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

Oral Health-WHITE MALES

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	Total Respond.^	1-12 months	1-2 years	2-5 years	5 or more years	Never
TOTAL	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
AGE
18-24	205	162	79.8	72.5-85.6	19	7.7	4.6-12.6	12	4.9	2.5- 9.4	12	7.5	3.9-14.1	0	0.0	. - .
25-34	612	433	68.6	63.8-73.1	76	13.4	10.4-17.2	56	9.8	7.2-13.2	47	8.1	5.7-11.6	0	0.0	. - .
35-44	807	587	73.1	69.3-76.5	79	9.5	7.5-12.1	59	7.6	5.7-10.1	82	9.7	7.6-12.5	0	0.0	. - .
45-54	801	583	73.9	70.1-77.4	74	8.8	6.7-11.4	65	8.1	6.1-10.6	76	9.0	6.9-11.7	3	0.2	0.1- 0.8
55-64	792	550	70.1	66.0-73.8	80	9.2	7.2-11.8	55	7.4	5.4-10.1	101	12.5	9.9-15.7	6	0.8	0.3- 1.9
65-74	564	341	61.5	56.6-66.1	49	8.2	6.0-11.2	34	6.0	4.0- 8.7	137	23.9	19.9-28.4	3	0.4	0.1- 1.3
75+	362	238	69.6	63.9-74.7	20	5.7	3.6- 9.1	16	4.7	2.7- 8.1	83	19.1	15.1-23.9	5	0.8	0.3- 2.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	531	229	46.1	40.9-51.3	62	11.2	8.5-14.5	54	10.8	7.9-14.7	182	31.3	26.7-36.2	4	0.7	0.2- 2.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,138	728	63.8	60.4-67.1	132	11.4	9.4-13.8	93	9.6	7.6-11.9	180	14.9	12.6-17.6	5	0.3	0.1- 0.8
Some Post-H.S.	1,022	732	70.6	67.0-73.9	103	10.9	8.7-13.5	91	8.9	7.0-11.3	93	9.3	7.3-11.8	3	0.3	0.1- 1.0
College Graduate	1,456	1,209	84.5	82.2-86.6	100	6.3	5.0- 8.0	60	3.6	2.7- 4.8	82	5.3	4.1- 7.0	5	0.2	0.1- 0.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	296	124	44.2	37.1-51.4	27	8.7	5.3-14.0	43	14.2	10.1-19.6	101	32.4	26.0-39.5	1	0.6	0.1- 4.2
$15,000- 24,999	485	278	58.6	53.1-63.9	54	10.5	7.8-14.0	37	8.9	6.0-13.0	110	21.0	16.9-25.8	6	0.9	0.4- 2.4
$25,000- 34,999	496	311	61.5	56.2-66.5	66	14.9	11.4-19.3	43	8.6	6.1-12.0	76	15.0	11.7-19.0	0	0.0	. - .
$35,000- 49,999	664	481	71.7	67.5-75.6	66	10.5	8.0-13.7	40	6.6	4.6- 9.4	75	11.0	8.6-14.1	2	0.1	0.0- 0.5
$50,000-74,999	656	496	75.6	71.6-79.2	59	9.1	6.8-12.0	50	8.0	5.9-10.8	49	7.1	5.2- 9.5	2	0.3	0.1- 1.0
$75,000+	796	690	86.8	83.8-89.3	54	6.6	4.9- 8.9	30	3.7	2.4- 5.7	22	2.9	1.8- 4.6	0	0.0	. - .
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,219	742	60.7	57.4-64.0	122	10.2	8.3-12.4	98	8.7	7.0-10.8	245	19.5	16.9-22.5	12	0.8	0.4- 1.6
No	2,787	2,068	74.9	72.9-76.8	256	9.0	7.8-10.3	184	6.7	5.7- 8.0	275	9.3	8.1-10.7	4	0.1	0.0- 0.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	1,443	981	69.7	66.9-72.4	143	9.4	7.8-11.2	96	6.3	5.0- 7.9	212	14.0	12.1-16.3	11	0.5	0.3- 1.0
Non-Veteran	2,610	1,832	70.4	68.2-72.5	250	9.7	8.4-11.1	201	8.2	6.9- 9.6	322	11.5	10.1-13.1	5	0.2	0.1- 0.5
Currently Serving	87	81	92.5	83.1-96.9	1	1.6	0.2-10.4	1	1.0	0.1- 6.6	3	3.9	1.0-13.6	1	1.0	0.1- 7.0

Total
Respond.^

1-12 months

1-2 years

2-5 years

5 or more years

Never

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

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

AGE

18-24

205

162

79.8

72.5-85.6

7.7

4.6-12.6

4.9

2.5- 9.4

7.5

3.9-14.1

0.0

. - .

25-34

612

433

68.6

63.8-73.1

13.4

10.4-17.2

9.8

7.2-13.2

8.1

5.7-11.6

0.0

. - .

35-44

807

587

73.1

69.3-76.5

9.5

7.5-12.1

7.6

5.7-10.1

9.7

7.6-12.5

0.0

. - .

45-54

801

583

73.9

70.1-77.4

8.8

6.7-11.4

8.1

6.1-10.6

9.0

6.9-11.7

0.2

0.1- 0.8

55-64

792

550

70.1

66.0-73.8

9.2

7.2-11.8

7.4

5.4-10.1

101

12.5

9.9-15.7

0.8

0.3- 1.9

65-74

564

341

61.5

56.6-66.1

8.2

6.0-11.2

6.0

4.0- 8.7

137

23.9

19.9-28.4

0.4

0.1- 1.3

75+

362

238

69.6

63.9-74.7

5.7

3.6- 9.1

4.7

2.7- 8.1

19.1

15.1-23.9

0.8

0.3- 2.4

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

531

229

46.1

40.9-51.3

11.2

8.5-14.5

10.8

7.9-14.7

182

31.3

26.7-36.2

0.7

0.2- 2.1

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,138

728

63.8

60.4-67.1

132

11.4

9.4-13.8

9.6

7.6-11.9

180

14.9

12.6-17.6

0.3

0.1- 0.8

Some Post-H.S.

1,022

732

70.6

67.0-73.9

103

10.9

8.7-13.5

8.9

7.0-11.3

9.3

7.3-11.8

0.3

0.1- 1.0

College Graduate

1,456

1,209

84.5

82.2-86.6

100

6.3

5.0- 8.0

3.6

2.7- 4.8

5.3

4.1- 7.0

0.2

0.1- 0.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

296

124

44.2

37.1-51.4

8.7

5.3-14.0

14.2

10.1-19.6

101

32.4

26.0-39.5

0.6

0.1- 4.2

$15,000- 24,999

485

278

58.6

53.1-63.9

10.5

7.8-14.0

8.9

6.0-13.0

110

21.0

16.9-25.8

0.9

0.4- 2.4

$25,000- 34,999

496

311

61.5

56.2-66.5

14.9

11.4-19.3

8.6

6.1-12.0

15.0

11.7-19.0

0.0

. - .

$35,000- 49,999

664

481

71.7

67.5-75.6

10.5

8.0-13.7

6.6

4.6- 9.4

11.0

8.6-14.1

0.1

0.0- 0.5

$50,000-74,999

656

496

75.6

71.6-79.2

9.1

6.8-12.0

8.0

5.9-10.8

7.1

5.2- 9.5

0.3

0.1- 1.0

$75,000+

796

690

86.8

83.8-89.3

6.6

4.9- 8.9

3.7

2.4- 5.7

2.9

1.8- 4.6

0.0

. - .

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

1,219

742

60.7

57.4-64.0

122

10.2

8.3-12.4

8.7

7.0-10.8

245

19.5

16.9-22.5

0.8

0.4- 1.6

2,787

2,068

74.9

72.9-76.8

256

9.0

7.8-10.3

184

6.7

5.7- 8.0

275

9.3

8.1-10.7

0.1

0.0- 0.3

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

1,443

981

69.7

66.9-72.4

143

9.4

7.8-11.2

6.3

5.0- 7.9

212

14.0

12.1-16.3

0.5

0.3- 1.0

Non-Veteran

2,610

1,832

70.4

68.2-72.5

250

9.7

8.4-11.1

201

8.2

6.9- 9.6

322

11.5

10.1-13.1

0.2

0.1- 0.5

Currently Serving

92.5

83.1-96.9

1.6

0.2-10.4

1.0

0.1- 6.6

3.9

1.0-13.6

1.0

0.1- 7.0

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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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