BRFSS 2004 - Eastern North Carolina**: (How long has it been since you last visited a dentist or a dental clinic for any reason?)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

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	Total Respond.^	1-12 months	1-2 years	2-5 years	5 or more years	Never
North Carolina	14,873	10,059	67.5	66.6-68.5	1,605	10.9	10.3-11.6	1,067	7.4	6.9- 8.0	1,993	12.9	12.2-13.6	149	1.2	1.0- 1.5
-Eastern NC	4,981	3,268	65.0	63.4-66.7	568	11.5	10.5-12.6	404	8.8	7.8-10.0	693	13.7	12.5-14.9	48	1.0	0.7- 1.4
GENDER
Male	1,790	1,105	61.5	58.7-64.2	220	11.4	9.8-13.2	171	10.9	9.0-13.1	270	14.8	12.9-16.9	24	1.4	0.9- 2.2
Female	3,191	2,163	68.2	66.3-70.1	348	11.6	10.3-13.0	233	6.9	6.0- 8.0	423	12.6	11.3-14.0	24	0.6	0.4- 1.0
RACE
White	3,295	2,334	70.8	68.9-72.6	326	10.4	9.2-11.8	224	7.0	6.0- 8.1	390	11.3	10.0-12.6	21	0.5	0.3- 0.8
African American	1,243	696	56.0	52.5-59.5	182	14.3	12.1-16.9	137	12.1	9.6-15.2	218	16.9	14.5-19.7	10	0.7	0.3- 1.3
Other Minorities	14	9	50.5	22.4-78.2	2	32.1	8.7-70.0	3	17.4	4.9-46.5	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
AGE
18-24	331	224	65.3	58.0-71.9	35	10.3	6.8-15.4	27	9.5	5.4-16.1	42	13.8	9.7-19.4	3	1.1	0.3- 3.4
25-34	815	562	66.5	62.4-70.4	94	12.0	9.6-15.0	66	9.2	6.8-12.3	83	10.9	8.5-13.7	10	1.4	0.7- 2.8
35-44	885	624	68.2	64.1-72.0	98	11.8	9.4-14.6	64	7.4	5.0-10.9	93	11.6	9.2-14.5	6	1.0	0.4- 2.6
45-54	918	627	68.3	64.6-71.8	122	13.0	10.7-15.7	71	8.4	6.4-11.0	91	9.6	7.5-12.4	7	0.6	0.3- 1.5
55-64	869	558	64.2	60.1-68.0	107	12.0	9.6-14.8	86	10.7	8.4-13.6	114	12.6	10.1-15.7	4	0.5	0.2- 1.7
65-74	666	376	57.0	52.5-61.5	72	10.1	7.8-13.1	61	9.3	7.0-12.2	147	22.1	18.5-26.2	10	1.5	0.7- 3.1
75+	479	283	58.3	52.8-63.5	38	8.3	5.7-11.8	28	6.7	4.3-10.3	122	25.8	21.2-31.0	8	1.0	0.4- 2.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	842	351	42.7	38.1-47.4	103	11.5	9.1-14.4	88	11.6	8.7-15.2	275	30.9	26.9-35.1	25	3.4	2.1- 5.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,605	982	59.9	56.8-62.9	225	14.3	12.4-16.5	155	11.3	9.1-13.8	228	13.8	11.8-16.0	15	0.8	0.4- 1.4
Some Post-H.S.	1,311	916	69.3	66.2-72.2	147	12.0	10.0-14.4	109	8.8	7.1-10.7	134	9.5	7.8-11.6	5	0.4	0.1- 1.1
College Graduate	1,216	1,013	84.8	82.4-87.0	93	7.1	5.6- 8.9	51	3.3	2.3- 4.6	56	4.7	3.5- 6.3	3	0.1	0.0- 0.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	651	299	47.5	42.3-52.8	90	13.8	10.9-17.2	80	11.7	8.9-15.3	174	24.7	20.8-29.2	8	2.3	1.0- 5.1
$15,000- 24,999	937	496	51.2	46.9-55.5	132	13.4	10.9-16.3	100	12.5	9.4-16.6	192	21.0	17.8-24.5	17	1.8	1.1- 3.2
$25,000- 34,999	587	391	64.5	59.9-68.9	81	13.8	10.9-17.4	47	9.2	6.7-12.6	66	12.0	9.2-15.5	2	0.5	0.1- 1.9
$35,000- 49,999	668	505	72.9	68.6-76.9	72	13.0	10.1-16.6	37	5.9	4.0- 8.6	52	8.0	5.9-10.8	2	0.2	0.0- 0.7
$50,000-74,999	537	434	79.0	74.6-82.7	40	9.0	6.4-12.5	33	6.8	4.7- 9.8	30	5.2	3.5- 7.6	0	0.0	. - .
$75,000+	548	477	87.1	83.6-90.0	35	5.7	4.0- 8.1	20	3.6	2.2- 5.8	16	3.6	2.0- 6.2	0	0.0	. - .
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,714	961	56.7	53.8-59.5	229	13.3	11.5-15.4	167	10.5	8.7-12.6	335	18.6	16.4-20.9	22	0.9	0.6- 1.6
No	3,104	2,196	69.3	67.2-71.3	324	10.7	9.5-12.1	223	7.6	6.5- 9.0	336	11.3	10.0-12.8	25	1.0	0.7- 1.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	706	442	64.5	60.4-68.4	107	14.3	11.6-17.5	58	8.1	6.1-10.6	91	12.2	9.8-15.2	8	0.9	0.4- 2.0
Non-Veteran	4,130	2,695	64.0	62.1-65.9	452	11.2	10.1-12.5	343	9.3	8.0-10.6	600	14.4	13.1-15.8	40	1.0	0.7- 1.5
Currently Serving	135	125	92.2	85.0-96.1	6	4.1	1.7- 9.8	2	1.2	0.3- 4.8	2	2.5	0.6-10.2	0	0.0	. - .

Total
Respond.^

1-12 months

1-2 years

2-5 years

5 or more years

Never

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

14,873

10,059

67.5

66.6-68.5

1,605

10.9

10.3-11.6

1,067

7.4

6.9- 8.0

1,993

12.9

12.2-13.6

149

1.2

1.0- 1.5

-Eastern NC

4,981

3,268

65.0

63.4-66.7

568

11.5

10.5-12.6

404

8.8

7.8-10.0

693

13.7

12.5-14.9

1.0

0.7- 1.4

GENDER

Male

1,790

1,105

61.5

58.7-64.2

220

11.4

9.8-13.2

171

10.9

9.0-13.1

270

14.8

12.9-16.9

1.4

0.9- 2.2

Female

3,191

2,163

68.2

66.3-70.1

348

11.6

10.3-13.0

233

6.9

6.0- 8.0

423

12.6

11.3-14.0

0.6

0.4- 1.0

RACE

White

3,295

2,334

70.8

68.9-72.6

326

10.4

9.2-11.8

224

7.0

6.0- 8.1

390

11.3

10.0-12.6

0.5

0.3- 0.8

African American

1,243

696

56.0

52.5-59.5

182

14.3

12.1-16.9

137

12.1

9.6-15.2

218

16.9

14.5-19.7

0.7

0.3- 1.3

Other Minorities

50.5

22.4-78.2

32.1

8.7-70.0

17.4

4.9-46.5

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

AGE

18-24

331

224

65.3

58.0-71.9

10.3

6.8-15.4

9.5

5.4-16.1

13.8

9.7-19.4

1.1

0.3- 3.4

25-34

815

562

66.5

62.4-70.4

12.0

9.6-15.0

9.2

6.8-12.3

10.9

8.5-13.7

1.4

0.7- 2.8

35-44

885

624

68.2

64.1-72.0

11.8

9.4-14.6

7.4

5.0-10.9

11.6

9.2-14.5

1.0

0.4- 2.6

45-54

918

627

68.3

64.6-71.8

122

13.0

10.7-15.7

8.4

6.4-11.0

9.6

7.5-12.4

0.6

0.3- 1.5

55-64

869

558

64.2

60.1-68.0

107

12.0

9.6-14.8

10.7

8.4-13.6

114

12.6

10.1-15.7

0.5

0.2- 1.7

65-74

666

376

57.0

52.5-61.5

10.1

7.8-13.1

9.3

7.0-12.2

147

22.1

18.5-26.2

1.5

0.7- 3.1

75+

479

283

58.3

52.8-63.5

8.3

5.7-11.8

6.7

4.3-10.3

122

25.8

21.2-31.0

1.0

0.4- 2.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

842

351

42.7

38.1-47.4

103

11.5

9.1-14.4

11.6

8.7-15.2

275

30.9

26.9-35.1

3.4

2.1- 5.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,605

982

59.9

56.8-62.9

225

14.3

12.4-16.5

155

11.3

9.1-13.8

228

13.8

11.8-16.0

0.8

0.4- 1.4

Some Post-H.S.

1,311

916

69.3

66.2-72.2

147

12.0

10.0-14.4

109

8.8

7.1-10.7

134

9.5

7.8-11.6

0.4

0.1- 1.1

College Graduate

1,216

1,013

84.8

82.4-87.0

7.1

5.6- 8.9

3.3

2.3- 4.6

4.7

3.5- 6.3

0.1

0.0- 0.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

651

299

47.5

42.3-52.8

13.8

10.9-17.2

11.7

8.9-15.3

174

24.7

20.8-29.2

2.3

1.0- 5.1

$15,000- 24,999

937

496

51.2

46.9-55.5

132

13.4

10.9-16.3

100

12.5

9.4-16.6

192

21.0

17.8-24.5

1.8

1.1- 3.2

$25,000- 34,999

587

391

64.5

59.9-68.9

13.8

10.9-17.4

9.2

6.7-12.6

12.0

9.2-15.5

0.5

0.1- 1.9

$35,000- 49,999

668

505

72.9

68.6-76.9

13.0

10.1-16.6

5.9

4.0- 8.6

8.0

5.9-10.8

0.2

0.0- 0.7

$50,000-74,999

537

434

79.0

74.6-82.7

9.0

6.4-12.5

6.8

4.7- 9.8

5.2

3.5- 7.6

0.0

. - .

$75,000+

548

477

87.1

83.6-90.0

5.7

4.0- 8.1

3.6

2.2- 5.8

3.6

2.0- 6.2

0.0

. - .

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

1,714

961

56.7

53.8-59.5

229

13.3

11.5-15.4

167

10.5

8.7-12.6

335

18.6

16.4-20.9

0.9

0.6- 1.6

3,104

2,196

69.3

67.2-71.3

324

10.7

9.5-12.1

223

7.6

6.5- 9.0

336

11.3

10.0-12.8

1.0

0.7- 1.6

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

706

442

64.5

60.4-68.4

107

14.3

11.6-17.5

8.1

6.1-10.6

12.2

9.8-15.2

0.9

0.4- 2.0

Non-Veteran

4,130

2,695

64.0

62.1-65.9

452

11.2

10.1-12.5

343

9.3

8.0-10.6

600

14.4

13.1-15.8

1.0

0.7- 1.5

Currently Serving

135

125

92.2

85.0-96.1

4.1

1.7- 9.8

1.2

0.3- 4.8

2.5

0.6-10.2

0.0

. - .

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^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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