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	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
AGE
18-24	312	227	73.3	67.1-78.7	35	11.6	7.9-16.6	22	6.1	3.9- 9.6	27	8.8	5.7-13.3	1	0.2	0.0- 1.5
25-34	964	719	74.6	71.2-77.7	115	12.4	10.1-15.1	63	6.3	4.7- 8.2	66	6.7	5.0- 8.8	1	0.1	0.0- 0.8
35-44	1,235	960	78.3	75.4-81.0	122	9.6	7.7-11.9	71	5.8	4.3- 7.6	79	6.1	4.7- 7.9	3	0.2	0.1- 0.6
45-54	1,319	1,011	76.2	73.2-79.0	122	9.8	7.9-12.1	87	6.5	5.0- 8.3	97	7.4	5.9- 9.4	2	0.1	0.0- 0.4
55-64	1,224	880	72.7	69.5-75.6	114	10.0	8.1-12.3	58	4.1	3.1- 5.5	166	12.7	10.5-15.2	6	0.5	0.2- 1.5
65-74	1,020	691	69.5	66.0-72.8	78	6.9	5.3- 9.0	58	5.2	3.9- 7.0	178	16.7	14.1-19.6	15	1.6	0.9- 3.0
75+	877	552	64.0	60.1-67.8	76	8.1	6.1-10.6	42	4.2	3.0- 6.0	190	22.0	18.8-25.5	17	1.7	1.0- 2.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	887	394	44.6	40.6-48.8	103	11.0	8.7-13.9	81	9.5	7.4-12.1	288	32.2	28.4-36.3	21	2.6	1.6- 4.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	2,057	1,357	66.6	64.0-69.1	241	12.6	10.8-14.6	151	7.4	6.1- 8.9	291	12.9	11.2-14.7	17	0.6	0.3- 1.0
Some Post-H.S.	1,864	1,418	76.4	73.9-78.6	178	10.0	8.4-11.8	101	5.2	4.1- 6.6	160	8.2	6.9- 9.8	7	0.2	0.1- 0.5
College Graduate	2,169	1,897	88.2	86.5-89.7	140	6.5	5.3- 7.9	69	2.8	2.1- 3.6	63	2.6	1.9- 3.4	0	0.0	. - .
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	731	338	45.2	40.6-49.8	98	17.0	13.6-21.2	79	10.6	8.2-13.5	210	26.6	22.9-30.5	6	0.7	0.3- 1.6
$15,000- 24,999	1,077	652	60.2	56.5-63.7	139	13.3	11.0-16.0	97	8.5	6.8-10.7	178	17.0	14.4-20.0	11	0.9	0.5- 1.8
$25,000- 34,999	780	554	67.9	63.5-72.0	82	9.2	7.1-11.8	53	8.1	5.8-11.2	87	14.4	11.3-18.2	4	0.4	0.1- 1.4
$35,000- 49,999	908	733	77.5	73.9-80.8	86	11.8	9.3-14.9	42	4.9	3.5- 7.0	47	5.7	4.1- 8.0	0	0.0	. - .
$50,000-74,999	878	758	86.2	83.3-88.8	57	6.7	4.9- 9.1	28	3.2	2.1- 4.9	35	3.8	2.6- 5.5	0	0.0	. - .
$75,000+	1,008	913	91.0	88.8-92.8	51	4.6	3.4- 6.2	22	2.3	1.5- 3.7	22	2.1	1.3- 3.3	0	0.0	. - .
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	2,286	1,411	62.8	60.3-65.3	253	11.7	10.0-13.5	166	6.7	5.5- 8.0	427	17.8	15.9-19.8	29	1.1	0.7- 1.8
No	4,559	3,547	78.5	77.0-79.9	402	9.0	8.0-10.0	231	5.1	4.3- 5.9	364	7.2	6.4- 8.1	15	0.3	0.2- 0.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	99	77	82.2	72.9-88.7	10	9.1	4.6-17.3	5	3.5	1.4- 9.0	6	4.8	2.1-10.9	1	0.3	0.0- 2.1
Non-Veteran	6,862	4,972	73.6	72.3-74.9	652	9.7	8.9-10.6	398	5.6	5.0- 6.3	796	10.6	9.7-11.5	44	0.5	0.4- 0.8
Currently Serving	20	19	89.9	53.7-98.5	1	10.1	1.5-46.3	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

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

AGE

18-24

312

227

73.3

67.1-78.7

11.6

7.9-16.6

6.1

3.9- 9.6

8.8

5.7-13.3

0.2

0.0- 1.5

25-34

964

719

74.6

71.2-77.7

115

12.4

10.1-15.1

6.3

4.7- 8.2

6.7

5.0- 8.8

0.1

0.0- 0.8

35-44

1,235

960

78.3

75.4-81.0

122

9.6

7.7-11.9

5.8

4.3- 7.6

6.1

4.7- 7.9

0.2

0.1- 0.6

45-54

1,319

1,011

76.2

73.2-79.0

122

9.8

7.9-12.1

6.5

5.0- 8.3

7.4

5.9- 9.4

0.1

0.0- 0.4

55-64

1,224

880

72.7

69.5-75.6

114

10.0

8.1-12.3

4.1

3.1- 5.5

166

12.7

10.5-15.2

0.5

0.2- 1.5

65-74

1,020

691

69.5

66.0-72.8

6.9

5.3- 9.0

5.2

3.9- 7.0

178

16.7

14.1-19.6

1.6

0.9- 3.0

75+

877

552

64.0

60.1-67.8

8.1

6.1-10.6

4.2

3.0- 6.0

190

22.0

18.8-25.5

1.7

1.0- 2.9

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

887

394

44.6

40.6-48.8

103

11.0

8.7-13.9

9.5

7.4-12.1

288

32.2

28.4-36.3

2.6

1.6- 4.4

H.S. or G.E.D.

2,057

1,357

66.6

64.0-69.1

241

12.6

10.8-14.6

151

7.4

6.1- 8.9

291

12.9

11.2-14.7

0.6

0.3- 1.0

Some Post-H.S.

1,864

1,418

76.4

73.9-78.6

178

10.0

8.4-11.8

101

5.2

4.1- 6.6

160

8.2

6.9- 9.8

0.2

0.1- 0.5

College Graduate

2,169

1,897

88.2

86.5-89.7

140

6.5

5.3- 7.9

2.8

2.1- 3.6

2.6

1.9- 3.4

0.0

. - .

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

731

338

45.2

40.6-49.8

17.0

13.6-21.2

10.6

8.2-13.5

210

26.6

22.9-30.5

0.7

0.3- 1.6

$15,000- 24,999

1,077

652

60.2

56.5-63.7

139

13.3

11.0-16.0

8.5

6.8-10.7

178

17.0

14.4-20.0

0.9

0.5- 1.8

$25,000- 34,999

780

554

67.9

63.5-72.0

9.2

7.1-11.8

8.1

5.8-11.2

14.4

11.3-18.2

0.4

0.1- 1.4

$35,000- 49,999

908

733

77.5

73.9-80.8

11.8

9.3-14.9

4.9

3.5- 7.0

5.7

4.1- 8.0

0.0

. - .

$50,000-74,999

878

758

86.2

83.3-88.8

6.7

4.9- 9.1

3.2

2.1- 4.9

3.8

2.6- 5.5

0.0

. - .

$75,000+

1,008

913

91.0

88.8-92.8

4.6

3.4- 6.2

2.3

1.5- 3.7

2.1

1.3- 3.3

0.0

. - .

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

2,286

1,411

62.8

60.3-65.3

253

11.7

10.0-13.5

166

6.7

5.5- 8.0

427

17.8

15.9-19.8

1.1

0.7- 1.8

4,559

3,547

78.5

77.0-79.9

402

9.0

8.0-10.0

231

5.1

4.3- 5.9

364

7.2

6.4- 8.1

0.3

0.2- 0.5

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

82.2

72.9-88.7

9.1

4.6-17.3

3.5

1.4- 9.0

4.8

2.1-10.9

0.3

0.0- 2.1

Non-Veteran

6,862

4,972

73.6

72.3-74.9

652

9.7

8.9-10.6

398

5.6

5.0- 6.3

796

10.6

9.7-11.5

0.5

0.4- 0.8

Currently Serving

89.9

53.7-98.5

10.1

1.5-46.3

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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