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2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeast Partnership I*

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
-Northeast Partnership I 379 243 59.4 52.5-65.9 44 12.1 8.7-16.6 30 7.2 4.7-11.1 48 13.1 9.4-17.9 14 8.1 3.8-16.4
GENDER
Male 137 75 52.8 41.4-64.0 17 10.0 5.9-16.4 10 4.5 2.3- 8.5 25 16.7 10.8-24.9 10 16.1 7.3-31.6
Female 242 168 65.1 57.1-72.3 27 14.0 9.2-20.7 20 9.6 5.6-16.1 23 10.1 6.0-16.5 4 1.3 0.4- 3.8
RACE
White 187 139 68.8 59.5-76.7 15 11.8 6.7-19.8 8 3.7 1.8- 7.8 21 10.9 6.4-17.9 4 4.8 1.5-14.1
Other 190 103 51.5 41.6-61.3 29 12.5 8.4-18.3 22 10.2 6.0-16.7 26 14.9 9.7-22.2 10 10.9 4.3-25.1
AGE
18-44 105 74 59.7 46.3-71.8 11 10.7 5.6-19.7 5 5.7 2.1-14.6 9 9.2 4.4-18.3 6 14.7 5.8-32.2
45+ 270 166 58.9 52.1-65.4 33 13.4 9.5-18.7 25 8.5 5.7-12.7 39 16.3 11.6-22.4 7 2.8 1.3- 6.1
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 214 112 48.4 39.2-57.7 30 13.8 9.1-20.3 23 8.5 5.0-14.0 37 16.8 11.5-24.0 12 12.5 5.8-25.1
Some College + 163 130 76.7 68.2-83.5 14 9.7 5.6-16.3 7 5.3 2.4-11.6 10 7.1 3.6-13.7 2 1.2 0.3- 5.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 245 146 52.7 45.0-60.2 31 14.2 9.6-20.5 24 9.1 5.6-14.6 36 18.0 12.6-25.1 8 6.0 2.6-13.1
$50,000+ 77 66 84.0 72.6-91.2 5 7.3 3.1-16.5 5 7.8 3.1-18.6 1 0.8 0.1- 5.6 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.


*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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