BRFSS 2004 - New Hanover County: (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
-New Hanover County	345	263	73.5	67.5-78.8	34	10.4	7.3-14.5	20	7.9	4.6-13.2	24	7.2	4.6-11.2	4	1.0	0.4- 3.1
GENDER
Male	140	100	68.1	58.4-76.5	16	11.3	6.8-18.1	11	10.9	5.4-20.6	11	8.2	4.2-15.2	2	1.5	0.4- 6.0
Female	205	163	78.9	71.7-84.6	18	9.5	5.8-15.1	9	4.8	2.2-10.3	13	6.2	3.3-11.4	2	0.5	0.1- 2.1
RACE
White	288	228	78.0	72.0-83.0	27	9.6	6.4-14.1	17	7.2	4.2-12.1	14	4.5	2.5- 8.0	2	0.6	0.1- 2.8
Other	54	33	52.9	36.6-68.7	7	14.3	6.6-28.0	3	11.0	2.5-37.4	9	18.8	8.9-35.5	2	3.0	0.6-13.2
AGE
18-44	139	99	67.5	57.3-76.2	13	10.5	6.0-17.7	11	10.9	5.2-21.3	14	10.0	5.4-17.6	2	1.2	0.3- 5.3
45+	205	163	78.5	71.3-84.2	21	10.3	6.6-15.8	9	5.4	2.5-11.1	10	4.9	2.5- 9.6	2	0.9	0.2- 4.3
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	94	61	60.8	48.4-72.0	12	12.0	6.5-21.2	8	13.1	5.6-27.6	9	10.7	5.0-21.3	4	3.4	1.1- 9.6
Some College +	250	202	79.4	73.1-84.5	22	9.7	6.3-14.6	11	5.3	2.7-10.1	15	5.6	3.2- 9.8	0	0.0	. - .
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	164	117	67.9	58.8-75.8	21	13.6	8.7-20.8	10	7.1	3.4-14.1	15	10.5	5.8-18.1	1	0.9	0.1- 6.1
$50,000+	105	89	83.3	73.9-89.8	8	8.2	4.1-15.7	5	5.9	2.2-14.7	3	2.6	0.8- 7.9	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
-New Hanover County	345	263	73.5	67.5-78.8	34	10.4	7.3-14.5	20	7.9	4.6-13.2	24	7.2	4.6-11.2	4	1.0	0.4- 3.1
GENDER
Male	140	100	68.1	58.4-76.5	16	11.3	6.8-18.1	11	10.9	5.4-20.6	11	8.2	4.2-15.2	2	1.5	0.4- 6.0
Female	205	163	78.9	71.7-84.6	18	9.5	5.8-15.1	9	4.8	2.2-10.3	13	6.2	3.3-11.4	2	0.5	0.1- 2.1
RACE
White	288	228	78.0	72.0-83.0	27	9.6	6.4-14.1	17	7.2	4.2-12.1	14	4.5	2.5- 8.0	2	0.6	0.1- 2.8
Other	54	33	52.9	36.6-68.7	7	14.3	6.6-28.0	3	11.0	2.5-37.4	9	18.8	8.9-35.5	2	3.0	0.6-13.2
AGE
18-44	139	99	67.5	57.3-76.2	13	10.5	6.0-17.7	11	10.9	5.2-21.3	14	10.0	5.4-17.6	2	1.2	0.3- 5.3
45+	205	163	78.5	71.3-84.2	21	10.3	6.6-15.8	9	5.4	2.5-11.1	10	4.9	2.5- 9.6	2	0.9	0.2- 4.3
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	94	61	60.8	48.4-72.0	12	12.0	6.5-21.2	8	13.1	5.6-27.6	9	10.7	5.0-21.3	4	3.4	1.1- 9.6
Some College +	250	202	79.4	73.1-84.5	22	9.7	6.3-14.6	11	5.3	2.7-10.1	15	5.6	3.2- 9.8	0	0.0	. - .
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	164	117	67.9	58.8-75.8	21	13.6	8.7-20.8	10	7.1	3.4-14.1	15	10.5	5.8-18.1	1	0.9	0.1- 6.1
$50,000+	105	89	83.3	73.9-89.8	8	8.2	4.1-15.7	5	5.9	2.2-14.7	3	2.6	0.8- 7.9	0	0.0	. - .

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: New Hanover County

Oral Health

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