BRFSS Survey Results 2008 for South Carolina
Oral Health
Adults that have visited a dentist, dental hygenist or dental clinic within the past year*
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| Total # Respondents |
Yes | No | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| TOTAL | 10,132 | 6,691 | 67.7 | 66.1-69.3 | 3,441 | 32.3 | 30.7-33.9 |
| GENDER | |||||||
| Male | 3,689 | 2,383 | 66.3 | 63.6-68.8 | 1,306 | 33.7 | 31.2-36.4 |
| Female | 6,443 | 4,308 | 69.1 | 67.1-71.0 | 2,135 | 30.9 | 29.0-32.9 |
| RACE | |||||||
| White | 6,642 | 4,748 | 73.6 | 71.8-75.3 | 1,894 | 26.4 | 24.7-28.2 |
| African American | 2,699 | 1,510 | 56.0 | 52.4-59.5 | 1,189 | 44.0 | 40.5-47.6 |
| Other | 485 | 300 | 62.2 | 53.9-69.9 | 185 | 37.8 | 30.1-46.1 |
| HISPANIC | |||||||
| Yes | 176 | 121 | 66.1 | 51.4-78.3 | 55 | 33.9 | 21.7-48.6 |
| No | 9,706 | 6,466 | 68.3 | 66.6-69.9 | 3,240 | 31.7 | 30.1-33.4 |
| AGE | |||||||
| 18-24 | 318 | 218 | 70.0 | 62.1-76.9 | 100 | 30.0 | 23.1-37.9 |
| 25-34 | 855 | 567 | 66.2 | 61.3-70.8 | 288 | 33.8 | 29.2-38.7 |
| 35-44 | 1,376 | 946 | 67.8 | 64.0-71.5 | 430 | 32.2 | 28.5-36.0 |
| 45-54 | 2,035 | 1,382 | 71.9 | 69.0-74.7 | 653 | 28.1 | 25.3-31.0 |
| 55-64 | 2,279 | 1,541 | 70.5 | 67.6-73.3 | 738 | 29.5 | 26.7-32.4 |
| 65+ | 3,269 | 2,037 | 60.8 | 58.4-63.2 | 1,232 | 39.2 | 36.8-41.6 |
| EDUCATION | |||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 1,361 | 530 | 40.3 | 35.6-45.2 | 831 | 59.7 | 54.8-64.4 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 3,404 | 2,010 | 59.7 | 56.7-62.6 | 1,394 | 40.3 | 37.4-43.3 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 2,455 | 1,708 | 69.6 | 66.2-72.8 | 747 | 30.4 | 27.2-33.8 |
| College Graduate | 2,891 | 2,435 | 85.2 | 82.9-87.2 | 456 | 14.8 | 12.8-17.1 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 1,214 | 494 | 39.6 | 34.9-44.4 | 720 | 60.4 | 55.6-65.1 |
| $15,000- $24,999 | 1,656 | 845 | 48.1 | 43.6-52.7 | 811 | 51.9 | 47.3-56.4 |
| $25,000- $34,999 | 1,092 | 685 | 59.5 | 54.0-64.8 | 407 | 40.5 | 35.2-46.0 |
| $35,000- $49,999 | 1,314 | 933 | 66.6 | 61.6-71.3 | 381 | 33.4 | 28.7-38.4 |
| $50,000+ | 3,282 | 2,758 | 84.0 | 81.9-85.8 | 524 | 16.0 | 14.2-18.1 |
| Health District** | |||||||
| Appalachia I | 419 | 273 | 65.8 | 59.3-71.7 | 146 | 34.2 | 28.3-40.7 |
| Appalachia II | 683 | 479 | 74.1 | 68.9-78.7 | 204 | 25.9 | 21.3-31.1 |
| Appalachia III | 561 | 356 | 68.2 | 61.5-74.1 | 205 | 31.8 | 25.9-38.5 |
| Catawba | 258 | 174 | 65.9 | 57.9-73.1 | 84 | 34.1 | 26.9-42.1 |
| Edisto Savannah | 1,235 | 808 | 65.0 | 61.0-68.8 | 427 | 35.0 | 31.2-39.0 |
| Low Country | 1,212 | 856 | 70.3 | 66.1-74.2 | 356 | 29.7 | 25.8-33.9 |
| Palmetto | 1,068 | 751 | 72.8 | 67.4-77.5 | 317 | 27.2 | 22.5-32.6 |
| Pee Dee | 670 | 393 | 61.3 | 55.8-66.5 | 277 | 38.7 | 33.5-44.2 |
| Trident | 1,189 | 799 | 69.0 | 64.4-73.3 | 390 | 31.0 | 26.7-35.6 |
| Upper Savannah | 925 | 603 | 72.7 | 67.9-77.1 | 322 | 27.3 | 22.9-32.1 |
| Waccamaw | 1,246 | 804 | 60.2 | 55.8-64.5 | 442 | 39.8 | 35.5-44.2 |
| Wateree | 549 | 326 | 56.8 | 50.1-63.3 | 223 | 43.2 | 36.7-49.9 |
| Region*** | |||||||
| Region I | 1,344 | 876 | 69.0 | 64.8-72.9 | 468 | 31.0 | 27.1-35.2 |
| Region II | 1,244 | 835 | 71.7 | 67.6-75.4 | 409 | 28.3 | 24.6-32.4 |
| Region III | 1,326 | 925 | 70.5 | 66.1-74.6 | 401 | 29.5 | 25.4-33.9 |
| Region IV | 1,219 | 719 | 59.5 | 55.3-63.7 | 500 | 40.5 | 36.3-44.7 |
| Region V | 1,235 | 808 | 65.0 | 61.0-68.8 | 427 | 35.0 | 31.2-39.0 |
| Region VI | 1,246 | 804 | 60.2 | 55.8-64.5 | 442 | 39.8 | 35.5-44.2 |
| Region VII | 1,189 | 799 | 69.0 | 64.4-73.3 | 390 | 31.0 | 26.7-35.6 |
| Region VIII | 1,212 | 856 | 70.3 | 66.1-74.2 | 356 | 29.7 | 25.8-33.9 |
*Data in this table was derived from the Oral Health questions.
#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
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