BRFSS 2004 - Durham 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
-Durham County	383	282	70.0	63.9-75.5	44	13.0	9.1-18.1	22	5.3	3.3- 8.2	25	8.3	5.1-13.3	10	3.4	1.7- 6.7
GENDER
Male	139	103	70.0	59.7-78.7	14	12.3	6.8-21.5	9	4.2	2.0- 8.8	8	8.8	3.8-18.7	5	4.6	1.9-11.0
Female	244	179	70.0	62.7-76.4	30	13.5	8.9-20.0	13	6.2	3.5-10.9	17	7.9	4.6-13.4	5	2.3	0.8- 6.2
RACE
White	221	181	82.3	76.2-87.1	19	9.0	5.6-14.2	13	5.2	2.8- 9.2	6	2.7	1.2- 6.0	2	0.9	0.2- 4.0
Other	156	96	55.3	45.1-65.0	25	17.9	11.1-27.7	9	5.5	2.7-10.9	18	14.8	8.4-24.8	8	6.5	3.1-13.2
AGE
18-44	197	142	66.6	57.6-74.5	23	13.8	8.4-21.8	13	6.7	3.8-11.7	15	11.0	6.0-19.4	4	1.9	0.6- 5.8
45+	184	138	74.2	66.3-80.8	21	12.1	7.6-18.7	9	3.3	1.7- 6.4	10	4.8	2.5- 9.1	6	5.6	2.4-12.6
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	95	53	46.6	34.5-59.1	11	14.9	7.2-28.5	4	3.8	1.3-10.3	17	22.6	12.8-36.8	10	12.0	6.1-22.3
Some College +	288	229	79.4	73.4-84.3	33	12.2	8.2-17.6	18	5.9	3.5- 9.6	8	2.6	1.3- 5.3	0	0.0	. - .
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	166	99	55.0	45.2-64.5	32	22.8	15.2-32.7	13	6.7	3.7-11.9	16	10.9	5.6-20.2	6	4.5	1.9-10.6
$50,000+	139	122	86.9	79.0-92.1	9	7.0	3.4-14.0	6	4.5	1.9-10.5	2	1.6	0.4- 6.5	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
-Durham County	383	282	70.0	63.9-75.5	44	13.0	9.1-18.1	22	5.3	3.3- 8.2	25	8.3	5.1-13.3	10	3.4	1.7- 6.7
GENDER
Male	139	103	70.0	59.7-78.7	14	12.3	6.8-21.5	9	4.2	2.0- 8.8	8	8.8	3.8-18.7	5	4.6	1.9-11.0
Female	244	179	70.0	62.7-76.4	30	13.5	8.9-20.0	13	6.2	3.5-10.9	17	7.9	4.6-13.4	5	2.3	0.8- 6.2
RACE
White	221	181	82.3	76.2-87.1	19	9.0	5.6-14.2	13	5.2	2.8- 9.2	6	2.7	1.2- 6.0	2	0.9	0.2- 4.0
Other	156	96	55.3	45.1-65.0	25	17.9	11.1-27.7	9	5.5	2.7-10.9	18	14.8	8.4-24.8	8	6.5	3.1-13.2
AGE
18-44	197	142	66.6	57.6-74.5	23	13.8	8.4-21.8	13	6.7	3.8-11.7	15	11.0	6.0-19.4	4	1.9	0.6- 5.8
45+	184	138	74.2	66.3-80.8	21	12.1	7.6-18.7	9	3.3	1.7- 6.4	10	4.8	2.5- 9.1	6	5.6	2.4-12.6
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	95	53	46.6	34.5-59.1	11	14.9	7.2-28.5	4	3.8	1.3-10.3	17	22.6	12.8-36.8	10	12.0	6.1-22.3
Some College +	288	229	79.4	73.4-84.3	33	12.2	8.2-17.6	18	5.9	3.5- 9.6	8	2.6	1.3- 5.3	0	0.0	. - .
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	166	99	55.0	45.2-64.5	32	22.8	15.2-32.7	13	6.7	3.7-11.9	16	10.9	5.6-20.2	6	4.5	1.9-10.6
$50,000+	139	122	86.9	79.0-92.1	9	7.0	3.4-14.0	6	4.5	1.9-10.5	2	1.6	0.4- 6.5	0	0.0	. - .

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Durham County

Oral Health

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