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

2008 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

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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
COUNTY/REGIONS
Alamance	386	274	69.9	63.2-75.9	39	12.3	8.2-17.9	28	7.5	4.8-11.5	42	9.7	6.8-13.8	3	0.6	0.2- 2.0
Buncombe	343	246	73.5	66.9-79.3	19	3.8	2.3- 6.2	27	11.1	6.9-17.5	47	9.1	6.5-12.5	4	2.5	0.7- 8.7
Cabarrus	365	247	70.1	63.6-75.9	26	7.1	4.5-10.9	43	9.9	7.0-13.8	47	11.7	8.0-16.7	2	1.2	0.2- 6.7
Catawba	443	304	68.2	62.2-73.7	39	10.3	6.8-15.1	43	8.1	5.7-11.3	56	13.4	9.5-18.5	1	0.1	0.0- 0.6
Cumberland	473	318	67.7	60.8-73.8	50	11.3	7.8-16.1	47	9.5	6.7-13.4	56	11.3	6.6-18.6	2	0.2	0.1- 1.0
Davidson	404	268	60.0	52.9-66.6	27	8.8	5.3-14.0	48	15.0	10.5-20.9	60	16.0	11.2-22.5	1	0.3	0.0- 1.9
Durham	389	285	67.6	59.3-74.9	34	10.2	6.6-15.3	29	8.5	4.9-14.5	39	10.6	6.4-17.0	2	3.1	0.5-17.2
Forsyth	406	294	71.0	64.9-76.4	40	11.9	8.3-16.8	31	6.6	4.4- 9.7	40	10.3	6.9-15.1	1	0.3	0.0- 2.0
Gaston	405	251	60.4	53.2-67.1	44	11.4	7.5-17.0	44	11.6	8.2-16.0	63	16.0	10.9-22.9	3	0.7	0.2- 2.7
Guilford	418	308	75.8	70.1-80.7	29	6.3	4.1- 9.7	40	9.0	6.2-12.7	39	8.0	5.2-12.0	2	0.9	0.2- 3.7
Iredell	426	297	71.1	65.6-76.1	39	9.0	6.4-12.6	32	9.1	6.1-13.5	52	10.2	7.4-13.8	6	0.6	0.3- 1.5
Johnston	465	315	62.8	55.9-69.2	51	13.6	9.3-19.4	33	11.5	7.2-18.1	64	11.4	8.0-15.9	2	0.7	0.1- 3.0
Mecklenburg	671	499	71.2	66.6-75.4	64	11.3	8.5-14.8	55	8.8	6.5-12.0	50	8.1	5.8-11.2	3	0.6	0.2- 1.9
New Hanover	371	276	74.0	66.5-80.4	36	7.6	4.7-12.0	32	10.6	6.6-16.6	26	7.4	3.7-14.3	1	0.3	0.0- 2.4
Onslow	406	278	68.2	61.8-73.9	43	12.5	8.3-18.4	35	8.0	5.3-11.7	49	10.8	7.6-15.0	1	0.6	0.1- 4.2
Orange	378	298	76.3	69.7-81.9	28	10.7	6.6-16.8	16	4.3	2.3- 7.9	35	8.5	5.6-12.7	1	0.2	0.0- 1.5
Pitt	388	256	65.4	58.3-71.9	44	9.9	6.7-14.5	40	11.3	7.2-17.2	45	12.6	8.4-18.5	3	0.8	0.2- 3.0
Randolph	394	250	61.8	54.7-68.5	38	13.2	8.5-20.0	37	9.7	6.5-14.2	66	14.4	10.5-19.5	3	0.8	0.2- 3.7
Robeson	395	200	49.6	41.4-57.9	59	15.3	11.0-21.0	59	13.4	9.6-18.3	64	15.0	10.9-20.3	13	6.6	3.3-12.7
Rowan	443	285	62.2	55.3-68.7	49	13.1	9.0-18.8	36	8.2	5.2-12.8	70	14.6	10.7-19.7	3	1.8	0.5- 6.5
Union	404	281	65.2	57.6-72.1	43	9.1	6.3-12.9	28	10.8	6.6-17.3	47	10.2	6.4-15.9	5	4.6	1.4-14.2
Wake	583	441	72.3	67.1-76.9	49	8.1	5.9-11.2	41	8.5	5.8-12.4	45	8.8	6.1-12.5	7	2.3	0.9- 5.5
Wayne	440	300	67.6	59.6-74.7	51	14.7	8.7-23.8	37	8.0	5.1-12.4	50	8.7	6.2-12.1	2	1.0	0.2- 3.9
NC REGIONS
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
Piedmont	7,529	5,275	68.9	67.2-70.5	689	9.9	8.9-10.9	637	9.2	8.2-10.3	876	10.5	9.5-11.6	52	1.5	0.9- 2.3
Western NC	2,882	1,853	65.7	63.2-68.2	246	8.4	7.2- 9.9	267	9.8	8.2-11.5	493	14.8	13.0-16.7	23	1.3	0.7- 2.5
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)
Mountain AHEC	1,891	1,229	65.7	62.7-68.7	161	8.5	7.0-10.4	183	10.9	8.8-13.3	301	13.3	11.4-15.4	17	1.6	0.7- 3.2
Northwest	3,279	2,184	66.6	64.2-69.0	296	10.0	8.6-11.7	285	8.7	7.4-10.1	495	14.1	12.4-15.9	19	0.6	0.3- 1.1
Charlotte	2,075	1,428	67.5	64.6-70.3	204	10.7	8.9-12.8	193	9.9	8.3-11.8	236	10.8	9.0-12.9	14	1.1	0.5- 2.3
Greensboro	1,793	1,287	70.8	67.2-74.2	154	9.3	7.5-11.5	139	9.0	7.1-11.4	200	8.5	6.9-10.3	13	2.3	0.9- 6.0
Southern Regional	1,535	963	64.1	60.2-67.7	170	11.5	9.2-14.3	171	9.5	7.7-11.6	207	12.4	9.8-15.6	24	2.5	1.4- 4.5
Coastal	776	542	68.5	63.7-73.0	73	9.3	6.8-12.5	72	10.5	7.7-14.1	84	11.0	8.2-14.7	5	0.7	0.3- 1.8
Wake	1,702	1,213	69.0	65.4-72.4	161	9.5	7.7-11.7	130	9.5	7.4-12.1	186	10.1	8.1-12.7	12	1.8	0.8- 3.9
Area L	472	310	66.1	60.3-71.5	47	9.8	6.6-14.2	54	12.5	9.2-16.7	55	9.8	7.0-13.7	6	1.8	0.6- 5.2
Eastern	2,146	1,405	64.1	60.8-67.2	241	12.0	9.9-14.5	206	10.2	8.5-12.2	280	12.3	10.4-14.4	14	1.4	0.6- 3.5

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

COUNTY/REGIONS

Alamance

386

274

69.9

63.2-75.9

12.3

8.2-17.9

7.5

4.8-11.5

9.7

6.8-13.8

0.6

0.2- 2.0

Buncombe

343

246

73.5

66.9-79.3

3.8

2.3- 6.2

11.1

6.9-17.5

9.1

6.5-12.5

2.5

0.7- 8.7

Cabarrus

365

247

70.1

63.6-75.9

7.1

4.5-10.9

9.9

7.0-13.8

11.7

8.0-16.7

1.2

0.2- 6.7

Catawba

443

304

68.2

62.2-73.7

10.3

6.8-15.1

8.1

5.7-11.3

13.4

9.5-18.5

0.1

0.0- 0.6

Cumberland

473

318

67.7

60.8-73.8

11.3

7.8-16.1

9.5

6.7-13.4

11.3

6.6-18.6

0.2

0.1- 1.0

Davidson

404

268

60.0

52.9-66.6

8.8

5.3-14.0

15.0

10.5-20.9

16.0

11.2-22.5

0.3

0.0- 1.9

Durham

389

285

67.6

59.3-74.9

10.2

6.6-15.3

8.5

4.9-14.5

10.6

6.4-17.0

3.1

0.5-17.2

Forsyth

406

294

71.0

64.9-76.4

11.9

8.3-16.8

6.6

4.4- 9.7

10.3

6.9-15.1

0.3

0.0- 2.0

Gaston

405

251

60.4

53.2-67.1

11.4

7.5-17.0

11.6

8.2-16.0

16.0

10.9-22.9

0.7

0.2- 2.7

Guilford

418

308

75.8

70.1-80.7

6.3

4.1- 9.7

9.0

6.2-12.7

8.0

5.2-12.0

0.9

0.2- 3.7

Iredell

426

297

71.1

65.6-76.1

9.0

6.4-12.6

9.1

6.1-13.5

10.2

7.4-13.8

0.6

0.3- 1.5

Johnston

465

315

62.8

55.9-69.2

13.6

9.3-19.4

11.5

7.2-18.1

11.4

8.0-15.9

0.7

0.1- 3.0

Mecklenburg

671

499

71.2

66.6-75.4

11.3

8.5-14.8

8.8

6.5-12.0

8.1

5.8-11.2

0.6

0.2- 1.9

New Hanover

371

276

74.0

66.5-80.4

7.6

4.7-12.0

10.6

6.6-16.6

7.4

3.7-14.3

0.3

0.0- 2.4

Onslow

406

278

68.2

61.8-73.9

12.5

8.3-18.4

8.0

5.3-11.7

10.8

7.6-15.0

0.6

0.1- 4.2

Orange

378

298

76.3

69.7-81.9

10.7

6.6-16.8

4.3

2.3- 7.9

8.5

5.6-12.7

0.2

0.0- 1.5

Pitt

388

256

65.4

58.3-71.9

9.9

6.7-14.5

11.3

7.2-17.2

12.6

8.4-18.5

0.8

0.2- 3.0

Randolph

394

250

61.8

54.7-68.5

13.2

8.5-20.0

9.7

6.5-14.2

14.4

10.5-19.5

0.8

0.2- 3.7

Robeson

395

200

49.6

41.4-57.9

15.3

11.0-21.0

13.4

9.6-18.3

15.0

10.9-20.3

6.6

3.3-12.7

Rowan

443

285

62.2

55.3-68.7

13.1

9.0-18.8

8.2

5.2-12.8

14.6

10.7-19.7

1.8

0.5- 6.5

Union

404

281

65.2

57.6-72.1

9.1

6.3-12.9

10.8

6.6-17.3

10.2

6.4-15.9

4.6

1.4-14.2

Wake

583

441

72.3

67.1-76.9

8.1

5.9-11.2

8.5

5.8-12.4

8.8

6.1-12.5

2.3

0.9- 5.5

Wayne

440

300

67.6

59.6-74.7

14.7

8.7-23.8

8.0

5.1-12.4

8.7

6.2-12.1

1.0

0.2- 3.9

NC REGIONS

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

Piedmont

7,529

5,275

68.9

67.2-70.5

689

9.9

8.9-10.9

637

9.2

8.2-10.3

876

10.5

9.5-11.6

1.5

0.9- 2.3

Western NC

2,882

1,853

65.7

63.2-68.2

246

8.4

7.2- 9.9

267

9.8

8.2-11.5

493

14.8

13.0-16.7

1.3

0.7- 2.5

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)

Mountain AHEC

1,891

1,229

65.7

62.7-68.7

161

8.5

7.0-10.4

183

10.9

8.8-13.3

301

13.3

11.4-15.4

1.6

0.7- 3.2

Northwest

3,279

2,184

66.6

64.2-69.0

296

10.0

8.6-11.7

285

8.7

7.4-10.1

495

14.1

12.4-15.9

0.6

0.3- 1.1

Charlotte

2,075

1,428

67.5

64.6-70.3

204

10.7

8.9-12.8

193

9.9

8.3-11.8

236

10.8

9.0-12.9

1.1

0.5- 2.3

Greensboro

1,793

1,287

70.8

67.2-74.2

154

9.3

7.5-11.5

139

9.0

7.1-11.4

200

8.5

6.9-10.3

2.3

0.9- 6.0

Southern Regional

1,535

963

64.1

60.2-67.7

170

11.5

9.2-14.3

171

9.5

7.7-11.6

207

12.4

9.8-15.6

2.5

1.4- 4.5

Coastal

776

542

68.5

63.7-73.0

9.3

6.8-12.5

10.5

7.7-14.1

11.0

8.2-14.7

0.7

0.3- 1.8

Wake

1,702

1,213

69.0

65.4-72.4

161

9.5

7.7-11.7

130

9.5

7.4-12.1

186

10.1

8.1-12.7

1.8

0.8- 3.9

Area L

472

310

66.1

60.3-71.5

9.8

6.6-14.2

12.5

9.2-16.7

9.8

7.0-13.7

1.8

0.6- 5.2

Eastern

2,146

1,405

64.1

60.8-67.2

241

12.0

9.9-14.5

206

10.2

8.5-12.2

280

12.3

10.4-14.4

1.4

0.6- 3.5

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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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