BRFSS Survey Results 2010 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 | 8,203 | 5,231 | 62.2 | 60.1-64.2 | 991 | 13.2 | 11.9-14.7 | 841 | 11.0 | 9.7-12.6 | 977 | 12.4 | 11.1-13.8 | 163 | 1.1 | 0.9- 1.5 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
| Male | 3,096 | 1,920 | 60.7 | 57.3-63.9 | 377 | 12.9 | 10.9-15.3 | 323 | 11.9 | 9.7-14.6 | 399 | 13.1 | 11.0-15.5 | 77 | 1.4 | 1.0- 2.0 |
| Female | 5,107 | 3,311 | 63.7 | 61.2-66.1 | 614 | 13.5 | 11.7-15.5 | 518 | 10.2 | 8.7-12.0 | 578 | 11.7 | 10.2-13.4 | 86 | 0.9 | 0.6- 1.3 |
| RACE | ||||||||||||||||
| White | 5,355 | 3,819 | 67.6 | 65.2-70.0 | 547 | 11.5 | 10.0-13.1 | 425 | 9.9 | 8.1-11.9 | 508 | 10.3 | 8.9-12.0 | 56 | 0.7 | 0.4- 1.1 |
| African American | 2,281 | 1,117 | 49.9 | 45.8-54.1 | 368 | 17.5 | 14.3-21.2 | 336 | 13.5 | 11.0-16.5 | 377 | 17.0 | 14.2-20.3 | 83 | 2.1 | 1.4- 3.0 |
| Other | 358 | 195 | 60.6 | 49.8-70.5 | 48 | 14.9 | 9.3-23.1 | 46 | 11.1 | 7.0-17.3 | 60 | 12.5 | 7.5-20.1 | 9 | 0.8 | 0.3- 2.2 |
| HISPANIC | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 106 | 64 | 70.3 | 52.7-83.3 | 13 | 15.1 | 6.8-30.2 | 13 | 7.9 | 3.3-17.6 | 14 | 6.6 | 3.0-14.0 | 2 | 0.2 | 0.0- 0.8 |
| No | 7,938 | 5,101 | 62.3 | 60.2-64.4 | 955 | 13.2 | 11.8-14.7 | 798 | 11.0 | 9.5-12.6 | 936 | 12.4 | 11.1-13.9 | 148 | 1.1 | 0.8- 1.4 |
| AGE | ||||||||||||||||
| 18-24 | 247 | 145 | 55.0 | 45.5-64.2 | 42 | 19.0 | 12.6-27.6 | 39 | 17.7 | 11.4-26.6 | 20 | 7.7 | 4.2-13.5 | 1 | 0.6 | 0.1- 3.8 |
| 25-34 | 633 | 338 | 55.1 | 48.7-61.4 | 105 | 15.1 | 11.4-19.7 | 79 | 13.0 | 8.9-18.7 | 110 | 16.8 | 12.7-21.8 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0- 0.1 |
| 35-44 | 1,088 | 680 | 62.4 | 58.1-66.5 | 149 | 14.2 | 11.4-17.5 | 118 | 9.9 | 7.7-12.6 | 128 | 12.8 | 9.9-16.4 | 13 | 0.8 | 0.4- 1.6 |
| 45-54 | 1,534 | 954 | 65.2 | 61.5-68.7 | 195 | 12.1 | 9.8-14.8 | 167 | 9.8 | 7.8-12.3 | 187 | 11.4 | 9.1-14.1 | 31 | 1.5 | 0.8- 2.8 |
| 55-64 | 1,972 | 1,263 | 66.5 | 63.4-69.6 | 236 | 10.7 | 8.9-12.8 | 195 | 9.5 | 7.7-11.5 | 232 | 11.6 | 9.6-13.8 | 46 | 1.8 | 1.0- 3.0 |
| 65+ | 2,729 | 1,851 | 68.4 | 65.8-70.9 | 264 | 9.6 | 8.1-11.3 | 243 | 8.5 | 7.1-10.2 | 300 | 11.1 | 9.5-13.0 | 71 | 2.4 | 1.7- 3.3 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 917 | 310 | 34.2 | 27.5-41.6 | 149 | 17.1 | 13.2-21.9 | 153 | 20.5 | 15.5-26.6 | 219 | 21.9 | 16.8-28.1 | 86 | 6.3 | 4.3- 9.2 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 2,555 | 1,390 | 51.1 | 47.6-54.6 | 373 | 15.6 | 13.1-18.6 | 321 | 13.5 | 11.2-16.3 | 418 | 18.8 | 16.1-21.8 | 53 | 0.9 | 0.7- 1.3 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 2,101 | 1,374 | 61.5 | 57.0-65.8 | 255 | 15.0 | 11.9-18.7 | 226 | 11.5 | 8.5-15.5 | 228 | 11.4 | 9.0-14.2 | 18 | 0.7 | 0.3- 1.5 |
| College Graduate | 2,612 | 2,143 | 81.2 | 78.3-83.9 | 214 | 8.5 | 7.0-10.4 | 138 | 5.6 | 3.9- 7.8 | 112 | 4.6 | 3.2- 6.5 | 5 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.2 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 934 | 273 | 27.2 | 20.3-35.3 | 161 | 19.5 | 14.0-26.5 | 194 | 24.7 | 18.9-31.6 | 250 | 24.9 | 19.5-31.2 | 56 | 3.8 | 2.3- 6.1 |
| $15,000- $24,999 | 1,348 | 626 | 40.3 | 35.0-45.8 | 218 | 17.3 | 13.5-22.0 | 218 | 15.0 | 11.8-18.8 | 257 | 25.3 | 20.9-30.3 | 29 | 2.1 | 1.1- 3.9 |
| $25,000- $34,999 | 868 | 547 | 59.9 | 52.8-66.6 | 108 | 14.8 | 10.5-20.3 | 91 | 10.5 | 7.5-14.5 | 107 | 14.0 | 10.1-19.0 | 15 | 0.8 | 0.4- 1.5 |
| $35,000- $49,999 | 1,076 | 757 | 65.7 | 60.4-70.7 | 126 | 11.3 | 8.7-14.4 | 97 | 12.9 | 9.2-17.7 | 90 | 9.7 | 6.6-13.9 | 6 | 0.5 | 0.2- 1.3 |
| $50,000+ | 2,659 | 2,219 | 80.9 | 78.2-83.4 | 224 | 9.2 | 7.7-11.1 | 120 | 5.9 | 4.3- 8.1 | 91 | 3.8 | 2.7- 5.3 | 5 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.3 |
| REGION** | ||||||||||||||||
| Region I | 1,041 | 670 | 57.7 | 52.6-62.6 | 124 | 14.1 | 10.7-18.4 | 96 | 12.8 | 9.3-17.4 | 128 | 14.2 | 10.9-18.2 | 23 | 1.2 | 0.7- 2.0 |
| Region II | 927 | 615 | 60.8 | 54.9-66.4 | 90 | 11.9 | 8.7-16.0 | 95 | 14.7 | 10.2-20.6 | 106 | 11.2 | 8.4-14.9 | 21 | 1.4 | 0.7- 2.9 |
| Region III | 1,059 | 708 | 66.4 | 61.2-71.3 | 114 | 11.7 | 8.6-15.9 | 112 | 10.0 | 7.4-13.4 | 112 | 11.3 | 8.3-15.3 | 13 | 0.5 | 0.3- 1.1 |
| Region IV | 1,097 | 613 | 59.6 | 55.4-63.7 | 158 | 15.8 | 12.9-19.2 | 136 | 10.5 | 8.3-13.1 | 158 | 12.6 | 10.3-15.3 | 32 | 1.5 | 1.0- 2.4 |
| Region V | 1,027 | 648 | 60.8 | 56.2-65.2 | 114 | 10.8 | 8.4-13.7 | 119 | 14.0 | 11.0-17.7 | 122 | 13.0 | 9.7-17.1 | 24 | 1.5 | 0.9- 2.5 |
| Region VI | 993 | 602 | 59.9 | 55.1-64.5 | 136 | 14.1 | 11.1-17.7 | 109 | 10.4 | 7.8-13.7 | 120 | 13.2 | 10.3-16.7 | 26 | 2.5 | 1.4- 4.3 |
| Region VII | 1,024 | 656 | 64.3 | 58.5-69.7 | 133 | 15.1 | 11.2-20.0 | 89 | 6.5 | 4.1-10.2 | 129 | 13.6 | 9.7-18.7 | 17 | 0.6 | 0.1- 2.2 |
| Region VIII | 1,035 | 719 | 64.4 | 59.9-68.7 | 122 | 13.9 | 10.8-17.7 | 85 | 9.2 | 6.9-12.1 | 102 | 11.9 | 9.1-15.4 | 7 | 0.6 | 0.3- 1.5 |
** 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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