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2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Chatham/Lee/Moore 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
-Chatham/Lee/Moore 404 295 71.8 66.2-76.8 40 8.9 6.3-12.6 25 6.7 4.3-10.4 33 7.6 5.1-11.1 11 5.0 2.6- 9.2
GENDER
Male 159 115 69.5 60.7-77.1 14 8.8 5.0-15.2 14 9.2 5.1-15.8 12 8.5 4.7-14.9 4 4.0 1.4-10.4
Female 245 180 74.3 67.4-80.1 26 9.0 5.9-13.5 11 4.1 2.2- 7.5 21 6.5 4.1-10.2 7 6.0 2.6-13.2
RACE
White 325 248 77.0 71.4-81.7 32 9.0 6.1-13.2 19 5.7 3.5- 9.1 22 6.9 4.4-10.8 4 1.4 0.5- 3.8
Other 77 46 57.1 43.4-69.7 8 8.8 3.9-18.4 6 9.8 4.1-21.8 10 9.1 4.2-18.9 7 15.2 7.2-29.2
AGE
18-44 149 99 66.1 56.5-74.6 19 10.2 6.0-16.8 10 7.3 3.6-14.5 14 8.2 4.4-14.7 7 8.1 3.7-16.7
45+ 252 194 77.0 70.6-82.4 21 8.1 5.0-12.9 15 6.4 3.7-10.8 19 7.2 4.3-11.7 3 1.3 0.4- 4.0
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 151 92 56.2 46.3-65.7 13 7.9 4.1-14.7 14 10.9 6.0-18.9 23 14.1 8.8-21.7 9 11.0 5.6-20.5
Some College + 253 203 82.4 76.8-86.9 27 9.7 6.4-14.4 11 3.9 2.1- 7.1 10 3.1 1.5- 6.3 2 0.9 0.2- 3.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 203 130 63.0 54.5-70.7 25 11.0 6.9-17.0 19 10.9 6.6-17.6 22 8.9 5.4-14.3 7 6.3 2.8-13.2
$50,000+ 112 99 89.5 81.9-94.1 9 7.6 3.7-14.9 4 2.9 1.1- 7.7 0 0.0 . - . 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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