3 10.8-18.6 85 15.7 12.4-19.7 *** *** ***
Region 3 342 234 68.7 62.4-74.4 28 8.5 5.4-13.3 31 8.8 5.7-13.2 44 12.7 9.1-17.4 *** *** ***
Region 4 865 564 63.1 59.0-66.9 109 14.9 11.9-18.4 84 8.5 6.7-10.8 94 12.4 9.9-15.5 14 1.1 0.6- 2.0
Region 5 625 430 68.1 63.6-72.4 81 13.1 10.3-16.6 49 9.3 6.7-12.9 55 8.2 6.1-10.9 *** *** ***
Region 6 305 212 71.8 65.7-77.3 32 10.8 7.3-15.8 24 7.4 4.6-11.8 32 8.5 5.8-12.3 *** *** ***
Region 7 803 569 70.6 66.7-74.2 89 11.2 8.9-14.1 70 8.9 6.8-11.6 61 8.1 5.9-10.8 14 1.2 0.7- 2.1
Region 8 388 256 64.9 59.2-70.3 42 12.6 9.0-17.4 39 9.7 6.8-13.8 46 11.7 8.5-15.8 *** *** ***
Region 9 & 10 341 237 66.9 60.5-72.7 32 10.8 7.4-15.4 30 9.5 6.2-14.3 39 12.3 8.5-17.3 *** *** ***
STATE REGIONS
Eastern NC 1,158 784 66.0 62.6-69.2 121 11.8 9.7-14.4 103 9.6 7.7-12.0 135 11.5 9.5-13.8 15 1.1 0.6- 1.8
Piedmont 2,378 1,626 68.1 65.8-70.3 283 12.9 11.3-14.7 215 8.5 7.3- 9.9 215 9.4 8.0-10.9 39 1.1 0.8- 1.6
Western NC 735 472 57.5 52.7-62.1 76 11.0 8.4-14.2 75 13.7 10.4-17.7 106 17.0 13.7-20.9 *** *** ***
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)
Mountain AHEC 522 336 58.0 52.7-63.2 55 12.2 9.1-16.1 56 13.5 10.0-18.0 71 15.4 11.8-19.7 *** *** ***
Northwest 596 398 66.7 61.8-71.3 57 10.4 7.4-14.3 56 8.7 6.4-11.7 79 13.4 10.4-17.1 *** *** ***
Charlotte 699 451 63.0 58.6-67.2 92 14.7 11.7-18.4 69 9.0 7.0-11.7 74 11.9 9.2-15.2 13 1.4 0.8- 2.4
Greensboro 475 322 66.9 61.6-71.9 65 14.1 10.8-18.3 40 9.9 6.9-14.1 44 8.6 6.1-11.9 *** *** ***
Southern Regional 351 234 67.7 61.7-73.2 39 12.8 9.0-18.0 29 8.3 5.4-12.4 42 9.7 7.0-13.3 *** *** ***
Southeast 218 143 61.4 53.3-68.8 21 12.3 7.6-19.3 29 13.0 8.7-18.9 23 12.3 7.7-19.1 *** *** ***
Wake 873 631 73.0 69.4-76.3 90 10.1 8.0-12.6 75 8.0 6.2-10.3 59 7.3 5.4- 9.8 18 1.7 1.0- 2.7
Area L & Eastern 537 367 66.6 61.6-71.3 61 12.4 9.4-16.2 39 8.4 5.8-12.0 64 11.9 9.0-15.6 *** *** ***
NC MEDICAID MANAGED CARE REGIONS
Region 1 602 380 56.8 51.7-61.7 67 12.6 9.6-16.3 66 14.3 10.8-18.6 85 15.7 12.4-19.7 *** *** ***
Region 2 609 413 68.2 63.6-72.6 62 10.8 8.0-14.3 54 9.1 6.6-12.4 71 10.9 8.4-14.1 *** *** ***
Region 3 873 571 63.6 59.6-67.4 109 14.6 11.8-18.1 84 8.4 6.6-10.6 95 12.3 9.8-15.3 14 1.1 0.7- 2.0
Region 4 1,131 806 70.3 67.0-73.4 129 11.8 9.7-14.2 94 8.9 7.0-11.2 82 7.7 5.9- 9.9 20 1.4 0.8- 2.2
Region 5 580 387 66.9 62.3-71.3 61 12.1 9.1-15.9 59 9.6 7.2-12.8 63 9.8 7.5-12.8 *** *** ***
Region 6 476 325 67.3 62.1-72.1 52 11.7 8.7-15.7 36 8.1 5.5-11.8 60 12.5 9.4-16.4 *** *** ***

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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.

^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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