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2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Gaston County

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
-Gaston County 315 215 64.9 58.7-70.7 39 13.9 10.0-19.0 23 7.5 4.8-11.6 34 12.3 8.6-17.3 4 1.4 0.5- 4.0
GENDER
Male 116 78 67.3 57.5-75.8 16 13.3 8.0-21.2 5 3.7 1.4- 9.5 17 15.7 9.7-24.5 0 0.0 . - .
Female 199 137 63.0 54.8-70.5 23 14.4 9.3-21.6 18 10.6 6.4-17.0 17 9.6 5.6-15.9 4 2.5 0.8- 7.1
RACE
White 263 183 65.8 58.9-72.1 30 13.1 9.0-18.7 20 7.6 4.7-12.1 26 11.9 7.8-17.5 4 1.7 0.6- 4.9
Other 51 32 62.4 47.2-75.5 9 17.8 8.9-32.5 3 7.4 2.3-21.4 7 12.4 5.7-24.9 0 0.0 . - .
AGE
18-44 135 86 59.0 49.5-68.0 20 16.9 10.7-25.6 13 9.3 5.1-16.5 15 14.2 8.5-22.7 1 0.5 0.1- 3.8
45+ 176 127 70.9 62.7-77.9 18 10.9 6.6-17.3 10 6.0 3.1-11.4 18 10.1 6.0-16.4 3 2.2 0.6- 7.5
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 153 92 58.2 49.1-66.8 21 14.3 8.9-22.1 13 8.9 4.9-15.5 24 16.3 10.6-24.4 3 2.2 0.6- 7.8
Some College + 161 123 71.8 63.1-79.0 17 13.0 8.1-20.4 10 6.3 3.1-12.2 10 8.4 4.5-15.2 1 0.5 0.1- 3.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 183 124 63.2 54.6-71.0 20 12.6 7.9-19.5 14 7.9 4.3-13.9 24 15.3 9.9-22.8 1 1.1 0.2- 7.5
$50,000+ 73 51 66.9 54.3-77.4 11 17.2 9.6-29.0 6 8.9 3.8-19.1 4 6.1 2.3-15.1 1 1.0 0.1- 6.9

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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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