BRFSS 2004 - Northeastern Partnership**: (How long has it been since you had your teeth cleaned by a dentist or dental hygienist?*)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeastern Partnership**

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	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
-Northeastern Partnership	853	537	58.9	54.6-63.0	95	12.1	9.7-15.0	68	9.4	7.1-12.2	137	16.7	13.5-20.5	16	2.9	1.4- 6.0
GENDER
Male	307	175	52.5	45.6-59.3	44	13.7	10.0-18.5	33	12.7	8.8-18.1	49	17.0	11.7-24.1	6	4.0	1.4-10.9
Female	546	362	64.9	60.2-69.3	51	10.6	7.9-14.2	35	6.2	4.3- 8.9	88	16.4	13.2-20.3	10	1.8	0.8- 4.1
RACE
White	503	355	66.7	61.6-71.4	50	11.1	8.3-14.7	31	8.4	5.6-12.5	63	13.3	10.2-17.2	4	0.5	0.2- 1.6
African American	308	160	50.1	43.0-57.2	41	15.2	10.8-20.9	32	9.9	6.7-14.3	65	21.5	15.2-29.6	10	3.4	1.6- 6.9
Other Minorities	1	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
AGE
18-24	37	15	30.5	16.3-49.8	3	8.3	2.4-24.9	8	20.1	8.3-41.2	10	25.5	12.4-45.4	1	15.5	2.4-57.5
25-34	125	83	59.6	49.0-69.4	15	14.3	8.2-23.8	14	14.4	7.9-24.6	13	11.7	6.6-19.9	0	0.0	. - .
35-44	153	97	56.8	45.8-67.2	14	9.1	5.1-15.7	9	5.1	2.5-10.4	28	24.0	14.5-37.0	5	5.0	1.8-13.3
45-54	178	107	59.9	51.4-67.9	27	16.1	10.8-23.4	15	10.6	6.1-17.7	28	13.1	8.5-19.6	1	0.2	0.0- 1.6
55-64	169	112	64.2	55.7-71.9	23	14.5	9.4-21.7	10	6.5	3.3-12.5	23	13.6	8.8-20.4	1	1.2	0.2- 8.1
65-74	116	75	66.2	56.1-75.1	8	7.5	3.7-14.7	9	9.0	4.3-17.9	20	14.9	9.2-23.1	4	2.4	0.8- 7.1
75+	75	48	59.3	46.5-70.9	5	8.4	3.3-20.0	3	4.6	1.4-14.3	15	21.5	13.0-33.6	4	6.2	2.1-16.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	151	57	35.0	26.3-44.8	16	9.9	5.7-16.7	16	10.6	6.1-17.7	55	34.9	26.2-44.7	7	9.6	3.2-25.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	298	182	53.7	46.2-61.1	42	15.5	11.2-21.0	28	11.1	7.0-17.1	39	17.1	10.8-26.0	7	2.6	1.1- 6.3
Some Post-H.S.	213	134	60.7	52.8-68.1	29	15.0	10.0-21.9	16	9.7	5.8-15.7	33	14.4	9.9-20.3	1	0.3	0.0- 1.9
College Graduate	191	164	85.8	79.2-90.6	8	4.9	2.4- 9.9	8	5.1	2.3-11.0	10	3.5	1.7- 6.7	1	0.7	0.1- 4.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	126	52	36.6	27.7-46.6	17	15.3	9.1-24.5	15	13.6	7.6-23.1	40	30.0	21.8-39.7	2	4.5	0.8-20.4
$15,000- 24,999	160	91	46.4	35.6-57.4	15	10.7	6.2-17.7	13	8.5	4.4-15.9	36	26.7	16.4-40.2	5	7.8	2.3-23.3
$25,000- 34,999	85	53	56.5	44.4-67.8	10	15.0	8.1-26.1	8	10.3	4.8-20.6	12	15.1	8.4-25.8	2	3.2	0.8-12.2
$35,000- 49,999	127	97	74.9	65.3-82.6	13	11.3	6.3-19.4	7	5.7	2.6-12.4	10	8.1	4.0-15.5	0	0.0	. - .
$50,000-74,999	83	57	64.2	51.9-74.9	8	8.7	4.1-17.5	7	13.2	6.4-25.2	11	14.0	7.4-24.8	0	0.0	. - .
$75,000+	82	70	84.9	73.9-91.7	4	5.1	1.8-13.6	4	5.8	1.9-16.6	4	4.2	1.5-11.2	0	0.0	. - .
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	298	161	51.2	44.2-58.3	32	11.7	8.1-16.7	33	12.4	8.6-17.6	64	20.3	15.6-26.0	8	4.3	1.2-14.7
No	524	355	63.5	58.4-68.3	60	12.3	9.3-16.0	32	8.1	5.4-11.9	70	13.9	10.8-17.8	7	2.2	0.9- 5.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	102	63	59.0	48.3-68.9	16	15.2	9.2-23.9	8	10.3	5.1-19.6	13	13.5	7.5-23.2	2	2.0	0.5- 7.7
Non-Veteran	741	466	58.7	54.0-63.2	77	11.3	8.8-14.4	60	9.4	7.0-12.5	124	17.5	14.0-21.8	14	3.1	1.4- 6.8
Currently Serving	8	7	82.8	36.4-97.6	1	17.2	2.4-63.6	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%)

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

-Northeastern Partnership

853

537

58.9

54.6-63.0

12.1

9.7-15.0

9.4

7.1-12.2

137

16.7

13.5-20.5

2.9

1.4- 6.0

GENDER

Male

307

175

52.5

45.6-59.3

13.7

10.0-18.5

12.7

8.8-18.1

17.0

11.7-24.1

4.0

1.4-10.9

Female

546

362

64.9

60.2-69.3

10.6

7.9-14.2

6.2

4.3- 8.9

16.4

13.2-20.3

1.8

0.8- 4.1

RACE

White

503

355

66.7

61.6-71.4

11.1

8.3-14.7

8.4

5.6-12.5

13.3

10.2-17.2

0.5

0.2- 1.6

African American

308

160

50.1

43.0-57.2

15.2

10.8-20.9

9.9

6.7-14.3

21.5

15.2-29.6

3.4

1.6- 6.9

Other Minorities

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

AGE

18-24

30.5

16.3-49.8

8.3

2.4-24.9

20.1

8.3-41.2

25.5

12.4-45.4

15.5

2.4-57.5

25-34

125

59.6

49.0-69.4

14.3

8.2-23.8

14.4

7.9-24.6

11.7

6.6-19.9

0.0

. - .

35-44

153

56.8

45.8-67.2

9.1

5.1-15.7

5.1

2.5-10.4

24.0

14.5-37.0

5.0

1.8-13.3

45-54

178

107

59.9

51.4-67.9

16.1

10.8-23.4

10.6

6.1-17.7

13.1

8.5-19.6

0.2

0.0- 1.6

55-64

169

112

64.2

55.7-71.9

14.5

9.4-21.7

6.5

3.3-12.5

13.6

8.8-20.4

1.2

0.2- 8.1

65-74

116

66.2

56.1-75.1

7.5

3.7-14.7

9.0

4.3-17.9

14.9

9.2-23.1

2.4

0.8- 7.1

75+

59.3

46.5-70.9

8.4

3.3-20.0

4.6

1.4-14.3

21.5

13.0-33.6

6.2

2.1-16.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

151

35.0

26.3-44.8

9.9

5.7-16.7

10.6

6.1-17.7

34.9

26.2-44.7

9.6

3.2-25.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

298

182

53.7

46.2-61.1

15.5

11.2-21.0

11.1

7.0-17.1

17.1

10.8-26.0

2.6

1.1- 6.3

Some Post-H.S.

213

134

60.7

52.8-68.1

15.0

10.0-21.9

9.7

5.8-15.7

14.4

9.9-20.3

0.3

0.0- 1.9

College Graduate

191

164

85.8

79.2-90.6

4.9

2.4- 9.9

5.1

2.3-11.0

3.5

1.7- 6.7

0.7

0.1- 4.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

126

36.6

27.7-46.6

15.3

9.1-24.5

13.6

7.6-23.1

30.0

21.8-39.7

4.5

0.8-20.4

$15,000- 24,999

160

46.4

35.6-57.4

10.7

6.2-17.7

8.5

4.4-15.9

26.7

16.4-40.2

7.8

2.3-23.3

$25,000- 34,999

56.5

44.4-67.8

15.0

8.1-26.1

10.3

4.8-20.6

15.1

8.4-25.8

3.2

0.8-12.2

$35,000- 49,999

127

74.9

65.3-82.6

11.3

6.3-19.4

5.7

2.6-12.4

8.1

4.0-15.5

0.0

. - .

$50,000-74,999

64.2

51.9-74.9

8.7

4.1-17.5

13.2

6.4-25.2

14.0

7.4-24.8

0.0

. - .

$75,000+

84.9

73.9-91.7

5.1

1.8-13.6

5.8

1.9-16.6

4.2

1.5-11.2

0.0

. - .

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

298

161

51.2

44.2-58.3

11.7

8.1-16.7

12.4

8.6-17.6

20.3

15.6-26.0

4.3

1.2-14.7

524

355

63.5

58.4-68.3

12.3

9.3-16.0

8.1

5.4-11.9

13.9

10.8-17.8

2.2

0.9- 5.2

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

102

59.0

48.3-68.9

15.2

9.2-23.9

10.3

5.1-19.6

13.5

7.5-23.2

2.0

0.5- 7.7

Non-Veteran

741

466

58.7

54.0-63.2

11.3

8.8-14.4

9.4

7.0-12.5

124

17.5

14.0-21.8

3.1

1.4- 6.8

Currently Serving

82.8

36.4-97.6

17.2

2.4-63.6

0.0

. - .

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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