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

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe County)

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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 (Excludes Buncombe County)	591	378	65.2	60.3-69.8	68	13.5	10.5-17.4	33	5.6	3.7- 8.4	108	15.3	12.0-19.4	4	0.3	0.1- 1.0
GENDER
Male	211	129	63.4	55.2-70.8	21	11.7	7.5-18.0	17	6.9	3.9-11.9	42	17.6	11.9-25.2	2	0.4	0.1- 1.9
Female	380	249	66.8	60.7-72.3	47	15.1	11.1-20.3	16	4.5	2.5- 8.0	66	13.4	10.0-17.8	2	0.2	0.0- 1.1
RACE
White	497	326	67.0	61.9-71.7	60	13.7	10.5-17.8	25	5.0	3.2- 7.8	84	13.9	10.7-18.0	2	0.3	0.1- 1.1
Other	91	51	52.1	35.9-68.0	8	12.4	5.2-26.8	7	10.2	3.7-25.2	23	24.6	12.5-42.8	2	0.6	0.1- 2.7
AGE
18-44	202	136	65.4	56.6-73.3	32	16.4	11.2-23.4	13	5.2	2.6-10.0	20	12.8	7.3-21.5	1	0.1	0.0- 0.9
45+	385	239	64.9	58.9-70.5	36	11.9	8.3-16.8	19	5.6	3.3- 9.5	88	17.1	13.2-21.9	3	0.4	0.1- 1.6
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	280	138	54.6	47.1-61.8	36	14.7	10.2-20.9	20	7.5	4.6-12.2	83	22.8	17.3-29.5	3	0.4	0.1- 1.3
Some College +	307	238	74.6	68.0-80.2	32	12.7	8.8-18.0	13	4.0	2.0- 8.0	23	8.4	5.0-13.9	1	0.3	0.0- 1.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	340	191	56.2	49.5-62.7	51	17.6	13.1-23.4	23	7.8	4.9-12.2	74	18.4	13.7-24.2	1	0.0	0.0- 0.2
$50,000+	123	109	88.0	79.7-93.2	6	4.4	1.8-10.3	3	3.3	0.9-11.3	5	4.4	1.8-10.3	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 (Excludes Buncombe County)

591

378

65.2

60.3-69.8

13.5

10.5-17.4

5.6

3.7- 8.4

108

15.3

12.0-19.4

0.3

0.1- 1.0

GENDER

Male

211

129

63.4

55.2-70.8

11.7

7.5-18.0

6.9

3.9-11.9

17.6

11.9-25.2

0.4

0.1- 1.9

Female

380

249

66.8

60.7-72.3

15.1

11.1-20.3

4.5

2.5- 8.0

13.4

10.0-17.8

0.2

0.0- 1.1

RACE

White

497

326

67.0

61.9-71.7

13.7

10.5-17.8

5.0

3.2- 7.8

13.9

10.7-18.0

0.3

0.1- 1.1

Other

52.1

35.9-68.0

12.4

5.2-26.8

10.2

3.7-25.2

24.6

12.5-42.8

0.6

0.1- 2.7

AGE

18-44

202

136

65.4

56.6-73.3

16.4

11.2-23.4

5.2

2.6-10.0

12.8

7.3-21.5

0.1

0.0- 0.9

45+

385

239

64.9

58.9-70.5

11.9

8.3-16.8

5.6

3.3- 9.5

17.1

13.2-21.9

0.4

0.1- 1.6

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

280

138

54.6

47.1-61.8

14.7

10.2-20.9

7.5

4.6-12.2

22.8

17.3-29.5

0.4

0.1- 1.3

Some College +

307

238

74.6

68.0-80.2

12.7

8.8-18.0

4.0

2.0- 8.0

8.4

5.0-13.9

0.3

0.0- 1.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

340

191

56.2

49.5-62.7

17.6

13.1-23.4

7.8

4.9-12.2

18.4

13.7-24.2

0.0

0.0- 0.2

$50,000+

123

109

88.0

79.7-93.2

4.4

1.8-10.3

3.3

0.9-11.3

4.4

1.8-10.3

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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