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	872	455	53.7	49.6-57.7	140	15.4	12.8-18.5	93	11.5	8.9-14.8	171	17.5	14.7-20.6	13	1.9	1.0- 3.6
AGE
18-24	57	36	58.7	42.3-73.4	7	14.6	6.3-30.3	4	11.5	3.5-31.9	9	11.7	5.6-22.6	1	3.5	0.5-21.0
25-34	140	84	59.5	49.8-68.5	15	9.6	5.4-16.5	18	10.2	6.0-16.8	20	16.5	10.3-25.3	3	4.2	1.4-12.5
35-44	176	93	53.0	43.5-62.2	38	21.6	14.8-30.3	17	12.6	6.2-23.8	24	10.9	6.9-16.6	4	2.0	0.6- 6.2
45-54	172	109	63.1	54.1-71.2	22	13.4	8.3-20.8	13	9.2	4.9-16.6	26	13.7	8.8-20.8	2	0.6	0.2- 2.5
55-64	164	77	49.2	40.2-58.3	32	17.0	11.4-24.6	21	11.5	7.2-17.9	33	21.9	15.2-30.5	1	0.5	0.1- 3.2
65-74	102	35	36.3	25.9-48.1	18	18.1	10.9-28.5	19	22.8	13.3-36.1	28	20.5	13.1-30.4	2	2.3	0.6- 9.2
75+	56	17	32.6	19.7-48.7	8	13.6	6.1-27.4	1	1.7	0.2-11.0	30	52.2	36.7-67.2	0	0.0	. - .
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	208	69	34.7	27.2-43.0	36	18.2	12.4-25.8	22	13.8	8.4-21.8	78	32.0	25.1-39.8	3	1.4	0.4- 4.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	332	163	50.6	44.1-57.2	57	14.9	11.0-19.7	45	15.6	10.6-22.3	61	17.2	13.1-22.3	6	1.7	0.7- 4.2
Some Post-H.S.	188	113	59.4	50.8-67.5	31	17.2	11.5-25.0	19	8.6	5.2-14.1	22	11.7	7.1-18.6	3	3.0	0.8-10.1
College Graduate	143	110	78.0	68.5-85.3	16	10.9	6.1-18.8	7	3.1	1.4- 6.8	9	6.3	2.7-13.9	1	1.7	0.2-10.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	137	43	30.6	22.4-40.4	22	15.0	9.4-23.2	18	15.9	9.3-25.8	52	35.0	26.2-45.0	2	3.4	0.8-13.4
$15,000- 24,999	174	66	36.9	28.6-46.1	35	21.3	14.4-30.4	20	15.7	8.5-27.3	46	21.4	15.4-28.9	7	4.7	2.0-10.8
$25,000- 34,999	109	60	59.4	48.9-69.1	23	20.0	13.1-29.4	11	8.6	4.6-15.7	15	12.0	6.8-20.2	0	0.0	. - .
$35,000- 49,999	122	77	61.3	50.7-70.9	17	13.2	7.6-21.9	19	16.9	10.3-26.4	9	8.6	4.2-17.1	0	0.0	. - .
$50,000-74,999	99	70	73.1	62.3-81.8	15	13.4	7.7-22.3	5	3.2	1.2- 8.4	7	7.3	3.4-15.2	2	3.0	0.6-14.3
$75,000+	65	55	81.9	66.3-91.2	4	9.2	2.9-25.6	3	3.0	0.9- 9.0	3	6.0	1.6-19.5	0	0.0	. - .
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	296	125	44.1	37.6-50.9	53	15.3	11.4-20.2	36	14.3	9.6-20.6	82	26.3	20.9-32.6	0	0.0	. - .
No	534	302	57.9	52.7-62.9	82	15.8	12.3-20.0	53	9.5	6.9-12.9	84	13.9	10.9-17.6	13	3.0	1.6- 5.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	257	141	61.0	53.8-67.8	49	15.2	11.0-20.6	23	8.0	4.6-13.5	42	14.4	10.2-19.9	2	1.4	0.3- 6.4
Non-Veteran	582	285	48.9	43.9-53.9	88	16.0	12.6-20.0	69	13.3	9.9-17.7	129	19.6	16.1-23.6	11	2.2	1.1- 4.4
Currently Serving	27	26	98.7	91.2-99.8	1	1.3	0.2- 8.8	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

872

455

53.7

49.6-57.7

140

15.4

12.8-18.5

11.5

8.9-14.8

171

17.5

14.7-20.6

1.9

1.0- 3.6

AGE

18-24

58.7

42.3-73.4

14.6

6.3-30.3

11.5

3.5-31.9

11.7

5.6-22.6

3.5

0.5-21.0

25-34

140

59.5

49.8-68.5

9.6

5.4-16.5

10.2

6.0-16.8

16.5

10.3-25.3

4.2

1.4-12.5

35-44

176

53.0

43.5-62.2

21.6

14.8-30.3

12.6

6.2-23.8

10.9

6.9-16.6

2.0

0.6- 6.2

45-54

172

109

63.1

54.1-71.2

13.4

8.3-20.8

9.2

4.9-16.6

13.7

8.8-20.8

0.6

0.2- 2.5

55-64

164

49.2

40.2-58.3

17.0

11.4-24.6

11.5

7.2-17.9

21.9

15.2-30.5

0.5

0.1- 3.2

65-74

102

36.3

25.9-48.1

18.1

10.9-28.5

22.8

13.3-36.1

20.5

13.1-30.4

2.3

0.6- 9.2

75+

32.6

19.7-48.7

13.6

6.1-27.4

1.7

0.2-11.0

52.2

36.7-67.2

0.0

. - .

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

208

34.7

27.2-43.0

18.2

12.4-25.8

13.8

8.4-21.8

32.0

25.1-39.8

1.4

0.4- 4.4

H.S. or G.E.D.

332

163

50.6

44.1-57.2

14.9

11.0-19.7

15.6

10.6-22.3

17.2

13.1-22.3

1.7

0.7- 4.2

Some Post-H.S.

188

113

59.4

50.8-67.5

17.2

11.5-25.0

8.6

5.2-14.1

11.7

7.1-18.6

3.0

0.8-10.1

College Graduate

143

110

78.0

68.5-85.3

10.9

6.1-18.8

3.1

1.4- 6.8

6.3

2.7-13.9

1.7

0.2-10.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

137

30.6

22.4-40.4

15.0

9.4-23.2

15.9

9.3-25.8

35.0

26.2-45.0

3.4

0.8-13.4

$15,000- 24,999

174

36.9

28.6-46.1

21.3

14.4-30.4

15.7

8.5-27.3

21.4

15.4-28.9

4.7

2.0-10.8

$25,000- 34,999

109

59.4

48.9-69.1

20.0

13.1-29.4

8.6

4.6-15.7

12.0

6.8-20.2

0.0

. - .

$35,000- 49,999

122

61.3

50.7-70.9

13.2

7.6-21.9

16.9

10.3-26.4

8.6

4.2-17.1

0.0

. - .

$50,000-74,999

73.1

62.3-81.8

13.4

7.7-22.3

3.2

1.2- 8.4

7.3

3.4-15.2

3.0

0.6-14.3

$75,000+

81.9

66.3-91.2

9.2

2.9-25.6

3.0

0.9- 9.0

6.0

1.6-19.5

0.0

. - .

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

296

125

44.1

37.6-50.9

15.3

11.4-20.2

14.3

9.6-20.6

26.3

20.9-32.6

0.0

. - .

534

302

57.9

52.7-62.9

15.8

12.3-20.0

9.5

6.9-12.9

13.9

10.9-17.6

3.0

1.6- 5.6

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

257

141

61.0

53.8-67.8

15.2

11.0-20.6

8.0

4.6-13.5

14.4

10.2-19.9

1.4

0.3- 6.4

Non-Veteran

582

285

48.9

43.9-53.9

16.0

12.6-20.0

13.3

9.9-17.7

129

19.6

16.1-23.6

2.2

1.1- 4.4

Currently Serving

98.7

91.2-99.8

1.3

0.2- 8.8

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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