BRFSS 2004 - NE Partnership II (Beaufort/Camden/Chowan/Edgecombe/Martin/Pasq./Perq./Tyrrell/Wash.): (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 II	408	265	61.2	55.5-66.6	47	13.3	9.8-17.9	26	8.4	5.4-12.9	61	14.0	10.7-18.1	9	3.1	1.4- 7.0
GENDER
Male	147	83	52.7	43.6-61.6	27	19.0	12.8-27.3	13	12.3	6.8-21.1	21	12.8	8.1-19.7	3	3.2	0.8-11.5
Female	261	182	68.9	62.2-74.9	20	8.2	5.0-13.1	13	4.9	2.7- 8.6	40	15.0	10.9-20.3	6	3.0	1.1- 8.0
RACE
White	267	186	65.2	58.2-71.7	24	9.7	6.4-14.6	17	9.8	5.6-16.6	38	14.5	10.4-19.8	2	0.7	0.1- 3.2
Other	141	79	55.4	45.7-64.6	23	18.5	11.9-27.7	9	6.3	3.0-12.6	23	13.2	8.4-20.3	7	6.6	2.7-15.6
AGE
18-44	136	84	54.6	44.7-64.2	17	14.3	8.4-23.3	13	12.3	6.6-22.1	19	14.3	9.0-22.1	3	4.4	1.2-14.6
45+	272	181	65.7	59.0-71.7	30	12.6	8.7-18.1	13	5.7	3.1-10.1	42	13.7	9.9-18.7	6	2.3	0.9- 5.6
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	205	118	54.7	46.6-62.5	26	13.7	9.1-20.1	14	8.7	4.5-16.2	39	17.4	12.4-23.8	8	5.5	2.3-12.8
Some College +	203	147	68.0	59.9-75.2	21	12.9	8.0-20.3	12	8.0	4.4-14.3	22	10.4	6.6-15.9	1	0.6	0.1- 4.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	242	147	56.3	48.9-63.4	27	14.3	9.7-20.5	19	8.7	5.3-14.0	43	16.3	11.8-22.0	6	4.5	1.7-11.0
$50,000+	84	63	73.5	61.8-82.6	8	7.8	3.7-15.7	4	6.3	2.2-16.5	9	12.4	6.3-23.0	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 II	408	265	61.2	55.5-66.6	47	13.3	9.8-17.9	26	8.4	5.4-12.9	61	14.0	10.7-18.1	9	3.1	1.4- 7.0
GENDER
Male	147	83	52.7	43.6-61.6	27	19.0	12.8-27.3	13	12.3	6.8-21.1	21	12.8	8.1-19.7	3	3.2	0.8-11.5
Female	261	182	68.9	62.2-74.9	20	8.2	5.0-13.1	13	4.9	2.7- 8.6	40	15.0	10.9-20.3	6	3.0	1.1- 8.0
RACE
White	267	186	65.2	58.2-71.7	24	9.7	6.4-14.6	17	9.8	5.6-16.6	38	14.5	10.4-19.8	2	0.7	0.1- 3.2
Other	141	79	55.4	45.7-64.6	23	18.5	11.9-27.7	9	6.3	3.0-12.6	23	13.2	8.4-20.3	7	6.6	2.7-15.6
AGE
18-44	136	84	54.6	44.7-64.2	17	14.3	8.4-23.3	13	12.3	6.6-22.1	19	14.3	9.0-22.1	3	4.4	1.2-14.6
45+	272	181	65.7	59.0-71.7	30	12.6	8.7-18.1	13	5.7	3.1-10.1	42	13.7	9.9-18.7	6	2.3	0.9- 5.6
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	205	118	54.7	46.6-62.5	26	13.7	9.1-20.1	14	8.7	4.5-16.2	39	17.4	12.4-23.8	8	5.5	2.3-12.8
Some College +	203	147	68.0	59.9-75.2	21	12.9	8.0-20.3	12	8.0	4.4-14.3	22	10.4	6.6-15.9	1	0.6	0.1- 4.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	242	147	56.3	48.9-63.4	27	14.3	9.7-20.5	19	8.7	5.3-14.0	43	16.3	11.8-22.0	6	4.5	1.7-11.0
$50,000+	84	63	73.5	61.8-82.6	8	7.8	3.7-15.7	4	6.3	2.2-16.5	9	12.4	6.3-23.0	0	0.0	. - .

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: NE Partnership II (Beaufort/Camden/Chowan/Edgecombe/Martin/Pasq./Perq./Tyrrell/Wash.)

Oral Health

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