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

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	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
-Mountain AHEC	933	602	64.7	60.7-68.4	102	12.8	10.3-15.8	62	6.4	4.8- 8.6	160	15.5	12.8-18.8	7	0.6	0.2- 1.6
GENDER
Male	340	204	60.9	54.5-67.0	36	12.2	8.6-17.1	30	7.6	5.0-11.4	67	18.4	13.7-24.2	3	0.8	0.2- 3.3
Female	593	398	67.9	63.1-72.4	66	13.3	10.1-17.2	32	5.4	3.5- 8.2	93	13.0	10.2-16.5	4	0.4	0.1- 1.2
RACE
White	797	527	66.5	62.4-70.3	87	12.8	10.2-16.0	49	5.9	4.2- 8.1	131	14.6	11.9-17.9	3	0.2	0.1- 0.8
African American	50	27	56.3	40.0-71.4	8	15.6	7.0-31.1	7	12.8	5.6-26.8	7	13.7	5.7-29.4	1	1.6	0.2-10.6
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	30	66.6	50.3-79.7	9	14.2	6.9-27.0	6	6.9	2.7-16.5	3	8.6	2.4-26.5	1	3.6	0.5-21.6
25-34	125	78	56.8	44.6-68.1	23	20.4	12.8-31.0	10	7.9	3.8-15.6	12	14.1	6.3-28.6	2	0.8	0.2- 3.8
35-44	153	112	71.4	62.0-79.3	14	10.9	6.1-18.8	9	5.4	2.5-11.3	18	12.3	7.2-20.2	0	0.0	. - .
45-54	181	124	64.1	54.6-72.5	18	15.4	9.2-24.8	17	9.7	5.5-16.6	22	10.8	6.5-17.4	0	0.0	. - .
55-64	160	106	66.6	57.5-74.7	24	14.4	9.3-21.5	7	6.3	2.7-13.9	23	12.7	7.9-20.0	0	0.0	. - .
65-74	138	81	62.9	52.8-72.1	7	6.1	2.7-13.4	6	2.1	0.8- 5.5	41	28.1	19.9-38.1	3	0.8	0.2- 3.1
75+	123	68	63.2	52.6-72.7	7	6.3	2.7-14.3	6	4.8	1.9-11.7	41	24.6	17.1-34.2	1	1.0	0.1- 6.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	140	48	38.1	28.0-49.4	15	11.5	6.5-19.7	16	11.6	6.5-19.8	59	37.0	27.2-47.9	2	1.8	0.3- 9.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	263	147	60.2	52.7-67.2	39	17.0	11.9-23.7	19	7.4	4.5-12.0	55	15.0	10.8-20.6	3	0.4	0.1- 1.5
Some Post-H.S.	248	178	69.0	61.4-75.6	24	13.5	8.8-20.2	16	4.8	2.5- 9.1	29	12.4	8.3-18.3	1	0.3	0.0- 2.3
College Graduate	278	227	79.8	72.7-85.3	24	8.9	5.7-13.6	11	4.3	2.1- 8.7	15	6.7	3.2-13.5	1	0.4	0.1- 2.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	118	37	27.1	17.9-38.9	17	17.7	10.4-28.4	15	13.0	7.3-21.9	48	39.9	28.6-52.4	1	2.3	0.3-14.5
$15,000- 24,999	162	91	60.2	50.5-69.1	24	14.5	9.0-22.4	14	8.4	4.4-15.4	32	16.4	10.7-24.4	1	0.5	0.1- 3.7
$25,000- 34,999	126	77	56.0	45.2-66.2	18	17.6	10.4-28.2	12	12.6	6.8-22.4	17	13.5	7.9-22.0	2	0.2	0.1- 1.0
$35,000- 49,999	128	93	68.8	58.0-77.9	17	19.0	11.7-29.4	5	3.1	1.1- 8.9	13	9.0	4.3-17.8	0	0.0	. - .
$50,000-74,999	115	100	85.3	76.2-91.3	5	4.9	1.8-12.3	3	2.8	0.9- 8.9	7	7.0	3.3-14.5	0	0.0	. - .
$75,000+	94	84	87.9	77.1-94.0	6	5.1	2.2-11.5	2	4.3	0.9-17.6	2	2.8	0.7-10.4	0	0.0	. - .
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	321	169	52.0	45.1-58.8	37	14.4	9.8-20.5	25	8.9	5.7-13.7	86	24.1	18.9-30.2	4	0.7	0.2- 2.2
No	587	419	70.6	65.8-75.1	62	12.0	9.1-15.6	35	5.5	3.7- 8.1	69	11.4	8.3-15.5	2	0.5	0.1- 2.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	141	94	67.9	58.1-76.4	8	6.2	2.8-12.9	9	5.9	2.6-12.7	29	19.5	12.9-28.4	1	0.6	0.1- 4.1
Non-Veteran	787	504	63.9	59.5-68.0	94	14.3	11.4-17.7	53	6.6	4.8- 9.0	131	14.7	11.8-18.3	5	0.5	0.2- 1.8
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

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

-Mountain AHEC

933

602

64.7

60.7-68.4

102

12.8

10.3-15.8

6.4

4.8- 8.6

160

15.5

12.8-18.8

0.6

0.2- 1.6

GENDER

Male

340

204

60.9

54.5-67.0

12.2

8.6-17.1

7.6

5.0-11.4

18.4

13.7-24.2

0.8

0.2- 3.3

Female

593

398

67.9

63.1-72.4

13.3

10.1-17.2

5.4

3.5- 8.2

13.0

10.2-16.5

0.4

0.1- 1.2

RACE

White

797

527

66.5

62.4-70.3

12.8

10.2-16.0

5.9

4.2- 8.1

131

14.6

11.9-17.9

0.2

0.1- 0.8

African American

56.3

40.0-71.4

15.6

7.0-31.1

12.8

5.6-26.8

13.7

5.7-29.4

1.6

0.2-10.6

Other Minorities

68.4

15.9-96.1

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

31.6

3.9-84.1

0.0

. - .

AGE

18-24

66.6

50.3-79.7

14.2

6.9-27.0

6.9

2.7-16.5

8.6

2.4-26.5

3.6

0.5-21.6

25-34

125

56.8

44.6-68.1

20.4

12.8-31.0

7.9

3.8-15.6

14.1

6.3-28.6

0.8

0.2- 3.8

35-44

153

112

71.4

62.0-79.3

10.9

6.1-18.8

5.4

2.5-11.3

12.3

7.2-20.2

0.0

. - .

45-54

181

124

64.1

54.6-72.5

15.4

9.2-24.8

9.7

5.5-16.6

10.8

6.5-17.4

0.0

. - .

55-64

160

106

66.6

57.5-74.7

14.4

9.3-21.5

6.3

2.7-13.9

12.7

7.9-20.0

0.0

. - .

65-74

138

62.9

52.8-72.1

6.1

2.7-13.4

2.1

0.8- 5.5

28.1

19.9-38.1

0.8

0.2- 3.1

75+

123

63.2

52.6-72.7

6.3

2.7-14.3

4.8

1.9-11.7

24.6

17.1-34.2

1.0

0.1- 6.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

140

38.1

28.0-49.4

11.5

6.5-19.7

11.6

6.5-19.8

37.0

27.2-47.9

1.8

0.3- 9.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

263

147

60.2

52.7-67.2

17.0

11.9-23.7

7.4

4.5-12.0

15.0

10.8-20.6

0.4

0.1- 1.5

Some Post-H.S.

248

178

69.0

61.4-75.6

13.5

8.8-20.2

4.8

2.5- 9.1

12.4

8.3-18.3

0.3

0.0- 2.3

College Graduate

278

227

79.8

72.7-85.3

8.9

5.7-13.6

4.3

2.1- 8.7

6.7

3.2-13.5

0.4

0.1- 2.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

118

27.1

17.9-38.9

17.7

10.4-28.4

13.0

7.3-21.9

39.9

28.6-52.4

2.3

0.3-14.5

$15,000- 24,999

162

60.2

50.5-69.1

14.5

9.0-22.4

8.4

4.4-15.4

16.4

10.7-24.4

0.5

0.1- 3.7

$25,000- 34,999

126

56.0

45.2-66.2

17.6

10.4-28.2

12.6

6.8-22.4

13.5

7.9-22.0

0.2

0.1- 1.0

$35,000- 49,999

128

68.8

58.0-77.9

19.0

11.7-29.4

3.1

1.1- 8.9

9.0

4.3-17.8

0.0

. - .

$50,000-74,999

115

100

85.3

76.2-91.3

4.9

1.8-12.3

2.8

0.9- 8.9

7.0

3.3-14.5

0.0

. - .

$75,000+

87.9

77.1-94.0

5.1

2.2-11.5

4.3

0.9-17.6

2.8

0.7-10.4

0.0

. - .

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

321

169

52.0

45.1-58.8

14.4

9.8-20.5

8.9

5.7-13.7

24.1

18.9-30.2

0.7

0.2- 2.2

587

419

70.6

65.8-75.1

12.0

9.1-15.6

5.5

3.7- 8.1

11.4

8.3-15.5

0.5

0.1- 2.3

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

141

67.9

58.1-76.4

6.2

2.8-12.9

5.9

2.6-12.7

19.5

12.9-28.4

0.6

0.1- 4.1

Non-Veteran

787

504

63.9

59.5-68.0

14.3

11.4-17.7

6.6

4.8- 9.0

131

14.7

11.8-18.3

0.5

0.2- 1.8

Currently Serving

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

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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