BRFSS Survey Results 2008 for South Carolina
Oral Health
How long has it been since you had your teeth cleaned by a dentist or dental hygienist?
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| Total # Respondents |
Within past yr | Within past 2 yrs | Within past 5 yrs | 5 or more yrs ago | Never | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| TOTAL | 8,968 | 5,919 | 66.5 | 64.7-68.2 | 1,072 | 12.0 | 10.8-13.2 | 767 | 9.0 | 7.9-10.2 | 1,022 | 10.8 | 9.8-11.9 | 188 | 1.8 | 1.4- 2.4 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
| Male | 3,265 | 2,094 | 64.7 | 61.8-67.4 | 373 | 11.9 | 10.1-14.0 | 295 | 9.5 | 7.8-11.7 | 412 | 11.6 | 10.0-13.4 | 91 | 2.3 | 1.5- 3.5 |
| Female | 5,703 | 3,825 | 68.1 | 66.0-70.2 | 699 | 12.1 | 10.7-13.6 | 472 | 8.4 | 7.1- 9.9 | 610 | 10.1 | 8.8-11.5 | 97 | 1.3 | 1.0- 1.8 |
| RACE | ||||||||||||||||
| White | 5,972 | 4,321 | 72.7 | 70.8-74.6 | 609 | 10.7 | 9.4-12.2 | 419 | 6.4 | 5.5- 7.4 | 555 | 9.1 | 8.0-10.3 | 68 | 1.1 | 0.7- 1.6 |
| African American | 2,364 | 1,238 | 52.8 | 49.0-56.5 | 382 | 14.6 | 12.4-17.2 | 275 | 14.3 | 11.4-17.7 | 377 | 14.9 | 12.6-17.6 | 92 | 3.4 | 2.1- 5.5 |
| Other | 422 | 254 | 60.0 | 51.1-68.2 | 52 | 12.4 | 7.7-19.4 | 50 | 14.8 | 9.1-23.2 | 53 | 10.6 | 6.6-16.6 | 13 | 2.3 | 1.1- 4.6 |
| HISPANIC | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 158 | 103 | 60.7 | 46.1-73.6 | 14 | 11.4 | 4.4-26.7 | 20 | 18.2 | 8.7-34.2 | 16 | 6.2 | 2.6-13.9 | 5 | 3.6 | 1.2-10.0 |
| No | 8,645 | 5,735 | 66.9 | 65.1-68.6 | 1,032 | 11.8 | 10.7-13.1 | 727 | 8.7 | 7.6- 9.9 | 981 | 10.9 | 9.8-12.0 | 170 | 1.7 | 1.3- 2.3 |
| AGE | ||||||||||||||||
| 18-24 | 311 | 205 | 67.4 | 59.3-74.7 | 42 | 16.1 | 10.6-23.7 | 29 | 7.2 | 3.9-13.0 | 30 | 7.9 | 4.9-12.5 | 5 | 1.3 | 0.5- 3.6 |
| 25-34 | 842 | 522 | 62.5 | 57.5-67.2 | 118 | 13.1 | 10.3-16.6 | 73 | 11.0 | 7.8-15.3 | 120 | 11.6 | 9.1-14.7 | 9 | 1.8 | 0.6- 4.9 |
| 35-44 | 1,337 | 865 | 64.2 | 60.3-67.9 | 179 | 12.5 | 10.2-15.2 | 118 | 10.0 | 7.8-12.7 | 156 | 12.3 | 9.7-15.5 | 19 | 1.0 | 0.5- 1.9 |
| 45-54 | 1,907 | 1,218 | 68.1 | 65.0-71.1 | 247 | 11.2 | 9.3-13.4 | 180 | 8.1 | 6.5-10.0 | 222 | 10.5 | 8.6-12.6 | 40 | 2.2 | 1.4- 3.3 |
| 55-64 | 2,022 | 1,359 | 70.5 | 67.3-73.4 | 207 | 8.6 | 7.0-10.4 | 173 | 8.2 | 6.3-10.6 | 234 | 10.6 | 8.8-12.8 | 49 | 2.1 | 1.4- 3.2 |
| 65+ | 2,549 | 1,750 | 68.1 | 65.3-70.7 | 279 | 11.2 | 9.5-13.2 | 194 | 7.9 | 6.2- 9.9 | 260 | 10.5 | 8.9-12.2 | 66 | 2.4 | 1.8- 3.3 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 929 | 337 | 35.8 | 30.2-41.7 | 138 | 13.5 | 10.3-17.4 | 126 | 13.1 | 9.2-18.3 | 257 | 31.2 | 25.9-37.0 | 71 | 6.5 | 4.5- 9.3 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 2,936 | 1,711 | 56.5 | 53.2-59.7 | 391 | 14.7 | 12.3-17.3 | 299 | 10.9 | 9.0-13.3 | 449 | 14.9 | 12.9-17.1 | 86 | 3.0 | 1.9- 4.7 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 2,292 | 1,540 | 68.3 | 64.7-71.6 | 318 | 13.6 | 11.3-16.3 | 201 | 9.6 | 7.3-12.5 | 208 | 7.8 | 6.2- 9.7 | 25 | 0.8 | 0.4- 1.5 |
| College Graduate | 2,796 | 2,325 | 84.0 | 81.6-86.0 | 223 | 7.3 | 6.0- 8.9 | 139 | 5.2 | 3.9- 7.0 | 104 | 3.3 | 2.4- 4.6 | 5 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.3 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 937 | 334 | 36.3 | 31.0-42.0 | 145 | 16.0 | 12.2-20.7 | 137 | 15.4 | 11.6-20.1 | 269 | 28.0 | 23.5-33.0 | 52 | 4.3 | 3.0- 6.1 |
| $15,000- $24,999 | 1,366 | 672 | 43.0 | 38.2-48.0 | 203 | 14.8 | 11.6-18.6 | 181 | 16.8 | 12.8-21.8 | 264 | 22.5 | 18.5-27.0 | 46 | 2.9 | 1.9- 4.5 |
| $25,000- $34,999 | 952 | 598 | 56.8 | 50.9-62.5 | 146 | 18.7 | 14.3-23.9 | 94 | 11.4 | 8.2-15.6 | 97 | 9.2 | 7.0-12.0 | 17 | 4.0 | 1.4-10.6 |
| $35,000- $49,999 | 1,208 | 838 | 63.6 | 58.3-68.7 | 153 | 14.4 | 10.8-18.9 | 106 | 11.9 | 8.3-16.9 | 96 | 8.5 | 6.3-11.3 | 15 | 1.6 | 0.8- 3.2 |
| $50,000+ | 3,201 | 2,648 | 82.4 | 80.2-84.3 | 270 | 8.2 | 6.8- 9.8 | 145 | 4.6 | 3.6- 5.9 | 121 | 4.4 | 3.4- 5.7 | 17 | 0.4 | 0.2- 0.8 |
| Health District** | ||||||||||||||||
| Appalachia I | 354 | 242 | 66.3 | 59.1-72.8 | 32 | 10.7 | 6.0-18.2 | 31 | 7.8 | 5.1-11.8 | 40 | 13.6 | 9.4-19.4 | 9 | 1.6 | 0.8- 3.3 |
| Appalachia II | 597 | 433 | 73.7 | 68.0-78.6 | 50 | 9.2 | 6.1-13.5 | 49 | 8.3 | 5.4-12.6 | 55 | 7.8 | 5.2-11.4 | 10 | 1.1 | 0.5- 2.3 |
| Appalachia III | 485 | 314 | 67.2 | 60.0-73.6 | 53 | 9.4 | 6.4-13.5 | 41 | 8.1 | 4.8-13.4 | 62 | 14.2 | 9.7-20.2 | 15 | 1.2 | 0.6- 2.3 |
| Catawba | 231 | 162 | 67.2 | 58.6-74.8 | 26 | 11.7 | 7.2-18.5 | 22 | 12.0 | 6.8-20.5 | 19 | 7.4 | 4.5-11.8 | 2 | 1.7 | 0.4- 7.1 |
| Edisto Savannah | 1,082 | 704 | 63.5 | 59.1-67.6 | 123 | 11.4 | 8.8-14.5 | 94 | 10.4 | 7.8-13.8 | 136 | 12.2 | 9.6-15.3 | 25 | 2.6 | 1.6- 4.1 |
| Low Country | 1,110 | 774 | 68.6 | 64.2-72.8 | 125 | 11.5 | 8.9-14.7 | 78 | 5.8 | 4.3- 7.9 | 118 | 13.0 | 9.8-17.1 | 15 | 1.1 | 0.5- 2.1 |
| Palmetto | 978 | 683 | 72.2 | 66.6-77.1 | 115 | 10.8 | 7.7-14.9 | 77 | 9.4 | 6.1-14.4 | 88 | 6.8 | 4.8- 9.5 | 15 | 0.8 | 0.4- 1.8 |
| Pee Dee | 567 | 332 | 58.1 | 52.1-64.0 | 92 | 16.2 | 12.2-21.2 | 48 | 9.3 | 5.9-14.3 | 79 | 13.7 | 10.2-18.2 | 16 | 2.7 | 1.4- 5.2 |
| Trident | 1,073 | 713 | 65.8 | 60.8-70.5 | 145 | 14.3 | 11.1-18.4 | 78 | 6.6 | 4.7- 9.3 | 114 | 10.3 | 7.5-14.0 | 23 | 2.9 | 1.2- 7.1 |
| Upper Savannah | 803 | 527 | 70.1 | 64.6-75.1 | 88 | 10.5 | 7.4-14.7 | 75 | 7.2 | 4.8-10.6 | 92 | 9.5 | 7.1-12.7 | 21 | 2.7 | 1.4- 5.2 |
| Waccamaw | 1,114 | 689 | 57.6 | 52.9-62.1 | 143 | 13.3 | 10.2-17.2 | 121 | 12.2 | 9.4-15.7 | 142 | 15.2 | 12.1-18.8 | 19 | 1.7 | 0.8- 3.4 |
| Wateree | 478 | 291 | 56.6 | 49.3-63.6 | 71 | 16.0 | 11.7-21.4 | 40 | 12.1 | 6.8-20.6 | 62 | 12.6 | 8.9-17.7 | 14 | 2.7 | 1.1- 6.4 |
| Region*** | ||||||||||||||||
| Region I | 1,157 | 769 | 68.1 | 63.5-72.3 | 120 | 10.6 | 7.5-14.7 | 106 | 7.5 | 5.6-10.0 | 132 | 11.7 | 9.1-15.0 | 30 | 2.1 | 1.3- 3.5 |
| Region II | 1,082 | 747 | 71.0 | 66.6-75.0 | 103 | 9.2 | 7.0-12.2 | 90 | 8.2 | 5.9-11.4 | 117 | 10.4 | 7.9-13.5 | 25 | 1.1 | 0.7- 1.9 |
| Region III | 1,209 | 845 | 70.6 | 66.0-74.9 | 141 | 11.1 | 8.4-14.5 | 99 | 10.3 | 7.3-14.3 | 107 | 7.0 | 5.2- 9.2 | 17 | 1.1 | 0.5- 2.5 |
| Region IV | 1,045 | 623 | 57.5 | 52.9-62.1 | 163 | 16.1 | 13.1-19.7 | 88 | 10.4 | 7.3-14.7 | 141 | 13.3 | 10.6-16.5 | 30 | 2.7 | 1.6- 4.5 |
| Region V | 1,082 | 704 | 63.5 | 59.1-67.6 | 123 | 11.4 | 8.8-14.5 | 94 | 10.4 | 7.8-13.8 | 136 | 12.2 | 9.6-15.3 | 25 | 2.6 | 1.6- 4.1 |
| Region VI | 1,114 | 689 | 57.6 | 52.9-62.1 | 143 | 13.3 | 10.2-17.2 | 121 | 12.2 | 9.4-15.7 | 142 | 15.2 | 12.1-18.8 | 19 | 1.7 | 0.8- 3.4 |
| Region VII | 1,073 | 713 | 65.8 | 60.8-70.5 | 145 | 14.3 | 11.1-18.4 | 78 | 6.6 | 4.7- 9.3 | 114 | 10.3 | 7.5-14.0 | 23 | 2.9 | 1.2- 7.1 |
| Region VIII | 1,110 | 774 | 68.6 | 64.2-72.8 | 125 | 11.5 | 8.9-14.7 | 78 | 5.8 | 4.3- 7.9 | 118 | 13.0 | 9.8-17.1 | 15 | 1.1 | 0.5- 2.1 |
#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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