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	9,391	6,494	69.9	68.7-71.0	1,005	11.1	10.3-12.0	620	6.2	5.7- 6.9	1,188	11.8	11.0-12.6	84	0.9	0.7- 1.2
RACE
White	6,985	5,070	73.7	72.5-75.0	664	9.7	8.9-10.6	403	5.5	4.9- 6.2	803	10.5	9.7-11.4	45	0.5	0.4- 0.8
African American	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
Asian	49	35	64.8	45.8-80.1	4	8.6	2.8-23.5	5	9.3	3.3-23.6	4	11.6	4.0-29.6	1	5.7	0.8-30.7
Native American	202	121	64.9	56.1-72.7	31	16.8	10.9-25.1	13	6.4	3.4-11.6	36	11.7	8.1-16.8	1	0.1	0.0- 1.1
Other Minorities	321	162	46.8	40.1-53.5	47	15.8	11.6-21.1	31	9.1	6.1-13.5	59	21.9	16.6-28.3	22	6.5	3.9-10.6
HISPANIC
Hispanic	365	202	53.1	46.7-59.4	51	14.4	10.6-19.3	32	8.5	5.7-12.4	58	18.1	13.5-23.7	22	6.0	3.6- 9.8
-English Speaking	176	122	72.3	64.0-79.2	25	13.2	8.3-20.2	10	5.2	2.7- 9.9	19	9.4	5.6-15.2	0	0.0	. - .
-Spanish Speaking	189	80	39.9	31.5-48.9	26	15.2	10.1-22.4	22	10.7	6.6-16.8	39	24.1	17.2-32.7	22	10.1	6.1-16.4
Non-Hispanic	9,015	6,285	70.8	69.6-71.9	953	11.0	10.2-11.8	588	6.1	5.6- 6.8	1,127	11.5	10.7-12.3	62	0.7	0.5- 0.9
AGE
18-24	500	334	67.3	62.1-72.0	63	12.5	9.5-16.4	35	5.8	4.0- 8.5	60	12.3	9.3-16.2	8	2.0	0.9- 4.8
25-34	1,493	1,069	70.4	67.5-73.2	184	13.0	11.1-15.2	107	7.0	5.6- 8.7	118	8.4	6.7-10.4	15	1.2	0.6- 2.2
35-44	1,726	1,296	75.0	72.4-77.5	187	11.0	9.3-13.0	107	6.1	4.9- 7.6	126	7.4	6.0- 9.1	10	0.5	0.2- 0.9
45-54	1,755	1,276	72.4	69.7-74.9	205	12.4	10.5-14.6	121	6.7	5.4- 8.3	150	8.4	6.9-10.2	3	0.1	0.0- 0.3
55-64	1,540	1,069	70.4	67.5-73.1	152	10.3	8.6-12.4	94	5.3	4.2- 6.6	218	13.5	11.5-15.9	7	0.5	0.2- 1.3
65-74	1,275	793	63.4	60.1-66.6	114	8.9	7.0-11.2	91	6.5	5.1- 8.3	259	19.8	17.3-22.6	18	1.4	0.8- 2.5
75+	1,048	614	59.7	56.0-63.2	97	8.5	6.7-10.8	62	5.8	4.4- 7.8	253	23.7	20.8-27.0	22	2.3	1.4- 3.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,483	646	43.3	40.1-46.4	176	11.9	10.0-14.2	147	10.0	8.3-12.1	465	30.8	27.9-33.8	49	4.0	2.8- 5.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	2,812	1,788	63.9	61.7-66.1	363	13.8	12.2-15.6	226	7.8	6.7- 9.1	411	13.8	12.4-15.5	24	0.6	0.4- 1.0
Some Post-H.S.	2,448	1,809	74.1	71.9-76.2	262	11.3	9.8-13.0	148	5.7	4.7- 6.9	219	8.6	7.3-10.0	10	0.4	0.2- 0.8
College Graduate	2,637	2,245	85.4	83.6-87.0	202	7.9	6.7- 9.3	98	3.3	2.6- 4.2	91	3.3	2.6- 4.2	1	0.1	0.0- 1.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,207	565	47.6	44.0-51.2	167	15.8	13.3-18.6	137	10.1	8.3-12.1	321	24.8	22.0-27.9	17	1.8	1.0- 3.3
$15,000- 24,999	1,684	973	56.9	53.9-59.9	233	14.7	12.6-17.0	159	8.9	7.5-10.6	301	18.3	16.1-20.8	18	1.2	0.6- 2.1
$25,000- 34,999	1,060	745	67.0	63.2-70.6	127	12.0	9.7-14.7	72	7.8	5.8-10.3	111	12.9	10.4-16.0	5	0.3	0.1- 1.0
$35,000- 49,999	1,146	919	77.3	74.1-80.2	114	12.2	9.9-14.9	52	4.8	3.5- 6.6	60	5.5	4.1- 7.4	1	0.1	0.0- 0.6
$50,000-74,999	1,007	857	84.9	82.0-87.3	77	7.9	6.1-10.3	34	3.4	2.3- 5.0	39	3.8	2.6- 5.4	0	0.0	. - .
$75,000+	1,120	1,003	89.5	87.2-91.4	66	5.9	4.4- 7.7	25	2.4	1.6- 3.7	26	2.2	1.4- 3.4	0	0.0	. - .
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	3,098	1,820	60.0	57.9-62.2	359	12.0	10.6-13.6	259	7.8	6.8- 9.0	615	18.8	17.1-20.5	45	1.4	0.9- 2.0
No	6,061	4,507	74.3	72.9-75.6	622	10.7	9.8-11.7	348	5.6	4.9- 6.3	547	8.7	7.9- 9.7	37	0.7	0.5- 1.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	166	122	78.3	70.7-84.4	22	12.1	7.5-18.8	11	5.1	2.7- 9.7	10	4.3	2.2- 8.1	1	0.2	0.0- 1.1
Non-Veteran	9,184	6,334	69.7	68.5-70.8	981	11.1	10.3-12.0	609	6.3	5.7- 6.9	1,177	12.0	11.2-12.8	83	0.9	0.7- 1.2
Currently Serving	35	34	94.0	67.8-99.1	1	6.0	0.9-32.2	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

9,391

6,494

69.9

68.7-71.0

1,005

11.1

10.3-12.0

620

6.2

5.7- 6.9

1,188

11.8

11.0-12.6

0.9

0.7- 1.2

RACE

White

6,985

5,070

73.7

72.5-75.0

664

9.7

8.9-10.6

403

5.5

4.9- 6.2

803

10.5

9.7-11.4

0.5

0.4- 0.8

African American

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

Asian

64.8

45.8-80.1

8.6

2.8-23.5

9.3

3.3-23.6

11.6

4.0-29.6

5.7

0.8-30.7

Native American

202

121

64.9

56.1-72.7

16.8

10.9-25.1

6.4

3.4-11.6

11.7

8.1-16.8

0.1

0.0- 1.1

Other Minorities

321

162

46.8

40.1-53.5

15.8

11.6-21.1

9.1

6.1-13.5

21.9

16.6-28.3

6.5

3.9-10.6

HISPANIC

Hispanic

365

202

53.1

46.7-59.4

14.4

10.6-19.3

8.5

5.7-12.4

18.1

13.5-23.7

6.0

3.6- 9.8

-English Speaking

176

122

72.3

64.0-79.2

13.2

8.3-20.2

5.2

2.7- 9.9

9.4

5.6-15.2

0.0

. - .

-Spanish Speaking

189

39.9

31.5-48.9

15.2

10.1-22.4

10.7

6.6-16.8

24.1

17.2-32.7

10.1

6.1-16.4

Non-Hispanic

9,015

6,285

70.8

69.6-71.9

953

11.0

10.2-11.8

588

6.1

5.6- 6.8

1,127

11.5

10.7-12.3

0.7

0.5- 0.9

AGE

18-24

500

334

67.3

62.1-72.0

12.5

9.5-16.4

5.8

4.0- 8.5

12.3

9.3-16.2

2.0

0.9- 4.8

25-34

1,493

1,069

70.4

67.5-73.2

184

13.0

11.1-15.2

107

7.0

5.6- 8.7

118

8.4

6.7-10.4

1.2

0.6- 2.2

35-44

1,726

1,296

75.0

72.4-77.5

187

11.0

9.3-13.0

107

6.1

4.9- 7.6

126

7.4

6.0- 9.1

0.5

0.2- 0.9

45-54

1,755

1,276

72.4

69.7-74.9

205

12.4

10.5-14.6

121

6.7

5.4- 8.3

150

8.4

6.9-10.2

0.1

0.0- 0.3

55-64

1,540

1,069

70.4

67.5-73.1

152

10.3

8.6-12.4

5.3

4.2- 6.6

218

13.5

11.5-15.9

0.5

0.2- 1.3

65-74

1,275

793

63.4

60.1-66.6

114

8.9

7.0-11.2

6.5

5.1- 8.3

259

19.8

17.3-22.6

1.4

0.8- 2.5

75+

1,048

614

59.7

56.0-63.2

8.5

6.7-10.8

5.8

4.4- 7.8

253

23.7

20.8-27.0

2.3

1.4- 3.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,483

646

43.3

40.1-46.4

176

11.9

10.0-14.2

147

10.0

8.3-12.1

465

30.8

27.9-33.8

4.0

2.8- 5.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

2,812

1,788

63.9

61.7-66.1

363

13.8

12.2-15.6

226

7.8

6.7- 9.1

411

13.8

12.4-15.5

0.6

0.4- 1.0

Some Post-H.S.

2,448

1,809

74.1

71.9-76.2

262

11.3

9.8-13.0

148

5.7

4.7- 6.9

219

8.6

7.3-10.0

0.4

0.2- 0.8

College Graduate

2,637

2,245

85.4

83.6-87.0

202

7.9

6.7- 9.3

3.3

2.6- 4.2

3.3

2.6- 4.2

0.1

0.0- 1.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,207

565

47.6

44.0-51.2

167

15.8

13.3-18.6

137

10.1

8.3-12.1

321

24.8

22.0-27.9

1.8

1.0- 3.3

$15,000- 24,999

1,684

973

56.9

53.9-59.9

233

14.7

12.6-17.0

159

8.9

7.5-10.6

301

18.3

16.1-20.8

1.2

0.6- 2.1

$25,000- 34,999

1,060

745

67.0

63.2-70.6

127

12.0

9.7-14.7

7.8

5.8-10.3

111

12.9

10.4-16.0

0.3

0.1- 1.0

$35,000- 49,999

1,146

919

77.3

74.1-80.2

114

12.2

9.9-14.9

4.8

3.5- 6.6

5.5

4.1- 7.4

0.1

0.0- 0.6

$50,000-74,999

1,007

857

84.9

82.0-87.3

7.9

6.1-10.3

3.4

2.3- 5.0

3.8

2.6- 5.4

0.0

. - .

$75,000+

1,120

1,003

89.5

87.2-91.4

5.9

4.4- 7.7

2.4

1.6- 3.7

2.2

1.4- 3.4

0.0

. - .

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

3,098

1,820

60.0

57.9-62.2

359

12.0

10.6-13.6

259

7.8

6.8- 9.0

615

18.8

17.1-20.5

1.4

0.9- 2.0

6,061

4,507

74.3

72.9-75.6

622

10.7

9.8-11.7

348

5.6

4.9- 6.3

547

8.7

7.9- 9.7

0.7

0.5- 1.1

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

166

122

78.3

70.7-84.4

12.1

7.5-18.8

5.1

2.7- 9.7

4.3

2.2- 8.1

0.2

0.0- 1.1

Non-Veteran

9,184

6,334

69.7

68.5-70.8

981

11.1

10.3-12.0

609

6.3

5.7- 6.9

1,177

12.0

11.2-12.8

0.9

0.7- 1.2

Currently Serving

94.0

67.8-99.1

6.0

0.9-32.2

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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