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2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Anson/Hoke/Montgomery/Richmond/Scotland/Stanly Counties

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
-Anson/Hoke/Montgo./Richmond/Scotland/Stanly 467 297 62.4 57.1-67.5 49 10.1 7.3-13.6 47 10.9 7.9-14.8 59 12.4 9.3-16.3 15 4.2 2.3- 7.7
GENDER
Male 170 105 60.3 51.6-68.3 13 7.9 4.3-14.1 21 13.2 8.3-20.2 24 13.1 8.5-19.7 7 5.6 2.4-12.6
Female 297 192 64.5 58.1-70.4 36 12.1 8.5-16.8 26 8.7 5.8-12.9 35 11.7 8.1-16.8 8 3.0 1.4- 6.2
RACE
White 301 209 69.1 62.7-74.9 25 7.3 4.7-11.1 28 10.5 7.0-15.5 34 10.2 7.0-14.7 5 2.9 1.0- 7.9
Other 164 87 50.1 41.2-58.9 24 15.3 9.7-23.1 18 11.3 6.7-18.4 25 16.6 10.7-24.8 10 6.8 3.3-13.5
AGE
18-44 205 131 61.3 53.1-68.8 21 9.3 5.8-14.6 20 10.7 6.5-17.1 26 13.3 8.7-19.9 7 5.4 2.2-12.4
45+ 260 164 62.8 55.7-69.4 28 10.8 7.1-16.2 27 11.2 7.3-16.6 33 11.8 8.0-17.1 8 3.4 1.5- 7.5
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 242 130 51.4 44.1-58.6 27 11.8 7.8-17.5 34 13.7 9.5-19.3 38 16.1 11.3-22.5 13 7.0 3.6-13.0
Some College + 223 165 75.1 68.0-81.1 22 8.1 5.1-12.8 13 7.7 4.1-14.0 21 8.1 5.1-12.7 2 1.0 0.2- 4.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 266 147 53.5 46.4-60.4 35 12.5 8.6-17.9 31 12.6 8.6-18.2 42 16.1 11.4-22.2 11 5.3 2.5-10.7
$50,000+ 106 88 78.7 67.6-86.7 8 8.0 3.8-16.1 6 8.8 3.6-20.0 3 3.3 1.1- 9.9 1 1.2 0.2- 7.9

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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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