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

2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

Oral Health

How long has it been since you had your teeth cleaned by a dentist or dental hygienist?*

View results for a demographic group:

Select a different topic:

View results for a different geographical area:

	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
-Piedmont NC	7,888	5,563	67.5	65.9-69.0	830	11.8	10.7-13.0	547	7.9	7.0- 8.9	728	8.7	7.9- 9.6	220	4.1	3.3- 5.0
GENDER
Male	2,933	1,962	62.2	59.5-64.8	301	13.3	11.4-15.5	230	8.7	7.3-10.5	328	10.1	8.7-11.6	112	5.7	4.3- 7.4
Female	4,955	3,601	72.7	71.0-74.3	529	10.3	9.3-11.5	317	7.1	6.2- 8.2	400	7.4	6.5- 8.4	108	2.5	1.9- 3.2
RACE
White	6,142	4,588	73.2	71.5-74.9	590	11.3	10.0-12.7	363	6.6	5.7- 7.6	524	7.8	6.9- 8.7	77	1.1	0.8- 1.6
African American	1,144	677	59.3	55.3-63.2	168	14.0	11.5-17.0	112	10.9	8.3-14.3	142	11.9	9.7-14.4	45	3.9	2.7- 5.7
Other Minorities	563	276	46.1	40.6-51.7	67	11.9	8.8-15.9	64	11.1	8.3-14.8	60	10.3	7.3-14.3	96	20.6	15.9-26.4
HISPANIC
Hispanic	470	230	41.7	35.9-47.6	55	12.1	9.0-16.1	59	12.3	9.0-16.4	41	9.5	6.2-14.2	85	24.5	18.9-31.1
Non-Hispanic	7,404	5,323	70.5	68.9-72.1	772	11.8	10.6-13.1	487	7.4	6.5- 8.4	687	8.6	7.8- 9.5	135	1.7	1.3- 2.1
AGE
18-24	334	196	57.7	50.9-64.3	50	17.1	12.2-23.4	49	13.0	9.1-18.2	25	7.2	4.6-11.2	14	5.0	2.6- 9.3
25-34	1,054	677	60.2	56.2-63.9	139	13.9	11.4-16.8	89	9.1	7.0-11.7	100	9.6	7.6-12.0	49	7.3	5.0-10.6
35-44	1,540	1,096	70.2	67.2-73.0	155	10.6	8.7-12.8	105	6.7	5.3- 8.4	138	9.1	7.4-11.1	46	3.5	2.4- 5.0
45-54	1,633	1,187	73.0	70.2-75.6	169	10.4	8.6-12.4	106	6.3	5.1- 7.8	134	7.7	6.3- 9.5	37	2.6	1.7- 3.9
55-64	1,481	1,082	72.9	70.0-75.6	153	9.9	8.1-12.0	85	6.2	4.9- 7.9	136	9.0	7.3-11.0	25	2.0	1.2- 3.2
65-74	1,019	731	72.9	69.5-75.9	85	8.1	6.3-10.2	65	6.4	4.8- 8.4	112	10.0	8.1-12.3	26	2.7	1.7- 4.3
75+	764	545	70.5	66.3-74.3	72	9.9	7.5-13.0	46	7.0	4.9- 9.7	79	9.3	7.3-12.0	22	3.3	2.0- 5.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	912	378	38.4	33.8-43.2	129	13.2	10.2-16.8	116	14.7	11.7-18.4	181	16.6	13.5-20.2	108	17.2	13.1-22.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	2,233	1,440	59.6	56.5-62.7	276	14.4	12.2-16.8	175	9.1	7.3-11.4	270	12.2	10.3-14.4	72	4.7	3.2- 6.8
Some Post-H.S.	1,974	1,429	70.1	66.7-73.3	202	11.8	9.2-14.9	149	8.7	6.9-10.9	171	7.8	6.4- 9.4	23	1.7	1.0- 2.9
College Graduate	2,748	2,300	82.0	79.9-83.9	223	9.4	7.9-11.1	106	4.0	3.2- 5.1	103	3.9	3.0- 5.0	16	0.7	0.4- 1.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	654	270	35.5	30.0-41.4	107	16.2	12.1-21.3	71	12.2	8.7-16.8	150	23.1	18.0-29.1	56	13.1	7.9-20.7
$15,000- 24,999	1,156	588	45.5	41.3-49.7	168	14.5	11.7-18.0	143	15.4	12.2-19.3	185	15.5	12.9-18.5	72	9.1	6.7-12.1
$25,000- 34,999	879	579	64.0	59.2-68.5	104	14.1	10.7-18.4	73	7.7	5.8-10.1	102	10.4	8.1-13.2	21	3.8	2.2- 6.5
$35,000- 49,999	1,128	830	68.0	63.7-71.9	129	14.2	11.0-18.2	71	7.6	5.7-10.0	84	8.4	6.5-10.9	14	1.9	1.0- 3.6
$50,000-74,999	1,084	875	76.9	72.9-80.5	105	10.5	8.3-13.3	45	5.3	3.3- 8.5	51	5.8	4.0- 8.3	8	1.4	0.6- 3.4
$75,000+	1,859	1,618	85.7	83.4-87.7	120	7.6	6.1- 9.5	62	3.1	2.4- 4.2	53	3.2	2.3- 4.5	6	0.3	0.1- 0.9
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	2,507	1,531	59.3	56.4-62.1	304	12.3	10.4-14.4	242	11.4	9.5-13.6	344	13.1	11.4-15.0	86	4.0	2.9- 5.5
No	5,132	3,870	70.9	69.0-72.8	495	11.7	10.3-13.2	290	6.5	5.5- 7.6	362	7.2	6.2- 8.2	115	3.7	2.8- 5.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	1,012	721	70.3	66.3-74.0	92	12.0	9.1-15.7	71	7.3	5.6- 9.4	113	9.3	7.4-11.6	15	1.1	0.6- 2.0
Non-Veteran	6,859	4,832	67.2	65.4-68.9	737	11.8	10.6-13.1	473	8.0	7.0- 9.0	614	8.7	7.8- 9.6	203	4.4	3.6- 5.4

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

-Piedmont NC

7,888

5,563

67.5

65.9-69.0

830

11.8

10.7-13.0

547

7.9

7.0- 8.9

728

8.7

7.9- 9.6

220

4.1

3.3- 5.0

GENDER

Male

2,933

1,962

62.2

59.5-64.8

301

13.3

11.4-15.5

230

8.7

7.3-10.5

328

10.1

8.7-11.6

112

5.7

4.3- 7.4

Female

4,955

3,601

72.7

71.0-74.3

529

10.3

9.3-11.5

317

7.1

6.2- 8.2

400

7.4

6.5- 8.4

108

2.5

1.9- 3.2

RACE

White

6,142

4,588

73.2

71.5-74.9

590

11.3

10.0-12.7

363

6.6

5.7- 7.6

524

7.8

6.9- 8.7

1.1

0.8- 1.6

African American

1,144

677

59.3

55.3-63.2

168

14.0

11.5-17.0

112

10.9

8.3-14.3

142

11.9

9.7-14.4

3.9

2.7- 5.7

Other Minorities

563

276

46.1

40.6-51.7

11.9

8.8-15.9

11.1

8.3-14.8

10.3

7.3-14.3

20.6

15.9-26.4

HISPANIC

Hispanic

470

230

41.7

35.9-47.6

12.1

9.0-16.1

12.3

9.0-16.4

9.5

6.2-14.2

24.5

18.9-31.1

Non-Hispanic

7,404

5,323

70.5

68.9-72.1

772

11.8

10.6-13.1

487

7.4

6.5- 8.4

687

8.6

7.8- 9.5

135

1.7

1.3- 2.1

AGE

18-24

334

196

57.7

50.9-64.3

17.1

12.2-23.4

13.0

9.1-18.2

7.2

4.6-11.2

5.0

2.6- 9.3

25-34

1,054

677

60.2

56.2-63.9

139

13.9

11.4-16.8

9.1

7.0-11.7

100

9.6

7.6-12.0

7.3

5.0-10.6

35-44

1,540

1,096

70.2

67.2-73.0

155

10.6

8.7-12.8

105

6.7

5.3- 8.4

138

9.1

7.4-11.1

3.5

2.4- 5.0

45-54

1,633

1,187

73.0

70.2-75.6

169

10.4

8.6-12.4

106

6.3

5.1- 7.8

134

7.7

6.3- 9.5

2.6

1.7- 3.9

55-64

1,481

1,082

72.9

70.0-75.6

153

9.9

8.1-12.0

6.2

4.9- 7.9

136

9.0

7.3-11.0

2.0

1.2- 3.2

65-74

1,019

731

72.9

69.5-75.9

8.1

6.3-10.2

6.4

4.8- 8.4

112

10.0

8.1-12.3

2.7

1.7- 4.3

75+

764

545

70.5

66.3-74.3

9.9

7.5-13.0

7.0

4.9- 9.7

9.3

7.3-12.0

3.3

2.0- 5.4

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

912

378

38.4

33.8-43.2

129

13.2

10.2-16.8

116

14.7

11.7-18.4

181

16.6

13.5-20.2

108

17.2

13.1-22.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

2,233

1,440

59.6

56.5-62.7

276

14.4

12.2-16.8

175

9.1

7.3-11.4

270

12.2

10.3-14.4

4.7

3.2- 6.8

Some Post-H.S.

1,974

1,429

70.1

66.7-73.3

202

11.8

9.2-14.9

149

8.7

6.9-10.9

171

7.8

6.4- 9.4

1.7

1.0- 2.9

College Graduate

2,748

2,300

82.0

79.9-83.9

223

9.4

7.9-11.1

106

4.0

3.2- 5.1

103

3.9

3.0- 5.0

0.7

0.4- 1.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

654

270

35.5

30.0-41.4

107

16.2

12.1-21.3

12.2

8.7-16.8

150

23.1

18.0-29.1

13.1

7.9-20.7

$15,000- 24,999

1,156

588

45.5

41.3-49.7

168

14.5

11.7-18.0

143

15.4

12.2-19.3

185

15.5

12.9-18.5

9.1

6.7-12.1

$25,000- 34,999

879

579

64.0

59.2-68.5

104

14.1

10.7-18.4

7.7

5.8-10.1

102

10.4

8.1-13.2

3.8

2.2- 6.5

$35,000- 49,999

1,128

830

68.0

63.7-71.9

129

14.2

11.0-18.2

7.6

5.7-10.0

8.4

6.5-10.9

1.9

1.0- 3.6

$50,000-74,999

1,084

875

76.9

72.9-80.5

105

10.5

8.3-13.3

5.3

3.3- 8.5

5.8

4.0- 8.3

1.4

0.6- 3.4

$75,000+

1,859

1,618

85.7

83.4-87.7

120

7.6

6.1- 9.5

3.1

2.4- 4.2

3.2

2.3- 4.5

0.3

0.1- 0.9

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

2,507

1,531

59.3

56.4-62.1

304

12.3

10.4-14.4

242

11.4

9.5-13.6

344

13.1

11.4-15.0

4.0

2.9- 5.5

5,132

3,870

70.9

69.0-72.8

495

11.7

10.3-13.2

290

6.5

5.5- 7.6

362

7.2

6.2- 8.2

115

3.7

2.8- 5.0

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

1,012

721

70.3

66.3-74.0

12.0

9.1-15.7

7.3

5.6- 9.4

113

9.3

7.4-11.6

1.1

0.6- 2.0

Non-Veteran

6,859

4,832

67.2

65.4-68.9

737

11.8

10.6-13.1

473

8.0

7.0- 9.0

614

8.7

7.8- 9.6

203

4.4

3.6- 5.4

Back to Oral Health.

* 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, 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.

This page was generated on 30MAY07.