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--By Risks, Conditions, and Quality of Life Measures

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	13,315	9,305	68.9	67.9-69.9	1,398	10.6	9.9-11.3	902	7.0	6.5- 7.6	1,390	10.6	9.9-11.3	320	2.9	2.5- 3.4
Have Health Insurance
Yes	11,303	8,479	75.0	74.0-76.0	1,054	9.5	8.8-10.2	637	5.7	5.2- 6.2	935	8.1	7.5- 8.7	198	1.8	1.5- 2.1
No	1,996	816	39.6	36.8-42.5	340	15.6	13.8-17.7	264	13.5	11.6-15.7	455	22.8	20.4-25.4	121	8.4	6.6-10.6
Body Mass Index
Underweight	205	146	67.5	57.8-75.8	17	9.0	4.9-16.0	13	9.1	4.4-17.9	24	12.3	7.1-20.5	5	2.1	0.7- 5.9
Recommended Range	4,575	3,448	74.1	72.4-75.8	428	9.5	8.5-10.6	267	6.0	5.1- 6.9	349	7.8	6.9- 8.9	83	2.6	1.9- 3.4
Overweight	4,625	3,289	70.6	68.9-72.3	492	10.7	9.6-11.9	287	6.4	5.6- 7.4	467	10.3	9.2-11.5	90	2.0	1.5- 2.6
Obese	3,207	2,001	61.9	59.8-64.0	384	11.9	10.5-13.3	273	8.8	7.7-10.1	450	13.8	12.4-15.4	99	3.6	2.8- 4.8
Current Smoker
No	10,412	7,590	71.7	70.6-72.9	1,034	10.3	9.6-11.1	607	6.0	5.5- 6.6	950	9.2	8.5- 9.9	231	2.7	2.3- 3.3
Yes	2,863	1,683	58.6	56.2-60.9	363	11.5	10.2-13.0	292	10.6	9.2-12.2	436	15.7	14.0-17.5	89	3.6	2.8- 4.6
Binge Drinker
No	12,124	8,532	69.5	68.5-70.6	1,262	10.5	9.8-11.2	814	6.8	6.2- 7.4	1,230	10.4	9.7-11.1	286	2.8	2.4- 3.3
Yes	1,018	663	64.1	60.3-67.7	114	11.1	8.9-13.7	81	9.2	7.1-11.8	130	11.8	9.6-14.4	30	3.8	2.4- 5.8
Heavy Drinker
No	12,752	8,938	69.2	68.1-70.2	1,338	10.6	9.9-11.2	860	6.9	6.4- 7.5	1,309	10.4	9.8-11.2	307	2.9	2.5- 3.4
Yes	444	294	63.6	57.7-69.2	50	12.7	9.2-17.4	29	6.8	4.3-10.6	59	12.1	9.0-16.0	12	4.8	2.3- 9.6
Fair/Poor Health Status
Yes	2,395	1,290	53.1	50.5-55.7	299	11.6	10.1-13.2	239	9.9	8.5-11.5	430	18.6	16.7-20.7	137	6.8	5.4- 8.7
No	10,883	7,991	72.1	70.9-73.1	1,093	10.4	9.6-11.1	663	6.5	5.9- 7.1	956	9.0	8.3- 9.7	180	2.1	1.7- 2.6
Current Asthma
Yes	1,001	643	64.3	60.3-68.0	111	11.8	9.3-14.7	75	7.7	5.8-10.1	147	13.6	11.1-16.6	25	2.7	1.6- 4.5
No	12,247	8,622	69.4	68.3-70.4	1,280	10.5	9.8-11.2	820	6.9	6.4- 7.5	1,230	10.3	9.6-11.0	295	3.0	2.5- 3.5
Diabetes
Yes	1,167	682	61.5	58.0-64.9	132	10.2	8.4-12.4	103	7.9	6.4- 9.8	191	14.9	12.6-17.5	59	5.4	3.8- 7.5
Yes, During Pregnancy	136	87	62.9	52.9-72.0	20	12.3	7.7-19.2	7	4.6	2.1- 9.8	15	11.7	6.7-19.4	7	8.5	3.5-19.2
No	11,869	8,444	69.7	68.6-70.7	1,232	10.6	9.9-11.3	778	6.9	6.4- 7.6	1,165	10.1	9.4-10.9	250	2.6	2.2- 3.1
No, Bordeline Diabetes	140	91	66.7	56.9-75.3	14	8.8	4.7-15.8	13	8.0	4.3-14.1	18	14.3	8.5-23.2	4	2.1	0.8- 5.9

Total
Respond.^

1-12 months

1-2 years

2-5 years

5 or more years

Never

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

13,315

9,305

68.9

67.9-69.9

1,398

10.6

9.9-11.3

902

7.0

6.5- 7.6

1,390

10.6

9.9-11.3

320

2.9

2.5- 3.4

Have Health Insurance

Yes

11,303

8,479

75.0

74.0-76.0

1,054

9.5

8.8-10.2

637

5.7

5.2- 6.2

935

8.1

7.5- 8.7

198

1.8

1.5- 2.1

1,996

816

39.6

36.8-42.5

340

15.6

13.8-17.7

264

13.5

11.6-15.7

455

22.8

20.4-25.4

121

8.4

6.6-10.6

Body Mass Index

Underweight

205

146

67.5

57.8-75.8

9.0

4.9-16.0

9.1

4.4-17.9

12.3

7.1-20.5

2.1

0.7- 5.9

Recommended Range

4,575

3,448

74.1

72.4-75.8

428

9.5

8.5-10.6

267

6.0

5.1- 6.9

349

7.8

6.9- 8.9

2.6

1.9- 3.4

Overweight

4,625

3,289

70.6

68.9-72.3

492

10.7

9.6-11.9

287

6.4

5.6- 7.4

467

10.3

9.2-11.5

2.0

1.5- 2.6

Obese

3,207

2,001

61.9

59.8-64.0

384

11.9

10.5-13.3

273

8.8

7.7-10.1

450

13.8

12.4-15.4

3.6

2.8- 4.8

Current Smoker

10,412

7,590

71.7

70.6-72.9

1,034

10.3

9.6-11.1

607

6.0

5.5- 6.6

950

9.2

8.5- 9.9

231

2.7

2.3- 3.3

Yes

2,863

1,683

58.6

56.2-60.9

363

11.5

10.2-13.0

292

10.6

9.2-12.2

436

15.7

14.0-17.5

3.6

2.8- 4.6

Binge Drinker

12,124

8,532

69.5

68.5-70.6

1,262

10.5

9.8-11.2

814

6.8

6.2- 7.4

1,230

10.4

9.7-11.1

286

2.8

2.4- 3.3

Yes

1,018

663

64.1

60.3-67.7

114

11.1

8.9-13.7

9.2

7.1-11.8

130

11.8

9.6-14.4

3.8

2.4- 5.8

Heavy Drinker

12,752

8,938

69.2

68.1-70.2

1,338

10.6

9.9-11.2

860

6.9

6.4- 7.5

1,309

10.4

9.8-11.2

307

2.9

2.5- 3.4

Yes

444

294

63.6

57.7-69.2

12.7

9.2-17.4

6.8

4.3-10.6

12.1

9.0-16.0

4.8

2.3- 9.6

Fair/Poor Health Status

Yes

2,395

1,290

53.1

50.5-55.7

299

11.6

10.1-13.2

239

9.9

8.5-11.5

430

18.6

16.7-20.7

137

6.8

5.4- 8.7

10,883

7,991

72.1

70.9-73.1

1,093

10.4

9.6-11.1

663

6.5

5.9- 7.1

956

9.0

8.3- 9.7

180

2.1

1.7- 2.6

Current Asthma

Yes

1,001

643

64.3

60.3-68.0

111

11.8

9.3-14.7

7.7

5.8-10.1

147

13.6

11.1-16.6

2.7

1.6- 4.5

12,247

8,622

69.4

68.3-70.4

1,280

10.5

9.8-11.2

820

6.9

6.4- 7.5

1,230

10.3

9.6-11.0

295

3.0

2.5- 3.5

Diabetes

Yes

1,167

682

61.5

58.0-64.9

132

10.2

8.4-12.4

103

7.9

6.4- 9.8

191

14.9

12.6-17.5

5.4

3.8- 7.5

Yes, During Pregnancy

136

62.9

52.9-72.0

12.3

7.7-19.2

4.6

2.1- 9.8

11.7

6.7-19.4

8.5

3.5-19.2

11,869

8,444

69.7

68.6-70.7

1,232

10.6

9.9-11.3

778

6.9

6.4- 7.6

1,165

10.1

9.4-10.9

250

2.6

2.2- 3.1

No, Bordeline Diabetes

140

66.7

56.9-75.3

8.8

4.7-15.8

8.0

4.3-14.1

14.3

8.5-23.2

2.1

0.8- 5.9

Back to Oral Health.

* 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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