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

2008 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont 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
-Piedmont NC	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
GENDER
Male	2,883	1,941	66.4	63.7-69.0	271	10.6	9.1-12.3	272	9.2	7.8-10.9	371	11.6	9.9-13.5	28	2.2	1.2- 3.9
Female	4,646	3,334	71.2	69.2-73.2	418	9.2	8.1-10.5	365	9.3	8.0-10.8	505	9.5	8.4-10.8	24	0.8	0.4- 1.6
RACE
White	5,973	4,396	74.6	72.9-76.2	467	8.6	7.6- 9.7	437	7.7	6.7- 8.8	657	9.0	8.1-10.0	16	0.1	0.1- 0.2
African American	1,072	631	60.3	56.0-64.5	155	13.2	10.6-16.2	122	12.3	9.6-15.5	153	13.3	10.4-16.7	11	1.0	0.5- 2.1
Other Minorities	461	235	49.2	42.3-56.1	64	12.3	9.1-16.5	72	13.1	9.4-18.0	65	15.3	11.2-20.7	25	10.0	5.8-16.7
HISPANIC
Hispanic	345	159	47.2	39.1-55.4	54	13.4	9.5-18.7	59	12.9	9.2-17.7	52	14.3	10.0-20.2	21	12.1	6.8-20.8
Non-Hispanic	7,167	5,107	71.0	69.4-72.6	633	9.5	8.6-10.6	578	8.9	7.9-10.0	818	10.1	9.1-11.2	31	0.4	0.2- 0.7
AGE
18-24	210	142	70.6	62.4-77.8	23	7.0	4.2-11.3	22	10.7	6.5-17.3	18	7.9	4.4-13.5	5	3.8	1.2-11.2
25-34	747	504	65.1	60.4-69.5	95	13.2	10.3-16.8	68	9.1	6.8-12.1	67	9.9	7.3-13.3	13	2.7	1.3- 5.4
35-44	1,254	909	69.6	66.2-72.8	122	10.3	8.3-12.6	110	9.8	7.8-12.2	106	9.3	7.4-11.7	7	1.0	0.4- 2.7
45-54	1,528	1,108	70.3	67.1-73.3	130	10.0	8.1-12.2	134	9.1	7.3-11.3	149	9.5	7.7-11.7	7	1.1	0.4- 3.0
55-64	1,584	1,148	73.8	71.0-76.5	142	8.6	7.1-10.5	119	7.1	5.7- 8.7	169	10.2	8.4-12.5	6	0.2	0.1- 0.5
65-74	1,218	826	67.6	64.3-70.8	103	9.2	7.3-11.4	102	9.1	7.2-11.4	181	13.7	11.5-16.2	6	0.4	0.2- 1.1
75+	925	591	60.0	55.6-64.2	67	8.1	5.9-11.1	78	10.9	8.3-14.1	181	20.6	17.1-24.5	8	0.4	0.2- 1.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	931	365	39.0	33.7-44.5	114	12.8	9.9-16.4	139	14.6	11.6-18.3	290	25.3	21.2-30.0	23	8.3	4.5-14.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	2,088	1,325	64.0	60.5-67.3	210	9.9	8.1-12.1	208	11.6	9.4-14.1	324	13.6	11.5-16.1	21	0.9	0.5- 1.6
Some Post-H.S.	1,925	1,411	71.2	67.9-74.3	193	12.0	9.9-14.5	157	8.8	6.8-11.3	159	7.6	6.0- 9.6	5	0.4	0.1- 1.0
College Graduate	2,568	2,161	82.6	80.4-84.5	171	7.2	6.0- 8.7	132	5.6	4.5- 6.9	101	4.4	3.4- 5.8	3	0.2	0.0- 0.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	688	282	40.0	33.6-46.9	90	11.3	8.4-15.0	99	15.4	11.0-21.1	205	26.5	20.9-33.0	12	6.7	3.0-14.3
$15,000- 24,999	1,156	595	47.7	42.3-53.1	139	14.9	11.7-18.9	156	14.3	11.3-17.8	242	18.4	15.1-22.1	24	4.8	2.3- 9.5
$25,000- 34,999	742	457	58.4	52.8-63.7	82	12.8	9.5-17.0	87	13.0	9.2-18.1	110	14.1	11.0-17.8	6	1.8	0.7- 4.6
$35,000- 49,999	1,000	754	72.7	68.4-76.6	82	9.7	7.2-13.0	79	8.6	6.4-11.5	81	8.7	6.5-11.6	4	0.3	0.1- 0.8
$50,000-74,999	1,061	865	78.9	75.1-82.2	85	9.5	7.2-12.4	67	7.1	5.3- 9.6	43	4.5	2.9- 6.9	1	0.0	0.0- 0.2
$75,000+	1,865	1,617	84.9	82.6-87.0	117	6.7	5.4- 8.4	67	4.3	3.2- 5.8	64	4.0	3.0- 5.4	0	0.0	. - .
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	2,556	1,559	59.9	56.9-62.9	267	11.0	9.4-12.9	268	12.2	10.1-14.6	442	15.6	13.7-17.8	20	1.2	0.5- 3.0
No	4,764	3,577	72.4	70.4-74.4	398	9.3	8.1-10.6	355	8.2	7.1- 9.5	405	8.5	7.3- 9.8	29	1.5	0.9- 2.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	1,007	700	71.4	67.3-75.2	71	8.2	6.1-10.9	90	8.7	6.5-11.6	143	11.6	9.2-14.5	3	0.1	0.0- 0.4
Non-Veteran	6,520	4,574	68.5	66.7-70.3	618	10.1	9.1-11.3	547	9.3	8.2-10.5	732	10.4	9.3-11.6	49	1.7	1.0- 2.7

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

-Piedmont NC

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

GENDER

Male

2,883

1,941

66.4

63.7-69.0

271

10.6

9.1-12.3

272

9.2

7.8-10.9

371

11.6

9.9-13.5

2.2

1.2- 3.9

Female

4,646

3,334

71.2

69.2-73.2

418

9.2

8.1-10.5

365

9.3

8.0-10.8

505

9.5

8.4-10.8

0.8

0.4- 1.6

RACE

White

5,973

4,396

74.6

72.9-76.2

467

8.6

7.6- 9.7

437

7.7

6.7- 8.8

657

9.0

8.1-10.0

0.1

0.1- 0.2

African American

1,072

631

60.3

56.0-64.5

155

13.2

10.6-16.2

122

12.3

9.6-15.5

153

13.3

10.4-16.7

1.0

0.5- 2.1

Other Minorities

461

235

49.2

42.3-56.1

12.3

9.1-16.5

13.1

9.4-18.0

15.3

11.2-20.7

10.0

5.8-16.7

HISPANIC

Hispanic

345

159

47.2

39.1-55.4

13.4

9.5-18.7

12.9

9.2-17.7

14.3

10.0-20.2

12.1

6.8-20.8

Non-Hispanic

7,167

5,107

71.0

69.4-72.6

633

9.5

8.6-10.6

578

8.9

7.9-10.0

818

10.1

9.1-11.2

0.4

0.2- 0.7

AGE

18-24

210

142

70.6

62.4-77.8

7.0

4.2-11.3

10.7

6.5-17.3

7.9

4.4-13.5

3.8

1.2-11.2

25-34

747

504

65.1

60.4-69.5

13.2

10.3-16.8

9.1

6.8-12.1

9.9

7.3-13.3

2.7

1.3- 5.4

35-44

1,254

909

69.6

66.2-72.8

122

10.3

8.3-12.6

110

9.8

7.8-12.2

106

9.3

7.4-11.7

1.0

0.4- 2.7

45-54

1,528

1,108

70.3

67.1-73.3

130

10.0

8.1-12.2

134

9.1

7.3-11.3

149

9.5

7.7-11.7

1.1

0.4- 3.0

55-64

1,584

1,148

73.8

71.0-76.5

142

8.6

7.1-10.5

119

7.1

5.7- 8.7

169

10.2

8.4-12.5

0.2

0.1- 0.5

65-74

1,218

826

67.6

64.3-70.8

103

9.2

7.3-11.4

102

9.1

7.2-11.4

181

13.7

11.5-16.2

0.4

0.2- 1.1

75+

925

591

60.0

55.6-64.2

8.1

5.9-11.1

10.9

8.3-14.1

181

20.6

17.1-24.5

0.4

0.2- 1.0

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

931

365

39.0

33.7-44.5

114

12.8

9.9-16.4

139

14.6

11.6-18.3

290

25.3

21.2-30.0

8.3

4.5-14.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

2,088

1,325

64.0

60.5-67.3

210

9.9

8.1-12.1

208

11.6

9.4-14.1

324

13.6

11.5-16.1

0.9

0.5- 1.6

Some Post-H.S.

1,925

1,411

71.2

67.9-74.3

193

12.0

9.9-14.5

157

8.8

6.8-11.3

159

7.6

6.0- 9.6

0.4

0.1- 1.0

College Graduate

2,568

2,161

82.6

80.4-84.5

171

7.2

6.0- 8.7

132

5.6

4.5- 6.9

101

4.4

3.4- 5.8

0.2

0.0- 0.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

688

282

40.0

33.6-46.9

11.3

8.4-15.0

15.4

11.0-21.1

205

26.5

20.9-33.0

6.7

3.0-14.3

$15,000- 24,999

1,156

595

47.7

42.3-53.1

139

14.9

11.7-18.9

156

14.3

11.3-17.8

242

18.4

15.1-22.1

4.8

2.3- 9.5

$25,000- 34,999

742

457

58.4

52.8-63.7

12.8

9.5-17.0

13.0

9.2-18.1

110

14.1

11.0-17.8

1.8

0.7- 4.6

$35,000- 49,999

1,000

754

72.7

68.4-76.6

9.7

7.2-13.0

8.6

6.4-11.5

8.7

6.5-11.6

0.3

0.1- 0.8

$50,000-74,999

1,061

865

78.9

75.1-82.2

9.5

7.2-12.4

7.1

5.3- 9.6

4.5

2.9- 6.9

0.0

0.0- 0.2

$75,000+

1,865

1,617

84.9

82.6-87.0

117

6.7

5.4- 8.4

4.3

3.2- 5.8

4.0

3.0- 5.4

0.0

. - .

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

2,556

1,559

59.9

56.9-62.9

267

11.0

9.4-12.9

268

12.2

10.1-14.6

442

15.6

13.7-17.8

1.2

0.5- 3.0

4,764

3,577

72.4

70.4-74.4

398

9.3

8.1-10.6

355

8.2

7.1- 9.5

405

8.5

7.3- 9.8

1.5

0.9- 2.7

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

1,007

700

71.4

67.3-75.2

8.2

6.1-10.9

8.7

6.5-11.6

143

11.6

9.2-14.5

0.1

0.0- 0.4

Non-Veteran

6,520

4,574

68.5

66.7-70.3

618

10.1

9.1-11.3

547

9.3

8.2-10.5

732

10.4

9.3-11.6

1.7

1.0- 2.7

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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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