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BRFSS Survey Results 2002 for Henderson/Transylvania Counties

Oral Health

How long has it been since you had your teeth cleaned by a dentist or dental hygienist?*

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  Total
Respond.#
1-12 months 1-2 years 2-5 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%)
North Carolina 6,046 4,280 68.3 66.4-70.2 657 11.4 10.1-12.8 416 7.9 6.8- 9.0 556 10.0 8.8-11.2 137 2.5 1.9- 3.1
Henderson/ Transylvania 419 303 68.0 61.1-74.2 50 10.7 7.8-14.4 25 7.3 4.7-11.2 36 10.4 6.9-15.5 5 3.5 0.7-15.6
GENDER
Male 174 123 66.9 57.9-74.8 23 11.4 7.2-17.5 14 9.7 5.6-16.2 13 11.5 6.1-20.6 1 0.5 0.1- 3.5
Female 245 180 69.3 58.3-78.5 27 9.9 6.5-14.8 11 4.7 2.3- 9.4 23 9.3 5.8-14.6 4 6.8 1.3-29.5
RACE
White 381 283 72.8 67.0-78.0 45 11.3 8.2-15.5 20 6.4 3.9-10.3 31 9.2 5.8-14.2 2 0.2 0.1- 0.9
Other 34 18 42.0 22.0-64.9 5 7.9 2.9-19.9 4 10.0 3.2-26.8 5 18.6 6.9-41.5 2 21.5 4.1-63.5
AGE
18-44 159 105 60.4 49.1-70.7 20 11.2 6.8-17.8 14 9.0 4.9-15.8 18 12.9 7.4-21.4 2 6.6 1.1-30.1
45+ 258 197 75.2 67.8-81.3 30 10.2 6.9-15.0 10 5.6 2.9-10.6 18 8.3 4.3-15.2 3 0.7 0.2- 2.4
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 160 99 55.0 43.7-65.9 20 10.5 6.2-17.2 18 12.7 7.6-20.4 19 13.9 7.8-23.7 4 7.8 1.6-31.1
Some College + 258 204 78.5 71.9-83.9 29 10.5 7.0-15.3 7 3.1 1.3- 7.2 17 7.7 4.3-13.4 1 0.2 0.0- 1.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 218 135 55.3 45.6-64.7 35 13.6 9.2-19.5 22 12.6 8.0-19.4 23 12.4 7.3-20.3 3 6.1 1.2-26.4
$50,000+ 94 84 88.0 78.1-93.8 6 7.7 3.2-17.5 1 0.7 0.1- 4.9 3 3.6 1.2-10.6 0 0.0 . - .
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe 362 257 69.8 64.0-75.1 43 12.9 9.2-17.8 23 5.6 3.5- 8.8 31 8.9 6.1-12.8 8 2.7 1.2- 5.9
Forsyth 434 340 78.9 74.1-83.1 41 9.2 6.5-12.8 19 4.7 2.8- 7.7 31 6.4 4.2- 9.7 3 0.8 0.2- 2.8
Guilford 387 283 69.4 62.8-75.2 39 9.4 6.5-13.3 31 11.3 7.1-17.4 26 7.5 4.6-11.9 8 2.5 1.0- 6.2
Mecklenburg 413 316 69.6 63.3-75.2 35 10.8 6.7-16.9 26 7.2 4.7-10.9 28 9.1 5.8-14.0 8 3.4 1.5- 7.5
Orange 430 319 68.7 59.8-76.4 46 11.6 8.0-16.7 29 11.5 5.1-24.1 29 6.5 4.3- 9.7 7 1.7 0.6- 4.2
Pitt 386 262 64.7 58.7-70.3 47 13.7 10.3-18.0 24 8.0 5.0-12.4 43 11.4 8.2-15.6 10 2.2 1.1- 4.5
Randolph 358 248 68.8 61.6-75.2 43 10.5 7.5-14.6 33 9.3 6.3-13.5 30 10.4 6.2-17.0 4 0.9 0.3- 2.5
Robeson 384 229 55.9 49.2-62.4 51 13.9 9.4-20.2 33 11.5 7.6-17.1 54 13.6 9.6-18.8 17 5.0 2.9- 8.7
Wake 415 324 75.5 69.7-80.5 36 7.4 5.0-10.6 27 9.7 6.1-14.9 22 4.9 3.0- 7.9 6 2.5 1.0- 6.4
Western NC 568 377 66.3 61.5-70.8 51 9.0 6.5-12.4 49 8.5 6.2-11.6 74 13.8 10.7-17.7 17 2.3 1.3- 4.1
Piedmont NC 787 555 68.3 64.1-72.3 85 11.6 9.1-14.7 44 6.6 4.7- 9.3 82 11.1 8.6-14.3 21 2.3 1.4- 3.7
Eastern NC 703 467 65.2 60.7-69.5 90 13.9 10.8-17.8 53 8.1 5.9-10.9 70 10.2 7.8-13.3 23 2.5 1.6- 4.0

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* This question was asked only of respondents who reported having teeth.
Note: Denominator includes respondents who reported having never been to a dental clinic.

#Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50. N = Cell Size, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics.

** Eastern North Carolina: Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Columbus, Craven, Cumberland, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene, Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, New Hanover, Northampton, Onslow, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, Wilson
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Franklin, Granville, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Montgomery, Moore, Person, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Warren, Yadkin
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Watauga, Wilkes, Yancey

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