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

2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

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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
-Piedmont NC	8,660	5,895	67.0	65.5-68.4	961	12.0	10.9-13.1	652	8.3	7.5- 9.2	1,058	10.5	9.6-11.4	94	2.3	1.7- 3.1
GENDER
Male	3,201	2,095	62.5	60.0-65.0	359	13.6	11.8-15.6	246	8.5	7.1-10.0	451	11.8	10.4-13.4	50	3.6	2.4- 5.2
Female	5,459	3,800	71.3	69.7-72.8	602	10.4	9.4-11.5	406	8.2	7.2- 9.3	607	9.2	8.3-10.1	44	1.0	0.7- 1.4
RACE
White	6,715	4,837	72.6	71.0-74.1	675	11.1	10.0-12.4	433	6.8	6.0- 7.8	752	9.2	8.4-10.2	18	0.2	0.1- 0.4
African American	1,324	750	57.6	53.8-61.2	205	15.4	12.6-18.8	141	11.7	9.5-14.4	219	14.5	12.3-17.0	9	0.8	0.3- 2.0
Other Minorities	580	287	48.0	42.5-53.6	73	11.9	9.0-15.5	70	11.7	8.8-15.5	84	12.1	9.1-16.0	66	16.3	11.8-22.0
HISPANIC
Hispanic	478	232	43.1	37.3-49.1	61	12.5	9.4-16.4	64	13.8	10.2-18.4	65	12.4	8.9-17.0	56	18.2	13.0-25.0
Non-Hispanic	8,165	5,653	69.6	68.1-71.0	897	11.9	10.8-13.1	587	7.7	6.9- 8.6	990	10.3	9.4-11.1	38	0.5	0.3- 0.8
AGE
18-24	332	205	62.3	55.5-68.6	50	16.6	12.1-22.5	48	12.3	8.8-17.1	20	5.6	3.3- 9.2	9	3.2	1.3- 7.6
25-34	1,051	693	62.0	58.1-65.8	143	13.4	11.0-16.3	91	9.2	7.2-11.7	89	9.3	7.2-11.9	35	6.1	3.9- 9.5
35-44	1,567	1,136	71.2	68.3-74.0	163	10.8	9.0-12.9	108	7.5	5.9- 9.6	144	9.2	7.6-11.1	16	1.2	0.6- 2.5
45-54	1,720	1,260	72.8	69.9-75.5	187	11.6	9.5-14.1	122	7.0	5.7- 8.6	136	7.2	5.8- 8.9	15	1.3	0.7- 2.4
55-64	1,690	1,145	67.9	65.1-70.6	181	10.6	8.8-12.6	114	6.7	5.4- 8.3	248	14.4	12.5-16.6	2	0.4	0.1- 1.5
65-74	1,268	809	65.7	62.4-68.8	141	10.1	8.3-12.1	91	7.0	5.5- 8.9	219	16.6	14.2-19.4	8	0.6	0.3- 1.5
75+	964	594	60.2	56.4-64.0	91	9.4	7.2-12.1	75	8.9	6.9-11.5	195	20.6	17.6-24.0	9	0.9	0.4- 1.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,240	468	37.8	33.7-41.9	176	13.7	11.1-16.8	168	15.2	12.5-18.5	381	24.7	21.7-28.0	47	8.6	5.7-12.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	2,508	1,571	60.0	57.0-62.9	326	14.7	12.6-17.2	210	9.0	7.4-10.8	369	13.5	11.6-15.6	32	2.9	1.6- 4.9
Some Post-H.S.	2,098	1,499	71.1	68.0-74.0	233	11.7	9.6-14.2	162	8.8	7.1-11.0	197	7.7	6.5- 9.3	7	0.6	0.3- 1.5
College Graduate	2,788	2,340	82.0	80.0-83.9	226	9.2	7.8-10.9	108	4.4	3.5- 5.6	107	4.0	3.1- 5.1	7	0.3	0.1- 0.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	883	332	35.0	30.2-40.2	143	14.8	11.8-18.6	110	15.5	11.6-20.4	277	27.7	23.2-32.6	21	6.9	3.2-14.3
$15,000- 24,999	1,349	669	47.0	43.1-50.9	200	15.3	12.2-19.0	163	13.3	10.9-16.0	283	19.0	16.4-21.9	34	5.5	3.6- 8.3
$25,000- 34,999	958	625	63.2	58.7-67.5	124	15.3	11.9-19.4	87	8.7	6.6-11.3	116	12.0	9.6-15.0	6	0.8	0.4- 2.0
$35,000- 49,999	1,192	875	69.8	65.9-73.4	143	14.4	11.5-18.0	72	6.9	5.2- 9.1	95	8.1	6.3-10.3	7	0.8	0.3- 1.8
$50,000-74,999	1,119	909	77.1	73.0-80.7	103	11.1	8.6-14.2	50	6.0	3.8- 9.3	54	5.3	3.7- 7.6	3	0.5	0.2- 1.7
$75,000+	1,881	1,633	85.0	82.6-87.2	123	7.8	6.1- 9.8	66	3.8	2.8- 5.1	55	3.1	2.2- 4.4	4	0.3	0.1- 0.9
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	2,944	1,708	58.3	55.6-60.8	370	12.8	11.1-14.7	288	10.7	9.1-12.6	554	16.8	15.1-18.8	24	1.4	0.7- 2.5
No	5,450	4,019	71.0	69.1-72.8	561	11.6	10.3-13.0	342	7.2	6.3- 8.3	467	7.8	6.9- 8.8	61	2.4	1.7- 3.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	1,126	771	68.6	64.9-72.2	115	12.6	9.8-16.1	73	6.6	5.1- 8.6	162	11.7	9.7-14.0	5	0.4	0.2- 1.1
Non-Veteran	7,517	5,114	66.8	65.2-68.4	843	11.9	10.8-13.1	577	8.5	7.6- 9.6	895	10.3	9.4-11.3	88	2.5	1.8- 3.4

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

-Piedmont NC

8,660

5,895

67.0

65.5-68.4

961

12.0

10.9-13.1

652

8.3

7.5- 9.2

1,058

10.5

9.6-11.4

2.3

1.7- 3.1

GENDER

Male

3,201

2,095

62.5

60.0-65.0

359

13.6

11.8-15.6

246

8.5

7.1-10.0

451

11.8

10.4-13.4

3.6

2.4- 5.2

Female

5,459

3,800

71.3

69.7-72.8

602

10.4

9.4-11.5

406

8.2

7.2- 9.3

607

9.2

8.3-10.1

1.0

0.7- 1.4

RACE

White

6,715

4,837

72.6

71.0-74.1

675

11.1

10.0-12.4

433

6.8

6.0- 7.8

752

9.2

8.4-10.2

0.2

0.1- 0.4

African American

1,324

750

57.6

53.8-61.2

205

15.4

12.6-18.8

141

11.7

9.5-14.4

219

14.5

12.3-17.0

0.8

0.3- 2.0

Other Minorities

580

287

48.0

42.5-53.6

11.9

9.0-15.5

11.7

8.8-15.5

12.1

9.1-16.0

16.3

11.8-22.0

HISPANIC

Hispanic

478

232

43.1

37.3-49.1

12.5

9.4-16.4

13.8

10.2-18.4

12.4

8.9-17.0

18.2

13.0-25.0

Non-Hispanic

8,165

5,653

69.6

68.1-71.0

897

11.9

10.8-13.1

587

7.7

6.9- 8.6

990

10.3

9.4-11.1

0.5

0.3- 0.8

AGE

18-24

332

205

62.3

55.5-68.6

16.6

12.1-22.5

12.3

8.8-17.1

5.6

3.3- 9.2

3.2

1.3- 7.6

25-34

1,051

693

62.0

58.1-65.8

143

13.4

11.0-16.3

9.2

7.2-11.7

9.3

7.2-11.9

6.1

3.9- 9.5

35-44

1,567

1,136

71.2

68.3-74.0

163

10.8

9.0-12.9

108

7.5

5.9- 9.6

144

9.2

7.6-11.1

1.2

0.6- 2.5

45-54

1,720

1,260

72.8

69.9-75.5

187

11.6

9.5-14.1

122

7.0

5.7- 8.6

136

7.2

5.8- 8.9

1.3

0.7- 2.4

55-64

1,690

1,145

67.9

65.1-70.6

181

10.6

8.8-12.6

114

6.7

5.4- 8.3

248

14.4

12.5-16.6

0.4

0.1- 1.5

65-74

1,268

809

65.7

62.4-68.8

141

10.1

8.3-12.1

7.0

5.5- 8.9

219

16.6

14.2-19.4

0.6

0.3- 1.5

75+

964

594

60.2

56.4-64.0

9.4

7.2-12.1

8.9

6.9-11.5

195

20.6

17.6-24.0

0.9

0.4- 1.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,240

468

37.8

33.7-41.9

176

13.7

11.1-16.8

168

15.2

12.5-18.5

381

24.7

21.7-28.0

8.6

5.7-12.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

2,508

1,571

60.0

57.0-62.9

326

14.7

12.6-17.2

210

9.0

7.4-10.8

369

13.5

11.6-15.6

2.9

1.6- 4.9

Some Post-H.S.

2,098

1,499

71.1

68.0-74.0

233

11.7

9.6-14.2

162

8.8

7.1-11.0

197

7.7

6.5- 9.3

0.6

0.3- 1.5

College Graduate

2,788

2,340

82.0

80.0-83.9

226

9.2

7.8-10.9

108

4.4

3.5- 5.6

107

4.0

3.1- 5.1

0.3

0.1- 0.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

883

332

35.0

30.2-40.2

143

14.8

11.8-18.6

110

15.5

11.6-20.4

277

27.7

23.2-32.6

6.9

3.2-14.3

$15,000- 24,999

1,349

669

47.0

43.1-50.9

200

15.3

12.2-19.0

163

13.3

10.9-16.0

283

19.0

16.4-21.9

5.5

3.6- 8.3

$25,000- 34,999

958

625

63.2

58.7-67.5

124

15.3

11.9-19.4

8.7

6.6-11.3

116

12.0

9.6-15.0

0.8

0.4- 2.0

$35,000- 49,999

1,192

875

69.8

65.9-73.4

143

14.4

11.5-18.0

6.9

5.2- 9.1

8.1

6.3-10.3

0.8

0.3- 1.8

$50,000-74,999

1,119

909

77.1

73.0-80.7

103

11.1

8.6-14.2

6.0

3.8- 9.3

5.3

3.7- 7.6

0.5

0.2- 1.7

$75,000+

1,881

1,633

85.0

82.6-87.2

123

7.8

6.1- 9.8

3.8

2.8- 5.1

3.1

2.2- 4.4

0.3

0.1- 0.9

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

2,944

1,708

58.3

55.6-60.8

370

12.8

11.1-14.7

288

10.7

9.1-12.6

554

16.8

15.1-18.8

1.4

0.7- 2.5

5,450

4,019

71.0

69.1-72.8

561

11.6

10.3-13.0

342

7.2

6.3- 8.3

467

7.8

6.9- 8.8

2.4

1.7- 3.6

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

1,126

771

68.6

64.9-72.2

115

12.6

9.8-16.1

6.6

5.1- 8.6

162

11.7

9.7-14.0

0.4

0.2- 1.1

Non-Veteran

7,517

5,114

66.8

65.2-68.4

843

11.9

10.8-13.1

577

8.5

7.6- 9.6

895

10.3

9.4-11.3

2.5

1.8- 3.4

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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, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Hyde, 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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