BRFSS 2004 - 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: 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
-Western NC	1,614	1,045	64.5	61.5-67.3	164	11.0	9.2-13.0	119	8.2	6.6-10.1	272	15.7	13.6-18.1	14	0.6	0.3- 1.2
GENDER
Male	606	369	61.5	56.7-66.1	61	10.2	7.8-13.4	61	10.5	7.8-14.0	109	16.9	13.5-21.0	6	0.9	0.3- 2.2
Female	1,008	676	67.3	63.6-70.7	103	11.7	9.4-14.5	58	6.0	4.5- 8.1	163	14.6	12.3-17.3	8	0.4	0.2- 0.9
RACE
White	1,433	949	66.5	63.5-69.4	141	10.6	8.8-12.7	100	7.5	6.0- 9.4	235	15.0	12.9-17.4	8	0.3	0.1- 0.8
African American	71	36	52.5	38.9-65.7	10	15.0	7.5-27.6	12	15.6	8.3-27.3	11	15.2	7.6-28.0	2	1.7	0.4- 7.4
Other Minorities	4	2	58.8	15.5-91.8	1	14.0	1.6-61.4	0	0.0	. - .	1	27.2	3.5-79.1	0	0.0	. - .
AGE
18-24	89	57	68.5	56.7-78.3	13	11.4	6.4-19.7	9	7.7	3.6-15.9	9	10.3	4.8-20.8	1	2.1	0.3-13.4
25-34	208	126	55.5	46.4-64.2	38	19.3	13.5-26.9	20	9.9	5.8-16.5	22	14.7	8.5-24.3	2	0.5	0.1- 2.4
35-44	295	214	72.4	65.9-78.0	31	10.5	7.0-15.5	18	6.8	4.1-11.3	30	10.1	6.7-14.9	2	0.3	0.1- 1.1
45-54	307	213	64.2	56.8-70.9	25	11.5	7.3-17.6	31	12.7	8.2-19.3	37	11.3	7.6-16.4	1	0.3	0.0- 2.1
55-64	276	181	65.6	58.7-71.9	31	10.7	7.3-15.5	15	6.6	3.7-11.6	48	16.5	11.9-22.4	1	0.6	0.1- 3.9
65-74	245	149	61.6	54.0-68.6	15	6.2	3.4-11.0	16	5.9	3.3-10.1	62	25.9	19.8-33.2	3	0.5	0.1- 2.0
75+	189	101	60.6	52.0-68.5	11	5.6	2.7-11.4	9	4.8	2.3- 9.8	64	27.6	20.9-35.5	4	1.4	0.4- 4.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	299	116	41.5	34.6-48.7	30	10.2	6.7-15.1	34	13.3	9.1-19.0	115	33.5	27.2-40.5	4	1.5	0.4- 5.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	476	273	58.6	53.0-64.0	67	14.6	11.1-19.0	40	10.5	7.2-15.1	89	15.6	12.2-19.8	7	0.6	0.3- 1.5
Some Post-H.S.	418	307	71.5	65.8-76.5	39	11.1	7.8-15.7	27	5.4	3.3- 8.6	43	11.7	8.4-16.1	2	0.3	0.1- 1.3
College Graduate	417	347	81.9	76.5-86.3	28	7.1	4.7-10.7	18	4.6	2.6- 7.9	23	6.2	3.4-11.0	1	0.3	0.0- 1.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	209	75	31.6	24.0-40.4	29	14.8	9.7-22.0	29	16.0	9.6-25.4	75	36.2	27.8-45.6	1	1.4	0.2- 9.0
$15,000- 24,999	296	162	56.8	49.8-63.7	40	12.5	8.7-17.6	26	9.8	6.3-15.1	64	19.5	14.6-25.5	4	1.3	0.4- 3.7
$25,000- 34,999	226	143	58.6	50.7-66.1	28	14.7	9.6-21.7	19	10.9	6.7-17.5	34	15.6	10.9-21.9	2	0.1	0.0- 0.6
$35,000- 49,999	220	167	72.5	64.6-79.3	23	13.8	8.9-20.8	11	4.5	2.2- 9.1	19	9.2	5.3-15.5	0	0.0	. - .
$50,000-74,999	184	156	82.3	75.0-87.8	8	4.5	2.0- 9.5	8	5.6	2.8-11.0	12	7.6	4.2-13.4	0	0.0	. - .
$75,000+	146	130	87.8	79.9-92.9	11	6.9	3.7-12.5	3	3.4	0.9-12.1	2	1.9	0.5- 7.2	0	0.0	. - .
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	577	314	54.3	49.1-59.4	57	11.1	8.1-14.9	46	10.0	6.9-14.2	152	23.6	19.7-28.1	8	1.0	0.4- 2.3
No	1,002	712	70.0	66.3-73.4	102	10.8	8.7-13.3	70	7.3	5.5- 9.5	113	11.5	9.1-14.4	5	0.4	0.1- 1.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	223	151	67.0	58.8-74.4	14	5.9	3.2-10.7	16	8.7	4.4-16.5	41	17.9	12.6-24.9	1	0.4	0.1- 2.8
Non-Veteran	1,383	889	64.0	60.8-67.1	150	12.0	10.0-14.3	103	8.1	6.5-10.1	229	15.3	13.0-17.8	12	0.6	0.3- 1.4
Currently Serving	5	5	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .

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

-Western NC

1,614

1,045

64.5

61.5-67.3

164

11.0

9.2-13.0

119

8.2

6.6-10.1

272

15.7

13.6-18.1

0.6

0.3- 1.2

GENDER

Male

606

369

61.5

56.7-66.1

10.2

7.8-13.4

10.5

7.8-14.0

109

16.9

13.5-21.0

0.9

0.3- 2.2

Female

1,008

676

67.3

63.6-70.7

103

11.7

9.4-14.5

6.0

4.5- 8.1

163

14.6

12.3-17.3

0.4

0.2- 0.9

RACE

White

1,433

949

66.5

63.5-69.4

141

10.6

8.8-12.7

100

7.5

6.0- 9.4

235

15.0

12.9-17.4

0.3

0.1- 0.8

African American

52.5

38.9-65.7

15.0

7.5-27.6

15.6

8.3-27.3

15.2

7.6-28.0

1.7

0.4- 7.4

Other Minorities

58.8

15.5-91.8

14.0

1.6-61.4

0.0

. - .

27.2

3.5-79.1

0.0

. - .

AGE

18-24

68.5

56.7-78.3

11.4

6.4-19.7

7.7

3.6-15.9

10.3

4.8-20.8

2.1

0.3-13.4

25-34

208

126

55.5

46.4-64.2

19.3

13.5-26.9

9.9

5.8-16.5

14.7

8.5-24.3

0.5

0.1- 2.4

35-44

295

214

72.4

65.9-78.0

10.5

7.0-15.5

6.8

4.1-11.3

10.1

6.7-14.9

0.3

0.1- 1.1

45-54

307

213

64.2

56.8-70.9

11.5

7.3-17.6

12.7

8.2-19.3

11.3

7.6-16.4

0.3

0.0- 2.1

55-64

276

181

65.6

58.7-71.9

10.7

7.3-15.5

6.6

3.7-11.6

16.5

11.9-22.4

0.6

0.1- 3.9

65-74

245

149

61.6

54.0-68.6

6.2

3.4-11.0

5.9

3.3-10.1

25.9

19.8-33.2

0.5

0.1- 2.0

75+

189

101

60.6

52.0-68.5

5.6

2.7-11.4

4.8

2.3- 9.8

27.6

20.9-35.5

1.4

0.4- 4.4

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

299

116

41.5

34.6-48.7

10.2

6.7-15.1

13.3

9.1-19.0

115

33.5

27.2-40.5

1.5

0.4- 5.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

476

273

58.6

53.0-64.0

14.6

11.1-19.0

10.5

7.2-15.1

15.6

12.2-19.8

0.6

0.3- 1.5

Some Post-H.S.

418

307

71.5

65.8-76.5

11.1

7.8-15.7

5.4

3.3- 8.6

11.7

8.4-16.1

0.3

0.1- 1.3

College Graduate

417

347

81.9

76.5-86.3

7.1

4.7-10.7

4.6

2.6- 7.9

6.2

3.4-11.0

0.3

0.0- 1.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

209

31.6

24.0-40.4

14.8

9.7-22.0

16.0

9.6-25.4

36.2

27.8-45.6

1.4

0.2- 9.0

$15,000- 24,999

296

162

56.8

49.8-63.7

12.5

8.7-17.6

9.8

6.3-15.1

19.5

14.6-25.5

1.3

0.4- 3.7

$25,000- 34,999

226

143

58.6

50.7-66.1

14.7

9.6-21.7

10.9

6.7-17.5

15.6

10.9-21.9

0.1

0.0- 0.6

$35,000- 49,999

220

167

72.5

64.6-79.3

13.8

8.9-20.8

4.5

2.2- 9.1

9.2

5.3-15.5

0.0

. - .

$50,000-74,999

184

156

82.3

75.0-87.8

4.5

2.0- 9.5

5.6

2.8-11.0

7.6

4.2-13.4

0.0

. - .

$75,000+

146

130

87.8

79.9-92.9

6.9

3.7-12.5

3.4

0.9-12.1

1.9

0.5- 7.2

0.0

. - .

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

577

314

54.3

49.1-59.4

11.1

8.1-14.9

10.0

6.9-14.2

152

23.6

19.7-28.1

1.0

0.4- 2.3

1,002

712

70.0

66.3-73.4

102

10.8

8.7-13.3

7.3

5.5- 9.5

113

11.5

9.1-14.4

0.4

0.1- 1.4

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

223

151

67.0

58.8-74.4

5.9

3.2-10.7

8.7

4.4-16.5

17.9

12.6-24.9

0.4

0.1- 2.8

Non-Veteran

1,383

889

64.0

60.8-67.1

150

12.0

10.0-14.3

103

8.1

6.5-10.1

229

15.3

13.0-17.8

0.6

0.3- 1.4

Currently Serving

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

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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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