BRFSS 2008 - Eastern North Carolina**: (How long has it been since you last visited a dentist or a dental clinic for any reason?)

2008 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

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	Total Respond.^	1-12 months	1-2 years	2-5 years	5 or more years	Never
North Carolina	15,669	10,561	67.2	66.0-68.4	1,507	10.1	9.4-10.9	1,433	9.7	9.0-10.4	2,044	11.5	10.7-12.3	124	1.5	1.1- 2.1
-Eastern NC	5,258	3,433	64.4	62.4-66.4	572	11.5	10.2-12.9	529	10.6	9.4-11.8	675	11.9	10.6-13.3	49	1.7	1.1- 2.6
GENDER
Male	1,912	1,220	63.3	59.9-66.5	202	11.8	9.7-14.3	196	9.8	8.2-11.7	272	12.8	10.6-15.4	22	2.3	1.3- 4.2
Female	3,346	2,213	65.5	63.2-67.7	370	11.2	9.7-12.7	333	11.2	9.8-12.9	403	11.0	9.7-12.5	27	1.1	0.7- 1.8
RACE
White	3,530	2,464	69.2	66.7-71.6	326	10.2	8.7-12.0	292	8.8	7.5-10.2	436	10.9	9.4-12.7	12	0.9	0.3- 2.4
African American	1,211	684	58.2	54.1-62.2	182	14.7	12.1-17.9	163	13.7	11.3-16.6	172	12.6	10.3-15.3	10	0.8	0.3- 2.3
Other Minorities	487	264	51.2	44.7-57.6	61	11.7	8.0-16.6	72	13.9	10.3-18.6	65	15.8	11.2-21.9	25	7.4	4.6-11.7
HISPANIC
Hispanic	224	106	44.2	35.7-53.1	24	11.4	6.7-18.8	35	16.3	11.1-23.4	37	18.4	12.1-26.9	22	9.6	6.1-15.0
Non-Hispanic	5,012	3,316	66.1	64.1-68.1	544	11.5	10.1-12.9	491	10.1	9.0-11.3	635	11.3	10.0-12.8	26	1.0	0.5- 2.1
AGE
18-24	184	108	60.1	50.7-68.8	27	14.1	8.9-21.7	20	8.9	5.3-14.5	18	10.9	5.9-19.1	11	6.0	2.8-12.3
25-34	528	362	64.9	59.6-69.9	69	14.6	11.2-18.7	48	9.2	6.7-12.6	40	9.4	6.3-13.8	9	1.9	0.9- 3.9
35-44	822	554	65.7	61.5-69.7	88	10.2	7.7-13.4	92	12.7	10.1-15.9	82	10.1	7.9-12.9	6	1.3	0.5- 3.3
45-54	1,022	666	65.6	62.0-69.1	121	10.4	8.4-12.8	121	12.3	10.0-15.0	111	11.5	9.2-14.3	3	0.2	0.1- 0.7
55-64	1,083	742	68.7	65.3-71.8	96	8.7	6.9-10.8	108	11.3	9.1-14.0	128	10.6	8.7-12.8	9	0.8	0.4- 1.7
65-74	926	592	63.4	59.6-67.1	84	9.0	7.0-11.4	85	9.4	7.2-12.1	161	17.8	15.1-21.0	4	0.4	0.1- 1.2
75+	657	380	57.2	52.7-61.6	84	13.5	10.6-17.1	54	7.9	5.8-10.6	132	20.3	16.9-24.1	7	1.2	0.5- 2.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	824	311	37.5	32.5-42.7	117	14.6	11.1-18.9	126	15.2	12.0-19.0	239	26.5	22.1-31.5	31	6.3	3.9-10.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,636	993	61.2	57.3-65.1	185	10.5	8.5-13.0	200	12.7	10.5-15.3	242	13.7	11.0-16.9	16	1.8	0.8- 4.3
Some Post-H.S.	1,420	985	68.2	64.5-71.6	162	13.6	10.9-16.9	132	10.2	8.3-12.5	140	8.0	6.4- 9.8	1	0.0	0.0- 0.1
College Graduate	1,365	1,133	82.9	80.0-85.4	107	8.1	6.3-10.5	71	4.9	3.7- 6.5	53	3.8	2.7- 5.2	1	0.3	0.0- 1.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	674	282	41.0	35.3-46.8	100	15.3	11.5-20.1	109	14.7	11.4-18.9	167	26.6	21.2-32.7	16	2.4	1.2- 4.6
$15,000- 24,999	841	428	48.1	42.7-53.5	105	9.9	7.7-12.6	123	18.2	14.4-22.6	170	20.4	15.5-26.3	15	3.5	1.8- 6.7
$25,000- 34,999	588	349	61.9	55.4-67.9	77	13.7	9.9-18.7	67	11.0	8.0-14.8	90	11.0	8.4-14.2	5	2.5	0.8- 7.6
$35,000- 49,999	751	537	67.7	63.2-72.0	76	11.2	8.5-14.5	69	11.3	8.6-14.9	68	9.7	7.3-12.8	1	0.1	0.0- 0.6
$50,000-74,999	771	619	76.4	71.3-80.8	58	9.3	6.5-13.2	51	7.4	5.2-10.5	42	5.5	3.8- 7.8	1	1.4	0.2- 9.3
$75,000+	941	799	83.7	80.3-86.6	74	8.5	6.3-11.3	34	4.0	2.7- 5.9	33	3.4	2.2- 5.2	1	0.3	0.0- 2.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	2,067	1,196	58.4	55.2-61.6	247	12.4	10.4-14.7	254	12.7	10.8-14.9	355	14.7	12.9-16.9	15	1.7	0.8- 3.5
No	3,029	2,139	67.5	64.8-70.1	310	11.3	9.6-13.2	260	9.4	8.1-11.0	291	10.2	8.5-12.3	29	1.6	0.9- 2.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	947	665	71.0	66.5-75.1	96	12.1	8.9-16.2	72	8.3	6.2-11.0	110	8.3	6.5-10.5	4	0.3	0.1- 0.9
Non-Veteran	4,308	2,765	62.9	60.6-65.1	476	11.3	10.0-12.9	457	11.1	9.8-12.5	565	12.7	11.2-14.4	45	2.0	1.3- 3.1

Total
Respond.^

1-12 months

1-2 years

2-5 years

5 or more years

Never

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

15,669

10,561

67.2

66.0-68.4

1,507

10.1

9.4-10.9

1,433

9.7

9.0-10.4

2,044

11.5

10.7-12.3

124

1.5

1.1- 2.1

-Eastern NC

5,258

3,433

64.4

62.4-66.4

572

11.5

10.2-12.9

529

10.6

9.4-11.8

675

11.9

10.6-13.3

1.7

1.1- 2.6

GENDER

Male

1,912

1,220

63.3

59.9-66.5

202

11.8

9.7-14.3

196

9.8

8.2-11.7

272

12.8

10.6-15.4

2.3

1.3- 4.2

Female

3,346

2,213

65.5

63.2-67.7

370

11.2

9.7-12.7

333

11.2

9.8-12.9

403

11.0

9.7-12.5

1.1

0.7- 1.8

RACE

White

3,530

2,464

69.2

66.7-71.6

326

10.2

8.7-12.0

292

8.8

7.5-10.2

436

10.9

9.4-12.7

0.9

0.3- 2.4

African American

1,211

684

58.2

54.1-62.2

182

14.7

12.1-17.9

163

13.7

11.3-16.6

172

12.6

10.3-15.3

0.8

0.3- 2.3

Other Minorities

487

264

51.2

44.7-57.6

11.7

8.0-16.6

13.9

10.3-18.6

15.8

11.2-21.9

7.4

4.6-11.7

HISPANIC

Hispanic

224

106

44.2

35.7-53.1

11.4

6.7-18.8

16.3

11.1-23.4

18.4

12.1-26.9

9.6

6.1-15.0

Non-Hispanic

5,012

3,316

66.1

64.1-68.1

544

11.5

10.1-12.9

491

10.1

9.0-11.3

635

11.3

10.0-12.8

1.0

0.5- 2.1

AGE

18-24

184

108

60.1

50.7-68.8

14.1

8.9-21.7

8.9

5.3-14.5

10.9

5.9-19.1

6.0

2.8-12.3

25-34

528

362

64.9

59.6-69.9

14.6

11.2-18.7

9.2

6.7-12.6

9.4

6.3-13.8

1.9

0.9- 3.9

35-44

822

554

65.7

61.5-69.7

10.2

7.7-13.4

12.7

10.1-15.9

10.1

7.9-12.9

1.3

0.5- 3.3

45-54

1,022

666

65.6

62.0-69.1

121

10.4

8.4-12.8

121

12.3

10.0-15.0

111

11.5

9.2-14.3

0.2

0.1- 0.7

55-64

1,083

742

68.7

65.3-71.8

8.7

6.9-10.8

108

11.3

9.1-14.0

128

10.6

8.7-12.8

0.8

0.4- 1.7

65-74

926

592

63.4

59.6-67.1

9.0

7.0-11.4

9.4

7.2-12.1

161

17.8

15.1-21.0

0.4

0.1- 1.2

75+

657

380

57.2

52.7-61.6

13.5

10.6-17.1

7.9

5.8-10.6

132

20.3

16.9-24.1

1.2

0.5- 2.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

824

311

37.5

32.5-42.7

117

14.6

11.1-18.9

126

15.2

12.0-19.0

239

26.5

22.1-31.5

6.3

3.9-10.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,636

993

61.2

57.3-65.1

185

10.5

8.5-13.0

200

12.7

10.5-15.3

242

13.7

11.0-16.9

1.8

0.8- 4.3

Some Post-H.S.

1,420

985

68.2

64.5-71.6

162

13.6

10.9-16.9

132

10.2

8.3-12.5

140

8.0

6.4- 9.8

0.0

0.0- 0.1

College Graduate

1,365

1,133

82.9

80.0-85.4

107

8.1

6.3-10.5

4.9

3.7- 6.5

3.8

2.7- 5.2

0.3

0.0- 1.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

674

282

41.0

35.3-46.8

100

15.3

11.5-20.1

109

14.7

11.4-18.9

167

26.6

21.2-32.7

2.4

1.2- 4.6

$15,000- 24,999

841

428

48.1

42.7-53.5

105

9.9

7.7-12.6

123

18.2

14.4-22.6

170

20.4

15.5-26.3

3.5

1.8- 6.7

$25,000- 34,999

588

349

61.9

55.4-67.9

13.7

9.9-18.7

11.0

8.0-14.8

11.0

8.4-14.2

2.5

0.8- 7.6

$35,000- 49,999

751

537

67.7

63.2-72.0

11.2

8.5-14.5

11.3

8.6-14.9

9.7

7.3-12.8

0.1

0.0- 0.6

$50,000-74,999

771

619

76.4

71.3-80.8

9.3

6.5-13.2

7.4

5.2-10.5

5.5

3.8- 7.8

1.4

0.2- 9.3

$75,000+

941

799

83.7

80.3-86.6

8.5

6.3-11.3

4.0

2.7- 5.9

3.4

2.2- 5.2

0.3

0.0- 2.4

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

2,067

1,196

58.4

55.2-61.6

247

12.4

10.4-14.7

254

12.7

10.8-14.9

355

14.7

12.9-16.9

1.7

0.8- 3.5

3,029

2,139

67.5

64.8-70.1

310

11.3

9.6-13.2

260

9.4

8.1-11.0

291

10.2

8.5-12.3

1.6

0.9- 2.9

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

947

665

71.0

66.5-75.1

12.1

8.9-16.2

8.3

6.2-11.0

110

8.3

6.5-10.5

0.3

0.1- 0.9

Non-Veteran

4,308

2,765

62.9

60.6-65.1

476

11.3

10.0-12.9

457

11.1

9.8-12.5

565

12.7

11.2-14.4

2.0

1.3- 3.1

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^Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50, % = 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.

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