BRFSS 2006 - Northeastern Partnership***: (How long has it been since you had your teeth cleaned by a dentist or dental hygienist?*)

2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeastern Partnership***

Oral Health

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	Total Respond.^	1-12 months	1-2 years	2-5 years	5 or more years	Never
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
-Northeastern Partnership	941	576	59.2	54.8-63.4	116	11.4	9.2-13.9	82	7.5	5.8- 9.7	120	13.7	11.0-17.0	47	8.2	5.5-12.2
GENDER
Male	338	195	56.7	49.4-63.7	38	8.7	6.1-12.3	25	5.7	3.6- 9.0	54	15.3	11.1-20.7	26	13.6	8.4-21.3
Female	603	381	61.5	56.5-66.3	78	13.8	10.7-17.6	57	9.2	6.9-12.3	66	12.2	9.1-16.4	21	3.2	1.9- 5.3
RACE
White	587	403	68.1	63.1-72.8	62	10.5	8.0-13.8	39	5.8	4.1- 8.3	63	10.8	7.8-14.6	20	4.7	2.8- 7.8
African American	304	149	45.9	38.6-53.4	49	14.1	10.3-19.1	39	11.1	7.7-15.7	50	21.6	15.7-28.8	17	7.3	3.2-16.0
Other Minorities	47	23	41.3	25.2-59.4	5	8.6	3.1-21.8	3	7.7	2.3-22.5	6	9.3	3.7-21.6	10	33.2	16.7-55.1
HISPANIC
Hispanic	31	10	26.5	13.3-46.0	3	8.7	2.5-25.9	3	9.8	3.0-27.8	4	7.5	2.3-22.0	11	47.5	27.0-68.8
Non-Hispanic	907	565	61.9	57.7-66.0	113	11.6	9.4-14.2	78	7.3	5.6- 9.3	115	14.2	11.4-17.6	36	5.0	3.1- 8.0
AGE
18-24	39	22	57.9	39.6-74.2	4	5.4	1.9-14.7	2	2.6	0.5-11.7	6	13.5	5.5-29.2	5	20.7	8.8-41.4
25-34	92	52	51.4	40.0-62.6	11	11.8	6.1-21.5	5	4.4	1.8-10.4	16	20.0	12.1-31.1	8	12.5	6.1-23.9
35-44	141	97	66.3	57.1-74.4	17	12.3	7.6-19.4	8	7.8	3.8-15.3	13	8.2	4.6-14.0	6	5.4	2.4-11.8
45-54	213	127	58.1	50.3-65.6	29	13.0	8.8-18.9	22	8.7	5.6-13.4	28	16.4	11.0-23.9	7	3.6	1.6- 7.9
55-64	211	131	62.0	54.4-69.1	26	12.3	8.3-18.0	20	9.9	5.9-16.2	26	11.9	7.9-17.6	8	3.8	1.8- 7.7
65-74	136	77	54.8	45.1-64.2	20	16.7	10.5-25.4	13	10.2	5.6-18.1	17	12.0	6.9-20.1	9	6.2	3.1-12.3
75+	103	66	61.0	50.1-70.8	9	9.0	4.5-17.0	12	12.5	6.7-22.0	13	13.8	7.9-23.1	3	3.8	1.0-12.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	176	63	30.6	22.1-40.6	27	13.2	8.4-20.3	18	8.2	4.6-14.2	45	22.6	15.9-31.2	23	25.3	15.1-39.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	323	186	56.5	49.0-63.7	41	11.3	7.9-15.8	37	10.0	6.8-14.6	44	15.5	10.8-21.7	15	6.7	3.5-12.7
Some Post-H.S.	218	153	72.3	64.0-79.3	26	10.4	6.8-15.6	14	4.4	2.5- 7.7	18	10.3	5.5-18.7	7	2.5	1.1- 5.6
College Graduate	222	173	76.0	68.7-82.1	22	10.9	6.8-16.8	13	6.0	3.3-10.6	12	6.0	3.2-11.0	2	1.1	0.2- 5.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	127	53	36.3	26.7-47.1	15	9.5	5.1-16.8	19	14.5	8.3-24.1	29	28.4	18.5-40.9	11	11.3	5.5-22.0
$15,000- 24,999	186	86	39.6	30.5-49.4	31	16.5	10.9-24.2	16	7.2	4.1-12.4	36	19.0	13.1-26.7	17	17.7	9.4-30.9
$25,000- 34,999	121	89	70.2	58.4-79.9	10	10.0	5.0-19.1	6	4.6	1.6-12.7	12	13.3	6.9-24.1	4	1.9	0.7- 5.4
$35,000- 49,999	136	86	59.8	48.7-70.1	18	12.2	7.4-19.5	20	12.4	7.5-19.9	10	12.0	5.3-24.6	2	3.6	0.8-13.9
$50,000-74,999	119	83	65.8	55.3-74.9	18	17.3	10.7-26.6	10	8.7	4.4-16.2	8	8.3	4.0-16.4	0	0.0	. - .
$75,000+	123	111	90.7	83.3-95.1	4	2.2	0.8- 6.2	4	3.0	1.1- 8.0	4	4.1	1.4-11.5	0	0.0	. - .
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	369	193	52.3	45.5-58.9	43	11.3	8.1-15.7	46	10.3	7.4-14.1	64	18.0	13.6-23.4	23	8.1	5.0-12.8
No	548	372	63.9	57.9-69.4	68	10.9	8.3-14.2	34	6.0	4.0- 8.8	53	11.3	8.0-15.6	21	8.0	4.4-14.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	138	88	63.6	53.3-72.7	13	9.5	5.3-16.6	12	7.2	3.9-13.0	20	15.7	9.3-25.3	5	4.0	1.6- 9.5
Non-Veteran	800	487	58.5	53.6-63.1	103	11.7	9.4-14.5	69	7.5	5.7- 9.9	99	13.4	10.5-16.9	42	9.0	5.8-13.6

Total
Respond.^

1-12 months

1-2 years

2-5 years

5 or more years

Never

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

-Northeastern Partnership

941

576

59.2

54.8-63.4

116

11.4

9.2-13.9

7.5

5.8- 9.7

120

13.7

11.0-17.0

8.2

5.5-12.2

GENDER

Male

338

195

56.7

49.4-63.7

8.7

6.1-12.3

5.7

3.6- 9.0

15.3

11.1-20.7

13.6

8.4-21.3

Female

603

381

61.5

56.5-66.3

13.8

10.7-17.6

9.2

6.9-12.3

12.2

9.1-16.4

3.2

1.9- 5.3

RACE

White

587

403

68.1

63.1-72.8

10.5

8.0-13.8

5.8

4.1- 8.3

10.8

7.8-14.6

4.7

2.8- 7.8

African American

304

149

45.9

38.6-53.4

14.1

10.3-19.1

11.1

7.7-15.7

21.6

15.7-28.8

7.3

3.2-16.0

Other Minorities

41.3

25.2-59.4

8.6

3.1-21.8

7.7

2.3-22.5

9.3

3.7-21.6

33.2

16.7-55.1

HISPANIC

Hispanic

26.5

13.3-46.0

8.7

2.5-25.9

9.8

3.0-27.8

7.5

2.3-22.0

47.5

27.0-68.8

Non-Hispanic

907

565

61.9

57.7-66.0

113

11.6

9.4-14.2

7.3

5.6- 9.3

115

14.2

11.4-17.6

5.0

3.1- 8.0

AGE

18-24

57.9

39.6-74.2

5.4

1.9-14.7

2.6

0.5-11.7

13.5

5.5-29.2

20.7

8.8-41.4

25-34

51.4

40.0-62.6

11.8

6.1-21.5

4.4

1.8-10.4

20.0

12.1-31.1

12.5

6.1-23.9

35-44

141

66.3

57.1-74.4

12.3

7.6-19.4

7.8

3.8-15.3

8.2

4.6-14.0

5.4

2.4-11.8

45-54

213

127

58.1

50.3-65.6

13.0

8.8-18.9

8.7

5.6-13.4

16.4

11.0-23.9

3.6

1.6- 7.9

55-64

211

131

62.0

54.4-69.1

12.3

8.3-18.0

9.9

5.9-16.2

11.9

7.9-17.6

3.8

1.8- 7.7

65-74

136

54.8

45.1-64.2

16.7

10.5-25.4

10.2

5.6-18.1

12.0

6.9-20.1

6.2

3.1-12.3

75+

103

61.0

50.1-70.8

9.0

4.5-17.0

12.5

6.7-22.0

13.8

7.9-23.1

3.8

1.0-12.9

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

176

30.6

22.1-40.6

13.2

8.4-20.3

8.2

4.6-14.2

22.6

15.9-31.2

25.3

15.1-39.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

323

186

56.5

49.0-63.7

11.3

7.9-15.8

10.0

6.8-14.6

15.5

10.8-21.7

6.7

3.5-12.7

Some Post-H.S.

218

153

72.3

64.0-79.3

10.4

6.8-15.6

4.4

2.5- 7.7

10.3

5.5-18.7

2.5

1.1- 5.6

College Graduate

222

173

76.0

68.7-82.1

10.9

6.8-16.8

6.0

3.3-10.6

6.0

3.2-11.0

1.1

0.2- 5.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

127

36.3

26.7-47.1

9.5

5.1-16.8

14.5

8.3-24.1

28.4

18.5-40.9

11.3

5.5-22.0

$15,000- 24,999

186

39.6

30.5-49.4

16.5

10.9-24.2

7.2

4.1-12.4

19.0

13.1-26.7

17.7

9.4-30.9

$25,000- 34,999

121

70.2

58.4-79.9

10.0

5.0-19.1

4.6

1.6-12.7

13.3

6.9-24.1

1.9

0.7- 5.4

$35,000- 49,999

136

59.8

48.7-70.1

12.2

7.4-19.5

12.4

7.5-19.9

12.0

5.3-24.6

3.6

0.8-13.9

$50,000-74,999

119

65.8

55.3-74.9

17.3

10.7-26.6

8.7

4.4-16.2

8.3

4.0-16.4

0.0

. - .

$75,000+

123

111

90.7

83.3-95.1

2.2

0.8- 6.2

3.0

1.1- 8.0

4.1

1.4-11.5

0.0

. - .

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

369

193

52.3

45.5-58.9

11.3

8.1-15.7

10.3

7.4-14.1

18.0

13.6-23.4

8.1

5.0-12.8

548

372

63.9

57.9-69.4

10.9

8.3-14.2

6.0

4.0- 8.8

11.3

8.0-15.6

8.0

4.4-14.3

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

138

63.6

53.3-72.7

9.5

5.3-16.6

7.2

3.9-13.0

15.7

9.3-25.3

4.0

1.6- 9.5

Non-Veteran

800

487

58.5

53.6-63.1

103

11.7

9.4-14.5

7.5

5.7- 9.9

13.4

10.5-16.9

9.0

5.8-13.6

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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.

**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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