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	5,482	3,565	65.0	63.4-66.6	600	10.7	9.7-11.7	447	8.7	7.8- 9.7	805	14.0	12.9-15.2	65	1.6	1.1- 2.2
RACE
White	4,152	2,900	70.6	68.9-72.2	398	9.5	8.5-10.6	299	7.4	6.5- 8.5	538	12.2	11.0-13.5	17	0.3	0.2- 0.5
African American	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
Asian	41	29	78.4	61.9-89.0	7	11.2	4.7-24.4	4	5.2	1.8-14.3	0	0.0	. - .	1	5.1	0.7-28.3
Native American	91	46	56.7	43.4-69.2	12	11.1	5.7-20.3	16	19.5	10.6-33.1	17	12.7	7.2-21.5	0	0.0	. - .
Other Minorities	296	112	37.8	30.9-45.3	41	12.1	8.3-17.2	33	13.2	8.7-19.6	76	24.9	19.2-31.5	34	12.0	7.8-17.9
HISPANIC
Hispanic	299	115	38.4	31.5-45.7	41	12.2	8.5-17.3	36	14.4	9.7-20.7	74	23.7	18.2-30.2	33	11.4	7.3-17.2
-English Speaking	99	61	60.2	48.0-71.2	20	19.6	11.9-30.6	7	9.1	4.0-19.2	10	11.0	5.0-22.2	1	0.2	0.0- 1.5
-Spanish Speaking	200	54	31.2	23.3-40.3	21	9.8	5.9-15.9	29	16.1	10.4-24.1	64	27.9	21.0-36.0	32	15.1	9.8-22.6
Non-Hispanic	5,176	3,444	67.5	65.9-69.0	558	10.5	9.6-11.6	411	8.2	7.3- 9.2	731	13.1	12.1-14.3	32	0.7	0.4- 1.0
AGE
18-24	334	233	66.7	59.8-72.9	34	8.8	5.9-13.0	26	8.6	5.2-13.7	33	11.6	7.9-16.7	8	4.3	1.8-10.0
25-34	895	575	62.2	58.1-66.1	110	12.6	10.1-15.5	91	10.6	8.3-13.5	104	12.8	10.2-16.0	15	1.9	1.0- 3.3
35-44	1,087	726	66.0	62.4-69.5	135	12.7	10.5-15.4	88	8.4	6.4-10.8	125	10.8	8.8-13.1	13	2.1	1.1- 4.2
45-54	1,035	722	69.9	66.3-73.2	103	9.5	7.5-11.8	84	9.0	6.9-11.6	115	10.6	8.5-13.0	11	1.1	0.6- 2.1
55-64	997	645	65.3	61.6-68.8	121	10.7	8.7-13.1	84	8.7	6.8-11.1	140	14.6	12.0-17.6	7	0.7	0.3- 1.6
65-74	683	387	58.4	53.9-62.7	68	9.6	7.3-12.3	53	8.2	6.0-11.3	169	23.0	19.4-27.0	6	0.9	0.4- 2.0
75+	433	263	63.7	58.2-68.9	28	6.6	4.4- 9.8	19	4.6	2.8- 7.5	118	24.4	20.0-29.4	5	0.7	0.2- 2.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	948	362	40.5	36.5-44.7	120	12.1	9.8-14.8	103	11.6	9.1-14.5	328	31.5	27.9-35.4	35	4.3	2.9- 6.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,560	931	59.0	55.9-62.0	204	12.4	10.6-14.5	151	11.6	9.5-14.0	258	15.4	13.4-17.6	16	1.6	0.8- 3.3
Some Post-H.S.	1,287	889	67.8	64.6-70.9	146	12.4	10.3-14.9	120	9.3	7.5-11.5	125	9.6	7.8-11.8	7	0.8	0.3- 1.8
College Graduate	1,677	1,379	83.7	81.5-85.7	129	6.9	5.6- 8.4	71	3.7	2.8- 4.9	91	5.2	4.0- 6.7	7	0.5	0.2- 1.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	488	183	37.7	32.0-43.8	56	9.6	6.9-13.2	67	14.3	10.5-19.3	171	32.2	27.0-38.0	11	6.1	3.0-11.9
$15,000- 24,999	824	392	46.9	42.6-51.2	114	13.5	10.9-16.7	81	12.2	9.2-15.9	207	23.4	20.0-27.2	30	3.9	2.6- 6.0
$25,000- 34,999	659	398	60.2	55.7-64.6	96	15.7	12.6-19.3	62	8.9	6.7-11.8	101	14.5	11.7-17.8	2	0.7	0.1- 3.6
$35,000- 49,999	825	581	69.4	65.5-73.1	92	11.6	9.2-14.5	62	8.4	6.3-11.1	88	10.5	8.3-13.1	2	0.1	0.0- 0.4
$50,000-74,999	787	594	75.9	72.3-79.1	76	9.6	7.5-12.2	57	7.1	5.3- 9.4	56	6.8	5.1- 9.0	4	0.6	0.2- 2.0
$75,000+	893	769	85.6	82.6-88.2	63	7.2	5.4- 9.6	36	4.2	2.8- 6.1	25	3.0	1.9- 4.7	0	0.0	. - .
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,627	914	55.6	52.5-58.6	196	11.6	9.9-13.6	154	10.9	9.0-13.2	346	20.4	18.1-22.9	17	1.5	0.7- 3.0
No	3,653	2,524	69.0	67.1-70.8	377	10.2	9.1-11.4	270	7.5	6.5- 8.7	436	11.6	10.4-13.0	46	1.7	1.2- 2.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	1,748	1,153	67.9	65.3-70.5	198	10.2	8.8-11.9	125	7.2	5.7- 9.0	259	14.0	12.2-16.0	13	0.6	0.3- 1.3
Non-Veteran	3,582	2,281	62.9	60.9-64.9	391	11.1	9.9-12.4	318	9.6	8.4-10.9	542	14.4	13.1-15.9	50	2.0	1.4- 2.8
Currently Serving	133	122	92.9	86.6-96.4	5	2.8	1.0- 7.6	2	1.1	0.3- 4.3	3	2.5	0.7- 9.0	1	0.7	0.1- 4.6

Total
Respond.^

1-12 months

1-2 years

2-5 years

5 or more years

Never

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

5,482

3,565

65.0

63.4-66.6

600

10.7

9.7-11.7

447

8.7

7.8- 9.7

805

14.0

12.9-15.2

1.6

1.1- 2.2

RACE

White

4,152

2,900

70.6

68.9-72.2

398

9.5

8.5-10.6

299

7.4

6.5- 8.5

538

12.2

11.0-13.5

0.3

0.2- 0.5

African American

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

Asian

78.4

61.9-89.0

11.2

4.7-24.4

5.2

1.8-14.3

0.0

. - .

5.1

0.7-28.3

Native American

56.7

43.4-69.2

11.1

5.7-20.3

19.5

10.6-33.1

12.7

7.2-21.5

0.0

. - .

Other Minorities

296

112

37.8

30.9-45.3

12.1

8.3-17.2

13.2

8.7-19.6

24.9

19.2-31.5

12.0

7.8-17.9

HISPANIC

Hispanic

299

115

38.4

31.5-45.7

12.2

8.5-17.3

14.4

9.7-20.7

23.7

18.2-30.2

11.4

7.3-17.2

-English Speaking

60.2

48.0-71.2

19.6

11.9-30.6

9.1

4.0-19.2

11.0

5.0-22.2

0.2

0.0- 1.5

-Spanish Speaking

200

31.2

23.3-40.3

9.8

5.9-15.9

16.1

10.4-24.1

27.9

21.0-36.0

15.1

9.8-22.6

Non-Hispanic

5,176

3,444

67.5

65.9-69.0

558

10.5

9.6-11.6

411

8.2

7.3- 9.2

731

13.1

12.1-14.3

0.7

0.4- 1.0

AGE

18-24

334

233

66.7

59.8-72.9

8.8

5.9-13.0

8.6

5.2-13.7

11.6

7.9-16.7

4.3

1.8-10.0

25-34

895

575

62.2

58.1-66.1

110

12.6

10.1-15.5

10.6

8.3-13.5

104

12.8

10.2-16.0

1.9

1.0- 3.3

35-44

1,087

726

66.0

62.4-69.5

135

12.7

10.5-15.4

8.4

6.4-10.8

125

10.8

8.8-13.1

2.1

1.1- 4.2

45-54

1,035

722

69.9

66.3-73.2

103

9.5

7.5-11.8

9.0

6.9-11.6

115

10.6

8.5-13.0

1.1

0.6- 2.1

55-64

997

645

65.3

61.6-68.8

121

10.7

8.7-13.1

8.7

6.8-11.1

140

14.6

12.0-17.6

0.7

0.3- 1.6

65-74

683

387

58.4

53.9-62.7

9.6

7.3-12.3

8.2

6.0-11.3

169

23.0

19.4-27.0

0.9

0.4- 2.0

75+

433

263

63.7

58.2-68.9

6.6

4.4- 9.8

4.6

2.8- 7.5

118

24.4

20.0-29.4

0.7

0.2- 2.0

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

948

362

40.5

36.5-44.7

120

12.1

9.8-14.8

103

11.6

9.1-14.5

328

31.5

27.9-35.4

4.3

2.9- 6.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,560

931

59.0

55.9-62.0

204

12.4

10.6-14.5

151

11.6

9.5-14.0

258

15.4

13.4-17.6

1.6

0.8- 3.3

Some Post-H.S.

1,287

889

67.8

64.6-70.9

146

12.4

10.3-14.9

120

9.3

7.5-11.5

125

9.6

7.8-11.8

0.8

0.3- 1.8

College Graduate

1,677

1,379

83.7

81.5-85.7

129

6.9

5.6- 8.4

3.7

2.8- 4.9

5.2

4.0- 6.7

0.5

0.2- 1.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

488

183

37.7

32.0-43.8

9.6

6.9-13.2

14.3

10.5-19.3

171

32.2

27.0-38.0

6.1

3.0-11.9

$15,000- 24,999

824

392

46.9

42.6-51.2

114

13.5

10.9-16.7

12.2

9.2-15.9

207

23.4

20.0-27.2

3.9

2.6- 6.0

$25,000- 34,999

659

398

60.2

55.7-64.6

15.7

12.6-19.3

8.9

6.7-11.8

101

14.5

11.7-17.8

0.7

0.1- 3.6

$35,000- 49,999

825

581

69.4

65.5-73.1

11.6

9.2-14.5

8.4

6.3-11.1

10.5

8.3-13.1

0.1

0.0- 0.4

$50,000-74,999

787

594

75.9

72.3-79.1

9.6

7.5-12.2

7.1

5.3- 9.4

6.8

5.1- 9.0

0.6

0.2- 2.0

$75,000+

893

769

85.6

82.6-88.2

7.2

5.4- 9.6

4.2

2.8- 6.1

3.0

1.9- 4.7

0.0

. - .

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

1,627

914

55.6

52.5-58.6

196

11.6

9.9-13.6

154

10.9

9.0-13.2

346

20.4

18.1-22.9

1.5

0.7- 3.0

3,653

2,524

69.0

67.1-70.8

377

10.2

9.1-11.4

270

7.5

6.5- 8.7

436

11.6

10.4-13.0

1.7

1.2- 2.4

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

1,748

1,153

67.9

65.3-70.5

198

10.2

8.8-11.9

125

7.2

5.7- 9.0

259

14.0

12.2-16.0

0.6

0.3- 1.3

Non-Veteran

3,582

2,281

62.9

60.9-64.9

391

11.1

9.9-12.4

318

9.6

8.4-10.9

542

14.4

13.1-15.9

2.0

1.4- 2.8

Currently Serving

133

122

92.9

86.6-96.4

2.8

1.0- 7.6

1.1

0.3- 4.3

2.5

0.7- 9.0

0.7

0.1- 4.6

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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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