BRFSS 2008 - North Carolina Counties and Regions: (How long has it been since you had your teeth cleaned by a dentist or dental hygienist?*)

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	14,117	9,788	67.2	65.9-68.4	1,342	10.3	9.5-11.1	1,135	8.8	8.1- 9.6	1,499	10.3	9.5-11.1	353	3.4	2.9- 4.1
COUNTY/REGIONS
Alamance	334	256	71.5	63.4-78.4	25	9.8	5.9-15.8	20	6.8	4.1-11.1	28	10.7	6.0-18.4	5	1.3	0.5- 3.4
Buncombe	308	232	74.5	67.4-80.5	16	4.1	2.2- 7.5	20	8.5	4.8-14.7	34	8.8	6.1-12.7	6	4.0	1.5-10.6
Cabarrus	330	228	69.7	62.8-75.8	26	8.6	5.6-13.1	35	8.7	6.0-12.6	32	10.2	6.6-15.5	9	2.7	1.1- 6.8
Catawba	402	277	66.0	59.6-71.9	41	12.0	8.2-17.3	36	8.7	5.9-12.6	40	10.7	7.1-15.9	8	2.5	1.1- 6.0
Cumberland	431	296	66.0	58.6-72.6	45	12.7	8.6-18.4	36	8.3	5.5-12.3	43	11.6	6.6-19.6	11	1.4	0.7- 2.9
Davidson	356	245	62.8	55.3-69.7	24	6.7	4.2-10.5	32	11.5	7.5-17.2	45	15.7	10.5-22.9	10	3.3	1.2- 8.9
Durham	371	263	64.1	55.6-71.7	40	12.3	8.3-17.9	28	7.8	4.2-13.8	32	7.8	5.0-11.9	8	8.0	3.1-19.5
Forsyth	375	280	72.6	66.4-78.0	34	10.6	7.1-15.4	23	6.1	3.9- 9.4	36	10.4	6.9-15.4	2	0.4	0.1- 1.9
Gaston	357	235	62.2	54.5-69.3	33	7.9	4.8-12.6	40	14.3	9.7-20.4	39	12.4	7.7-19.3	10	3.3	1.2- 8.7
Guilford	382	292	76.4	70.3-81.5	23	6.8	4.1-11.0	28	7.5	4.8-11.4	34	7.7	5.0-11.9	5	1.6	0.6- 4.3
Iredell	387	282	71.8	65.7-77.2	36	10.8	7.2-15.8	23	7.0	4.3-11.0	37	9.1	6.1-13.3	9	1.4	0.7- 2.9
Johnston	424	298	62.9	55.7-69.6	47	13.9	9.5-20.1	22	9.6	5.4-16.6	48	11.1	7.5-16.0	9	2.5	1.1- 5.2
Mecklenburg	638	474	70.6	65.8-75.0	55	11.1	8.1-15.1	50	8.4	6.1-11.4	48	8.2	5.8-11.5	11	1.6	0.8- 3.3
New Hanover	345	260	74.7	67.1-81.1	37	12.3	7.2-20.3	20	6.6	3.9-10.9	26	5.9	3.7- 9.3	2	0.5	0.1- 2.2
Onslow	369	262	68.1	61.2-74.3	38	14.7	9.6-21.7	28	6.3	4.1- 9.7	35	9.4	6.3-13.7	6	1.6	0.6- 4.4
Orange	357	282	76.0	69.1-81.8	33	11.8	7.5-18.1	15	4.4	2.3- 8.3	25	7.0	4.2-11.5	2	0.7	0.2- 3.1
Pitt	349	235	65.1	57.6-71.9	41	12.4	8.6-17.7	30	8.7	5.2-14.2	36	12.4	7.8-19.2	7	1.4	0.6- 3.4
Randolph	355	230	62.1	54.6-69.1	34	12.1	7.5-19.2	35	8.9	5.9-13.3	45	14.0	9.8-19.8	11	2.8	1.4- 5.8
Robeson	351	173	46.9	38.1-55.9	48	15.6	10.9-21.8	49	12.2	8.5-17.4	58	16.5	12.0-22.4	23	8.8	5.0-15.0
Rowan	400	257	59.6	52.2-66.6	50	13.2	9.5-18.1	29	8.1	4.4-14.6	57	15.3	10.9-21.2	7	3.7	1.5- 8.7
Union	372	265	65.5	57.6-72.7	36	8.3	5.7-12.0	26	10.9	6.5-17.7	35	9.5	5.7-15.6	10	5.8	2.1-14.9
Wake	565	427	71.5	66.2-76.3	39	7.9	5.3-11.6	44	9.4	6.5-13.3	40	7.0	4.8-10.1	15	4.3	2.3- 7.9
Wayne	398	283	68.4	59.8-75.8	44	16.1	9.6-26.0	28	6.6	4.0-10.8	36	7.2	4.9-10.6	7	1.6	0.6- 4.2
NC REGIONS
Eastern NC	4,750	3,167	63.5	61.4-65.6	512	12.2	10.7-13.8	402	9.3	8.1-10.6	531	11.1	9.7-12.5	138	4.0	3.1- 5.1
Piedmont	6,873	4,920	68.9	67.1-70.6	618	9.7	8.7-10.9	520	8.7	7.6- 9.8	667	9.5	8.5-10.6	148	3.2	2.4- 4.2
Western NC	2,494	1,701	67.3	64.6-69.9	212	8.6	7.2-10.2	213	8.6	7.1-10.3	301	12.2	10.4-14.3	67	3.3	2.3- 4.7
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)
Mountain AHEC	1,642	1,130	66.6	63.2-69.7	137	8.8	7.1-10.8	145	9.6	7.6-12.1	190	11.6	9.6-13.9	40	3.5	2.2- 5.5
Northwest	2,914	2,016	68.3	65.7-70.7	277	10.5	8.9-12.3	217	7.4	6.2- 8.8	337	11.6	10.0-13.5	67	2.2	1.6- 3.1
Charlotte	1,898	1,338	67.9	64.8-70.8	169	9.7	7.9-11.8	166	9.6	8.0-11.6	179	10.0	8.2-12.2	46	2.9	1.9- 4.4
Greensboro	1,624	1,204	70.9	67.0-74.5	134	9.6	7.6-12.2	108	7.5	5.7- 9.8	146	8.4	6.7-10.5	32	3.6	1.8- 7.0
Southern Regional	1,388	867	61.3	57.2-65.3	145	11.4	8.9-14.5	142	9.6	7.4-12.5	178	12.6	10.0-15.8	56	5.1	3.3- 7.6
Coastal	717	505	68.3	63.2-72.9	68	10.5	7.5-14.5	55	9.5	6.6-13.3	76	9.5	7.2-12.4	13	2.2	1.1- 4.4
Wake	1,593	1,141	68.1	64.3-71.6	154	9.6	7.6-11.9	112	9.6	7.3-12.4	149	8.7	6.8-11.0	37	4.1	2.6- 6.5
Area L	424	281	64.7	58.5-70.4	51	11.9	8.3-16.6	32	8.7	5.9-12.7	43	10.1	6.9-14.5	17	4.7	2.5- 8.6
Eastern	1,917	1,306	64.9	61.4-68.2	207	12.6	10.3-15.2	158	8.5	6.9-10.5	201	10.6	8.8-12.8	45	3.4	2.0- 5.5

Total
Respond.^

1-12 months

1-2 years

2-5 years

5 or more years

Never

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

14,117

9,788

67.2

65.9-68.4

1,342

10.3

9.5-11.1

1,135

8.8

8.1- 9.6

1,499

10.3

9.5-11.1

353

3.4

2.9- 4.1

COUNTY/REGIONS

Alamance

334

256

71.5

63.4-78.4

9.8

5.9-15.8

6.8

4.1-11.1

10.7

6.0-18.4

1.3

0.5- 3.4

Buncombe

308

232

74.5

67.4-80.5

4.1

2.2- 7.5

8.5

4.8-14.7

8.8

6.1-12.7

4.0

1.5-10.6

Cabarrus

330

228

69.7

62.8-75.8

8.6

5.6-13.1

8.7

6.0-12.6

10.2

6.6-15.5

2.7

1.1- 6.8

Catawba

402

277

66.0

59.6-71.9

12.0

8.2-17.3

8.7

5.9-12.6

10.7

7.1-15.9

2.5

1.1- 6.0

Cumberland

431

296

66.0

58.6-72.6

12.7

8.6-18.4

8.3

5.5-12.3

11.6

6.6-19.6

1.4

0.7- 2.9

Davidson

356

245

62.8

55.3-69.7

6.7

4.2-10.5

11.5

7.5-17.2

15.7

10.5-22.9

3.3

1.2- 8.9

Durham

371

263

64.1

55.6-71.7

12.3

8.3-17.9

7.8

4.2-13.8

7.8

5.0-11.9

8.0

3.1-19.5

Forsyth

375

280

72.6

66.4-78.0

10.6

7.1-15.4

6.1

3.9- 9.4

10.4

6.9-15.4

0.4

0.1- 1.9

Gaston

357

235

62.2

54.5-69.3

7.9

4.8-12.6

14.3

9.7-20.4

12.4

7.7-19.3

3.3

1.2- 8.7

Guilford

382

292

76.4

70.3-81.5

6.8

4.1-11.0

7.5

4.8-11.4

7.7

5.0-11.9

1.6

0.6- 4.3

Iredell

387

282

71.8

65.7-77.2

10.8

7.2-15.8

7.0

4.3-11.0

9.1

6.1-13.3

1.4

0.7- 2.9

Johnston

424

298

62.9

55.7-69.6

13.9

9.5-20.1

9.6

5.4-16.6

11.1

7.5-16.0

2.5

1.1- 5.2

Mecklenburg

638

474

70.6

65.8-75.0

11.1

8.1-15.1

8.4

6.1-11.4

8.2

5.8-11.5

1.6

0.8- 3.3

New Hanover

345

260

74.7

67.1-81.1

12.3

7.2-20.3

6.6

3.9-10.9

5.9

3.7- 9.3

0.5

0.1- 2.2

Onslow

369

262

68.1

61.2-74.3

14.7

9.6-21.7

6.3

4.1- 9.7

9.4

6.3-13.7

1.6

0.6- 4.4

Orange

357

282

76.0

69.1-81.8

11.8

7.5-18.1

4.4

2.3- 8.3

7.0

4.2-11.5

0.7

0.2- 3.1

Pitt

349

235

65.1

57.6-71.9

12.4

8.6-17.7

8.7

5.2-14.2

12.4

7.8-19.2

1.4

0.6- 3.4

Randolph

355

230

62.1

54.6-69.1

12.1

7.5-19.2

8.9

5.9-13.3

14.0

9.8-19.8

2.8

1.4- 5.8

Robeson

351

173

46.9

38.1-55.9

15.6

10.9-21.8

12.2

8.5-17.4

16.5

12.0-22.4

8.8

5.0-15.0

Rowan

400

257

59.6

52.2-66.6

13.2

9.5-18.1

8.1

4.4-14.6

15.3

10.9-21.2

3.7

1.5- 8.7

Union

372

265

65.5

57.6-72.7

8.3

5.7-12.0

10.9

6.5-17.7

9.5

5.7-15.6

5.8

2.1-14.9

Wake

565

427

71.5

66.2-76.3

7.9

5.3-11.6

9.4

6.5-13.3

7.0

4.8-10.1

4.3

2.3- 7.9

Wayne

398

283

68.4

59.8-75.8

16.1

9.6-26.0

6.6

4.0-10.8

7.2

4.9-10.6

1.6

0.6- 4.2

NC REGIONS

Eastern NC

4,750

3,167

63.5

61.4-65.6

512

12.2

10.7-13.8

402

9.3

8.1-10.6

531

11.1

9.7-12.5

138

4.0

3.1- 5.1

Piedmont

6,873

4,920

68.9

67.1-70.6

618

9.7

8.7-10.9

520

8.7

7.6- 9.8

667

9.5

8.5-10.6

148

3.2

2.4- 4.2

Western NC

2,494

1,701

67.3

64.6-69.9

212

8.6

7.2-10.2

213

8.6

7.1-10.3

301

12.2

10.4-14.3

3.3

2.3- 4.7

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)

Mountain AHEC

1,642

1,130

66.6

63.2-69.7

137

8.8

7.1-10.8

145

9.6

7.6-12.1

190

11.6

9.6-13.9

3.5

2.2- 5.5

Northwest

2,914

2,016

68.3

65.7-70.7

277

10.5

8.9-12.3

217

7.4

6.2- 8.8

337

11.6

10.0-13.5

2.2

1.6- 3.1

Charlotte

1,898

1,338

67.9

64.8-70.8

169

9.7

7.9-11.8

166

9.6

8.0-11.6

179

10.0

8.2-12.2

2.9

1.9- 4.4

Greensboro

1,624

1,204

70.9

67.0-74.5

134

9.6

7.6-12.2

108

7.5

5.7- 9.8

146

8.4

6.7-10.5

3.6

1.8- 7.0

Southern Regional

1,388

867

61.3

57.2-65.3

145

11.4

8.9-14.5

142

9.6

7.4-12.5

178

12.6

10.0-15.8

5.1

3.3- 7.6

Coastal

717

505

68.3

63.2-72.9

10.5

7.5-14.5

9.5

6.6-13.3

9.5

7.2-12.4

2.2

1.1- 4.4

Wake

1,593

1,141

68.1

64.3-71.6

154

9.6

7.6-11.9

112

9.6

7.3-12.4

149

8.7

6.8-11.0

4.1

2.6- 6.5

Area L

424

281

64.7

58.5-70.4

11.9

8.3-16.6

8.7

5.9-12.7

10.1

6.9-14.5

4.7

2.5- 8.6

Eastern

1,917

1,306

64.9

61.4-68.2

207

12.6

10.3-15.2

158

8.5

6.9-10.5

201

10.6

8.8-12.8

3.4

2.0- 5.5

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 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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