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

2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeastern Partnership***

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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
-Northeastern Partnership	1,071	655	60.5	56.5-64.5	133	11.9	9.8-14.5	95	8.2	6.5-10.3	173	15.8	13.0-19.1	15	3.5	1.7- 6.8
GENDER
Male	381	225	59.6	52.7-66.1	46	10.4	7.6-14.2	33	6.6	4.4- 9.7	69	17.4	12.7-23.2	8	6.0	2.7-13.0
Female	690	430	61.4	56.7-65.9	87	13.3	10.4-16.9	62	9.7	7.3-12.7	104	14.4	11.4-18.2	7	1.1	0.4- 3.0
RACE
White	668	443	68.4	63.7-72.7	68	11.2	8.6-14.6	49	6.3	4.6- 8.6	103	12.8	9.9-16.4	5	1.3	0.4- 3.7
African American	349	185	49.5	42.7-56.4	59	15.3	11.4-20.1	41	11.9	8.4-16.5	60	20.1	15.0-26.5	4	3.2	0.7-14.6
Other Minorities	50	25	43.0	26.7-60.9	5	5.9	1.9-16.8	4	8.4	2.7-23.1	10	23.1	10.1-44.4	6	19.6	7.7-41.6
HISPANIC
Hispanic	32	13	31.2	16.4-51.2	2	5.1	1.1-21.2	3	10.7	3.3-29.5	8	27.4	11.1-53.1	6	25.6	10.2-51.0
Non-Hispanic	1,036	641	62.7	58.8-66.5	131	12.5	10.2-15.1	91	8.0	6.3-10.0	164	15.0	12.4-18.0	9	1.9	0.7- 5.0
AGE
18-24	39	22	56.2	38.0-72.9	5	7.9	3.0-19.2	2	2.6	0.5-11.7	7	20.2	9.2-38.8	3	13.1	4.3-33.6
25-34	91	55	57.1	45.5-68.0	13	13.6	7.6-23.1	3	3.3	1.1- 9.9	15	18.0	10.7-28.7	5	7.9	3.0-19.4
35-44	143	107	72.7	63.8-80.1	15	11.2	6.6-18.4	7	6.7	3.1-13.7	12	7.9	4.4-13.8	2	1.5	0.3- 6.5
45-54	233	151	64.1	56.7-70.8	28	12.3	8.2-18.0	23	10.0	6.5-15.1	30	13.1	8.7-19.1	1	0.6	0.1- 3.9
55-64	238	143	58.6	51.3-65.4	31	13.5	9.3-19.3	23	11.4	7.2-17.6	38	15.4	11.1-21.1	3	1.1	0.3- 3.7
65-74	183	96	50.3	42.1-58.5	26	15.0	10.0-21.9	24	14.5	9.3-22.0	36	19.9	14.2-27.1	1	0.3	0.0- 2.3
75+	138	76	56.4	46.9-65.5	15	10.9	6.3-18.3	13	10.3	5.7-17.8	34	22.4	15.5-31.1	0	0.0	. - .
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	231	82	31.8	24.2-40.6	36	14.2	9.6-20.5	32	13.0	8.6-19.2	75	31.6	23.5-41.1	6	9.3	3.5-22.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	369	218	59.7	52.8-66.3	47	12.2	8.8-16.8	38	8.9	6.1-12.9	61	15.8	11.5-21.2	5	3.4	1.2- 9.5
Some Post-H.S.	237	169	73.3	65.2-80.2	26	10.2	6.3-16.1	15	5.0	2.8- 8.7	23	10.3	5.7-18.1	4	1.1	0.4- 3.5
College Graduate	231	183	78.2	71.2-83.9	24	11.0	7.0-16.9	10	5.5	2.9-10.1	14	5.3	2.8- 9.6	0	0.0	. - .
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	168	67	37.5	29.0-46.9	27	14.9	9.5-22.4	24	14.9	9.2-23.1	49	32.2	23.2-42.7	1	0.6	0.1- 3.9
$15,000- 24,999	206	106	43.4	34.5-52.7	33	18.7	12.5-26.9	24	10.8	6.8-16.7	36	20.8	13.2-31.1	7	6.4	2.2-17.2
$25,000- 34,999	137	96	71.1	60.6-79.7	14	11.2	6.2-19.2	7	5.2	2.0-12.7	18	11.6	6.6-19.7	2	0.9	0.2- 4.4
$35,000- 49,999	145	94	64.2	53.5-73.6	18	12.3	7.4-19.9	15	8.9	5.1-14.9	17	12.3	6.2-23.2	1	2.2	0.3-14.2
$50,000-74,999	122	90	70.1	59.9-78.6	15	14.1	8.3-22.9	10	8.5	4.4-15.9	7	7.3	3.4-15.1	0	0.0	. - .
$75,000+	128	115	91.7	85.5-95.4	4	1.8	0.6- 5.4	4	3.3	1.2- 8.9	5	3.2	1.3- 7.6	0	0.0	. - .
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	442	236	54.2	48.1-60.1	65	15.8	11.9-20.6	52	11.2	8.3-15.0	83	16.7	13.0-21.2	6	2.1	0.8- 5.3
No	599	404	65.1	59.5-70.4	63	9.3	7.0-12.2	40	6.3	4.4- 9.0	85	15.2	11.3-20.0	7	4.1	1.6- 9.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	151	98	67.7	58.2-75.8	17	10.5	6.1-17.4	11	6.5	3.5-11.8	24	14.5	9.0-22.7	1	0.8	0.1- 5.6
Non-Veteran	917	555	59.3	54.8-63.7	116	12.2	9.9-15.0	83	8.5	6.6-10.8	149	16.1	13.0-19.8	14	3.9	1.9- 7.9

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

-Northeastern Partnership

1,071

655

60.5

56.5-64.5

133

11.9

9.8-14.5

8.2

6.5-10.3

173

15.8

13.0-19.1

3.5

1.7- 6.8

GENDER

Male

381

225

59.6

52.7-66.1

10.4

7.6-14.2

6.6

4.4- 9.7

17.4

12.7-23.2

6.0

2.7-13.0

Female

690

430

61.4

56.7-65.9

13.3

10.4-16.9

9.7

7.3-12.7

104

14.4

11.4-18.2

1.1

0.4- 3.0

RACE

White

668

443

68.4

63.7-72.7

11.2

8.6-14.6

6.3

4.6- 8.6

103

12.8

9.9-16.4

1.3

0.4- 3.7

African American

349

185

49.5

42.7-56.4

15.3

11.4-20.1

11.9

8.4-16.5

20.1

15.0-26.5

3.2

0.7-14.6

Other Minorities

43.0

26.7-60.9

5.9

1.9-16.8

8.4

2.7-23.1

23.1

10.1-44.4

19.6

7.7-41.6

HISPANIC

Hispanic

31.2

16.4-51.2

5.1

1.1-21.2

10.7

3.3-29.5

27.4

11.1-53.1

25.6

10.2-51.0

Non-Hispanic

1,036

641

62.7

58.8-66.5

131

12.5

10.2-15.1

8.0

6.3-10.0

164

15.0

12.4-18.0

1.9

0.7- 5.0

AGE

18-24

56.2

38.0-72.9

7.9

3.0-19.2

2.6

0.5-11.7

20.2

9.2-38.8

13.1

4.3-33.6

25-34

57.1

45.5-68.0

13.6

7.6-23.1

3.3

1.1- 9.9

18.0

10.7-28.7

7.9

3.0-19.4

35-44

143

107

72.7

63.8-80.1

11.2

6.6-18.4

6.7

3.1-13.7

7.9

4.4-13.8

1.5

0.3- 6.5

45-54

233

151

64.1

56.7-70.8

12.3

8.2-18.0

10.0

6.5-15.1

13.1

8.7-19.1

0.6

0.1- 3.9

55-64

238

143

58.6

51.3-65.4

13.5

9.3-19.3

11.4

7.2-17.6

15.4

11.1-21.1

1.1

0.3- 3.7

65-74

183

50.3

42.1-58.5

15.0

10.0-21.9

14.5

9.3-22.0

19.9

14.2-27.1

0.3

0.0- 2.3

75+

138

56.4

46.9-65.5

10.9

6.3-18.3

10.3

5.7-17.8

22.4

15.5-31.1

0.0

. - .

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

231

31.8

24.2-40.6

14.2

9.6-20.5

13.0

8.6-19.2

31.6

23.5-41.1

9.3

3.5-22.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

369

218

59.7

52.8-66.3

12.2

8.8-16.8

8.9

6.1-12.9

15.8

11.5-21.2

3.4

1.2- 9.5

Some Post-H.S.

237

169

73.3

65.2-80.2

10.2

6.3-16.1

5.0

2.8- 8.7

10.3

5.7-18.1

1.1

0.4- 3.5

College Graduate

231

183

78.2

71.2-83.9

11.0

7.0-16.9

5.5

2.9-10.1

5.3

2.8- 9.6

0.0

. - .

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

168

37.5

29.0-46.9

14.9

9.5-22.4

14.9

9.2-23.1

32.2

23.2-42.7

0.6

0.1- 3.9

$15,000- 24,999

206

106

43.4

34.5-52.7

18.7

12.5-26.9

10.8

6.8-16.7

20.8

13.2-31.1

6.4

2.2-17.2

$25,000- 34,999

137

71.1

60.6-79.7

11.2

6.2-19.2

5.2

2.0-12.7

11.6

6.6-19.7

0.9

0.2- 4.4

$35,000- 49,999

145

64.2

53.5-73.6

12.3

7.4-19.9

8.9

5.1-14.9

12.3

6.2-23.2

2.2

0.3-14.2

$50,000-74,999

122

70.1

59.9-78.6

14.1

8.3-22.9

8.5

4.4-15.9

7.3

3.4-15.1

0.0

. - .

$75,000+

128

115

91.7

85.5-95.4

1.8

0.6- 5.4

3.3

1.2- 8.9

3.2

1.3- 7.6

0.0

. - .

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

442

236

54.2

48.1-60.1

15.8

11.9-20.6

11.2

8.3-15.0

16.7

13.0-21.2

2.1

0.8- 5.3

599

404

65.1

59.5-70.4

9.3

7.0-12.2

6.3

4.4- 9.0

15.2

11.3-20.0

4.1

1.6- 9.9

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

151

67.7

58.2-75.8

10.5

6.1-17.4

6.5

3.5-11.8

14.5

9.0-22.7

0.8

0.1- 5.6

Non-Veteran

917

555

59.3

54.8-63.7

116

12.2

9.9-15.0

8.5

6.6-10.8

149

16.1

13.0-19.8

3.9

1.9- 7.9

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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, Edgecombe, 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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