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2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeast Partnership II**

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 II 444 257 56.8 50.4-62.9 51 9.1 6.7-12.3 46 8.9 6.4-12.3 60 15.2 11.0-20.5 30 10.0 6.0-16.3
GENDER
Male 159 91 53.9 43.6-63.8 15 7.1 4.1-11.9 14 7.3 4.0-13.2 23 15.4 9.4-24.3 16 16.3 9.0-27.9
Female 285 166 59.7 52.5-66.5 36 11.2 7.7-15.9 32 10.5 7.2-15.0 37 15.0 10.0-21.8 14 3.7 2.1- 6.4
RACE
White 293 190 65.5 58.2-72.1 30 9.2 6.2-13.6 27 8.1 5.3-12.2 31 10.8 6.7-17.1 15 6.4 3.5-11.3
Other 150 67 42.0 31.9-52.9 21 8.9 5.4-14.3 18 10.1 5.8-17.1 29 22.6 14.8-33.0 15 16.3 7.8-31.1
AGE
18-44 127 73 56.3 45.2-66.9 14 7.1 3.9-12.5 8 5.2 2.4-10.6 21 17.1 10.3-27.1 11 14.3 7.0-26.8
45+ 315 183 57.1 50.8-63.3 37 11.1 7.9-15.3 38 12.5 8.8-17.4 38 13.2 9.1-18.7 19 6.1 3.7- 9.9
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 232 110 44.5 36.1-53.3 29 9.2 6.1-13.7 27 10.7 6.8-16.3 42 19.4 13.4-27.2 24 16.2 9.3-26.7
Some College + 212 147 71.3 63.0-78.3 22 9.0 5.6-14.1 19 6.8 4.2-10.9 18 10.2 5.4-18.4 6 2.7 1.1- 6.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 260 133 49.4 41.1-57.8 27 8.0 5.2-12.1 33 11.0 7.4-16.1 43 18.6 12.7-26.4 24 13.0 7.3-22.1
$50,000+ 123 94 76.1 66.8-83.5 13 10.7 6.0-18.5 8 5.9 2.9-11.7 8 7.2 3.5-14.4 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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