BRFSS 2004 - Buncombe County: (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
-Buncombe County	320	232	70.6	64.7-75.9	31	10.3	7.1-14.7	25	7.8	5.1-11.7	28	9.8	6.6-14.2	4	1.5	0.4- 5.5
GENDER
Male	124	85	67.1	57.5-75.5	13	10.6	6.0-18.1	8	6.4	3.1-12.7	17	13.9	8.5-22.0	1	1.9	0.3-12.3
Female	196	147	74.0	66.6-80.2	18	10.0	6.2-15.7	17	9.2	5.6-14.9	11	5.7	3.0-10.5	3	1.1	0.3- 4.0
RACE
White	284	209	72.1	65.9-77.6	28	10.7	7.2-15.4	21	7.8	4.9-12.1	24	9.2	6.0-13.9	2	0.2	0.1- 1.0
Other	34	21	59.0	39.2-76.2	3	8.5	2.6-24.6	4	8.4	3.0-21.7	4	14.0	5.2-32.8	2	10.0	2.2-35.4
AGE
18-44	132	91	67.1	57.6-75.5	14	11.4	6.6-18.9	11	8.0	4.3-14.4	14	10.6	6.1-17.8	2	2.9	0.6-12.2
45+	188	141	73.4	65.6-80.0	17	9.5	5.7-15.4	14	7.7	4.3-13.3	14	9.0	5.1-15.5	2	0.4	0.1- 1.6
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	97	58	57.5	46.1-68.2	16	17.7	10.7-27.9	9	9.8	4.9-18.6	12	11.9	6.5-20.7	2	3.1	0.5-17.0
Some College +	223	174	76.9	70.1-82.6	15	6.7	3.9-11.4	16	6.9	4.1-11.4	16	8.7	5.2-14.4	2	0.7	0.2- 3.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	180	112	59.4	51.2-67.2	23	14.2	9.3-21.0	22	12.4	7.9-18.8	20	11.6	7.2-18.0	3	2.4	0.6- 9.8
$50,000+	88	78	85.9	74.8-92.6	5	5.6	2.1-14.3	2	2.5	0.6- 9.6	3	6.0	1.9-17.0	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
-Buncombe County	320	232	70.6	64.7-75.9	31	10.3	7.1-14.7	25	7.8	5.1-11.7	28	9.8	6.6-14.2	4	1.5	0.4- 5.5
GENDER
Male	124	85	67.1	57.5-75.5	13	10.6	6.0-18.1	8	6.4	3.1-12.7	17	13.9	8.5-22.0	1	1.9	0.3-12.3
Female	196	147	74.0	66.6-80.2	18	10.0	6.2-15.7	17	9.2	5.6-14.9	11	5.7	3.0-10.5	3	1.1	0.3- 4.0
RACE
White	284	209	72.1	65.9-77.6	28	10.7	7.2-15.4	21	7.8	4.9-12.1	24	9.2	6.0-13.9	2	0.2	0.1- 1.0
Other	34	21	59.0	39.2-76.2	3	8.5	2.6-24.6	4	8.4	3.0-21.7	4	14.0	5.2-32.8	2	10.0	2.2-35.4
AGE
18-44	132	91	67.1	57.6-75.5	14	11.4	6.6-18.9	11	8.0	4.3-14.4	14	10.6	6.1-17.8	2	2.9	0.6-12.2
45+	188	141	73.4	65.6-80.0	17	9.5	5.7-15.4	14	7.7	4.3-13.3	14	9.0	5.1-15.5	2	0.4	0.1- 1.6
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	97	58	57.5	46.1-68.2	16	17.7	10.7-27.9	9	9.8	4.9-18.6	12	11.9	6.5-20.7	2	3.1	0.5-17.0
Some College +	223	174	76.9	70.1-82.6	15	6.7	3.9-11.4	16	6.9	4.1-11.4	16	8.7	5.2-14.4	2	0.7	0.2- 3.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	180	112	59.4	51.2-67.2	23	14.2	9.3-21.0	22	12.4	7.9-18.8	20	11.6	7.2-18.0	3	2.4	0.6- 9.8
$50,000+	88	78	85.9	74.8-92.6	5	5.6	2.1-14.3	2	2.5	0.6- 9.6	3	6.0	1.9-17.0	0	0.0	. - .

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Buncombe County

Oral Health

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