BRFSS Survey Results 2008 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 |
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 | 10,087 | 6,479 | 65.7 | 64.1-67.3 | 1,213 | 12.4 | 11.3-13.6 | 990 | 10.0 | 8.9-11.2 | 1,303 | 11.2 | 10.2-12.2 | 102 | 0.7 | 0.5- 1.0 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
| Male | 3,673 | 2,306 | 64.4 | 61.7-67.0 | 429 | 11.8 | 10.1-13.7 | 368 | 10.7 | 9.0-12.7 | 534 | 12.5 | 10.9-14.3 | 36 | 0.6 | 0.4- 1.0 |
| Female | 6,414 | 4,173 | 66.9 | 64.9-68.9 | 784 | 13.0 | 11.6-14.6 | 622 | 9.3 | 8.1-10.7 | 769 | 10.0 | 8.9-11.2 | 66 | 0.8 | 0.5- 1.2 |
| RACE | ||||||||||||||||
| White | 6,620 | 4,648 | 71.9 | 70.1-73.7 | 672 | 11.0 | 9.7-12.4 | 522 | 7.4 | 6.4- 8.5 | 730 | 9.2 | 8.2-10.3 | 48 | 0.4 | 0.3- 0.7 |
| African American | 2,681 | 1,422 | 53.0 | 49.5-56.6 | 433 | 15.3 | 13.0-17.9 | 362 | 15.2 | 12.6-18.4 | 425 | 15.2 | 12.9-18.0 | 39 | 1.2 | 0.7- 2.0 |
| Other | 482 | 288 | 59.5 | 51.2-67.3 | 63 | 13.7 | 9.0-20.3 | 54 | 13.6 | 8.2-21.6 | 71 | 12.3 | 8.3-17.9 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.2- 3.8 |
| HISPANIC | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 176 | 114 | 61.5 | 47.2-74.1 | 22 | 16.4 | 8.1-30.3 | 17 | 15.1 | 6.4-31.4 | 23 | 7.1 | 3.4-14.3 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
| No | 9,663 | 6,269 | 66.3 | 64.6-67.9 | 1,152 | 12.2 | 11.1-13.4 | 931 | 9.7 | 8.6-10.9 | 1,214 | 11.1 | 10.1-12.2 | 97 | 0.7 | 0.5- 1.0 |
| AGE | ||||||||||||||||
| 18-24 | 316 | 209 | 68.1 | 60.2-75.2 | 49 | 16.3 | 11.0-23.3 | 31 | 8.3 | 4.7-14.2 | 24 | 6.0 | 3.4-10.3 | 3 | 1.3 | 0.4- 4.5 |
| 25-34 | 854 | 548 | 64.0 | 59.0-68.6 | 125 | 14.0 | 10.9-17.7 | 91 | 12.4 | 9.2-16.6 | 87 | 9.5 | 7.0-12.7 | 3 | 0.2 | 0.0- 0.6 |
| 35-44 | 1,373 | 916 | 66.0 | 62.1-69.6 | 194 | 13.5 | 11.1-16.4 | 134 | 10.5 | 8.3-13.2 | 119 | 9.5 | 7.2-12.5 | 10 | 0.5 | 0.2- 1.2 |
| 45-54 | 2,029 | 1,336 | 69.7 | 66.7-72.6 | 269 | 11.5 | 9.6-13.6 | 203 | 8.7 | 7.1-10.6 | 207 | 9.7 | 7.9-11.8 | 14 | 0.4 | 0.2- 1.0 |
| 55-64 | 2,276 | 1,500 | 68.1 | 65.1-70.9 | 238 | 10.2 | 8.5-12.2 | 231 | 9.5 | 7.6-11.8 | 290 | 11.9 | 10.1-13.9 | 17 | 0.4 | 0.2- 0.7 |
| 65+ | 3,239 | 1,970 | 59.4 | 56.9-61.8 | 338 | 10.4 | 8.9-12.0 | 300 | 9.4 | 7.9-11.2 | 576 | 19.1 | 17.2-21.2 | 55 | 1.7 | 1.2- 2.5 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 1,347 | 499 | 38.2 | 33.6-43.1 | 184 | 14.1 | 11.3-17.3 | 230 | 17.1 | 13.3-21.6 | 395 | 28.7 | 24.6-33.2 | 39 | 1.9 | 1.2- 3.0 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 3,385 | 1,904 | 56.9 | 53.9-59.8 | 478 | 15.2 | 13.0-17.6 | 406 | 12.3 | 10.3-14.5 | 555 | 15.0 | 13.1-17.1 | 42 | 0.8 | 0.5- 1.1 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 2,450 | 1,671 | 67.2 | 63.6-70.5 | 320 | 14.7 | 12.2-17.7 | 212 | 9.5 | 7.4-12.1 | 235 | 7.9 | 6.4- 9.7 | 12 | 0.7 | 0.3- 1.9 |
| College Graduate | 2,885 | 2,397 | 84.2 | 82.0-86.3 | 229 | 6.7 | 5.6- 8.1 | 141 | 5.3 | 4.0- 7.1 | 111 | 3.6 | 2.6- 4.9 | 7 | 0.1 | 0.1- 0.4 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 1,206 | 455 | 36.1 | 31.5-40.9 | 171 | 17.9 | 14.2-22.2 | 223 | 17.4 | 14.0-21.5 | 336 | 26.5 | 22.6-30.8 | 21 | 2.1 | 0.9- 4.7 |
| $15,000- $24,999 | 1,644 | 790 | 45.2 | 40.7-49.8 | 261 | 15.4 | 12.7-18.5 | 256 | 19.4 | 15.5-23.9 | 312 | 19.2 | 15.9-22.9 | 25 | 0.9 | 0.5- 1.4 |
| $25,000- $34,999 | 1,089 | 662 | 57.0 | 51.4-62.3 | 162 | 16.2 | 12.2-21.1 | 107 | 11.7 | 8.6-15.8 | 142 | 13.9 | 10.2-18.6 | 16 | 1.3 | 0.6- 2.7 |
| $35,000- $49,999 | 1,311 | 911 | 64.7 | 59.7-69.4 | 161 | 15.0 | 11.2-19.7 | 117 | 11.2 | 8.2-15.2 | 115 | 8.6 | 6.6-11.3 | 7 | 0.4 | 0.1- 1.4 |
| $50,000+ | 3,279 | 2,719 | 82.7 | 80.6-84.6 | 273 | 8.3 | 6.9- 9.9 | 156 | 4.9 | 3.8- 6.2 | 127 | 4.0 | 3.1- 5.1 | 4 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.3 |
| Health District** | ||||||||||||||||
| Appalachia I | 417 | 262 | 62.9 | 56.4-69.0 | 43 | 12.1 | 7.5-18.9 | 46 | 10.2 | 7.2-14.4 | 62 | 14.1 | 10.4-18.8 | 4 | 0.7 | 0.2- 1.9 |
| Appalachia II | 681 | 466 | 71.5 | 66.1-76.3 | 65 | 12.1 | 8.4-17.1 | 54 | 6.6 | 4.6- 9.5 | 90 | 9.3 | 6.8-12.6 | 6 | 0.5 | 0.2- 1.2 |
| Appalachia III | 559 | 347 | 65.5 | 58.7-71.8 | 58 | 11.2 | 7.6-16.2 | 57 | 10.0 | 6.4-15.4 | 89 | 12.6 | 8.9-17.5 | 8 | 0.6 | 0.2- 1.4 |
| Catawba | 255 | 163 | 62.3 | 54.3-69.7 | 32 | 12.8 | 8.4-19.1 | 31 | 15.3 | 9.7-23.3 | 27 | 9.1 | 5.9-13.8 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.1- 2.7 |
| Edisto Savannah | 1,228 | 787 | 63.3 | 59.2-67.2 | 150 | 12.7 | 10.2-15.6 | 112 | 10.5 | 8.1-13.5 | 166 | 12.7 | 10.1-15.7 | 13 | 0.9 | 0.4- 1.9 |
| Low Country | 1,208 | 825 | 67.8 | 63.5-71.8 | 153 | 13.8 | 11.1-17.1 | 102 | 7.2 | 5.6- 9.2 | 116 | 10.6 | 7.7-14.5 | 12 | 0.7 | 0.3- 1.4 |
| Palmetto | 1,068 | 728 | 71.3 | 65.9-76.1 | 124 | 10.9 | 7.9-14.9 | 91 | 10.3 | 6.9-15.0 | 119 | 7.1 | 5.2- 9.6 | 6 | 0.4 | 0.1- 1.3 |
| Pee Dee | 666 | 381 | 59.9 | 54.4-65.1 | 119 | 18.6 | 14.7-23.3 | 55 | 7.0 | 4.5-10.7 | 105 | 14.0 | 10.8-18.0 | 6 | 0.5 | 0.2- 1.4 |
| Trident | 1,182 | 787 | 68.6 | 64.0-72.9 | 123 | 9.3 | 7.0-12.3 | 114 | 8.8 | 6.5-11.8 | 144 | 12.5 | 9.2-16.6 | 14 | 0.8 | 0.2- 2.6 |
| Upper Savannah | 923 | 581 | 68.9 | 63.5-73.8 | 110 | 12.4 | 8.9-16.9 | 91 | 6.8 | 4.9- 9.3 | 132 | 10.3 | 8.0-13.2 | 9 | 1.6 | 0.5- 5.7 |
| Waccamaw | 1,240 | 773 | 58.3 | 53.9-62.5 | 154 | 14.1 | 11.2-17.5 | 151 | 14.3 | 11.2-18.1 | 150 | 12.4 | 9.9-15.5 | 12 | 0.9 | 0.3- 2.3 |
| Wateree | 544 | 314 | 54.8 | 48.1-61.3 | 75 | 14.9 | 11.0-19.8 | 68 | 15.2 | 9.8-22.8 | 83 | 14.5 | 10.8-19.4 | 4 | 0.6 | 0.2- 1.8 |
| Region*** | ||||||||||||||||
| Region I | 1,340 | 843 | 65.7 | 61.4-69.8 | 153 | 12.2 | 9.1-16.2 | 137 | 8.6 | 6.7-11.1 | 194 | 12.3 | 10.0-15.1 | 13 | 1.1 | 0.4- 2.8 |
| Region II | 1,240 | 813 | 69.0 | 64.9-72.9 | 123 | 11.7 | 9.0-15.2 | 111 | 8.0 | 6.0-10.7 | 179 | 10.7 | 8.5-13.3 | 14 | 0.5 | 0.3- 1.0 |
| Region III | 1,323 | 891 | 68.4 | 64.0-72.5 | 156 | 11.5 | 8.9-14.8 | 122 | 11.9 | 8.9-15.8 | 146 | 7.7 | 6.0- 9.9 | 8 | 0.4 | 0.2- 1.1 |
| Region IV | 1,210 | 695 | 57.9 | 53.6-62.0 | 194 | 17.1 | 14.2-20.5 | 123 | 10.2 | 7.4-13.9 | 188 | 14.2 | 11.7-17.2 | 10 | 0.6 | 0.3- 1.1 |
| Region V | 1,228 | 787 | 63.3 | 59.2-67.2 | 150 | 12.7 | 10.2-15.6 | 112 | 10.5 | 8.1-13.5 | 166 | 12.7 | 10.1-15.7 | 13 | 0.9 | 0.4- 1.9 |
| Region VI | 1,240 | 773 | 58.3 | 53.9-62.5 | 154 | 14.1 | 11.2-17.5 | 151 | 14.3 | 11.2-18.1 | 150 | 12.4 | 9.9-15.5 | 12 | 0.9 | 0.3- 2.3 |
| Region VII | 1,182 | 787 | 68.6 | 64.0-72.9 | 123 | 9.3 | 7.0-12.3 | 114 | 8.8 | 6.5-11.8 | 144 | 12.5 | 9.2-16.6 | 14 | 0.8 | 0.2- 2.6 |
| Region VIII | 1,208 | 825 | 67.8 | 63.5-71.8 | 153 | 13.8 | 11.1-17.1 | 102 | 7.2 | 5.6- 9.2 | 116 | 10.6 | 7.7-14.5 | 12 | 0.7 | 0.3- 1.4 |
*Includes 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
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