BRFSS 2004 - Union 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
-Union County	393	292	73.3	67.8-78.2	32	8.3	5.6-12.2	27	6.6	4.4- 9.9	33	9.1	6.2-13.1	9	2.6	1.3- 5.5
GENDER
Male	121	83	67.6	57.4-76.4	15	11.1	6.5-18.4	8	6.6	3.0-13.9	13	12.2	6.7-21.2	2	2.5	0.6-10.1
Female	272	209	76.9	70.5-82.2	17	6.6	3.7-11.6	19	6.6	4.1-10.5	20	7.1	4.4-11.3	7	2.8	1.2- 6.2
RACE
White	341	259	76.4	70.7-81.2	29	8.6	5.7-12.8	24	6.4	4.2- 9.7	24	7.0	4.4-11.0	5	1.6	0.5- 4.7
Other	51	32	56.8	40.7-71.5	3	7.3	2.2-22.1	3	8.0	2.4-23.6	9	19.8	10.1-35.3	4	8.0	2.9-20.4
AGE
18-44	186	138	69.6	61.2-76.9	14	8.9	5.0-15.4	14	7.9	4.5-13.6	16	11.1	6.5-18.4	4	2.4	0.8- 6.8
45+	206	153	76.9	69.8-82.8	18	7.8	4.6-13.0	13	5.3	2.9- 9.6	17	7.0	4.3-11.4	5	2.9	1.0- 8.0
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	141	90	59.3	49.4-68.5	11	8.5	4.3-16.0	10	8.3	4.2-16.0	22	17.2	10.7-26.4	8	6.6	3.0-14.1
Some College +	252	202	81.0	74.9-85.8	21	8.3	5.1-13.2	17	5.7	3.4- 9.3	11	4.6	2.5- 8.4	1	0.5	0.1- 3.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	150	97	61.2	51.5-70.1	14	9.1	4.9-16.4	13	8.4	4.4-15.3	19	15.2	9.1-24.3	7	6.1	2.6-13.6
$50,000+	170	140	81.5	74.0-87.3	14	9.0	5.0-15.5	9	4.9	2.4- 9.5	6	4.0	1.7- 8.9	1	0.7	0.1- 4.5

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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
-Union County	393	292	73.3	67.8-78.2	32	8.3	5.6-12.2	27	6.6	4.4- 9.9	33	9.1	6.2-13.1	9	2.6	1.3- 5.5
GENDER
Male	121	83	67.6	57.4-76.4	15	11.1	6.5-18.4	8	6.6	3.0-13.9	13	12.2	6.7-21.2	2	2.5	0.6-10.1
Female	272	209	76.9	70.5-82.2	17	6.6	3.7-11.6	19	6.6	4.1-10.5	20	7.1	4.4-11.3	7	2.8	1.2- 6.2
RACE
White	341	259	76.4	70.7-81.2	29	8.6	5.7-12.8	24	6.4	4.2- 9.7	24	7.0	4.4-11.0	5	1.6	0.5- 4.7
Other	51	32	56.8	40.7-71.5	3	7.3	2.2-22.1	3	8.0	2.4-23.6	9	19.8	10.1-35.3	4	8.0	2.9-20.4
AGE
18-44	186	138	69.6	61.2-76.9	14	8.9	5.0-15.4	14	7.9	4.5-13.6	16	11.1	6.5-18.4	4	2.4	0.8- 6.8
45+	206	153	76.9	69.8-82.8	18	7.8	4.6-13.0	13	5.3	2.9- 9.6	17	7.0	4.3-11.4	5	2.9	1.0- 8.0
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	141	90	59.3	49.4-68.5	11	8.5	4.3-16.0	10	8.3	4.2-16.0	22	17.2	10.7-26.4	8	6.6	3.0-14.1
Some College +	252	202	81.0	74.9-85.8	21	8.3	5.1-13.2	17	5.7	3.4- 9.3	11	4.6	2.5- 8.4	1	0.5	0.1- 3.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	150	97	61.2	51.5-70.1	14	9.1	4.9-16.4	13	8.4	4.4-15.3	19	15.2	9.1-24.3	7	6.1	2.6-13.6
$50,000+	170	140	81.5	74.0-87.3	14	9.0	5.0-15.5	9	4.9	2.4- 9.5	6	4.0	1.7- 8.9	1	0.7	0.1- 4.5

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Union County

Oral Health

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