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

2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Mountain AHEC*

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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
-Mtn. AHEC	921	571	61.8	57.4-66.0	101	12.3	9.6-15.6	80	9.2	6.7-12.4	159	15.7	12.8-19.0	10	1.0	0.5- 2.2
GENDER
Male	344	206	58.8	51.7-65.6	33	11.1	7.3-16.5	28	9.9	5.8-16.4	71	18.7	13.9-24.6	6	1.6	0.6- 4.2
Female	577	365	64.5	59.2-69.4	68	13.4	10.0-17.9	52	8.5	6.1-11.8	88	13.0	10.0-16.7	4	0.6	0.2- 1.7
RACE
White	819	512	62.3	57.7-66.7	90	12.3	9.4-15.8	67	8.8	6.3-12.2	145	16.2	13.2-19.8	5	0.4	0.1- 1.0
Other	98	55	55.1	40.8-68.6	11	13.1	6.3-25.5	13	13.4	5.7-28.4	14	10.5	4.9-20.9	5	7.9	2.8-20.3
AGE
18-44	241	148	60.9	52.5-68.7	29	14.3	9.3-21.5	29	11.7	6.9-19.1	31	11.5	7.4-17.3	4	1.7	0.6- 4.7
45+	679	422	62.4	57.8-66.8	72	10.9	8.4-14.0	51	7.4	5.4-10.2	128	18.7	15.2-22.9	6	0.6	0.2- 1.5
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	388	170	45.7	38.7-53.0	50	14.5	10.1-20.3	48	13.8	9.0-20.4	112	23.8	18.8-29.7	8	2.2	0.9- 4.9
Some College +	529	398	74.3	69.1-78.9	50	10.5	7.4-14.7	32	5.6	3.7- 8.6	47	9.4	6.4-13.5	2	0.2	0.0- 0.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	559	294	52.8	47.1-58.5	72	14.7	11.1-19.3	59	10.6	7.7-14.5	127	20.6	16.5-25.4	7	1.2	0.5- 3.0
$50,000+	235	197	85.1	78.8-89.8	17	6.5	3.7-11.2	10	3.5	1.5- 7.9	11	4.8	2.3- 9.8	0	0.0	. - .

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

-Mtn. AHEC

921

571

61.8

57.4-66.0

101

12.3

9.6-15.6

9.2

6.7-12.4

159

15.7

12.8-19.0

1.0

0.5- 2.2

GENDER

Male

344

206

58.8

51.7-65.6

11.1

7.3-16.5

9.9

5.8-16.4

18.7

13.9-24.6

1.6

0.6- 4.2

Female

577

365

64.5

59.2-69.4

13.4

10.0-17.9

8.5

6.1-11.8

13.0

10.0-16.7

0.6

0.2- 1.7

RACE

White

819

512

62.3

57.7-66.7

12.3

9.4-15.8

8.8

6.3-12.2

145

16.2

13.2-19.8

0.4

0.1- 1.0

Other

55.1

40.8-68.6

13.1

6.3-25.5

13.4

5.7-28.4

10.5

4.9-20.9

7.9

2.8-20.3

AGE

18-44

241

148

60.9

52.5-68.7

14.3

9.3-21.5

11.7

6.9-19.1

11.5

7.4-17.3

1.7

0.6- 4.7

45+

679

422

62.4

57.8-66.8

10.9

8.4-14.0

7.4

5.4-10.2

128

18.7

15.2-22.9

0.6

0.2- 1.5

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

388

170

45.7

38.7-53.0

14.5

10.1-20.3

13.8

9.0-20.4

112

23.8

18.8-29.7

2.2

0.9- 4.9

Some College +

529

398

74.3

69.1-78.9

10.5

7.4-14.7

5.6

3.7- 8.6

9.4

6.4-13.5

0.2

0.0- 0.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

559

294

52.8

47.1-58.5

14.7

11.1-19.3

10.6

7.7-14.5

127

20.6

16.5-25.4

1.2

0.5- 3.0

$50,000+

235

197

85.1

78.8-89.8

6.5

3.7-11.2

3.5

1.5- 7.9

4.8

2.3- 9.8

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.

*Mountain AHEC: Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, and Yancey counties.

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