BRFSS Survey Results 2006 for South 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 # Respondents |
1 to 12 months | 1 to 2 years | 2 to 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 | 8,972 | 5,762 | 64.3 | 62.9-65.6 | 1,107 | 13.2 | 12.2-14.2 | 950 | 11.2 | 10.3-12.2 | 1,074 | 10.5 | 9.8-11.4 | 79 | 0.8 | 0.6- 1.1 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
| Male | 3,464 | 2,161 | 62.4 | 60.1-64.6 | 420 | 12.9 | 11.4-14.6 | 370 | 12.0 | 10.6-13.7 | 477 | 11.6 | 10.3-12.9 | 36 | 1.1 | 0.7- 1.7 |
| Female | 5,508 | 3,601 | 66.0 | 64.4-67.7 | 687 | 13.3 | 12.1-14.7 | 580 | 10.5 | 9.4-11.6 | 597 | 9.6 | 8.7-10.6 | 43 | 0.6 | 0.4- 0.8 |
| RACE | ||||||||||||||||
| White | 6,797 | 4,650 | 68.7 | 67.2-70.1 | 723 | 11.3 | 10.3-12.5 | 604 | 9.3 | 8.4-10.3 | 777 | 10.3 | 9.4-11.2 | 43 | 0.4 | 0.3- 0.6 |
| African American | 1,848 | 927 | 53.6 | 50.5-56.8 | 349 | 18.1 | 15.9-20.6 | 300 | 15.7 | 13.5-18.1 | 240 | 10.7 | 9.1-12.6 | 32 | 1.8 | 1.2- 2.9 |
| Other | 244 | 140 | 59.3 | 50.7-67.3 | 26 | 13.0 | 7.9-20.5 | 35 | 14.2 | 9.3-21.0 | 41 | 12.9 | 8.5-19.1 | 2 | 0.6 | 0.1- 2.9 |
| HISPANIC | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 180 | 103 | 57.6 | 47.7-66.9 | 24 | 16.2 | 9.9-25.4 | 25 | 13.7 | 8.6-21.1 | 25 | 11.4 | 6.7-18.8 | 3 | 1.1 | 0.3- 3.8 |
| No | 8,617 | 5,593 | 64.8 | 63.4-66.2 | 1,067 | 13.1 | 12.1-14.2 | 881 | 10.9 | 10.0-11.9 | 1,003 | 10.3 | 9.5-11.1 | 73 | 0.8 | 0.6- 1.1 |
| AGE | ||||||||||||||||
| 18-24 | 335 | 221 | 65.6 | 59.2-71.5 | 56 | 17.4 | 12.9-23.1 | 43 | 12.6 | 9.0-17.3 | 15 | 4.4 | 2.4- 7.8 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
| 25-34 | 949 | 612 | 62.9 | 59.1-66.5 | 143 | 15.5 | 12.9-18.5 | 103 | 12.2 | 9.7-15.1 | 84 | 8.6 | 6.7-10.9 | 7 | 0.9 | 0.4- 2.1 |
| 35-44 | 1,434 | 1,005 | 70.4 | 67.4-73.2 | 188 | 12.3 | 10.4-14.5 | 130 | 9.2 | 7.5-11.2 | 105 | 7.7 | 6.2- 9.6 | 6 | 0.4 | 0.2- 0.9 |
| 45-54 | 1,821 | 1,187 | 65.9 | 63.1-68.6 | 245 | 13.5 | 11.6-15.7 | 211 | 11.8 | 10.1-13.7 | 169 | 8.4 | 6.9-10.1 | 9 | 0.5 | 0.2- 1.0 |
| 55-64 | 1,886 | 1,207 | 63.2 | 60.5-65.8 | 215 | 10.9 | 9.4-12.6 | 205 | 11.2 | 9.5-13.2 | 244 | 13.8 | 12.0-15.8 | 15 | 1.0 | 0.5- 1.8 |
| 65+ | 2,461 | 1,466 | 57.0 | 54.5-59.5 | 251 | 10.5 | 9.0-12.3 | 252 | 11.0 | 9.5-12.7 | 453 | 19.6 | 17.7-21.7 | 39 | 1.9 | 1.2- 3.0 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 1,306 | 455 | 39.2 | 35.4-43.2 | 188 | 14.7 | 12.0-17.8 | 248 | 19.8 | 16.7-23.2 | 384 | 23.7 | 20.9-26.8 | 31 | 2.6 | 1.6- 4.2 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 2,752 | 1,565 | 57.5 | 54.9-60.0 | 416 | 16.0 | 14.1-18.2 | 356 | 13.1 | 11.4-14.9 | 385 | 12.5 | 11.0-14.2 | 30 | 0.9 | 0.6- 1.5 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 2,219 | 1,546 | 68.9 | 66.2-71.5 | 265 | 12.8 | 11.0-14.9 | 196 | 9.2 | 7.6-11.0 | 201 | 8.6 | 7.3-10.2 | 11 | 0.4 | 0.2- 0.9 |
| College Graduate | 2,671 | 2,183 | 79.8 | 77.7-81.8 | 237 | 9.6 | 8.2-11.3 | 146 | 6.8 | 5.6- 8.2 | 99 | 3.6 | 2.8- 4.7 | 6 | 0.2 | 0.1- 0.5 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 1,063 | 348 | 33.7 | 29.8-38.0 | 180 | 18.3 | 15.0-22.1 | 229 | 22.5 | 19.2-26.2 | 287 | 23.4 | 20.2-26.9 | 19 | 2.1 | 1.2- 3.6 |
| $15,000- $24,999 | 1,350 | 638 | 47.9 | 44.1-51.8 | 237 | 18.8 | 15.9-22.2 | 193 | 14.8 | 12.1-17.9 | 265 | 17.5 | 15.1-20.2 | 17 | 1.0 | 0.6- 1.7 |
| $25,000- $34,999 | 1,012 | 615 | 59.5 | 55.1-63.7 | 138 | 14.5 | 11.6-18.1 | 125 | 13.7 | 10.9-17.1 | 123 | 10.9 | 8.8-13.5 | 11 | 1.4 | 0.6- 3.1 |
| $35,000- $49,999 | 1,252 | 892 | 68.1 | 64.5-71.5 | 140 | 12.6 | 10.2-15.5 | 96 | 9.2 | 7.2-11.7 | 115 | 9.4 | 7.5-11.6 | 9 | 0.7 | 0.2- 2.2 |
| $50,000+ | 3,007 | 2,452 | 79.6 | 77.6-81.4 | 271 | 9.4 | 8.1-10.9 | 164 | 6.5 | 5.4- 7.8 | 115 | 4.3 | 3.4- 5.5 | 5 | 0.2 | 0.0- 0.5 |
| Health District** | ||||||||||||||||
| Appalachia I | 706 | 435 | 60.3 | 55.1-65.2 | 88 | 11.6 | 9.1-14.6 | 71 | 14.8 | 10.4-20.6 | 102 | 11.9 | 9.4-15.0 | 10 | 1.5 | 0.7- 3.0 |
| Appalachia II | 653 | 450 | 70.0 | 65.4-74.2 | 61 | 10.2 | 7.6-13.6 | 63 | 10.6 | 7.8-14.3 | 74 | 8.6 | 6.5-11.2 | 5 | 0.6 | 0.2- 1.6 |
| Appalachia III | 497 | 288 | 59.9 | 54.3-65.2 | 63 | 15.0 | 11.1-20.0 | 63 | 11.0 | 8.1-14.6 | 77 | 12.7 | 9.8-16.4 | 6 | 1.4 | 0.5- 3.7 |
| Catawba | 382 | 246 | 64.9 | 59.0-70.4 | 42 | 9.8 | 7.0-13.5 | 47 | 13.2 | 9.5-18.2 | 47 | 12.1 | 8.7-16.6 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
| Edisto Savannah | 1,058 | 673 | 62.9 | 59.0-66.6 | 135 | 13.0 | 10.7-15.8 | 104 | 10.2 | 8.1-12.9 | 140 | 12.3 | 10.0-15.1 | 6 | 1.6 | 0.6- 4.0 |
| Low Country | 937 | 652 | 65.1 | 60.5-69.4 | 108 | 13.7 | 10.5-17.7 | 87 | 12.3 | 9.3-16.0 | 82 | 8.0 | 6.1-10.5 | 8 | 0.9 | 0.4- 2.2 |
| Palmetto | 845 | 587 | 70.0 | 66.1-73.7 | 104 | 13.6 | 10.8-17.1 | 75 | 8.0 | 6.2-10.2 | 75 | 7.9 | 6.1-10.3 | 4 | 0.4 | 0.2- 1.3 |
| Pee Dee | 738 | 436 | 57.2 | 52.4-61.8 | 106 | 17.8 | 14.2-22.0 | 92 | 14.1 | 11.0-17.8 | 96 | 10.1 | 8.1-12.7 | 8 | 0.8 | 0.4- 1.9 |
| Trident | 1,043 | 711 | 65.6 | 61.6-69.4 | 124 | 13.7 | 11.0-17.0 | 98 | 10.6 | 8.3-13.5 | 101 | 9.2 | 7.2-11.7 | 9 | 0.8 | 0.3- 2.1 |
| Upper Savannah | 581 | 364 | 64.7 | 59.5-69.6 | 65 | 11.1 | 8.0-15.1 | 61 | 8.8 | 6.6-11.7 | 85 | 14.5 | 11.4-18.4 | 6 | 0.9 | 0.4- 2.0 |
| Waccamaw | 944 | 573 | 59.8 | 55.8-63.8 | 126 | 12.8 | 10.5-15.6 | 118 | 13.6 | 11.0-16.8 | 118 | 13.2 | 10.5-16.5 | 9 | 0.5 | 0.2- 1.1 |
| Wateree | 478 | 278 | 60.0 | 54.3-65.4 | 65 | 13.6 | 10.2-17.7 | 62 | 13.2 | 9.7-17.6 | 67 | 12.4 | 9.3-16.3 | 6 | 0.9 | 0.4- 2.2 |
| Region*** | ||||||||||||||||
| Region I | 1,287 | 799 | 62.3 | 58.6-65.8 | 153 | 11.3 | 9.3-13.7 | 132 | 12.1 | 9.4-15.5 | 187 | 13.1 | 11.1-15.4 | 16 | 1.2 | 0.7- 2.1 |
| Region II | 1,150 | 738 | 65.4 | 61.8-68.7 | 124 | 12.4 | 10.0-15.2 | 126 | 10.8 | 8.7-13.3 | 151 | 10.5 | 8.7-12.6 | 11 | 1.0 | 0.5- 2.0 |
| Region III | 1,227 | 833 | 68.4 | 65.1-71.5 | 146 | 12.4 | 10.2-15.0 | 122 | 9.6 | 7.8-11.8 | 122 | 9.2 | 7.5-11.3 | 4 | 0.3 | 0.1- 0.9 |
| Region IV | 1,216 | 714 | 58.3 | 54.7-61.8 | 171 | 16.1 | 13.5-19.1 | 154 | 13.7 | 11.4-16.5 | 163 | 11.1 | 9.2-13.2 | 14 | 0.9 | 0.5- 1.6 |
| Region V | 1,058 | 673 | 62.9 | 59.0-66.6 | 135 | 13.0 | 10.7-15.8 | 104 | 10.2 | 8.1-12.9 | 140 | 12.3 | 10.0-15.1 | 6 | 1.6 | 0.6- 4.0 |
| Region VI | 944 | 573 | 59.8 | 55.8-63.8 | 126 | 12.8 | 10.5-15.6 | 118 | 13.6 | 11.0-16.8 | 118 | 13.2 | 10.5-16.5 | 9 | 0.5 | 0.2- 1.1 |
| Region VII | 1,043 | 711 | 65.6 | 61.6-69.4 | 124 | 13.7 | 11.0-17.0 | 98 | 10.6 | 8.3-13.5 | 101 | 9.2 | 7.2-11.7 | 9 | 0.8 | 0.3- 2.1 |
| Region VIII | 937 | 652 | 65.1 | 60.5-69.4 | 108 | 13.7 | 10.5-17.7 | 87 | 12.3 | 9.3-16.0 | 82 | 8.0 | 6.1-10.5 | 8 | 0.9 | 0.4- 2.2 |
*Include visits to dental specialists, such as orthodontists.
#Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50 and confidence intervals with width greater than 20. N = Cell Size, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics.
** Appalachia I: Anderson, Oconee
Appalachia II: Greenville, Pickens
Appalachia III: Cherokee, Spartanburg, Union
Catawba: Chester, Lancaster, York
Edisto Savannah: Aiken, Allendale, Bamberg, Barnwell, Calhoun, Orangeburg
Low Country: Beaufort, Colleton, Hampton, Jasper
Palmetto: Fairfield, Lexington, Newberry, Richland
Pee Dee: Chesterfield, Darlington, Dillon, Florence, Marion, Marlboro
Trident: Berkeley, Charleston, Dorchester
Upper Savannah: Abbeville, Edgefield, Greenwood, Laurens, McCormick, Saluda
Waccamaw: Georgetown, Horry, Williamsburg
Wateree: Clarendon, Kershaw, Lee, Sumter
*** Region I: Anderson, Oconee, Abbeville, Laurens, McCormick, Greenwood, Saluda, Edgefield
Region II: Greenville, Pickens, Cherokee, Spartanburg, Union
Region III: Chester, Lancaster, York, Newberry, Fairfield, Lexington, Richland
Region IV: Clarendon, Kershaw, Lee, Sumter, Chesterfield, Darlington, Dillon, Florence, Marion, Marlboro
Region V: Aiken, Allendale, Bamberg, Barnwell, Calhoun, Orangeburg
Region VI: Georgetown, Horry, Williamsburg
Region VII: Berkeley, Charleston, Dorchester
Region VIII: Beaufort, Colleton, Hampton, Jasper
This page was generated on 07MAR07.