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

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Oral Health-AFRICAN AMERICAN MALES

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
TOTAL	782	415	53.6	49.3-57.9	107	13.5	10.9-16.6	79	9.6	7.4-12.4	142	17.9	14.8-21.6	39	5.3	3.7- 7.7
AGE
18-24	57	38	64.7	48.1-78.3	4	7.6	2.7-19.4	4	11.9	3.7-32.0	10	12.4	6.2-23.3	1	3.5	0.5-21.0
25-34	141	77	49.5	40.1-58.9	18	15.3	9.4-23.9	17	9.9	5.7-16.7	26	21.1	14.2-30.2	3	4.2	1.3-12.3
35-44	174	90	51.6	42.2-60.9	24	12.0	7.3-19.0	17	9.5	5.6-15.6	33	20.8	13.3-31.1	10	6.2	2.9-12.7
45-54	163	97	58.8	49.6-67.4	19	13.3	8.1-21.3	14	8.8	4.9-15.5	26	15.7	10.0-23.6	7	3.4	1.4- 7.7
55-64	133	64	50.3	40.2-60.4	27	18.7	12.1-27.6	16	11.3	6.6-18.8	20	15.1	9.1-23.9	6	4.6	2.0-10.5
65-74	80	32	45.2	33.1-57.9	15	16.5	9.4-27.4	7	6.2	2.8-13.0	17	19.7	11.3-32.0	9	12.4	5.9-24.1
75+	30	13	52.8	32.4-72.3	0	0.0	. - .	4	11.2	4.0-27.2	10	24.5	11.8-43.9	3	11.6	3.0-36.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	156	51	37.0	28.2-46.8	18	11.4	6.8-18.4	17	10.4	6.1-17.1	53	31.2	23.3-40.4	17	10.0	5.9-16.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	303	149	49.7	42.8-56.6	44	12.0	8.6-16.4	38	13.1	8.9-18.8	58	20.3	14.9-27.1	14	4.9	2.7- 8.9
Some Post-H.S.	183	110	58.5	49.7-66.8	29	18.5	12.2-27.0	17	7.8	4.5-13.1	22	11.5	7.1-18.2	5	3.8	1.3-10.4
College Graduate	137	105	74.3	64.1-82.4	15	11.5	6.5-19.7	7	4.1	1.8- 9.0	8	6.9	2.9-15.3	2	3.2	0.8-11.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	106	32	28.4	19.5-39.2	10	8.1	3.8-16.4	14	13.0	7.3-22.3	42	41.3	30.4-53.2	8	9.2	4.0-19.8
$15,000- 24,999	150	53	36.6	27.5-46.8	25	16.2	10.2-24.8	19	11.0	6.5-18.0	35	24.1	15.5-35.4	18	12.1	7.1-19.9
$25,000- 34,999	100	57	60.8	49.9-70.7	21	17.8	11.4-26.8	7	6.4	2.9-13.6	12	11.4	6.2-20.0	3	3.6	1.0-12.4
$35,000- 49,999	120	76	57.2	46.6-67.2	12	13.0	7.0-22.8	18	17.9	11.0-27.7	14	11.9	6.6-20.5	0	0.0	. - .
$50,000-74,999	98	69	72.4	61.3-81.3	17	15.0	8.8-24.4	4	3.4	1.2- 9.3	6	6.2	2.6-14.0	2	3.0	0.6-14.4
$75,000+	65	52	78.3	63.8-88.1	6	12.4	5.1-27.1	3	3.0	0.9- 9.0	4	6.3	2.1-17.1	0	0.0	. - .
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	244	100	41.2	34.2-48.6	34	12.6	8.7-17.8	35	15.1	10.1-21.9	60	25.5	19.4-32.7	15	5.7	3.1-10.1
No	503	294	58.8	53.6-63.9	67	13.6	10.4-17.7	41	7.7	5.4-10.8	79	14.6	11.4-18.5	22	5.2	3.2- 8.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	233	133	62.6	55.1-69.5	37	14.4	9.7-20.7	21	7.2	4.5-11.4	35	12.6	8.7-18.0	7	3.2	1.3- 7.7
Non-Veteran	517	256	48.5	43.2-53.8	66	13.2	10.1-17.0	57	11.0	8.1-14.8	106	20.8	16.7-25.7	32	6.5	4.3- 9.6
Currently Serving	27	25	94.5	77.1-98.9	1	4.2	0.6-24.7	1	1.3	0.2- 8.8	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

782

415

53.6

49.3-57.9

107

13.5

10.9-16.6

9.6

7.4-12.4

142

17.9

14.8-21.6

5.3

3.7- 7.7

AGE

18-24

64.7

48.1-78.3

7.6

2.7-19.4

11.9

3.7-32.0

12.4

6.2-23.3

3.5

0.5-21.0

25-34

141

49.5

40.1-58.9

15.3

9.4-23.9

9.9

5.7-16.7

21.1

14.2-30.2

4.2

1.3-12.3

35-44

174

51.6

42.2-60.9

12.0

7.3-19.0

9.5

5.6-15.6

20.8

13.3-31.1

6.2

2.9-12.7

45-54

163

58.8

49.6-67.4

13.3

8.1-21.3

8.8

4.9-15.5

15.7

10.0-23.6

3.4

1.4- 7.7

55-64

133

50.3

40.2-60.4

18.7

12.1-27.6

11.3

6.6-18.8

15.1

9.1-23.9

4.6

2.0-10.5

65-74

45.2

33.1-57.9

16.5

9.4-27.4

6.2

2.8-13.0

19.7

11.3-32.0

12.4

5.9-24.1

75+

52.8

32.4-72.3

0.0

. - .

11.2

4.0-27.2

24.5

11.8-43.9

11.6

3.0-36.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

156

37.0

28.2-46.8

11.4

6.8-18.4

10.4

6.1-17.1

31.2

23.3-40.4

10.0

5.9-16.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

303

149

49.7

42.8-56.6

12.0

8.6-16.4

13.1

8.9-18.8

20.3

14.9-27.1

4.9

2.7- 8.9

Some Post-H.S.

183

110

58.5

49.7-66.8

18.5

12.2-27.0

7.8

4.5-13.1

11.5

7.1-18.2

3.8

1.3-10.4

College Graduate

137

105

74.3

64.1-82.4

11.5

6.5-19.7

4.1

1.8- 9.0

6.9

2.9-15.3

3.2

0.8-11.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

106

28.4

19.5-39.2

8.1

3.8-16.4

13.0

7.3-22.3

41.3

30.4-53.2

9.2

4.0-19.8

$15,000- 24,999

150

36.6

27.5-46.8

16.2

10.2-24.8

11.0

6.5-18.0

24.1

15.5-35.4

12.1

7.1-19.9

$25,000- 34,999

100

60.8

49.9-70.7

17.8

11.4-26.8

6.4

2.9-13.6

11.4

6.2-20.0

3.6

1.0-12.4

$35,000- 49,999

120

57.2

46.6-67.2

13.0

7.0-22.8

17.9

11.0-27.7

11.9

6.6-20.5

0.0

. - .

$50,000-74,999

72.4

61.3-81.3

15.0

8.8-24.4

3.4

1.2- 9.3

6.2

2.6-14.0

3.0

0.6-14.4

$75,000+

78.3

63.8-88.1

12.4

5.1-27.1

3.0

0.9- 9.0

6.3

2.1-17.1

0.0

. - .

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

244

100

41.2

34.2-48.6

12.6

8.7-17.8

15.1

10.1-21.9

25.5

19.4-32.7

5.7

3.1-10.1

503

294

58.8

53.6-63.9

13.6

10.4-17.7

7.7

5.4-10.8

14.6

11.4-18.5

5.2

3.2- 8.4

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

233

133

62.6

55.1-69.5

14.4

9.7-20.7

7.2

4.5-11.4

12.6

8.7-18.0

3.2

1.3- 7.7

Non-Veteran

517

256

48.5

43.2-53.8

13.2

10.1-17.0

11.0

8.1-14.8

106

20.8

16.7-25.7

6.5

4.3- 9.6

Currently Serving

94.5

77.1-98.9

4.2

0.6-24.7

1.3

0.2- 8.8

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

Due to the small number of respondents to this question, no further breakdowns are available.

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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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