BRFSS 2006 - Eastern North Carolina**: (How long has it been since you last visited a dentist or a dental clinic for any reason?)

2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

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	Total Respond.^	1-12 months	1-2 years	2-5 years	5 or more years	Never
North Carolina	15,511	10,287	65.2	64.1-66.3	1,756	12.1	11.3-12.9	1,281	8.8	8.2- 9.5	2,014	11.6	11.0-12.3	173	2.2	1.8- 2.8
-Eastern NC	5,205	3,367	63.7	61.8-65.5	621	12.4	11.2-13.7	479	9.6	8.5-10.8	677	11.9	10.7-13.2	61	2.5	1.7- 3.5
GENDER
Male	1,844	1,173	63.1	60.0-66.2	216	12.8	10.8-15.2	173	8.0	6.6- 9.7	253	12.7	10.8-14.8	29	3.4	2.1- 5.3
Female	3,361	2,194	64.2	61.9-66.4	405	12.0	10.6-13.5	306	11.0	9.4-12.7	424	11.2	9.9-12.7	32	1.6	1.0- 2.6
RACE
White	3,502	2,427	69.9	67.7-72.0	366	11.0	9.6-12.5	276	8.0	6.8- 9.4	421	10.5	9.3-12.0	12	0.6	0.3- 1.2
African American	1,201	672	57.2	53.5-60.8	177	14.2	11.8-17.0	151	12.9	10.6-15.6	190	14.4	12.1-17.0	11	1.3	0.5- 3.8
Other Minorities	487	260	44.5	38.1-51.0	73	15.9	11.5-21.5	50	11.3	7.7-16.3	66	14.6	10.4-20.0	38	13.7	9.3-19.8
HISPANIC
Hispanic	261	119	37.8	30.2-46.0	39	16.4	10.9-23.9	29	12.6	8.0-19.4	38	14.5	9.4-21.8	36	18.7	12.7-26.6
Non-Hispanic	4,935	3,244	66.5	64.6-68.3	581	12.0	10.8-13.3	448	9.2	8.1-10.3	637	11.6	10.5-12.9	25	0.7	0.4- 1.4
AGE
18-24	235	147	60.2	52.1-67.8	31	13.7	9.1-20.2	23	10.1	6.2-15.9	21	9.5	5.8-15.2	13	6.4	3.4-12.0
25-34	627	427	64.7	60.0-69.3	83	13.0	10.1-16.4	47	9.4	6.9-12.8	51	8.4	6.0-11.7	19	4.4	2.7- 7.3
35-44	845	598	68.5	64.2-72.5	107	12.8	10.1-16.1	61	7.0	5.3- 9.2	69	9.4	7.0-12.4	10	2.4	1.0- 5.6
45-54	1,043	693	65.5	61.9-69.0	127	12.1	9.9-14.8	106	10.1	8.1-12.6	114	11.8	9.5-14.6	3	0.4	0.1- 1.2
55-64	1,046	675	63.8	60.2-67.3	132	12.5	10.3-15.1	92	9.3	7.2-12.0	138	13.4	11.0-16.1	9	1.0	0.4- 2.6
65-74	788	465	60.5	56.4-64.4	85	11.0	8.7-13.8	94	11.9	9.5-14.8	141	16.4	13.7-19.5	3	0.3	0.1- 0.9
75+	587	335	54.3	49.4-59.1	53	9.9	7.4-13.2	53	11.4	8.2-15.6	142	23.1	19.2-27.5	4	1.3	0.5- 3.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	846	291	33.3	28.7-38.1	118	16.6	12.8-21.1	128	14.3	11.3-17.9	269	25.8	21.8-30.3	40	10.0	6.8-14.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,679	1,043	62.1	58.7-65.3	210	12.4	10.5-14.6	171	11.4	9.3-13.9	240	12.1	10.3-14.2	15	2.0	1.0- 4.0
Some Post-H.S.	1,332	933	69.4	65.8-72.7	165	12.6	10.3-15.4	109	7.6	6.0- 9.7	119	10.1	7.9-12.8	6	0.3	0.1- 0.7
College Graduate	1,341	1,097	82.1	79.3-84.6	125	8.8	7.0-11.0	71	5.6	4.2- 7.5	48	3.5	2.5- 4.9	0	0.0	. - .
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	657	258	37.7	33.0-42.8	98	16.3	12.8-20.5	89	13.7	10.5-17.7	199	28.1	23.8-32.9	13	4.1	2.2- 7.6
$15,000- 24,999	903	490	50.4	45.4-55.5	133	16.9	13.2-21.4	119	12.8	10.0-16.1	141	15.4	12.2-19.3	20	4.5	2.4- 8.3
$25,000- 34,999	664	422	62.8	57.7-67.7	86	14.4	10.9-18.7	65	9.1	6.7-12.2	86	13.0	10.0-16.8	5	0.7	0.3- 1.8
$35,000- 49,999	743	528	68.6	63.8-73.0	87	11.1	8.8-14.0	72	10.9	8.0-14.6	55	9.0	6.4-12.5	1	0.5	0.1- 3.2
$50,000-74,999	701	556	78.2	74.0-81.8	69	9.6	7.3-12.6	48	8.0	5.7-11.1	28	4.2	2.8- 6.4	0	0.0	. - .
$75,000+	759	660	88.0	85.0-90.5	59	7.5	5.6-10.2	20	2.2	1.3- 3.6	19	2.2	1.3- 3.7	1	0.1	0.0- 0.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,967	1,121	56.9	54.0-59.8	256	14.0	12.1-16.2	221	11.7	9.8-13.8	345	15.0	13.2-17.0	24	2.4	1.5- 3.9
No	3,069	2,151	67.5	65.0-69.9	341	11.4	9.9-13.2	239	8.4	7.1-10.0	306	10.3	8.8-12.0	32	2.3	1.5- 3.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	887	602	68.2	64.2-72.0	111	13.7	11.0-16.9	72	7.2	5.4- 9.4	99	10.6	8.3-13.4	3	0.3	0.1- 1.0
Non-Veteran	4,307	2,759	62.6	60.5-64.7	508	12.1	10.7-13.6	406	10.1	8.9-11.5	576	12.2	10.9-13.6	58	2.9	2.1- 4.2

Total
Respond.^

1-12 months

1-2 years

2-5 years

5 or more years

Never

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

15,511

10,287

65.2

64.1-66.3

1,756

12.1

11.3-12.9

1,281

8.8

8.2- 9.5

2,014

11.6

11.0-12.3

173

2.2

1.8- 2.8

-Eastern NC

5,205

3,367

63.7

61.8-65.5

621

12.4

11.2-13.7

479

9.6

8.5-10.8

677

11.9

10.7-13.2

2.5

1.7- 3.5

GENDER

Male

1,844

1,173

63.1

60.0-66.2

216

12.8

10.8-15.2

173

8.0

6.6- 9.7

253

12.7

10.8-14.8

3.4

2.1- 5.3

Female

3,361

2,194

64.2

61.9-66.4

405

12.0

10.6-13.5

306

11.0

9.4-12.7

424

11.2

9.9-12.7

1.6

1.0- 2.6

RACE

White

3,502

2,427

69.9

67.7-72.0

366

11.0

9.6-12.5

276

8.0

6.8- 9.4

421

10.5

9.3-12.0

0.6

0.3- 1.2

African American

1,201

672

57.2

53.5-60.8

177

14.2

11.8-17.0

151

12.9

10.6-15.6

190

14.4

12.1-17.0

1.3

0.5- 3.8

Other Minorities

487

260

44.5

38.1-51.0

15.9

11.5-21.5

11.3

7.7-16.3

14.6

10.4-20.0

13.7

9.3-19.8

HISPANIC

Hispanic

261

119

37.8

30.2-46.0

16.4

10.9-23.9

12.6

8.0-19.4

14.5

9.4-21.8

18.7

12.7-26.6

Non-Hispanic

4,935

3,244

66.5

64.6-68.3

581

12.0

10.8-13.3

448

9.2

8.1-10.3

637

11.6

10.5-12.9

0.7

0.4- 1.4

AGE

18-24

235

147

60.2

52.1-67.8

13.7

9.1-20.2

10.1

6.2-15.9

9.5

5.8-15.2

6.4

3.4-12.0

25-34

627

427

64.7

60.0-69.3

13.0

10.1-16.4

9.4

6.9-12.8

8.4

6.0-11.7

4.4

2.7- 7.3

35-44

845

598

68.5

64.2-72.5

107

12.8

10.1-16.1

7.0

5.3- 9.2

9.4

7.0-12.4

2.4

1.0- 5.6

45-54

1,043

693

65.5

61.9-69.0

127

12.1

9.9-14.8

106

10.1

8.1-12.6

114

11.8

9.5-14.6

0.4

0.1- 1.2

55-64

1,046

675

63.8

60.2-67.3

132

12.5

10.3-15.1

9.3

7.2-12.0

138

13.4

11.0-16.1

1.0

0.4- 2.6

65-74

788

465

60.5

56.4-64.4

11.0

8.7-13.8

11.9

9.5-14.8

141

16.4

13.7-19.5

0.3

0.1- 0.9

75+

587

335

54.3

49.4-59.1

9.9

7.4-13.2

11.4

8.2-15.6

142

23.1

19.2-27.5

1.3

0.5- 3.5

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

846

291

33.3

28.7-38.1

118

16.6

12.8-21.1

128

14.3

11.3-17.9

269

25.8

21.8-30.3

10.0

6.8-14.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,679

1,043

62.1

58.7-65.3

210

12.4

10.5-14.6

171

11.4

9.3-13.9

240

12.1

10.3-14.2

2.0

1.0- 4.0

Some Post-H.S.

1,332

933

69.4

65.8-72.7

165

12.6

10.3-15.4

109

7.6

6.0- 9.7

119

10.1

7.9-12.8

0.3

0.1- 0.7

College Graduate

1,341

1,097

82.1

79.3-84.6

125

8.8

7.0-11.0

5.6

4.2- 7.5

3.5

2.5- 4.9

0.0

. - .

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

657

258

37.7

33.0-42.8

16.3

12.8-20.5

13.7

10.5-17.7

199

28.1

23.8-32.9

4.1

2.2- 7.6

$15,000- 24,999

903

490

50.4

45.4-55.5

133

16.9

13.2-21.4

119

12.8

10.0-16.1

141

15.4

12.2-19.3

4.5

2.4- 8.3

$25,000- 34,999

664

422

62.8

57.7-67.7

14.4

10.9-18.7

9.1

6.7-12.2

13.0

10.0-16.8

0.7

0.3- 1.8

$35,000- 49,999

743

528

68.6

63.8-73.0

11.1

8.8-14.0

10.9

8.0-14.6

9.0

6.4-12.5

0.5

0.1- 3.2

$50,000-74,999

701

556

78.2

74.0-81.8

9.6

7.3-12.6

8.0

5.7-11.1

4.2

2.8- 6.4

0.0

. - .

$75,000+

759

660

88.0

85.0-90.5

7.5

5.6-10.2

2.2

1.3- 3.6

2.2

1.3- 3.7

0.1

0.0- 0.5

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

1,967

1,121

56.9

54.0-59.8

256

14.0

12.1-16.2

221

11.7

9.8-13.8

345

15.0

13.2-17.0

2.4

1.5- 3.9

3,069

2,151

67.5

65.0-69.9

341

11.4

9.9-13.2

239

8.4

7.1-10.0

306

10.3

8.8-12.0

2.3

1.5- 3.7

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

887

602

68.2

64.2-72.0

111

13.7

11.0-16.9

7.2

5.4- 9.4

10.6

8.3-13.4

0.3

0.1- 1.0

Non-Veteran

4,307

2,759

62.6

60.5-64.7

508

12.1

10.7-13.6

406

10.1

8.9-11.5

576

12.2

10.9-13.6

2.9

2.1- 4.2

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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.

** 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.

***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: Beaufort, Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Hyde, Martin, Northampton, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, Warren, and Washington.
Mountain Area Health Education Center (MAHEC): Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, and Yancey counties.

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