BRFSS 2004 - Orange 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
-Orange County	389	298	76.3	70.9-80.9	37	9.0	6.2-12.7	24	6.5	4.1-10.2	25	7.1	4.4-11.2	5	1.1	0.4- 2.7
GENDER
Male	145	102	70.2	61.1-78.0	16	10.6	6.1-17.5	11	8.7	4.7-15.5	13	9.0	4.6-16.7	3	1.5	0.5- 5.0
Female	244	196	81.6	75.4-86.6	21	7.6	4.8-11.9	13	4.6	2.3- 9.1	12	5.5	2.8-10.3	2	0.7	0.2- 2.7
RACE
White	308	252	82.4	77.1-86.7	26	7.1	4.7-10.7	15	5.0	2.9- 8.6	15	5.5	3.1- 9.6	0	0.0	. - .
Other	78	45	56.5	43.3-68.9	10	14.6	7.4-26.9	9	11.9	5.5-24.2	10	12.9	5.7-26.5	4	4.0	1.4-10.8
AGE
18-44	195	143	73.0	65.1-79.7	24	11.2	7.1-17.1	15	8.4	4.7-14.5	10	6.0	2.8-12.7	3	1.3	0.4- 4.4
45+	193	155	80.5	73.2-86.1	13	6.4	3.5-11.4	9	4.3	2.0- 9.0	15	8.4	4.7-14.6	1	0.4	0.1- 2.7
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	69	34	49.0	35.7-62.5	14	16.3	9.3-27.1	5	6.2	2.2-16.3	13	24.8	13.7-40.6	3	3.7	1.1-11.7
Some College +	320	264	82.8	77.5-87.1	23	7.2	4.5-11.4	19	6.6	4.0-10.9	12	2.9	1.6- 5.2	2	0.5	0.1- 1.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	135	86	63.1	53.2-72.1	18	12.2	7.1-20.4	14	11.2	6.0-19.9	13	11.2	6.3-19.1	4	2.2	0.8- 5.8
$50,000+	168	152	91.3	85.8-94.8	8	4.4	2.1- 9.0	3	1.8	0.5- 5.8	4	1.7	0.6- 4.8	1	0.8	0.1- 5.4

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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
-Orange County	389	298	76.3	70.9-80.9	37	9.0	6.2-12.7	24	6.5	4.1-10.2	25	7.1	4.4-11.2	5	1.1	0.4- 2.7
GENDER
Male	145	102	70.2	61.1-78.0	16	10.6	6.1-17.5	11	8.7	4.7-15.5	13	9.0	4.6-16.7	3	1.5	0.5- 5.0
Female	244	196	81.6	75.4-86.6	21	7.6	4.8-11.9	13	4.6	2.3- 9.1	12	5.5	2.8-10.3	2	0.7	0.2- 2.7
RACE
White	308	252	82.4	77.1-86.7	26	7.1	4.7-10.7	15	5.0	2.9- 8.6	15	5.5	3.1- 9.6	0	0.0	. - .
Other	78	45	56.5	43.3-68.9	10	14.6	7.4-26.9	9	11.9	5.5-24.2	10	12.9	5.7-26.5	4	4.0	1.4-10.8
AGE
18-44	195	143	73.0	65.1-79.7	24	11.2	7.1-17.1	15	8.4	4.7-14.5	10	6.0	2.8-12.7	3	1.3	0.4- 4.4
45+	193	155	80.5	73.2-86.1	13	6.4	3.5-11.4	9	4.3	2.0- 9.0	15	8.4	4.7-14.6	1	0.4	0.1- 2.7
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	69	34	49.0	35.7-62.5	14	16.3	9.3-27.1	5	6.2	2.2-16.3	13	24.8	13.7-40.6	3	3.7	1.1-11.7
Some College +	320	264	82.8	77.5-87.1	23	7.2	4.5-11.4	19	6.6	4.0-10.9	12	2.9	1.6- 5.2	2	0.5	0.1- 1.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	135	86	63.1	53.2-72.1	18	12.2	7.1-20.4	14	11.2	6.0-19.9	13	11.2	6.3-19.1	4	2.2	0.8- 5.8
$50,000+	168	152	91.3	85.8-94.8	8	4.4	2.1- 9.0	3	1.8	0.5- 5.8	4	1.7	0.6- 4.8	1	0.8	0.1- 5.4

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Orange County

Oral Health

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