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2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender 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 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
-Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender 357 242 66.1 60.3-71.4 41 11.5 8.3-15.8 20 5.4 3.4- 8.6 44 13.7 10.0-18.3 10 3.3 1.6- 6.8
GENDER
Male 134 84 61.6 52.1-70.3 16 11.4 6.8-18.5 7 5.3 2.4-11.3 22 16.9 11.0-25.1 5 4.7 1.8-11.9
Female 223 158 70.3 63.3-76.4 25 11.6 7.7-17.3 13 5.5 3.1- 9.5 22 10.7 6.9-16.1 5 2.0 0.8- 5.1
RACE
White 272 194 69.3 62.9-75.1 32 11.6 8.1-16.5 17 6.1 3.7- 9.9 26 12.0 8.0-17.5 3 1.0 0.3- 3.2
Other 83 46 55.4 42.6-67.6 9 11.4 5.6-21.9 3 3.4 0.8-13.0 18 19.1 11.7-29.8 7 10.5 4.4-23.0
AGE
18-44 143 95 62.2 52.7-70.8 13 9.0 5.1-15.5 11 7.5 3.9-13.9 21 17.8 11.5-26.4 3 3.6 1.0-11.5
45+ 211 146 69.2 61.9-75.7 26 13.1 8.7-19.3 9 3.8 1.9- 7.5 23 10.6 6.9-16.2 7 3.2 1.3- 7.3
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 171 96 55.3 46.7-63.6 26 14.0 9.2-20.6 11 6.8 3.6-12.5 29 17.7 12.1-25.1 9 6.3 2.9-12.9
Some College + 185 145 76.8 69.2-83.0 15 9.1 5.3-15.2 9 4.0 2.0- 7.9 15 9.7 5.6-16.2 1 0.4 0.1- 2.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 196 116 59.3 51.3-66.9 22 10.8 6.9-16.7 16 7.2 4.2-12.0 33 16.9 11.9-23.5 9 5.7 2.7-11.7
$50,000+ 77 68 84.3 72.1-91.8 5 9.5 3.9-21.5 1 1.8 0.3-11.6 3 4.4 1.3-13.2 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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