BRFSS 2004 - Northeastern Partnership**: (How long has it been since you last visited a dentist or a dental clinic for any reason?)

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	14,873	10,059	67.5	66.6-68.5	1,605	10.9	10.3-11.6	1,067	7.4	6.9- 8.0	1,993	12.9	12.2-13.6	149	1.2	1.0- 1.5
-Northeastern Partnership	987	600	59.5	55.6-63.2	109	12.1	9.8-14.7	96	11.4	8.6-14.8	176	16.4	14.0-19.2	6	0.7	0.2- 2.3
GENDER
Male	340	201	56.5	50.0-62.9	46	13.4	9.8-18.0	37	14.2	9.3-21.1	54	14.8	11.1-19.5	2	1.1	0.2- 5.1
Female	647	399	62.1	57.7-66.2	63	10.9	8.3-14.2	59	8.9	6.7-11.6	122	17.8	14.8-21.4	4	0.3	0.1- 0.8
RACE
White	573	384	65.7	61.0-70.1	50	10.0	7.4-13.4	46	9.5	6.8-13.1	90	14.6	11.6-18.2	3	0.2	0.1- 0.7
African American	370	193	51.1	44.6-57.5	53	15.6	11.6-20.7	46	14.2	9.0-21.6	76	18.7	14.5-23.7	2	0.4	0.1- 1.9
Other Minorities	1	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
AGE
18-24	37	17	47.7	27.1-69.1	3	10.7	3.4-29.1	8	16.6	6.3-37.1	9	25.0	12.0-45.0	0	0.0	. - .
25-34	124	84	63.9	53.2-73.4	14	12.7	6.9-22.1	13	12.1	6.3-21.9	13	11.3	6.4-19.3	0	0.0	. - .
35-44	157	102	58.5	47.5-68.7	18	11.6	7.1-18.6	10	12.1	4.6-28.1	26	15.8	10.2-23.6	1	2.0	0.3-12.9
45-54	197	126	64.3	56.3-71.6	25	13.4	8.8-19.9	22	12.1	7.6-18.6	24	10.2	6.4-15.7	0	0.0	. - .
55-64	200	127	61.4	53.6-68.7	26	13.7	9.1-20.2	20	9.8	6.1-15.4	27	15.0	10.1-21.8	0	0.0	. - .
65-74	158	89	58.3	49.4-66.7	13	9.6	5.3-16.7	18	11.9	7.1-19.1	35	18.8	13.0-26.3	3	1.5	0.4- 5.2
75+	113	55	46.7	36.8-56.9	10	9.9	4.8-19.1	5	5.7	2.3-13.4	41	36.6	27.4-46.8	2	1.1	0.3- 4.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	215	84	41.1	32.8-49.8	24	11.3	7.2-17.2	23	9.7	6.2-14.9	80	35.2	28.0-43.3	4	2.8	0.7-10.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	350	206	54.9	47.9-61.6	50	14.7	10.9-19.6	45	18.0	11.9-26.2	47	12.2	8.8-16.8	2	0.2	0.1- 0.9
Some Post-H.S.	228	144	61.8	54.2-68.9	24	12.3	7.8-18.9	22	10.3	6.5-15.9	38	15.5	11.0-21.4	0	0.0	. - .
College Graduate	194	166	86.1	79.8-90.7	11	7.7	4.2-13.8	6	2.1	0.9- 5.0	11	4.0	2.1- 7.6	0	0.0	. - .
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	168	70	38.6	30.5-47.3	25	16.8	10.9-24.8	27	16.0	10.6-23.3	45	25.8	19.0-34.0	1	2.9	0.4-17.6
$15,000- 24,999	192	104	51.3	41.1-61.4	19	10.7	6.6-17.0	20	14.9	6.8-29.5	49	23.1	16.6-31.2	0	0.0	. - .
$25,000- 34,999	102	60	55.9	45.0-66.3	14	16.5	9.7-26.6	12	10.3	5.5-18.7	16	17.3	10.4-27.2	0	0.0	. - .
$35,000- 49,999	130	103	78.7	69.7-85.6	12	10.6	5.7-18.6	8	6.4	3.0-13.0	7	4.3	1.9- 9.7	0	0.0	. - .
$50,000-74,999	87	61	66.6	54.6-76.8	8	10.2	4.8-20.2	5	9.6	4.1-20.9	13	13.6	7.5-23.5	0	0.0	. - .
$75,000+	83	72	86.1	75.4-92.6	3	4.2	1.3-12.2	4	5.7	1.8-16.2	4	4.1	1.5-10.9	0	0.0	. - .
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	376	196	53.5	47.4-59.6	39	10.7	7.6-15.0	51	14.6	10.9-19.3	87	20.8	16.6-25.8	3	0.4	0.1- 1.1
No	577	379	63.2	58.4-67.7	68	13.1	10.2-16.8	42	8.3	5.8-11.8	85	14.5	11.4-18.1	3	0.9	0.2- 3.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	118	71	57.8	47.8-67.3	16	13.9	8.4-22.0	9	9.8	5.1-18.3	21	17.6	11.1-26.8	1	0.8	0.1- 5.7
Non-Veteran	859	520	59.3	55.1-63.4	92	11.7	9.4-14.7	87	11.8	8.7-15.7	155	16.5	13.9-19.5	5	0.7	0.2- 2.7
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

14,873

10,059

67.5

66.6-68.5

1,605

10.9

10.3-11.6

1,067

7.4

6.9- 8.0

1,993

12.9

12.2-13.6

149

1.2

1.0- 1.5

-Northeastern Partnership

987

600

59.5

55.6-63.2

109

12.1

9.8-14.7

11.4

8.6-14.8

176

16.4

14.0-19.2

0.7

0.2- 2.3

GENDER

Male

340

201

56.5

50.0-62.9

13.4

9.8-18.0

14.2

9.3-21.1

14.8

11.1-19.5

1.1

0.2- 5.1

Female

647

399

62.1

57.7-66.2

10.9

8.3-14.2

8.9

6.7-11.6

122

17.8

14.8-21.4

0.3

0.1- 0.8

RACE

White

573

384

65.7

61.0-70.1

10.0

7.4-13.4

9.5

6.8-13.1

14.6

11.6-18.2

0.2

0.1- 0.7

African American

370

193

51.1

44.6-57.5

15.6

11.6-20.7

14.2

9.0-21.6

18.7

14.5-23.7

0.4

0.1- 1.9

Other Minorities

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

AGE

18-24

47.7

27.1-69.1

10.7

3.4-29.1

16.6

6.3-37.1

25.0

12.0-45.0

0.0

. - .

25-34

124

63.9

53.2-73.4

12.7

6.9-22.1

12.1

6.3-21.9

11.3

6.4-19.3

0.0

. - .

35-44

157

102

58.5

47.5-68.7

11.6

7.1-18.6

12.1

4.6-28.1

15.8

10.2-23.6

2.0

0.3-12.9

45-54

197

126

64.3

56.3-71.6

13.4

8.8-19.9

12.1

7.6-18.6

10.2

6.4-15.7

0.0

. - .

55-64

200

127

61.4

53.6-68.7

13.7

9.1-20.2

9.8

6.1-15.4

15.0

10.1-21.8

0.0

. - .

65-74

158

58.3

49.4-66.7

9.6

5.3-16.7

11.9

7.1-19.1

18.8

13.0-26.3

1.5

0.4- 5.2

75+

113

46.7

36.8-56.9

9.9

4.8-19.1

5.7

2.3-13.4

36.6

27.4-46.8

1.1

0.3- 4.4

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

215

41.1

32.8-49.8

11.3

7.2-17.2

9.7

6.2-14.9

35.2

28.0-43.3

2.8

0.7-10.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

350

206

54.9

47.9-61.6

14.7

10.9-19.6

18.0

11.9-26.2

12.2

8.8-16.8

0.2

0.1- 0.9

Some Post-H.S.

228

144

61.8

54.2-68.9

12.3

7.8-18.9

10.3

6.5-15.9

15.5

11.0-21.4

0.0

. - .

College Graduate

194

166

86.1

79.8-90.7

7.7

4.2-13.8

2.1

0.9- 5.0

4.0

2.1- 7.6

0.0

. - .

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

168

38.6

30.5-47.3

16.8

10.9-24.8

16.0

10.6-23.3

25.8

19.0-34.0

2.9

0.4-17.6

$15,000- 24,999

192

104

51.3

41.1-61.4

10.7

6.6-17.0

14.9

6.8-29.5

23.1

16.6-31.2

0.0

. - .

$25,000- 34,999

102

55.9

45.0-66.3

16.5

9.7-26.6

10.3

5.5-18.7

17.3

10.4-27.2

0.0

. - .

$35,000- 49,999

130

103

78.7

69.7-85.6

10.6

5.7-18.6

6.4

3.0-13.0

4.3

1.9- 9.7

0.0

. - .

$50,000-74,999

66.6

54.6-76.8

10.2

4.8-20.2

9.6

4.1-20.9

13.6

7.5-23.5

0.0

. - .

$75,000+

86.1

75.4-92.6

4.2

1.3-12.2

5.7

1.8-16.2

4.1

1.5-10.9

0.0

. - .

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

376

196

53.5

47.4-59.6

10.7

7.6-15.0

14.6

10.9-19.3

20.8

16.6-25.8

0.4

0.1- 1.1

577

379

63.2

58.4-67.7

13.1

10.2-16.8

8.3

5.8-11.8

14.5

11.4-18.1

0.9

0.2- 3.8

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

118

57.8

47.8-67.3

13.9

8.4-22.0

9.8

5.1-18.3

17.6

11.1-26.8

0.8

0.1- 5.7

Non-Veteran

859

520

59.3

55.1-63.4

11.7

9.4-14.7

11.8

8.7-15.7

155

16.5

13.9-19.5

0.7

0.2- 2.7

Currently Serving

82.8

36.4-97.6

17.2

2.4-63.6

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

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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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