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

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	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
-Piedmont NC	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
GENDER
Male	2,627	1,812	66.0	63.2-68.7	249	10.5	8.9-12.3	199	8.3	6.8-10.1	292	10.8	9.1-12.7	75	4.4	3.1- 6.3
Female	4,246	3,108	71.7	69.5-73.7	369	9.0	7.8-10.4	321	9.1	7.7-10.6	375	8.2	7.2- 9.4	73	2.0	1.3- 3.0
RACE
White	5,457	4,112	75.4	73.6-77.0	436	8.5	7.4- 9.7	362	7.3	6.3- 8.5	473	7.7	6.8- 8.7	74	1.1	0.8- 1.6
African American	946	576	59.9	55.3-64.4	118	12.3	9.6-15.6	96	11.5	8.7-15.0	118	12.0	9.3-15.4	38	4.3	2.7- 6.6
Other Minorities	446	220	47.0	40.1-54.0	61	13.0	9.3-17.7	57	12.0	8.3-17.0	73	15.7	11.7-20.8	35	12.3	7.8-18.9
HISPANIC
Hispanic	334	152	43.9	35.8-52.3	53	13.9	9.9-19.2	46	10.8	7.3-15.6	53	15.5	10.9-21.6	30	15.9	9.9-24.6
Non-Hispanic	6,524	4,761	71.5	69.8-73.2	565	9.3	8.3-10.5	472	8.4	7.4- 9.7	610	8.8	7.9- 9.9	116	1.9	1.4- 2.5
AGE
18-24	211	141	69.1	60.8-76.3	20	6.6	3.8-11.3	23	11.0	6.8-17.5	19	7.7	4.4-13.0	8	5.6	2.4-12.5
25-34	742	477	62.3	57.5-66.8	97	13.9	10.8-17.6	73	9.5	7.1-12.7	71	9.4	7.0-12.4	24	5.0	3.0- 8.2
35-44	1,239	886	68.6	65.1-71.8	117	9.7	7.8-12.0	101	9.5	7.5-11.9	116	10.1	8.1-12.5	19	2.2	1.2- 3.9
45-54	1,454	1,042	69.0	65.6-72.1	133	10.6	8.6-13.1	117	9.0	7.1-11.3	142	9.3	7.4-11.5	20	2.2	1.2- 3.9
55-64	1,446	1,068	74.9	71.9-77.6	114	7.8	6.1- 9.9	89	5.6	4.4- 7.2	148	9.9	8.1-12.0	27	1.8	1.1- 2.9
65-74	1,015	753	74.7	71.3-77.9	81	7.9	6.2-10.2	62	5.8	4.3- 7.9	93	8.9	7.0-11.3	26	2.6	1.6- 4.2
75+	705	510	69.7	65.0-74.0	48	6.4	4.6- 8.7	50	7.7	5.4-10.7	75	12.8	9.6-16.8	22	3.5	1.9- 6.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	682	284	38.4	32.4-44.8	83	14.3	10.4-19.3	80	10.5	7.6-14.1	170	21.9	17.6-26.9	65	15.0	10.0-21.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,821	1,176	62.8	59.1-66.4	178	9.5	7.6-11.7	170	11.5	9.2-14.4	248	13.2	11.0-15.9	49	2.9	1.9- 4.5
Some Post-H.S.	1,822	1,331	70.5	67.0-73.7	180	11.3	9.3-13.8	145	9.6	7.4-12.3	144	7.0	5.5- 8.7	22	1.7	0.9- 3.2
College Graduate	2,532	2,118	82.4	80.2-84.4	176	7.3	6.0- 8.9	124	5.2	4.2- 6.5	103	4.3	3.3- 5.6	11	0.7	0.4- 1.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	521	217	39.0	31.7-46.8	61	13.2	8.6-19.8	71	13.3	8.6-20.0	141	22.3	17.2-28.2	31	12.2	6.8-21.0
$15,000- 24,999	972	509	47.6	41.8-53.5	117	12.1	9.3-15.5	120	13.8	10.4-18.1	171	17.3	13.9-21.4	55	9.2	5.8-14.3
$25,000- 34,999	662	407	56.6	50.7-62.3	81	13.4	9.9-17.9	71	13.4	9.3-19.0	84	12.6	9.4-16.5	19	4.0	2.2- 7.2
$35,000- 49,999	941	700	69.6	65.0-73.9	84	11.7	8.7-15.5	69	8.1	5.9-11.0	78	9.5	7.0-12.7	10	1.1	0.5- 2.5
$50,000-74,999	1,033	837	77.8	73.9-81.2	83	9.0	6.7-12.1	64	7.5	5.6-10.0	43	5.0	3.3- 7.4	6	0.7	0.3- 2.1
$75,000+	1,847	1,594	84.7	82.4-86.8	120	6.7	5.4- 8.4	64	4.4	3.3- 5.9	67	4.0	3.0- 5.4	2	0.1	0.0- 0.6
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	2,166	1,370	60.7	57.4-63.9	211	10.0	8.3-12.1	217	11.9	9.7-14.6	297	13.4	11.4-15.6	71	3.9	2.6- 5.8
No	4,524	3,424	71.8	69.7-73.9	382	9.5	8.2-10.9	296	7.7	6.6- 9.0	353	8.2	7.0- 9.5	69	2.8	1.9- 4.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	878	653	74.6	70.4-78.4	63	7.7	5.6-10.4	58	7.6	5.3-10.8	91	8.8	6.7-11.4	13	1.3	0.7- 2.7
Non-Veteran	5,993	4,266	68.1	66.2-70.0	555	10.0	8.9-11.3	462	8.8	7.7-10.1	575	9.6	8.5-10.7	135	3.4	2.6- 4.6

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

-Piedmont NC

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

GENDER

Male

2,627

1,812

66.0

63.2-68.7

249

10.5

8.9-12.3

199

8.3

6.8-10.1

292

10.8

9.1-12.7

4.4

3.1- 6.3

Female

4,246

3,108

71.7

69.5-73.7

369

9.0

7.8-10.4

321

9.1

7.7-10.6

375

8.2

7.2- 9.4

2.0

1.3- 3.0

RACE

White

5,457

4,112

75.4

73.6-77.0

436

8.5

7.4- 9.7

362

7.3

6.3- 8.5

473

7.7

6.8- 8.7

1.1

0.8- 1.6

African American

946

576

59.9

55.3-64.4

118

12.3

9.6-15.6

11.5

8.7-15.0

118

12.0

9.3-15.4

4.3

2.7- 6.6

Other Minorities

446

220

47.0

40.1-54.0

13.0

9.3-17.7

12.0

8.3-17.0

15.7

11.7-20.8

12.3

7.8-18.9

HISPANIC

Hispanic

334

152

43.9

35.8-52.3

13.9

9.9-19.2

10.8

7.3-15.6

15.5

10.9-21.6

15.9

9.9-24.6

Non-Hispanic

6,524

4,761

71.5

69.8-73.2

565

9.3

8.3-10.5

472

8.4

7.4- 9.7

610

8.8

7.9- 9.9

116

1.9

1.4- 2.5

AGE

18-24

211

141

69.1

60.8-76.3

6.6

3.8-11.3

11.0

6.8-17.5

7.7

4.4-13.0

5.6

2.4-12.5

25-34

742

477

62.3

57.5-66.8

13.9

10.8-17.6

9.5

7.1-12.7

9.4

7.0-12.4

5.0

3.0- 8.2

35-44

1,239

886

68.6

65.1-71.8

117

9.7

7.8-12.0

101

9.5

7.5-11.9

116

10.1

8.1-12.5

2.2

1.2- 3.9

45-54

1,454

1,042

69.0

65.6-72.1

133

10.6

8.6-13.1

117

9.0

7.1-11.3

142

9.3

7.4-11.5

2.2

1.2- 3.9

55-64

1,446

1,068

74.9

71.9-77.6

114

7.8

6.1- 9.9

5.6

4.4- 7.2

148

9.9

8.1-12.0

1.8

1.1- 2.9

65-74

1,015

753

74.7

71.3-77.9

7.9

6.2-10.2

5.8

4.3- 7.9

8.9

7.0-11.3

2.6

1.6- 4.2

75+

705

510

69.7

65.0-74.0

6.4

4.6- 8.7

7.7

5.4-10.7

12.8

9.6-16.8

3.5

1.9- 6.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

682

284

38.4

32.4-44.8

14.3

10.4-19.3

10.5

7.6-14.1

170

21.9

17.6-26.9

15.0

10.0-21.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,821

1,176

62.8

59.1-66.4

178

9.5

7.6-11.7

170

11.5

9.2-14.4

248

13.2

11.0-15.9

2.9

1.9- 4.5

Some Post-H.S.

1,822

1,331

70.5

67.0-73.7

180

11.3

9.3-13.8

145

9.6

7.4-12.3

144

7.0

5.5- 8.7

1.7

0.9- 3.2

College Graduate

2,532

2,118

82.4

80.2-84.4

176

7.3

6.0- 8.9

124

5.2

4.2- 6.5

103

4.3

3.3- 5.6

0.7

0.4- 1.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

521

217

39.0

31.7-46.8

13.2

8.6-19.8

13.3

8.6-20.0

141

22.3

17.2-28.2

12.2

6.8-21.0

$15,000- 24,999

972

509

47.6

41.8-53.5

117

12.1

9.3-15.5

120

13.8

10.4-18.1

171

17.3

13.9-21.4

9.2

5.8-14.3

$25,000- 34,999

662

407

56.6

50.7-62.3

13.4

9.9-17.9

13.4

9.3-19.0

12.6

9.4-16.5

4.0

2.2- 7.2

$35,000- 49,999

941

700

69.6

65.0-73.9

11.7

8.7-15.5

8.1

5.9-11.0

9.5

7.0-12.7

1.1

0.5- 2.5

$50,000-74,999

1,033

837

77.8

73.9-81.2

9.0

6.7-12.1

7.5

5.6-10.0

5.0

3.3- 7.4

0.7

0.3- 2.1

$75,000+

1,847

1,594

84.7

82.4-86.8

120

6.7

5.4- 8.4

4.4

3.3- 5.9

4.0

3.0- 5.4

0.1

0.0- 0.6

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

2,166

1,370

60.7

57.4-63.9

211

10.0

8.3-12.1

217

11.9

9.7-14.6

297

13.4

11.4-15.6

3.9

2.6- 5.8

4,524

3,424

71.8

69.7-73.9

382

9.5

8.2-10.9

296

7.7

6.6- 9.0

353

8.2

7.0- 9.5

2.8

1.9- 4.1

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

878

653

74.6

70.4-78.4

7.7

5.6-10.4

7.6

5.3-10.8

8.8

6.7-11.4

1.3

0.7- 2.7

Non-Veteran

5,993

4,266

68.1

66.2-70.0

555

10.0

8.9-11.3

462

8.8

7.7-10.1

575

9.6

8.5-10.7

135

3.4

2.6- 4.6

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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