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

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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	Total Respond.^	1-12 months	1-2 years	2-5 years	5 or more years	Never
TOTAL	1,776	1,066	61.5	58.6-64.3	255	14.9	12.9-17.1	164	8.1	6.8- 9.7	276	14.6	12.7-16.7	15	0.9	0.5- 1.7
AGE
18-24	116	71	60.1	48.5-70.6	16	15.2	8.6-25.5	10	5.8	2.5-12.9	18	16.8	9.9-27.0	1	2.1	0.3-13.2
25-34	326	228	68.8	62.3-74.7	43	14.5	10.3-20.0	24	6.9	4.3-11.0	28	8.7	5.4-13.7	3	1.1	0.3- 3.4
35-44	350	253	73.1	67.0-78.4	46	13.5	9.7-18.4	20	5.2	3.0- 8.9	29	7.8	5.0-11.8	2	0.5	0.1- 1.8
45-54	347	217	62.6	56.2-68.7	66	19.4	14.8-24.9	27	7.5	4.9-11.4	36	10.3	6.9-15.1	1	0.1	0.0- 0.9
55-64	258	154	61.1	53.6-68.2	31	12.3	8.0-18.3	32	10.6	7.0-15.6	40	15.7	10.6-22.5	1	0.4	0.1- 2.8
65-74	215	84	40.4	32.4-49.0	31	15.9	9.8-24.7	31	12.1	7.9-18.0	67	31.1	24.0-39.2	2	0.5	0.1- 2.0
75+	153	52	35.8	27.0-45.7	21	11.5	7.3-17.5	19	14.5	8.7-23.2	56	32.8	24.8-41.9	5	5.4	1.9-14.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	372	155	43.4	37.4-49.5	47	12.8	9.4-17.2	45	11.8	8.3-16.5	118	29.7	24.4-35.6	7	2.3	0.9- 5.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	587	337	57.1	52.1-62.0	94	16.7	13.2-21.0	58	8.9	6.5-11.9	93	16.5	13.1-20.7	5	0.8	0.3- 1.9
Some Post-H.S.	462	308	67.0	61.4-72.1	69	15.6	11.8-20.2	39	7.1	5.0-10.0	43	9.4	6.4-13.5	3	1.0	0.3- 3.6
College Graduate	352	264	75.9	69.9-81.1	45	13.1	9.2-18.3	22	5.3	3.0- 9.1	21	5.7	3.5- 9.3	0	0.0	. - .
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	377	183	51.7	45.5-57.8	57	14.7	11.1-19.2	51	10.6	7.7-14.4	82	21.8	17.1-27.3	4	1.2	0.4- 3.4
$15,000- 24,999	440	237	52.6	46.7-58.4	70	17.9	13.5-23.2	42	9.3	6.6-13.1	88	19.6	15.4-24.6	3	0.6	0.2- 2.2
$25,000- 34,999	230	158	66.1	57.8-73.5	34	16.2	10.8-23.5	19	8.2	4.6-14.2	19	9.6	5.6-15.9	0	0.0	. - .
$35,000- 49,999	180	141	77.2	68.9-83.8	24	15.3	9.7-23.1	8	3.8	1.6- 8.5	6	3.3	1.4- 7.7	1	0.4	0.1- 3.1
$50,000-74,999	93	72	80.5	69.9-88.1	14	11.3	6.0-20.2	4	4.1	1.4-11.4	3	4.0	1.1-13.3	0	0.0	. - .
$75,000+	80	64	75.4	62.2-85.2	11	19.0	10.2-32.6	2	1.9	0.5- 7.7	3	3.7	1.2-10.9	0	0.0	. - .
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	628	313	51.9	47.2-56.7	86	13.9	11.0-17.5	75	11.4	8.7-14.8	143	20.9	17.5-24.8	11	1.8	0.8- 3.6
No	1,087	719	66.6	63.0-70.1	159	15.2	12.6-18.1	84	6.5	5.0- 8.4	121	11.1	8.9-13.8	4	0.6	0.2- 1.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	50	35	77.4	62.1-87.7	10	16.4	7.8-31.4	4	4.7	1.6-13.0	1	1.5	0.2- 9.9	0	0.0	. - .
Non-Veteran	1,715	1,020	60.8	57.9-63.7	245	14.9	12.9-17.2	160	8.3	6.9- 9.9	275	15.1	13.1-17.2	15	1.0	0.5- 1.8
Currently Serving	10	10	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%)

TOTAL

1,776

1,066

61.5

58.6-64.3

255

14.9

12.9-17.1

164

8.1

6.8- 9.7

276

14.6

12.7-16.7

0.9

0.5- 1.7

AGE

18-24

116

60.1

48.5-70.6

15.2

8.6-25.5

5.8

2.5-12.9

16.8

9.9-27.0

2.1

0.3-13.2

25-34

326

228

68.8

62.3-74.7

14.5

10.3-20.0

6.9

4.3-11.0

8.7

5.4-13.7

1.1

0.3- 3.4

35-44

350

253

73.1

67.0-78.4

13.5

9.7-18.4

5.2

3.0- 8.9

7.8

5.0-11.8

0.5

0.1- 1.8

45-54

347

217

62.6

56.2-68.7

19.4

14.8-24.9

7.5

4.9-11.4

10.3

6.9-15.1

0.1

0.0- 0.9

55-64

258

154

61.1

53.6-68.2

12.3

8.0-18.3

10.6

7.0-15.6

15.7

10.6-22.5

0.4

0.1- 2.8

65-74

215

40.4

32.4-49.0

15.9

9.8-24.7

12.1

7.9-18.0

31.1

24.0-39.2

0.5

0.1- 2.0

75+

153

35.8

27.0-45.7

11.5

7.3-17.5

14.5

8.7-23.2

32.8

24.8-41.9

5.4

1.9-14.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

372

155

43.4

37.4-49.5

12.8

9.4-17.2

11.8

8.3-16.5

118

29.7

24.4-35.6

2.3

0.9- 5.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

587

337

57.1

52.1-62.0

16.7

13.2-21.0

8.9

6.5-11.9

16.5

13.1-20.7

0.8

0.3- 1.9

Some Post-H.S.

462

308

67.0

61.4-72.1

15.6

11.8-20.2

7.1

5.0-10.0

9.4

6.4-13.5

1.0

0.3- 3.6

College Graduate

352

264

75.9

69.9-81.1

13.1

9.2-18.3

5.3

3.0- 9.1

5.7

3.5- 9.3

0.0

. - .

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

377

183

51.7

45.5-57.8

14.7

11.1-19.2

10.6

7.7-14.4

21.8

17.1-27.3

1.2

0.4- 3.4

$15,000- 24,999

440

237

52.6

46.7-58.4

17.9

13.5-23.2

9.3

6.6-13.1

19.6

15.4-24.6

0.6

0.2- 2.2

$25,000- 34,999

230

158

66.1

57.8-73.5

16.2

10.8-23.5

8.2

4.6-14.2

9.6

5.6-15.9

0.0

. - .

$35,000- 49,999

180

141

77.2

68.9-83.8

15.3

9.7-23.1

3.8

1.6- 8.5

3.3

1.4- 7.7

0.4

0.1- 3.1

$50,000-74,999

80.5

69.9-88.1

11.3

6.0-20.2

4.1

1.4-11.4

4.0

1.1-13.3

0.0

. - .

$75,000+

75.4

62.2-85.2

19.0

10.2-32.6

1.9

0.5- 7.7

3.7

1.2-10.9

0.0

. - .

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

628

313

51.9

47.2-56.7

13.9

11.0-17.5

11.4

8.7-14.8

143

20.9

17.5-24.8

1.8

0.8- 3.6

1,087

719

66.6

63.0-70.1

159

15.2

12.6-18.1

6.5

5.0- 8.4

121

11.1

8.9-13.8

0.6

0.2- 1.7

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

77.4

62.1-87.7

16.4

7.8-31.4

4.7

1.6-13.0

1.5

0.2- 9.9

0.0

. - .

Non-Veteran

1,715

1,020

60.8

57.9-63.7

245

14.9

12.9-17.2

160

8.3

6.9- 9.9

275

15.1

13.1-17.2

1.0

0.5- 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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