BRFSS 2004 - Mountain AHEC**: (How long has it been since you had your teeth cleaned by a dentist or dental hygienist?*)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Mountain AHEC**

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	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
-Mountain AHEC	804	562	68.0	63.7-71.9	93	12.5	10.0-15.6	47	5.9	4.2- 8.2	89	12.2	9.4-15.6	13	1.5	0.6- 3.5
GENDER
Male	295	196	65.4	58.3-71.8	32	11.6	7.9-16.6	18	6.3	3.7-10.4	43	14.6	10.1-20.8	6	2.2	0.7- 6.8
Female	509	366	70.3	65.2-75.0	61	13.4	10.2-17.5	29	5.5	3.6- 8.4	46	9.9	7.0-13.9	7	0.8	0.3- 2.1
RACE
White	685	498	71.0	66.6-75.0	77	11.8	9.2-15.0	37	5.4	3.8- 7.8	66	10.6	8.0-14.1	7	1.1	0.4- 3.5
African American	43	25	54.8	37.4-71.2	6	15.1	6.2-32.5	4	8.4	2.6-23.6	6	19.4	8.7-37.7	2	2.3	0.5-10.5
Other Minorities	3	2	68.4	15.9-96.1	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	31.6	3.9-84.1	0	0.0	. - .
AGE
18-24	49	26	57.7	41.4-72.4	12	21.1	11.5-35.7	4	5.5	1.8-15.4	6	12.1	4.5-28.3	1	3.6	0.5-21.6
25-34	125	81	60.2	47.9-71.4	18	15.1	8.8-24.7	9	7.4	3.4-15.1	15	16.5	8.2-30.5	2	0.8	0.2- 3.8
35-44	149	106	68.0	58.2-76.5	15	12.1	6.8-20.6	9	6.0	2.7-12.7	19	13.9	8.3-22.3	0	0.0	. - .
45-54	167	111	65.8	56.3-74.2	21	15.4	9.6-23.9	13	6.2	3.3-11.5	20	11.5	6.6-19.4	2	1.0	0.2- 5.0
55-64	133	100	72.2	61.3-80.9	13	8.5	4.6-15.2	5	5.4	1.9-14.1	13	10.6	5.7-18.9	2	3.3	0.5-18.2
65-74	94	73	78.7	67.5-86.9	7	7.1	3.0-15.9	2	1.8	0.4- 7.3	8	11.0	5.2-21.7	4	1.3	0.4- 4.4
75+	84	62	72.7	59.3-82.9	7	10.0	4.2-21.7	5	8.8	3.4-20.8	8	7.1	2.8-17.0	2	1.5	0.3- 8.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	87	33	38.5	26.2-52.5	14	15.0	8.2-25.7	11	12.8	6.5-23.4	24	26.9	16.4-40.9	5	6.8	1.9-22.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	212	137	64.9	56.5-72.4	30	15.3	10.2-22.4	15	8.5	4.8-14.3	27	10.9	6.8-17.1	3	0.4	0.1- 1.8
Some Post-H.S.	230	161	69.8	62.2-76.5	28	13.1	8.7-19.5	12	2.9	1.5- 5.4	26	13.1	8.5-19.6	3	1.1	0.3- 3.7
College Graduate	272	230	81.9	74.7-87.4	21	8.7	5.4-13.7	9	3.6	1.6- 7.9	11	5.5	2.3-12.8	1	0.4	0.1- 2.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	80	28	28.0	16.8-42.8	12	17.1	8.9-30.4	10	12.2	6.0-23.1	27	33.3	20.1-49.7	3	9.4	2.4-31.0
$15,000- 24,999	136	75	53.9	43.2-64.3	25	19.0	12.0-28.9	15	11.4	6.2-19.9	19	14.9	8.8-24.0	2	0.8	0.2- 3.7
$25,000- 34,999	116	71	56.5	45.3-67.0	18	18.4	11.2-28.9	11	11.4	6.0-20.4	14	13.5	7.3-23.4	2	0.2	0.1- 1.0
$35,000- 49,999	117	91	76.0	65.2-84.3	13	14.2	7.9-23.9	3	1.3	0.4- 4.2	10	8.5	3.8-17.9	0	0.0	. - .
$50,000-74,999	112	98	87.1	78.1-92.7	6	3.7	1.3- 9.7	2	2.2	0.5- 9.5	5	6.0	2.5-13.9	1	1.1	0.2- 7.2
$75,000+	94	86	89.3	78.3-95.1	4	3.6	1.3-10.0	2	4.3	0.9-17.6	2	2.8	0.7-10.4	0	0.0	. - .
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	244	147	58.0	49.8-65.7	29	13.3	8.7-19.8	20	8.7	5.4-13.9	40	16.9	11.7-23.9	8	3.1	0.9-10.3
No	541	402	71.7	66.6-76.3	61	12.2	9.2-15.9	27	5.0	3.1- 7.8	47	10.3	7.1-14.7	4	0.8	0.3- 2.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	117	89	75.4	64.7-83.7	6	6.1	2.5-14.5	7	7.5	3.3-16.5	13	10.1	5.2-18.5	2	0.9	0.2- 4.3
Non-Veteran	682	469	66.3	61.7-70.7	87	13.9	11.0-17.4	40	5.6	3.9- 8.0	76	12.7	9.5-16.6	10	1.5	0.6- 4.0
Currently Serving	4	4	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .

Total
Respond.^

1-12 months

1-2 years

2-5 years

5 or more years

Never

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

-Mountain AHEC

804

562

68.0

63.7-71.9

12.5

10.0-15.6

5.9

4.2- 8.2

12.2

9.4-15.6

1.5

0.6- 3.5

GENDER

Male

295

196

65.4

58.3-71.8

11.6

7.9-16.6

6.3

3.7-10.4

14.6

10.1-20.8

2.2

0.7- 6.8

Female

509

366

70.3

65.2-75.0

13.4

10.2-17.5

5.5

3.6- 8.4

9.9

7.0-13.9

0.8

0.3- 2.1

RACE

White

685

498

71.0

66.6-75.0

11.8

9.2-15.0

5.4

3.8- 7.8

10.6

8.0-14.1

1.1

0.4- 3.5

African American

54.8

37.4-71.2

15.1

6.2-32.5

8.4

2.6-23.6

19.4

8.7-37.7

2.3

0.5-10.5

Other Minorities

68.4

15.9-96.1

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

31.6

3.9-84.1

0.0

. - .

AGE

18-24

57.7

41.4-72.4

21.1

11.5-35.7

5.5

1.8-15.4

12.1

4.5-28.3

3.6

0.5-21.6

25-34

125

60.2

47.9-71.4

15.1

8.8-24.7

7.4

3.4-15.1

16.5

8.2-30.5

0.8

0.2- 3.8

35-44

149

106

68.0

58.2-76.5

12.1

6.8-20.6

6.0

2.7-12.7

13.9

8.3-22.3

0.0

. - .

45-54

167

111

65.8

56.3-74.2

15.4

9.6-23.9

6.2

3.3-11.5

11.5

6.6-19.4

1.0

0.2- 5.0

55-64

133

100

72.2

61.3-80.9

8.5

4.6-15.2

5.4

1.9-14.1

10.6

5.7-18.9

3.3

0.5-18.2

65-74

78.7

67.5-86.9

7.1

3.0-15.9

1.8

0.4- 7.3

11.0

5.2-21.7

1.3

0.4- 4.4

75+

72.7

59.3-82.9

10.0

4.2-21.7

8.8

3.4-20.8

7.1

2.8-17.0

1.5

0.3- 8.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

38.5

26.2-52.5

15.0

8.2-25.7

12.8

6.5-23.4

26.9

16.4-40.9

6.8

1.9-22.1

H.S. or G.E.D.

212

137

64.9

56.5-72.4

15.3

10.2-22.4

8.5

4.8-14.3

10.9

6.8-17.1

0.4

0.1- 1.8

Some Post-H.S.

230

161

69.8

62.2-76.5

13.1

8.7-19.5

2.9

1.5- 5.4

13.1

8.5-19.6

1.1

0.3- 3.7

College Graduate

272

230

81.9

74.7-87.4

8.7

5.4-13.7

3.6

1.6- 7.9

5.5

2.3-12.8

0.4

0.1- 2.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

28.0

16.8-42.8

17.1

8.9-30.4

12.2

6.0-23.1

33.3

20.1-49.7

9.4

2.4-31.0

$15,000- 24,999

136

53.9

43.2-64.3

19.0

12.0-28.9

11.4

6.2-19.9

14.9

8.8-24.0

0.8

0.2- 3.7

$25,000- 34,999

116

56.5

45.3-67.0

18.4

11.2-28.9

11.4

6.0-20.4

13.5

7.3-23.4

0.2

0.1- 1.0

$35,000- 49,999

117

76.0

65.2-84.3

14.2

7.9-23.9

1.3

0.4- 4.2

8.5

3.8-17.9

0.0

. - .

$50,000-74,999

112

87.1

78.1-92.7

3.7

1.3- 9.7

2.2

0.5- 9.5

6.0

2.5-13.9

1.1

0.2- 7.2

$75,000+

89.3

78.3-95.1

3.6

1.3-10.0

4.3

0.9-17.6

2.8

0.7-10.4

0.0

. - .

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

244

147

58.0

49.8-65.7

13.3

8.7-19.8

8.7

5.4-13.9

16.9

11.7-23.9

3.1

0.9-10.3

541

402

71.7

66.6-76.3

12.2

9.2-15.9

5.0

3.1- 7.8

10.3

7.1-14.7

0.8

0.3- 2.6

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

117

75.4

64.7-83.7

6.1

2.5-14.5

7.5

3.3-16.5

10.1

5.2-18.5

0.9

0.2- 4.3

Non-Veteran

682

469

66.3

61.7-70.7

13.9

11.0-17.4

5.6

3.9- 8.0

12.7

9.5-16.6

1.5

0.6- 4.0

Currently Serving

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

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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