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	11,137	7,970	72.2	71.2-73.3	1,062	9.6	8.9-10.3	702	6.4	5.9- 7.0	1,341	11.3	10.6-12.1	62	0.4	0.3- 0.6
GENDER
Male	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
Female	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	517	389	76.5	71.9-80.6	54	9.7	7.1-13.0	34	5.5	3.7- 8.1	39	8.2	5.6-11.8	1	0.1	0.0- 0.8
25-34	1,576	1,152	71.7	68.7-74.4	191	12.9	10.9-15.1	119	8.0	6.4- 9.9	113	7.4	5.8- 9.3	1	0.1	0.0- 0.4
35-44	2,042	1,547	75.8	73.4-78.0	201	9.6	8.1-11.3	130	6.7	5.4- 8.2	161	7.9	6.6- 9.4	3	0.1	0.0- 0.3
45-54	2,120	1,594	75.1	72.8-77.4	196	9.3	7.9-11.0	152	7.2	5.9- 8.7	173	8.2	6.8- 9.7	5	0.2	0.1- 0.4
55-64	2,016	1,430	71.3	68.8-73.7	194	9.6	8.2-11.3	113	5.8	4.6- 7.3	267	12.6	10.8-14.5	12	0.7	0.3- 1.3
65-74	1,584	1,032	65.6	62.7-68.5	127	7.6	6.2- 9.3	92	5.6	4.4- 7.1	315	20.2	17.8-22.8	18	1.0	0.6- 1.8
75+	1,239	790	66.3	63.1-69.4	96	7.1	5.5- 9.0	58	4.4	3.3- 6.0	273	20.8	18.2-23.6	22	1.4	0.8- 2.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,418	623	45.3	42.0-48.7	165	11.1	9.3-13.2	135	10.2	8.3-12.5	470	31.7	28.7-34.9	25	1.6	1.0- 2.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	3,195	2,085	65.3	63.2-67.3	373	12.0	10.7-13.5	244	8.4	7.2- 9.7	471	13.8	12.4-15.3	22	0.5	0.3- 0.7
Some Post-H.S.	2,886	2,150	73.7	71.6-75.7	281	10.4	9.0-11.9	192	6.9	5.8- 8.2	253	8.7	7.5-10.1	10	0.3	0.1- 0.5
College Graduate	3,625	3,106	86.3	84.9-87.6	240	6.4	5.5- 7.5	129	3.2	2.6- 3.9	145	4.0	3.2- 4.9	5	0.1	0.0- 0.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,027	462	44.7	40.8-48.8	125	13.5	10.9-16.7	122	12.1	9.8-14.8	311	29.0	25.5-32.7	7	0.6	0.3- 1.6
$15,000- 24,999	1,562	930	59.5	56.4-62.6	193	12.1	10.3-14.2	134	8.7	7.0-10.7	288	18.8	16.4-21.4	17	0.9	0.5- 1.6
$25,000- 34,999	1,276	865	64.8	61.4-68.0	148	12.0	9.9-14.4	96	8.3	6.6-10.6	163	14.7	12.3-17.4	4	0.2	0.1- 0.7
$35,000- 49,999	1,572	1,214	74.6	71.8-77.2	152	11.2	9.3-13.3	82	5.8	4.4- 7.4	122	8.4	6.9-10.3	2	0.1	0.0- 0.3
$50,000-74,999	1,534	1,254	80.6	78.1-82.9	116	8.0	6.4- 9.8	78	5.7	4.5- 7.4	84	5.5	4.3- 7.0	2	0.1	0.0- 0.5
$75,000+	1,804	1,603	88.8	86.9-90.4	105	5.7	4.5- 7.1	52	3.1	2.2- 4.2	44	2.5	1.8- 3.5	0	0.0	. - .
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	3,505	2,153	61.9	59.8-63.9	375	11.0	9.7-12.4	264	7.6	6.6- 8.8	672	18.6	17.0-20.3	41	1.0	0.7- 1.4
No	7,346	5,615	76.8	75.5-77.9	658	9.0	8.2- 9.8	415	5.9	5.2- 6.6	639	8.2	7.5- 9.0	19	0.2	0.1- 0.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	1,542	1,058	70.2	67.5-72.8	153	9.4	7.8-11.1	101	6.2	5.0- 7.7	218	13.7	11.8-15.9	12	0.5	0.3- 1.0
Non-Veteran	9,472	6,804	72.4	71.3-73.5	902	9.7	9.0-10.5	599	6.6	5.9- 7.2	1,118	10.9	10.2-11.7	49	0.4	0.3- 0.6
Currently Serving	107	100	92.2	83.6-96.5	2	2.6	0.6- 9.8	1	0.9	0.1- 5.9	3	3.4	0.9-12.1	1	0.9	0.1- 6.2

Total
Respond.^

1-12 months

1-2 years

2-5 years

5 or more years

Never

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

11,137

7,970

72.2

71.2-73.3

1,062

9.6

8.9-10.3

702

6.4

5.9- 7.0

1,341

11.3

10.6-12.1

0.4

0.3- 0.6

GENDER

Male

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

Female

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

517

389

76.5

71.9-80.6

9.7

7.1-13.0

5.5

3.7- 8.1

8.2

5.6-11.8

0.1

0.0- 0.8

25-34

1,576

1,152

71.7

68.7-74.4

191

12.9

10.9-15.1

119

8.0

6.4- 9.9

113

7.4

5.8- 9.3

0.1

0.0- 0.4

35-44

2,042

1,547

75.8

73.4-78.0

201

9.6

8.1-11.3

130

6.7

5.4- 8.2

161

7.9

6.6- 9.4

0.1

0.0- 0.3

45-54

2,120

1,594

75.1

72.8-77.4

196

9.3

7.9-11.0

152

7.2

5.9- 8.7

173

8.2

6.8- 9.7

0.2

0.1- 0.4

55-64

2,016

1,430

71.3

68.8-73.7

194

9.6

8.2-11.3

113

5.8

4.6- 7.3

267

12.6

10.8-14.5

0.7

0.3- 1.3

65-74

1,584

1,032

65.6

62.7-68.5

127

7.6

6.2- 9.3

5.6

4.4- 7.1

315

20.2

17.8-22.8

1.0

0.6- 1.8

75+

1,239

790

66.3

63.1-69.4

7.1

5.5- 9.0

4.4

3.3- 6.0

273

20.8

18.2-23.6

1.4

0.8- 2.2

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,418

623

45.3

42.0-48.7

165

11.1

9.3-13.2

135

10.2

8.3-12.5

470

31.7

28.7-34.9

1.6

1.0- 2.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

3,195

2,085

65.3

63.2-67.3

373

12.0

10.7-13.5

244

8.4

7.2- 9.7

471

13.8

12.4-15.3

0.5

0.3- 0.7

Some Post-H.S.

2,886

2,150

73.7

71.6-75.7

281

10.4

9.0-11.9

192

6.9

5.8- 8.2

253

8.7

7.5-10.1

0.3

0.1- 0.5

College Graduate

3,625

3,106

86.3

84.9-87.6

240

6.4

5.5- 7.5

129

3.2

2.6- 3.9

145

4.0

3.2- 4.9

0.1

0.0- 0.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,027

462

44.7

40.8-48.8

125

13.5

10.9-16.7

122

12.1

9.8-14.8

311

29.0

25.5-32.7

0.6

0.3- 1.6

$15,000- 24,999

1,562

930

59.5

56.4-62.6

193

12.1

10.3-14.2

134

8.7

7.0-10.7

288

18.8

16.4-21.4

0.9

0.5- 1.6

$25,000- 34,999

1,276

865

64.8

61.4-68.0

148

12.0

9.9-14.4

8.3

6.6-10.6

163

14.7

12.3-17.4

0.2

0.1- 0.7

$35,000- 49,999

1,572

1,214

74.6

71.8-77.2

152

11.2

9.3-13.3

5.8

4.4- 7.4

122

8.4

6.9-10.3

0.1

0.0- 0.3

$50,000-74,999

1,534

1,254

80.6

78.1-82.9

116

8.0

6.4- 9.8

5.7

4.5- 7.4

5.5

4.3- 7.0

0.1

0.0- 0.5

$75,000+

1,804

1,603

88.8

86.9-90.4

105

5.7

4.5- 7.1

3.1

2.2- 4.2

2.5

1.8- 3.5

0.0

. - .

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

3,505

2,153

61.9

59.8-63.9

375

11.0

9.7-12.4

264

7.6

6.6- 8.8

672

18.6

17.0-20.3

1.0

0.7- 1.4

7,346

5,615

76.8

75.5-77.9

658

9.0

8.2- 9.8

415

5.9

5.2- 6.6

639

8.2

7.5- 9.0

0.2

0.1- 0.3

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

1,542

1,058

70.2

67.5-72.8

153

9.4

7.8-11.1

101

6.2

5.0- 7.7

218

13.7

11.8-15.9

0.5

0.3- 1.0

Non-Veteran

9,472

6,804

72.4

71.3-73.5

902

9.7

9.0-10.5

599

6.6

5.9- 7.2

1,118

10.9

10.2-11.7

0.4

0.3- 0.6

Currently Serving

107

100

92.2

83.6-96.5

2.6

0.6- 9.8

0.9

0.1- 5.9

3.4

0.9-12.1

0.9

0.1- 6.2

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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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