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2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Onslow County

Oral Health

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

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  Total
Respond.^
1-12 months 1-2 years 2-5 years 5 or more years Never
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
-Onslow County 359 257 71.5 66.0-76.4 35 9.6 6.8-13.4 23 6.3 3.9-10.1 38 10.9 7.9-15.0 6 1.7 0.7- 4.0
GENDER
Male 142 100 72.6 64.1-79.8 18 12.1 7.6-18.8 7 5.1 2.1-12.2 15 8.8 5.1-14.9 2 1.3 0.3- 5.0
Female 217 157 70.2 63.1-76.5 17 6.9 4.2-11.2 16 7.5 4.5-12.4 23 13.2 8.7-19.4 4 2.2 0.7- 6.3
RACE
White 271 198 71.7 65.3-77.3 27 10.8 7.3-15.6 15 5.9 3.2-10.6 25 9.3 6.2-13.9 6 2.3 1.0- 5.3
Other 86 57 70.2 58.7-79.6 8 6.0 2.9-12.1 8 7.8 3.7-15.8 13 16.0 9.1-26.7 0 0.0 . - .
AGE
18-44 190 139 73.5 66.1-79.7 16 7.7 4.5-12.7 13 6.4 3.6-11.0 20 11.1 7.1-17.1 2 1.4 0.3- 5.4
45+ 166 115 68.1 59.5-75.6 19 12.3 7.7-19.1 10 6.4 2.8-14.1 18 11.0 6.8-17.3 4 2.2 0.8- 6.2
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 156 103 66.8 58.4-74.3 12 7.9 4.3-14.0 11 6.4 3.5-11.5 25 15.7 10.6-22.8 5 3.2 1.2- 8.0
Some College + 201 152 75.0 67.4-81.2 23 10.9 7.1-16.4 12 6.3 3.1-12.5 13 7.2 4.0-12.6 1 0.6 0.1- 4.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 209 137 65.1 57.4-72.0 23 10.6 6.8-16.0 18 8.9 5.1-15.1 25 12.4 8.2-18.2 6 3.1 1.3- 7.1
$50,000+ 85 73 84.7 74.1-91.4 7 8.5 3.9-17.6 1 0.6 0.1- 4.3 4 6.2 2.3-15.7 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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