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2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeast Partnership I*

Oral Health

How long has it been since you last visited a dentist or a dental clinic for any reason?

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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 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
-Northeast Partnership I 433 271 60.5 54.1-66.5 49 11.0 7.9-15.0 41 9.9 6.9-14.0 70 15.6 11.8-20.4 2 3.0 0.6-13.9
GENDER
Male 153 90 58.6 47.5-68.9 18 9.3 5.5-15.2 15 8.8 5.0-15.0 28 16.6 10.7-25.0 2 6.7 1.3-27.3
Female 280 181 62.0 54.8-68.8 31 12.4 8.2-18.2 26 10.8 6.8-16.8 42 14.8 10.3-20.7 0 0.0 . - .
RACE
White 209 145 67.6 59.0-75.2 18 11.3 6.6-18.7 14 7.1 4.0-12.4 32 14.0 8.7-21.6 0 0.0 . - .
Other 222 124 54.5 45.3-63.4 31 10.8 7.3-15.7 27 12.2 7.7-18.7 38 17.0 12.0-23.7 2 5.5 1.1-23.2
AGE
18-44 105 78 64.1 50.1-76.0 9 8.7 4.1-17.5 5 7.3 2.9-17.1 11 12.2 6.2-22.7 2 7.8 1.6-30.7
45+ 324 189 57.8 51.6-63.8 40 12.6 9.1-17.1 36 11.7 8.3-16.2 59 18.0 13.7-23.3 0 0.0 . - .
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 256 134 51.0 42.4-59.4 31 11.3 7.4-16.8 31 11.6 7.6-17.3 58 21.3 15.6-28.4 2 4.8 1.0-21.0
Some College + 174 134 75.8 67.5-82.4 18 10.7 6.5-17.2 10 7.2 3.6-13.9 12 6.3 3.3-11.7 0 0.0 . - .
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 281 163 54.0 46.9-61.0 38 14.1 9.8-19.9 31 11.8 7.9-17.5 49 20.0 14.6-26.8 0 0.0 . - .
$50,000+ 77 68 87.8 76.9-93.9 3 3.6 1.0-11.5 5 7.8 3.1-18.6 1 0.8 0.1- 5.6 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, Edgecombe, Hyde, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington counties.

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