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2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin 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
-Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin 307 227 73.0 67.1-78.1 22 8.2 5.3-12.5 20 7.3 4.6-11.4 29 8.2 5.5-12.3 9 3.3 1.5- 6.9
GENDER
Male 113 80 69.7 59.8-78.1 9 9.2 4.7-17.0 9 7.1 3.5-14.0 11 9.5 5.0-17.4 4 4.4 1.6-11.7
Female 194 147 75.7 68.4-81.8 13 7.4 4.1-12.8 11 7.4 4.0-13.4 18 7.2 4.3-11.6 5 2.3 0.8- 7.0
RACE
White 263 203 76.3 70.0-81.5 17 7.5 4.5-12.1 16 7.8 4.7-12.5 20 5.7 3.5- 9.3 7 2.8 1.1- 6.6
Other 41 22 52.8 35.4-69.5 4 10.2 3.5-26.0 4 5.0 1.7-13.8 9 25.0 12.5-43.7 2 7.0 1.6-26.5
AGE
18-44 141 104 69.8 60.7-77.6 16 12.5 7.5-20.2 11 10.3 5.7-17.8 7 5.2 2.2-11.4 3 2.2 0.6- 8.1
45+ 165 122 75.8 67.8-82.3 6 4.0 1.7- 9.1 9 4.5 2.2- 9.0 22 11.3 7.1-17.6 6 4.4 1.7-10.7
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 165 111 64.9 56.4-72.6 12 8.2 4.5-14.5 14 10.4 6.0-17.3 21 10.9 6.7-17.2 7 5.6 2.5-12.3
Some College + 142 116 82.1 74.1-88.0 10 8.2 4.3-15.1 6 3.8 1.6- 8.8 8 5.3 2.4-11.2 2 0.6 0.2- 2.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 172 119 65.3 56.7-73.0 14 9.7 5.6-16.4 11 8.3 4.4-14.9 21 11.3 7.0-17.6 7 5.5 2.4-12.0
$50,000+ 69 61 89.5 79.7-94.9 4 5.4 2.0-14.1 4 5.0 1.8-13.4 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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