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2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Buncombe County

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 14,007 9,566 65.7 64.5-66.8 1,536 11.8 11.0-12.7 1,083 8.3 7.7- 9.1 1,395 9.9 9.2-10.6 427 4.3 3.7- 4.9
-Buncombe County 322 219 67.5 60.8-73.5 28 7.7 5.0-11.7 26 8.5 5.6-12.7 38 13.0 8.9-18.5 11 3.3 1.5- 7.1
GENDER
Male 117 76 64.9 54.1-74.4 7 6.5 2.9-13.7 10 8.3 4.3-15.5 19 15.8 9.5-25.2 5 4.5 1.5-12.7
Female 205 143 69.9 61.5-77.1 21 8.8 5.3-14.3 16 8.6 5.0-14.4 19 10.4 6.0-17.5 6 2.3 0.9- 5.6
RACE
White 286 198 68.9 61.9-75.2 25 8.1 5.1-12.7 23 9.2 6.0-14.1 32 12.0 7.9-17.7 8 1.7 0.8- 3.8
Other 34 19 57.1 36.3-75.6 3 5.3 1.6-16.2 3 3.9 1.2-12.4 6 19.9 8.1-40.9 3 13.9 4.1-38.0
AGE
18-44 105 66 63.7 52.4-73.6 9 8.1 4.0-15.5 10 8.6 4.5-15.8 17 16.1 9.5-25.9 3 3.6 1.0-11.7
45+ 217 153 71.7 64.6-77.8 19 7.3 4.5-11.7 16 8.4 5.0-13.8 21 9.6 6.0-15.0 8 3.0 1.4- 6.6
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 106 54 59.1 46.6-70.5 13 6.3 3.4-11.4 12 11.2 6.0-19.9 18 15.2 8.6-25.4 9 8.2 3.5-18.1
Some College + 215 164 72.2 64.1-79.0 15 8.5 4.8-14.5 14 7.0 3.9-12.1 20 11.8 7.1-18.9 2 0.6 0.1- 2.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 167 93 55.4 45.4-65.0 17 8.5 4.8-14.7 17 11.9 7.2-19.2 32 19.9 13.2-28.8 8 4.2 1.7-10.1
$50,000+ 104 93 90.0 81.6-94.8 5 5.1 1.8-13.4 4 3.1 1.1- 8.0 2 1.9 0.5- 7.3 0 0.0 . - .

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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.


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