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

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont Western North Carolina**

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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
-Piedmont NC	8,278	5,746	69.7	68.4-71.0	873	10.6	9.8-11.5	544	6.5	5.8- 7.2	1,028	11.7	10.9-12.6	87	1.5	1.1- 2.0
GENDER
Male	3,086	2,091	67.8	65.7-69.8	319	10.4	9.2-11.8	215	7.1	6.0- 8.3	426	12.8	11.5-14.3	35	1.9	1.2- 2.9
Female	5,192	3,655	71.5	70.0-73.0	554	10.7	9.7-11.8	329	5.9	5.2- 6.7	602	10.6	9.7-11.7	52	1.2	0.9- 1.7
RACE
White	6,409	4,687	74.8	73.5-76.1	595	8.9	8.0- 9.7	378	5.8	5.1- 6.6	716	10.1	9.2-11.0	33	0.4	0.3- 0.6
African American	1,334	789	60.0	56.7-63.3	203	15.8	13.4-18.4	108	7.3	5.7- 9.2	218	15.1	12.9-17.5	16	1.9	1.1- 3.3
Other Minorities	72	53	74.5	61.0-84.5	8	8.0	3.5-16.9	6	6.4	2.7-14.8	3	5.1	1.5-16.1	2	6.0	1.5-20.9
AGE
18-24	414	286	67.7	61.5-73.4	49	10.6	7.6-14.6	25	5.5	3.4- 8.6	42	11.1	7.8-15.5	12	5.1	2.3-10.9
25-34	1,365	956	68.4	65.1-71.4	162	11.9	9.9-14.2	112	8.4	6.6-10.5	117	9.6	7.7-11.9	18	1.8	1.0- 3.1
35-44	1,633	1,184	71.4	68.5-74.1	193	12.2	10.3-14.4	113	7.2	5.8- 8.8	128	7.6	6.1- 9.4	15	1.6	0.8- 3.3
45-54	1,565	1,158	74.7	72.0-77.3	161	9.9	8.2-11.8	103	6.0	4.8- 7.6	137	8.8	7.2-10.7	6	0.6	0.2- 1.5
55-64	1,392	975	70.4	67.2-73.4	135	9.6	7.9-11.7	77	5.1	3.8- 6.7	196	14.2	12.0-16.9	9	0.7	0.3- 1.4
65-74	1,047	655	63.1	59.3-66.8	95	9.7	7.5-12.3	67	6.7	4.8- 9.2	219	19.4	16.6-22.5	11	1.1	0.6- 2.3
75+	813	493	63.3	59.2-67.3	76	8.1	6.2-10.6	44	4.7	3.3- 6.6	185	21.8	18.5-25.4	15	2.1	1.1- 3.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,290	541	41.3	37.7-44.9	163	13.0	10.7-15.6	128	9.6	7.8-11.9	403	30.6	27.3-34.1	55	5.5	4.0- 7.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	2,291	1,464	63.6	61.0-66.1	275	12.0	10.4-13.8	182	8.2	6.9- 9.8	352	14.8	13.1-16.7	18	1.5	0.7- 3.0
Some Post-H.S.	2,006	1,475	72.4	69.8-74.9	222	11.9	10.1-13.8	132	7.0	5.6- 8.8	167	8.0	6.6- 9.6	10	0.7	0.3- 1.6
College Graduate	2,681	2,264	85.0	83.2-86.6	210	7.6	6.4- 8.9	100	3.4	2.7- 4.3	103	3.6	2.9- 4.6	4	0.4	0.1- 1.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	835	374	44.6	40.0-49.3	104	12.0	9.5-15.2	95	10.5	8.2-13.4	243	27.3	23.5-31.5	19	5.5	2.8-10.5
$15,000- 24,999	1,275	707	51.2	47.5-54.9	175	15.2	12.6-18.1	114	9.3	7.3-11.8	252	21.0	18.0-24.3	27	3.3	2.1- 5.2
$25,000- 34,999	906	609	65.1	61.0-69.0	114	13.4	10.8-16.5	68	6.8	5.1- 9.0	112	14.0	11.3-17.3	3	0.7	0.1- 3.4
$35,000- 49,999	1,083	828	73.9	70.5-77.0	111	10.7	8.7-13.2	66	7.6	5.8-10.1	77	7.6	5.9- 9.8	1	0.1	0.0- 0.5
$50,000-74,999	1,073	861	80.0	76.9-82.7	105	9.7	7.8-12.1	50	4.7	3.4- 6.6	53	5.0	3.7- 6.7	4	0.6	0.2- 1.8
$75,000+	1,319	1,165	87.4	85.0-89.5	83	6.8	5.3- 8.8	38	3.3	2.3- 4.7	33	2.4	1.6- 3.7	0	0.0	. - .
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	2,434	1,459	60.1	57.5-62.6	269	11.1	9.6-12.9	200	8.2	6.8- 9.8	474	18.7	16.8-20.8	32	1.9	1.1- 3.2
No	5,608	4,123	73.2	71.7-74.7	573	10.2	9.3-11.3	325	5.8	5.1- 6.7	534	9.3	8.3-10.3	53	1.4	1.0- 2.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	985	682	71.5	68.1-74.8	99	9.3	7.4-11.5	62	5.9	4.3- 8.1	137	12.8	10.5-15.4	5	0.5	0.2- 1.7
Non-Veteran	7,253	5,031	69.3	67.9-70.7	770	10.8	9.9-11.8	481	6.6	5.9- 7.4	890	11.6	10.7-12.6	81	1.7	1.2- 2.3
Currently Serving	28	26	95.6	82.0-99.0	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	1.3	0.2- 9.1	1	3.1	0.4-19.2

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

-Piedmont NC

8,278

5,746

69.7

68.4-71.0

873

10.6

9.8-11.5

544

6.5

5.8- 7.2

1,028

11.7

10.9-12.6

1.5

1.1- 2.0

GENDER

Male

3,086

2,091

67.8

65.7-69.8

319

10.4

9.2-11.8

215

7.1

6.0- 8.3

426

12.8

11.5-14.3

1.9

1.2- 2.9

Female

5,192

3,655

71.5

70.0-73.0

554

10.7

9.7-11.8

329

5.9

5.2- 6.7

602

10.6

9.7-11.7

1.2

0.9- 1.7

RACE

White

6,409

4,687

74.8

73.5-76.1

595

8.9

8.0- 9.7

378

5.8

5.1- 6.6

716

10.1

9.2-11.0

0.4

0.3- 0.6

African American

1,334

789

60.0

56.7-63.3

203

15.8

13.4-18.4

108

7.3

5.7- 9.2

218

15.1

12.9-17.5

1.9

1.1- 3.3

Other Minorities

74.5

61.0-84.5

8.0

3.5-16.9

6.4

2.7-14.8

5.1

1.5-16.1

6.0

1.5-20.9

AGE

18-24

414

286

67.7

61.5-73.4

10.6

7.6-14.6

5.5

3.4- 8.6

11.1

7.8-15.5

5.1

2.3-10.9

25-34

1,365

956

68.4

65.1-71.4

162

11.9

9.9-14.2

112

8.4

6.6-10.5

117

9.6

7.7-11.9

1.8

1.0- 3.1

35-44

1,633

1,184

71.4

68.5-74.1

193

12.2

10.3-14.4

113

7.2

5.8- 8.8

128

7.6

6.1- 9.4

1.6

0.8- 3.3

45-54

1,565

1,158

74.7

72.0-77.3

161

9.9

8.2-11.8

103

6.0

4.8- 7.6

137

8.8

7.2-10.7

0.6

0.2- 1.5

55-64

1,392

975

70.4

67.2-73.4

135

9.6

7.9-11.7

5.1

3.8- 6.7

196

14.2

12.0-16.9

0.7

0.3- 1.4

65-74

1,047

655

63.1

59.3-66.8

9.7

7.5-12.3

6.7

4.8- 9.2

219

19.4

16.6-22.5

1.1

0.6- 2.3

75+

813

493

63.3

59.2-67.3

8.1

6.2-10.6

4.7

3.3- 6.6

185

21.8

18.5-25.4

2.1

1.1- 3.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,290

541

41.3

37.7-44.9

163

13.0

10.7-15.6

128

9.6

7.8-11.9

403

30.6

27.3-34.1

5.5

4.0- 7.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

2,291

1,464

63.6

61.0-66.1

275

12.0

10.4-13.8

182

8.2

6.9- 9.8

352

14.8

13.1-16.7

1.5

0.7- 3.0

Some Post-H.S.

2,006

1,475

72.4

69.8-74.9

222

11.9

10.1-13.8

132

7.0

5.6- 8.8

167

8.0

6.6- 9.6

0.7

0.3- 1.6

College Graduate

2,681

2,264

85.0

83.2-86.6

210

7.6

6.4- 8.9

100

3.4

2.7- 4.3

103

3.6

2.9- 4.6

0.4

0.1- 1.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

835

374

44.6

40.0-49.3

104

12.0

9.5-15.2

10.5

8.2-13.4

243

27.3

23.5-31.5

5.5

2.8-10.5

$15,000- 24,999

1,275

707

51.2

47.5-54.9

175

15.2

12.6-18.1

114

9.3

7.3-11.8

252

21.0

18.0-24.3

3.3

2.1- 5.2

$25,000- 34,999

906

609

65.1

61.0-69.0

114

13.4

10.8-16.5

6.8

5.1- 9.0

112

14.0

11.3-17.3

0.7

0.1- 3.4

$35,000- 49,999

1,083

828

73.9

70.5-77.0

111

10.7

8.7-13.2

7.6

5.8-10.1

7.6

5.9- 9.8

0.1

0.0- 0.5

$50,000-74,999

1,073

861

80.0

76.9-82.7

105

9.7

7.8-12.1

4.7

3.4- 6.6

5.0

3.7- 6.7

0.6

0.2- 1.8

$75,000+

1,319

1,165

87.4

85.0-89.5

6.8

5.3- 8.8

3.3

2.3- 4.7

2.4

1.6- 3.7

0.0

. - .

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

2,434

1,459

60.1

57.5-62.6

269

11.1

9.6-12.9

200

8.2

6.8- 9.8

474

18.7

16.8-20.8

1.9

1.1- 3.2

5,608

4,123

73.2

71.7-74.7

573

10.2

9.3-11.3

325

5.8

5.1- 6.7

534

9.3

8.3-10.3

1.4

1.0- 2.0

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

985

682

71.5

68.1-74.8

9.3

7.4-11.5

5.9

4.3- 8.1

137

12.8

10.5-15.4

0.5

0.2- 1.7

Non-Veteran

7,253

5,031

69.3

67.9-70.7

770

10.8

9.9-11.8

481

6.6

5.9- 7.4

890

11.6

10.7-12.6

1.7

1.2- 2.3

Currently Serving

95.6

82.0-99.0

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

1.3

0.2- 9.1

3.1

0.4-19.2

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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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