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

2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Western 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
-Western NC	1,646	1,025	61.2	57.8-64.4	174	11.9	9.8-14.3	150	9.4	7.5-11.7	279	15.9	13.6-18.5	18	1.7	0.9- 3.0
GENDER
Male	608	371	58.6	53.1-63.8	60	11.1	8.1-15.0	51	9.2	6.2-13.6	116	18.4	14.5-23.0	10	2.7	1.3- 5.6
Female	1,038	654	63.5	59.5-67.3	114	12.6	10.0-15.7	99	9.6	7.4-12.2	163	13.7	11.3-16.4	8	0.7	0.3- 1.6
RACE
White	1,485	934	62.2	58.7-65.5	155	11.9	9.7-14.5	131	9.1	7.2-11.6	256	16.4	13.9-19.1	9	0.5	0.2- 1.0
African American	47	27	55.4	37.1-72.3	6	10.4	4.1-24.2	5	12.6	4.0-33.3	8	20.1	9.0-38.8	1	1.5	0.2-10.3
Other Minorities	104	55	49.2	36.3-62.1	13	12.9	6.8-23.3	13	11.9	5.4-24.1	15	9.9	4.7-19.7	8	16.2	7.8-30.6
HISPANIC
Hispanic	65	32	41.8	28.4-56.5	10	13.8	6.8-25.9	5	11.1	4.1-26.3	10	13.6	6.5-26.1	8	19.8	9.7-36.2
Non-Hispanic	1,574	989	62.5	59.1-65.8	163	11.7	9.6-14.2	144	9.3	7.4-11.7	268	16.0	13.7-18.7	10	0.4	0.2- 0.9
AGE
18-24	52	32	61.8	45.4-76.0	11	21.2	11.1-36.6	4	12.7	4.5-31.2	5	4.3	1.4-12.5	0	0.0	. - .
25-34	171	98	51.0	41.7-60.2	19	11.2	6.7-18.1	23	14.4	9.1-22.2	23	16.5	10.0-26.1	8	6.8	3.2-14.1
35-44	245	160	67.2	60.0-73.7	30	12.9	8.8-18.7	28	8.4	5.5-12.6	25	10.2	6.4-15.8	2	1.2	0.2- 6.1
45-54	319	213	62.7	55.5-69.3	36	10.2	7.0-14.7	33	9.8	6.5-14.5	37	17.4	12.0-24.5	0	0.0	. - .
55-64	351	225	64.5	58.3-70.2	34	9.4	6.4-13.7	22	5.6	3.5- 8.9	68	20.1	15.5-25.6	2	0.5	0.1- 2.0
65-74	286	166	59.7	52.8-66.2	23	9.8	6.0-15.5	23	7.1	4.5-11.1	70	22.1	17.1-28.2	4	1.3	0.4- 4.3
75+	215	124	59.6	51.5-67.2	21	10.9	6.8-16.9	17	6.7	3.9-11.3	51	22.0	15.9-29.6	2	0.8	0.2- 3.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	262	81	26.4	19.8-34.4	31	13.4	8.0-21.5	32	14.6	8.1-24.9	108	37.8	29.3-47.1	10	7.7	3.7-15.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	508	298	60.1	54.3-65.7	59	12.1	8.9-16.3	57	11.1	8.0-15.3	90	16.0	12.5-20.3	4	0.6	0.2- 2.0
Some Post-H.S.	410	269	62.7	56.3-68.8	47	14.6	10.1-20.5	33	9.0	6.0-13.3	59	13.3	9.3-18.6	2	0.4	0.1- 2.4
College Graduate	459	372	82.9	78.5-86.5	36	7.9	5.5-11.3	28	4.5	2.8- 7.2	21	4.4	2.7- 7.2	2	0.3	0.1- 1.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	219	84	34.6	26.4-43.8	29	15.5	9.6-23.9	32	15.4	9.7-23.4	71	31.6	23.0-41.6	3	3.1	0.7-12.5
$15,000- 24,999	304	150	44.4	36.8-52.3	36	12.7	8.5-18.6	39	14.1	9.4-20.6	73	24.2	18.0-31.7	6	4.6	1.9-10.7
$25,000- 34,999	238	130	52.8	44.0-61.5	35	16.2	10.8-23.5	29	12.6	7.8-19.9	44	18.4	12.9-25.6	0	0.0	. - .
$35,000- 49,999	259	194	74.3	66.4-80.8	23	10.0	5.7-16.7	14	4.8	2.7- 8.4	26	10.7	6.4-17.3	2	0.3	0.1- 1.4
$50,000-74,999	192	149	76.8	68.5-83.5	20	11.7	7.2-18.4	13	6.7	3.3-13.1	10	4.7	1.9-11.2	0	0.0	. - .
$75,000+	196	174	88.2	81.1-92.9	9	3.4	1.6- 7.2	3	0.8	0.2- 2.5	9	7.3	3.5-14.6	1	0.3	0.0- 2.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	655	351	51.6	46.3-56.9	72	12.3	9.3-16.0	77	12.6	8.8-17.7	149	22.3	18.0-27.4	6	1.2	0.4- 3.3
No	941	641	66.0	61.8-69.9	94	11.2	8.7-14.3	71	8.2	6.1-10.9	124	12.8	10.3-15.8	11	1.9	0.9- 4.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	237	150	63.6	55.7-70.8	20	9.3	5.8-14.7	23	8.5	5.1-14.0	44	18.5	12.9-25.8	0	0.0	. - .
Non-Veteran	1,407	873	60.8	57.1-64.3	154	12.3	10.0-14.9	127	9.5	7.4-12.2	235	15.5	13.1-18.3	18	1.9	1.0- 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

-Western NC

1,646

1,025

61.2

57.8-64.4

174

11.9

9.8-14.3

150

9.4

7.5-11.7

279

15.9

13.6-18.5

1.7

0.9- 3.0

GENDER

Male

608

371

58.6

53.1-63.8

11.1

8.1-15.0

9.2

6.2-13.6

116

18.4

14.5-23.0

2.7

1.3- 5.6

Female

1,038

654

63.5

59.5-67.3

114

12.6

10.0-15.7

9.6

7.4-12.2

163

13.7

11.3-16.4

0.7

0.3- 1.6

RACE

White

1,485

934

62.2

58.7-65.5

155

11.9

9.7-14.5

131

9.1

7.2-11.6

256

16.4

13.9-19.1

0.5

0.2- 1.0

African American

55.4

37.1-72.3

10.4

4.1-24.2

12.6

4.0-33.3

20.1

9.0-38.8

1.5

0.2-10.3

Other Minorities

104

49.2

36.3-62.1

12.9

6.8-23.3

11.9

5.4-24.1

9.9

4.7-19.7

16.2

7.8-30.6

HISPANIC

Hispanic

41.8

28.4-56.5

13.8

6.8-25.9

11.1

4.1-26.3

13.6

6.5-26.1

19.8

9.7-36.2

Non-Hispanic

1,574

989

62.5

59.1-65.8

163

11.7

9.6-14.2

144

9.3

7.4-11.7

268

16.0

13.7-18.7

0.4

0.2- 0.9

AGE

18-24

61.8

45.4-76.0

21.2

11.1-36.6

12.7

4.5-31.2

4.3

1.4-12.5

0.0

. - .

25-34

171

51.0

41.7-60.2

11.2

6.7-18.1

14.4

9.1-22.2

16.5

10.0-26.1

6.8

3.2-14.1

35-44

245

160

67.2

60.0-73.7

12.9

8.8-18.7

8.4

5.5-12.6

10.2

6.4-15.8

1.2

0.2- 6.1

45-54

319

213

62.7

55.5-69.3

10.2

7.0-14.7

9.8

6.5-14.5

17.4

12.0-24.5

0.0

. - .

55-64

351

225

64.5

58.3-70.2

9.4

6.4-13.7

5.6

3.5- 8.9

20.1

15.5-25.6

0.5

0.1- 2.0

65-74

286

166

59.7

52.8-66.2

9.8

6.0-15.5

7.1

4.5-11.1

22.1

17.1-28.2

1.3

0.4- 4.3

75+

215

124

59.6

51.5-67.2

10.9

6.8-16.9

6.7

3.9-11.3

22.0

15.9-29.6

0.8

0.2- 3.4

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

262

26.4

19.8-34.4

13.4

8.0-21.5

14.6

8.1-24.9

108

37.8

29.3-47.1

7.7

3.7-15.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

508

298

60.1

54.3-65.7

12.1

8.9-16.3

11.1

8.0-15.3

16.0

12.5-20.3

0.6

0.2- 2.0

Some Post-H.S.

410

269

62.7

56.3-68.8

14.6

10.1-20.5

9.0

6.0-13.3

13.3

9.3-18.6

0.4

0.1- 2.4

College Graduate

459

372

82.9

78.5-86.5

7.9

5.5-11.3

4.5

2.8- 7.2

4.4

2.7- 7.2

0.3

0.1- 1.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

219

34.6

26.4-43.8

15.5

9.6-23.9

15.4

9.7-23.4

31.6

23.0-41.6

3.1

0.7-12.5

$15,000- 24,999

304

150

44.4

36.8-52.3

12.7

8.5-18.6

14.1

9.4-20.6

24.2

18.0-31.7

4.6

1.9-10.7

$25,000- 34,999

238

130

52.8

44.0-61.5

16.2

10.8-23.5

12.6

7.8-19.9

18.4

12.9-25.6

0.0

. - .

$35,000- 49,999

259

194

74.3

66.4-80.8

10.0

5.7-16.7

4.8

2.7- 8.4

10.7

6.4-17.3

0.3

0.1- 1.4

$50,000-74,999

192

149

76.8

68.5-83.5

11.7

7.2-18.4

6.7

3.3-13.1

4.7

1.9-11.2

0.0

. - .

$75,000+

196

174

88.2

81.1-92.9

3.4

1.6- 7.2

0.8

0.2- 2.5

7.3

3.5-14.6

0.3

0.0- 2.1

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

655

351

51.6

46.3-56.9

12.3

9.3-16.0

12.6

8.8-17.7

149

22.3

18.0-27.4

1.2

0.4- 3.3

941

641

66.0

61.8-69.9

11.2

8.7-14.3

8.2

6.1-10.9

124

12.8

10.3-15.8

1.9

0.9- 4.0

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

237

150

63.6

55.7-70.8

9.3

5.8-14.7

8.5

5.1-14.0

18.5

12.9-25.8

0.0

. - .

Non-Veteran

1,407

873

60.8

57.1-64.3

154

12.3

10.0-14.9

127

9.5

7.4-12.2

235

15.5

13.1-18.3

1.9

1.0- 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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