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2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Guilford 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
-Guilford County 387 291 75.3 69.9-79.9 41 10.7 7.6-14.8 20 4.6 2.7- 7.6 24 6.1 3.9- 9.4 11 3.4 1.7- 6.5
GENDER
Male 163 120 74.4 66.4-81.1 21 11.7 7.3-18.2 4 2.2 0.7- 6.3 14 8.8 5.0-14.8 4 2.9 1.0- 8.0
Female 224 171 76.2 69.0-82.1 20 9.6 5.9-15.4 16 7.2 4.0-12.6 10 3.1 1.6- 6.0 7 3.9 1.7- 8.9
RACE
White 268 215 80.9 75.1-85.6 28 9.3 6.3-13.6 10 4.6 2.3- 9.1 13 4.3 2.4- 7.9 2 0.8 0.2- 3.3
Other 117 74 63.7 52.8-73.3 13 13.5 7.4-23.5 10 4.5 2.3- 8.6 11 9.6 5.0-17.9 9 8.6 4.1-17.1
AGE
18-44 145 105 73.4 64.3-80.9 16 10.3 5.8-17.6 6 3.7 1.5- 8.9 12 7.6 4.0-13.9 6 4.9 2.0-11.8
45+ 237 182 76.7 69.8-82.3 24 10.6 6.8-16.1 14 5.3 2.8- 9.7 12 5.1 2.7- 9.6 5 2.4 0.9- 5.9
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 115 72 64.9 54.0-74.4 14 13.0 7.3-22.2 11 8.6 4.2-16.8 13 10.4 5.7-18.4 5 3.1 1.1- 8.5
Some College + 272 219 80.0 73.9-85.0 27 9.6 6.3-14.4 9 2.7 1.3- 5.5 11 4.1 2.1- 8.0 6 3.5 1.5- 7.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 169 117 68.5 59.4-76.5 18 11.5 6.6-19.2 14 7.0 3.6-13.2 15 8.2 4.6-14.2 5 4.8 1.9-11.6
$50,000+ 138 120 86.0 78.3-91.2 11 8.4 4.5-15.0 4 2.6 0.9- 7.2 3 3.0 1.0- 9.0 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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