BRFSS 2004 - Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleveland/Lincoln Counties: (How long has it been since you had your teeth cleaned by a dentist or dental hygienist?*)

	Total Respond.^	1-12 months	1-2 years	2-5 years	5 or more years	Never
North Carolina	13,315	9,305	68.9	67.9-69.9	1,398	10.6	9.9-11.3	902	7.0	6.5- 7.6	1,390	10.6	9.9-11.3	320	2.9	2.5- 3.4
-Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln	366	248	67.6	61.9-72.9	31	6.5	4.4- 9.7	34	10.2	7.1-14.5	46	13.2	9.7-17.6	7	2.5	1.1- 5.4
GENDER
Male	151	101	67.0	58.2-74.8	13	6.6	3.6-11.9	16	11.9	7.0-19.3	18	12.2	7.6-19.2	3	2.3	0.7- 7.4
Female	215	147	68.3	60.9-74.8	18	6.5	3.9-10.7	18	8.4	5.2-13.5	28	14.2	9.6-20.3	4	2.7	0.9- 7.5
RACE
White	316	222	70.1	64.0-75.5	25	6.0	3.8- 9.2	30	10.5	7.1-15.3	33	10.9	7.6-15.3	6	2.6	1.1- 6.0
Other	50	26	50.9	35.1-66.5	6	10.6	4.1-24.6	4	8.1	2.8-20.8	13	28.9	16.3-45.8	1	1.6	0.2-10.3
AGE
18-44	172	111	65.2	56.7-72.8	18	8.2	4.9-13.6	15	9.8	5.6-16.7	24	14.0	9.2-20.8	4	2.7	0.9- 8.0
45+	194	137	70.3	62.6-77.0	13	4.7	2.6- 8.5	19	10.6	6.6-16.6	22	12.3	7.9-18.6	3	2.1	0.7- 6.6
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	175	97	52.7	44.2-61.1	17	6.5	3.9-10.7	23	15.3	9.9-23.0	33	21.3	15.1-29.1	5	4.2	1.7-10.2
Some College +	190	151	81.5	74.7-86.8	14	6.6	3.6-11.8	11	5.6	2.9-10.4	12	5.4	2.9- 9.7	2	0.9	0.2- 3.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	195	114	57.2	49.1-64.9	19	6.9	4.2-11.3	24	13.0	8.3-19.6	31	18.1	12.6-25.4	7	4.8	2.2-10.3
$50,000+	94	74	79.5	69.2-87.0	8	7.8	3.5-16.3	6	6.9	3.0-15.1	6	5.8	2.5-12.8	0	0.0	. - .

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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 percentages with a numerator of less than 20. N = numerator, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics and therefore cannot be calculated exactly from the numbers in this table.

** Northeast NC I: Bertie, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Northampton, and Warren counties.
Northeast NC II: Beaufort, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Hyde, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington counties.
Northeastern Partnership: Northeast NC I and II regions combined.
Mountain Area Health Education Center (MAHEC): Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, and Yancey counties.

*** 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, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, and Wilson counties.
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Forsyth, Franklin, Gaston, Granville, Guilford, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Moore, Orange, Person, Randolph, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Wake, Warren, and Yadkin counties.
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, and Yancey counties.

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	Total Respond.^	1-12 months			1-2 years			2-5 years			5 or more years			Never
	Total Respond.^	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
North Carolina	13,315	9,305	68.9	67.9-69.9	1,398	10.6	9.9-11.3	902	7.0	6.5- 7.6	1,390	10.6	9.9-11.3	320	2.9	2.5- 3.4
-Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln	366	248	67.6	61.9-72.9	31	6.5	4.4- 9.7	34	10.2	7.1-14.5	46	13.2	9.7-17.6	7	2.5	1.1- 5.4
GENDER
Male	151	101	67.0	58.2-74.8	13	6.6	3.6-11.9	16	11.9	7.0-19.3	18	12.2	7.6-19.2	3	2.3	0.7- 7.4
Female	215	147	68.3	60.9-74.8	18	6.5	3.9-10.7	18	8.4	5.2-13.5	28	14.2	9.6-20.3	4	2.7	0.9- 7.5
RACE
White	316	222	70.1	64.0-75.5	25	6.0	3.8- 9.2	30	10.5	7.1-15.3	33	10.9	7.6-15.3	6	2.6	1.1- 6.0
Other	50	26	50.9	35.1-66.5	6	10.6	4.1-24.6	4	8.1	2.8-20.8	13	28.9	16.3-45.8	1	1.6	0.2-10.3
AGE
18-44	172	111	65.2	56.7-72.8	18	8.2	4.9-13.6	15	9.8	5.6-16.7	24	14.0	9.2-20.8	4	2.7	0.9- 8.0
45+	194	137	70.3	62.6-77.0	13	4.7	2.6- 8.5	19	10.6	6.6-16.6	22	12.3	7.9-18.6	3	2.1	0.7- 6.6
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	175	97	52.7	44.2-61.1	17	6.5	3.9-10.7	23	15.3	9.9-23.0	33	21.3	15.1-29.1	5	4.2	1.7-10.2
Some College +	190	151	81.5	74.7-86.8	14	6.6	3.6-11.8	11	5.6	2.9-10.4	12	5.4	2.9- 9.7	2	0.9	0.2- 3.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	195	114	57.2	49.1-64.9	19	6.9	4.2-11.3	24	13.0	8.3-19.6	31	18.1	12.6-25.4	7	4.8	2.2-10.3
$50,000+	94	74	79.5	69.2-87.0	8	7.8	3.5-16.3	6	6.9	3.0-15.1	6	5.8	2.5-12.8	0	0.0	. - .

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleveland/Lincoln Counties

Oral Health

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