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

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	Total Respond.^	1-12 months	1-2 years	2-5 years	5 or more years	Never
TOTAL	4,959	3,323	66.3	64.7-68.0	534	10.6	9.6-11.6	371	7.8	6.9- 8.8	585	11.5	10.5-12.7	146	3.8	3.1- 4.7
RACE
White	3,742	2,701	72.7	70.9-74.4	376	9.9	8.8-11.1	249	6.9	6.0- 8.0	362	9.0	8.0-10.2	54	1.5	1.1- 2.2
African American	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
Asian	41	28	70.8	53.3-83.7	8	18.8	9.1-35.0	2	2.6	0.6-11.6	1	1.5	0.2-10.3	2	6.2	1.2-26.4
Native American	76	45	64.2	49.4-76.7	9	9.3	4.1-19.5	8	13.7	5.6-29.8	10	9.0	4.3-17.9	4	3.9	1.3-11.6
Other Minorities	291	113	37.2	30.3-44.8	31	9.9	6.5-14.8	32	11.5	7.6-17.2	69	22.3	17.0-28.8	46	19.0	13.4-26.2
HISPANIC
Hispanic	292	117	38.7	31.8-46.2	32	9.6	6.4-14.2	34	12.6	8.4-18.3	66	21.0	15.9-27.4	43	18.1	12.7-25.2
-English Speaking	96	66	63.7	51.1-74.7	14	15.2	8.4-26.1	7	9.2	4.1-19.5	6	6.2	2.5-14.6	3	5.6	1.5-19.4
-Spanish Speaking	196	51	30.4	22.5-39.7	18	7.7	4.4-13.0	27	13.7	8.7-20.8	60	26.0	19.3-34.0	40	22.2	15.4-31.1
Non-Hispanic	4,659	3,199	69.0	67.4-70.6	502	10.7	9.7-11.8	337	7.3	6.4- 8.3	519	10.6	9.6-11.8	102	2.4	1.9- 3.0
AGE
18-24	331	228	65.1	58.1-71.6	33	8.0	5.3-11.8	24	8.8	5.4-14.1	32	9.9	6.6-14.6	14	8.1	4.4-14.5
25-34	894	557	59.3	55.2-63.2	106	13.4	10.8-16.4	83	9.8	7.5-12.6	127	14.8	12.1-18.1	21	2.8	1.7- 4.4
35-44	1,067	688	63.7	60.1-67.2	122	10.5	8.5-12.8	88	8.1	6.3-10.2	138	13.4	11.0-16.3	31	4.3	2.8- 6.7
45-54	970	669	69.8	66.1-73.2	102	10.5	8.4-13.0	77	7.5	5.7- 9.7	98	9.3	7.4-11.8	24	2.9	1.6- 5.3
55-64	850	585	69.7	65.8-73.4	92	10.2	8.0-12.9	57	7.0	5.1- 9.5	93	10.0	7.9-12.6	23	3.1	1.8- 5.2
65-74	519	347	69.1	64.4-73.5	56	9.7	7.3-12.9	28	5.0	3.3- 7.5	69	12.0	9.2-15.6	19	4.1	2.5- 6.7
75+	312	236	77.7	71.9-82.6	22	7.1	4.5-11.1	13	5.9	3.2-10.5	28	6.1	4.0- 9.3	13	3.2	1.6- 6.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	714	289	41.6	37.0-46.4	77	9.9	7.7-12.6	81	11.6	9.0-14.9	188	24.5	20.8-28.7	79	12.3	9.4-15.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,400	856	59.4	56.2-62.6	174	11.6	9.8-13.8	123	10.1	8.2-12.3	209	14.6	12.4-17.0	38	4.3	2.7- 6.6
Some Post-H.S.	1,205	832	68.3	65.0-71.5	149	13.5	11.2-16.2	103	8.5	6.7-10.7	106	8.3	6.6-10.4	15	1.3	0.7- 2.4
College Graduate	1,631	1,343	83.5	81.2-85.5	132	7.7	6.3- 9.4	62	3.3	2.4- 4.4	81	4.7	3.6- 6.3	13	0.8	0.4- 1.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	363	141	38.2	31.6-45.4	36	7.9	5.1-12.0	45	9.6	6.7-13.5	113	29.2	23.3-35.8	28	15.1	9.6-23.1
$15,000- 24,999	696	331	45.6	40.9-50.3	87	11.5	8.9-14.7	74	13.0	9.9-16.9	142	20.4	16.8-24.6	62	9.5	7.0-12.8
$25,000- 34,999	600	372	61.8	57.1-66.3	82	15.1	12.0-19.0	54	8.5	6.3-11.4	80	11.5	9.0-14.6	12	3.1	1.6- 6.0
$35,000- 49,999	773	543	68.6	64.5-72.5	86	11.3	8.9-14.2	61	8.5	6.3-11.3	77	10.7	8.3-13.6	6	0.9	0.3- 2.4
$50,000-74,999	753	568	76.3	72.6-79.6	81	10.6	8.3-13.4	48	6.2	4.5- 8.5	49	6.0	4.4- 8.1	7	0.9	0.4- 2.3
$75,000+	878	756	85.3	82.2-87.9	65	8.2	6.2-10.7	31	3.7	2.5- 5.7	25	2.8	1.8- 4.3	1	0.1	0.0- 0.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,355	796	57.6	54.3-60.9	164	11.8	9.9-14.0	122	9.5	7.6-11.7	214	15.1	12.9-17.5	59	6.0	4.1- 8.6
No	3,431	2,417	69.7	67.8-71.6	349	10.1	8.9-11.3	232	7.1	6.1- 8.3	355	10.3	9.1-11.6	78	2.9	2.2- 3.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	1,510	1,047	71.5	68.7-74.1	175	10.6	9.0-12.6	99	6.6	5.2- 8.2	161	9.4	7.9-11.2	28	1.9	1.0- 3.4
Non-Veteran	3,301	2,153	63.6	61.5-65.7	344	10.6	9.4-11.9	269	8.5	7.3- 9.8	420	12.7	11.3-14.2	115	4.6	3.7- 5.8
Currently Serving	131	115	88.2	80.7-93.1	9	7.0	3.5-13.6	2	0.9	0.2- 4.2	3	2.7	0.7- 9.2	2	1.1	0.3- 4.5

Total
Respond.^

1-12 months

1-2 years

2-5 years

5 or more years

Never

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

4,959

3,323

66.3

64.7-68.0

534

10.6

9.6-11.6

371

7.8

6.9- 8.8

585

11.5

10.5-12.7

146

3.8

3.1- 4.7

RACE

White

3,742

2,701

72.7

70.9-74.4

376

9.9

8.8-11.1

249

6.9

6.0- 8.0

362

9.0

8.0-10.2

1.5

1.1- 2.2

African American

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

Asian

70.8

53.3-83.7

18.8

9.1-35.0

2.6

0.6-11.6

1.5

0.2-10.3

6.2

1.2-26.4

Native American

64.2

49.4-76.7

9.3

4.1-19.5

13.7

5.6-29.8

9.0

4.3-17.9

3.9

1.3-11.6

Other Minorities

291

113

37.2

30.3-44.8

9.9

6.5-14.8

11.5

7.6-17.2

22.3

17.0-28.8

19.0

13.4-26.2

HISPANIC

Hispanic

292

117

38.7

31.8-46.2

9.6

6.4-14.2

12.6

8.4-18.3

21.0

15.9-27.4

18.1

12.7-25.2

-English Speaking

63.7

51.1-74.7

15.2

8.4-26.1

9.2

4.1-19.5

6.2

2.5-14.6

5.6

1.5-19.4

-Spanish Speaking

196

30.4

22.5-39.7

7.7

4.4-13.0

13.7

8.7-20.8

26.0

19.3-34.0

22.2

15.4-31.1

Non-Hispanic

4,659

3,199

69.0

67.4-70.6

502

10.7

9.7-11.8

337

7.3

6.4- 8.3

519

10.6

9.6-11.8

102

2.4

1.9- 3.0

AGE

18-24

331

228

65.1

58.1-71.6

8.0

5.3-11.8

8.8

5.4-14.1

9.9

6.6-14.6

8.1

4.4-14.5

25-34

894

557

59.3

55.2-63.2

106

13.4

10.8-16.4

9.8

7.5-12.6

127

14.8

12.1-18.1

2.8

1.7- 4.4

35-44

1,067

688

63.7

60.1-67.2

122

10.5

8.5-12.8

8.1

6.3-10.2

138

13.4

11.0-16.3

4.3

2.8- 6.7

45-54

970

669

69.8

66.1-73.2

102

10.5

8.4-13.0

7.5

5.7- 9.7

9.3

7.4-11.8

2.9

1.6- 5.3

55-64

850

585

69.7

65.8-73.4

10.2

8.0-12.9

7.0

5.1- 9.5

10.0

7.9-12.6

3.1

1.8- 5.2

65-74

519

347

69.1

64.4-73.5

9.7

7.3-12.9

5.0

3.3- 7.5

12.0

9.2-15.6

4.1

2.5- 6.7

75+

312

236

77.7

71.9-82.6

7.1

4.5-11.1

5.9

3.2-10.5

6.1

4.0- 9.3

3.2

1.6- 6.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

714

289

41.6

37.0-46.4

9.9

7.7-12.6

11.6

9.0-14.9

188

24.5

20.8-28.7

12.3

9.4-15.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,400

856

59.4

56.2-62.6

174

11.6

9.8-13.8

123

10.1

8.2-12.3

209

14.6

12.4-17.0

4.3

2.7- 6.6

Some Post-H.S.

1,205

832

68.3

65.0-71.5

149

13.5

11.2-16.2

103

8.5

6.7-10.7

106

8.3

6.6-10.4

1.3

0.7- 2.4

College Graduate

1,631

1,343

83.5

81.2-85.5

132

7.7

6.3- 9.4

3.3

2.4- 4.4

4.7

3.6- 6.3

0.8

0.4- 1.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

363

141

38.2

31.6-45.4

7.9

5.1-12.0

9.6

6.7-13.5

113

29.2

23.3-35.8

15.1

9.6-23.1

$15,000- 24,999

696

331

45.6

40.9-50.3

11.5

8.9-14.7

13.0

9.9-16.9

142

20.4

16.8-24.6

9.5

7.0-12.8

$25,000- 34,999

600

372

61.8

57.1-66.3

15.1

12.0-19.0

8.5

6.3-11.4

11.5

9.0-14.6

3.1

1.6- 6.0

$35,000- 49,999

773

543

68.6

64.5-72.5

11.3

8.9-14.2

8.5

6.3-11.3

10.7

8.3-13.6

0.9

0.3- 2.4

$50,000-74,999

753

568

76.3

72.6-79.6

10.6

8.3-13.4

6.2

4.5- 8.5

6.0

4.4- 8.1

0.9

0.4- 2.3

$75,000+

878

756

85.3

82.2-87.9

8.2

6.2-10.7

3.7

2.5- 5.7

2.8

1.8- 4.3

0.1

0.0- 0.4

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

1,355

796

57.6

54.3-60.9

164

11.8

9.9-14.0

122

9.5

7.6-11.7

214

15.1

12.9-17.5

6.0

4.1- 8.6

3,431

2,417

69.7

67.8-71.6

349

10.1

8.9-11.3

232

7.1

6.1- 8.3

355

10.3

9.1-11.6

2.9

2.2- 3.7

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

1,510

1,047

71.5

68.7-74.1

175

10.6

9.0-12.6

6.6

5.2- 8.2

161

9.4

7.9-11.2

1.9

1.0- 3.4

Non-Veteran

3,301

2,153

63.6

61.5-65.7

344

10.6

9.4-11.9

269

8.5

7.3- 9.8

420

12.7

11.3-14.2

115

4.6

3.7- 5.8

Currently Serving

131

115

88.2

80.7-93.1

7.0

3.5-13.6

0.9

0.2- 4.2

2.7

0.7- 9.2

1.1

0.3- 4.5

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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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