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
Have Health Insurance
Yes 3,776 2,705 70.0 68.2-71.7 408 11.9 10.6-13.3 313 8.4 7.4- 9.6 332 9.3 8.2-10.5 18 0.4 0.2- 0.6
No 420 127 29.1 24.2-34.6 61 15.8 12.0-20.6 71 18.8 14.5-24.0 120 27.5 22.8-32.9 41 8.8 6.3-12.1
Body Mass Index
Underweight 51 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Recommended Range 1,116 812 69.6 66.0-73.0 115 12.1 9.7-15.0 95 9.7 7.6-12.2 84 7.8 6.1- 9.9 *** *** ***
Overweight 1,347 940 69.4 66.3-72.3 129 9.7 7.9-11.9 117 8.4 6.8-10.3 145 11.5 9.5-13.8 16 1.0 0.6- 1.7
Obese 1,350 863 62.2 59.1-65.3 182 15.0 12.8-17.5 126 9.6 7.8-11.6 167 12.4 10.5-14.6 *** *** ***
Current Smoker
Yes 451 230 50.1 44.5-55.6 59 12.8 9.7-16.8 59 13.7 10.3-18.0 92 21.7 17.3-26.8 *** *** ***
No 3,659 2,536 67.7 65.9-69.6 408 12.5 11.1-13.9 324 9.1 8.0-10.3 348 9.6 8.5-10.8 43 1.1 0.8- 1.5
History of CVD**
Yes 438 270 60.2 54.2-66.0 48 14.3 10.0-20.0 42 9.5 6.5-13.8 77 15.8 12.2-20.2 *** *** ***
No 3,796 2,586 66.7 64.9-68.5 430 12.2 11.0-13.6 348 9.5 8.4-10.6 374 10.3 9.2-11.6 58 1.3 1.0- 1.7
Binge Drinker
Yes 502 334 66.7 61.7-71.3 63 12.8 9.8-16.5 42 8.4 5.8-12.1 53 10.7 7.9-14.3 *** *** ***
No 3,482 2,363 66.2 64.2-68.1 388 12.5 11.1-14.0 318 9.4 8.3-10.6 374 11.0 9.8-12.3 39 1.0 0.7- 1.4
Heavy Drinker
Yes 169 117 68.2 59.1-76.1 17 9.2 5.5-15.1 *** *** *** 19 13.2 7.9-21.1 *** *** ***
No 3,816 2,579 66.1 64.3-68.0 436 12.7 11.4-14.1 350 9.4 8.3-10.6 406 10.8 9.7-12.0 45 1.0 0.7- 1.4
COPD
Yes 292 163 56.5 49.5-63.2 39 13.1 9.3-18.3 32 11.3 7.3-17.0 54 17.9 13.5-23.4 *** *** ***
No 3,966 2,713 66.8 65.0-68.6 438 12.2 11.0-13.6 357 9.3 8.2-10.4 402 10.5 9.4-11.7 56 1.2 0.9- 1.6
Current Asthma
Yes 404 264 64.6 58.9-69.9 46 13.1 9.4-18.0 42 10.0 7.1-13.9 49 11.4 8.4-15.3 *** *** ***
No 3,845 2,608 66.4 64.5-68.2 429 12.2 11.0-13.6 351 9.5 8.4-10.7 400 10.7 9.6-12.0 57 1.2 0.9- 1.6
Diabetes
Yes 567 360 60.4 55.2-65.3 69 15.9 12.0-20.7 59 9.9 7.3-13.3 76 13.4 10.4-17.1 *** *** ***
No 3,700 2,519 66.9 65.0-68.7 410 11.8 10.6-13.2 334 9.4 8.3-10.6 380 10.6 9.4-11.8 57 1.3 1.0- 1.7
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 *** *** ***
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
Has two or more chronic diseases†
Yes 1,305 855 64.1 60.8-67.2 142 12.2 10.0-14.7 133 10.6 8.7-12.9 168 12.7 10.7-15.0 *** *** ***
No 2,966 2,027 66.8 64.7-68.9 338 12.4 11.0-14.0 260 9.0 7.8-10.3 288 10.3 9.0-11.7 53 1.5 1.1- 2.0

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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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