BRFSS 2004 - NE Partnership I (Bertie/Gates/Halifax/Hertford/Northampton/Warren): (How long has it been since you had your teeth cleaned by a dentist or dental hygienist?*)

	Total Respond.^	1-12 months	1-2 years	2-5 years	5 or more years	Never
North Carolina	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
-NE Partnership I	334	197	54.1	46.8-61.1	33	10.4	7.1-14.9	32	10.0	6.7-14.7	66	24.0	17.3-32.3	6	1.5	0.6- 3.9
GENDER
Male	114	65	50.7	38.5-62.8	9	7.2	3.5-14.2	13	11.3	6.0-20.3	25	28.8	17.0-44.4	2	2.0	0.5- 8.1
Female	220	132	57.0	49.3-64.4	24	13.2	8.6-19.7	19	8.9	5.4-14.3	41	19.8	14.4-26.7	4	1.1	0.4- 3.0
RACE
White	148	108	71.9	62.6-79.6	14	10.6	6.0-18.1	7	3.8	1.7- 8.2	17	13.1	7.6-21.5	2	0.6	0.2- 2.4
Other	181	88	42.6	33.4-52.3	18	9.9	5.9-16.2	24	13.7	8.5-21.3	47	31.6	21.5-43.7	4	2.2	0.7- 6.5
AGE
18-44	132	79	50.6	38.9-62.3	11	9.2	4.8-16.8	14	10.5	5.6-19.0	26	28.1	16.8-43.1	2	1.6	0.3- 7.1
45+	202	118	57.3	49.3-64.9	22	11.6	7.4-17.7	18	9.5	5.7-15.4	40	20.1	14.4-27.4	4	1.5	0.5- 4.5
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	197	95	40.1	31.6-49.1	24	13.1	8.3-20.0	25	12.6	7.8-19.8	48	32.0	22.1-43.8	5	2.2	0.8- 6.3
Some College +	137	102	74.9	65.9-82.2	9	6.4	3.2-12.2	7	6.1	2.8-12.7	18	12.1	7.1-19.9	1	0.5	0.1- 3.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	203	108	46.3	37.2-55.7	22	11.4	7.2-17.6	20	10.6	6.2-17.4	51	30.5	21.0-42.0	2	1.2	0.3- 5.6
$50,000+	46	38	84.2	69.8-92.5	1	2.4	0.3-15.3	2	4.1	1.0-15.4	5	9.3	3.4-23.0	0	0.0	. - .

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* 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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	Total Respond.^	1-12 months			1-2 years			2-5 years			5 or more years			Never
	Total Respond.^	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)	N	%	C.I.(95%)
North Carolina	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
-NE Partnership I	334	197	54.1	46.8-61.1	33	10.4	7.1-14.9	32	10.0	6.7-14.7	66	24.0	17.3-32.3	6	1.5	0.6- 3.9
GENDER
Male	114	65	50.7	38.5-62.8	9	7.2	3.5-14.2	13	11.3	6.0-20.3	25	28.8	17.0-44.4	2	2.0	0.5- 8.1
Female	220	132	57.0	49.3-64.4	24	13.2	8.6-19.7	19	8.9	5.4-14.3	41	19.8	14.4-26.7	4	1.1	0.4- 3.0
RACE
White	148	108	71.9	62.6-79.6	14	10.6	6.0-18.1	7	3.8	1.7- 8.2	17	13.1	7.6-21.5	2	0.6	0.2- 2.4
Other	181	88	42.6	33.4-52.3	18	9.9	5.9-16.2	24	13.7	8.5-21.3	47	31.6	21.5-43.7	4	2.2	0.7- 6.5
AGE
18-44	132	79	50.6	38.9-62.3	11	9.2	4.8-16.8	14	10.5	5.6-19.0	26	28.1	16.8-43.1	2	1.6	0.3- 7.1
45+	202	118	57.3	49.3-64.9	22	11.6	7.4-17.7	18	9.5	5.7-15.4	40	20.1	14.4-27.4	4	1.5	0.5- 4.5
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	197	95	40.1	31.6-49.1	24	13.1	8.3-20.0	25	12.6	7.8-19.8	48	32.0	22.1-43.8	5	2.2	0.8- 6.3
Some College +	137	102	74.9	65.9-82.2	9	6.4	3.2-12.2	7	6.1	2.8-12.7	18	12.1	7.1-19.9	1	0.5	0.1- 3.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	203	108	46.3	37.2-55.7	22	11.4	7.2-17.6	20	10.6	6.2-17.4	51	30.5	21.0-42.0	2	1.2	0.3- 5.6
$50,000+	46	38	84.2	69.8-92.5	1	2.4	0.3-15.3	2	4.1	1.0-15.4	5	9.3	3.4-23.0	0	0.0	. - .

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: NE Partnership I (Bertie/Gates/Halifax/Hertford/Northampton/Warren)

Oral Health

How long has it been since you had your teeth cleaned by a dentist or dental hygienist?*