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

2008 BRFSS Survey Results: Western 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
-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
GENDER
Male	998	647	61.6	57.1-66.0	97	9.8	7.6-12.6	86	9.0	6.6-12.2	130	14.4	11.2-18.3	38	5.1	3.2- 8.0
Female	1,496	1,054	72.6	69.6-75.4	115	7.4	5.8- 9.4	127	8.1	6.6-10.0	171	10.2	8.5-12.2	29	1.7	1.1- 2.6
RACE
White	2,307	1,613	70.7	68.1-73.1	182	7.6	6.4- 9.1	186	8.2	6.7-10.0	269	10.6	9.2-12.3	57	2.9	1.9- 4.3
African American	67	34	50.7	35.1-66.2	15	29.8	15.8-49.1	7	6.9	3.0-15.1	10	12.0	6.0-22.6	1	0.6	0.1- 3.9
Other Minorities	113	51	30.4	19.8-43.7	14	11.5	5.7-21.8	19	14.5	7.3-26.8	20	32.9	18.8-50.9	9	10.6	4.7-22.3
HISPANIC
Hispanic	57	16	23.4	12.0-40.8	11	14.2	6.7-27.8	10	14.8	5.9-32.4	14	37.2	19.2-59.6	6	10.3	4.0-24.1
Non-Hispanic	2,432	1,682	69.5	66.9-71.9	201	8.3	6.9- 9.9	202	8.3	6.8-10.0	286	11.0	9.5-12.6	61	3.0	2.0- 4.4
AGE
18-24	74	46	63.0	48.7-75.3	12	15.2	8.0-27.0	4	3.8	1.2-11.5	9	11.5	5.2-23.4	3	6.5	2.1-18.5
25-34	221	135	62.2	53.8-69.9	30	10.7	7.2-15.7	29	13.6	8.7-20.8	22	10.1	5.4-18.0	5	3.3	1.1- 9.7
35-44	357	217	61.0	54.7-66.9	28	7.4	4.8-11.3	47	11.6	8.5-15.7	54	16.0	11.6-21.6	11	4.0	2.1- 7.5
45-54	495	324	68.2	63.3-72.7	48	8.3	6.1-11.3	44	7.5	5.3-10.6	66	13.2	10.2-16.9	13	2.8	1.6- 5.1
55-64	599	420	72.5	68.2-76.3	37	5.8	3.9- 8.5	55	7.9	5.9-10.5	72	11.6	9.0-14.9	15	2.2	1.3- 3.9
65-74	432	334	77.6	72.7-81.9	29	6.0	4.0- 8.8	18	4.1	2.4- 6.7	40	9.8	6.8-14.0	11	2.6	1.3- 5.1
75+	305	217	73.7	67.7-78.9	27	7.8	5.1-11.6	16	4.1	2.3- 7.2	36	12.1	8.4-17.1	9	2.4	1.1- 4.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	292	121	41.7	33.2-50.7	28	9.0	5.5-14.5	26	9.8	5.8-16.0	83	28.2	20.2-37.9	34	11.4	7.3-17.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	732	437	60.3	54.9-65.4	68	10.2	7.3-14.0	85	10.1	7.5-13.4	118	14.9	11.8-18.6	24	4.6	2.5- 8.4
Some Post-H.S.	681	488	69.6	64.4-74.3	60	8.4	6.2-11.2	66	11.4	8.0-15.9	61	9.4	6.7-13.0	6	1.2	0.3- 4.8
College Graduate	786	653	83.6	80.1-86.6	56	7.0	5.1- 9.5	36	4.2	2.7- 6.4	39	5.0	3.4- 7.3	2	0.3	0.1- 1.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	275	117	44.5	35.8-53.5	29	9.6	5.9-15.2	34	15.7	9.7-24.6	75	22.6	16.9-29.4	20	7.7	4.2-13.6
$15,000- 24,999	400	195	43.1	35.9-50.5	49	11.4	7.8-16.4	40	8.1	5.5-11.8	92	29.8	22.3-38.6	24	7.6	4.5-12.5
$25,000- 34,999	300	188	61.2	54.4-67.7	28	9.9	6.6-14.7	40	13.5	9.5-18.7	38	13.4	9.4-18.7	6	2.0	0.8- 4.7
$35,000- 49,999	404	303	73.2	66.9-78.6	30	7.9	5.0-12.3	40	10.8	7.5-15.4	28	6.6	4.3- 9.8	3	1.5	0.3- 8.2
$50,000-74,999	384	310	78.7	72.2-83.9	30	8.2	5.4-12.3	17	3.3	2.0- 5.5	24	7.5	4.4-12.5	3	2.3	0.5-10.8
$75,000+	408	365	89.8	85.4-93.0	20	4.3	2.6- 7.1	14	2.5	1.2- 5.3	8	2.4	1.1- 5.0	1	1.0	0.1- 6.6
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	949	592	61.6	57.2-65.7	82	8.2	6.1-10.8	88	10.4	7.8-13.8	154	15.3	12.7-18.4	33	4.5	2.8- 7.3
No	1,484	1,068	70.5	66.9-73.9	129	9.0	7.3-11.2	115	7.3	5.6- 9.5	139	10.4	8.1-13.4	33	2.7	1.6- 4.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	348	254	69.8	62.1-76.5	29	8.2	5.1-12.9	28	10.0	5.4-18.1	30	9.3	6.1-14.1	7	2.7	0.8- 8.2
Non-Veteran	2,146	1,447	67.0	64.0-69.8	183	8.6	7.2-10.4	185	8.4	6.9-10.1	271	12.6	10.6-14.9	60	3.4	2.3- 4.9

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

-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

GENDER

Male

998

647

61.6

57.1-66.0

9.8

7.6-12.6

9.0

6.6-12.2

130

14.4

11.2-18.3

5.1

3.2- 8.0

Female

1,496

1,054

72.6

69.6-75.4

115

7.4

5.8- 9.4

127

8.1

6.6-10.0

171

10.2

8.5-12.2

1.7

1.1- 2.6

RACE

White

2,307

1,613

70.7

68.1-73.1

182

7.6

6.4- 9.1

186

8.2

6.7-10.0

269

10.6

9.2-12.3

2.9

1.9- 4.3

African American

50.7

35.1-66.2

29.8

15.8-49.1

6.9

3.0-15.1

12.0

6.0-22.6

0.6

0.1- 3.9

Other Minorities

113

30.4

19.8-43.7

11.5

5.7-21.8

14.5

7.3-26.8

32.9

18.8-50.9

10.6

4.7-22.3

HISPANIC

Hispanic

23.4

12.0-40.8

14.2

6.7-27.8

14.8

5.9-32.4

37.2

19.2-59.6

10.3

4.0-24.1

Non-Hispanic

2,432

1,682

69.5

66.9-71.9

201

8.3

6.9- 9.9

202

8.3

6.8-10.0

286

11.0

9.5-12.6

3.0

2.0- 4.4

AGE

18-24

63.0

48.7-75.3

15.2

8.0-27.0

3.8

1.2-11.5

11.5

5.2-23.4

6.5

2.1-18.5

25-34

221

135

62.2

53.8-69.9

10.7

7.2-15.7

13.6

8.7-20.8

10.1

5.4-18.0

3.3

1.1- 9.7

35-44

357

217

61.0

54.7-66.9

7.4

4.8-11.3

11.6

8.5-15.7

16.0

11.6-21.6

4.0

2.1- 7.5

45-54

495

324

68.2

63.3-72.7

8.3

6.1-11.3

7.5

5.3-10.6

13.2

10.2-16.9

2.8

1.6- 5.1

55-64

599

420

72.5

68.2-76.3

5.8

3.9- 8.5

7.9

5.9-10.5

11.6

9.0-14.9

2.2

1.3- 3.9

65-74

432

334

77.6

72.7-81.9

6.0

4.0- 8.8

4.1

2.4- 6.7

9.8

6.8-14.0

2.6

1.3- 5.1

75+

305

217

73.7

67.7-78.9

7.8

5.1-11.6

4.1

2.3- 7.2

12.1

8.4-17.1

2.4

1.1- 4.9

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

292

121

41.7

33.2-50.7

9.0

5.5-14.5

9.8

5.8-16.0

28.2

20.2-37.9

11.4

7.3-17.4

H.S. or G.E.D.

732

437

60.3

54.9-65.4

10.2

7.3-14.0

10.1

7.5-13.4

118

14.9

11.8-18.6

4.6

2.5- 8.4

Some Post-H.S.

681

488

69.6

64.4-74.3

8.4

6.2-11.2

11.4

8.0-15.9

9.4

6.7-13.0

1.2

0.3- 4.8

College Graduate

786

653

83.6

80.1-86.6

7.0

5.1- 9.5

4.2

2.7- 6.4

5.0

3.4- 7.3

0.3

0.1- 1.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

275

117

44.5

35.8-53.5

9.6

5.9-15.2

15.7

9.7-24.6

22.6

16.9-29.4

7.7

4.2-13.6

$15,000- 24,999

400

195

43.1

35.9-50.5

11.4

7.8-16.4

8.1

5.5-11.8

29.8

22.3-38.6

7.6

4.5-12.5

$25,000- 34,999

300

188

61.2

54.4-67.7

9.9

6.6-14.7

13.5

9.5-18.7

13.4

9.4-18.7

2.0

0.8- 4.7

$35,000- 49,999

404

303

73.2

66.9-78.6

7.9

5.0-12.3

10.8

7.5-15.4

6.6

4.3- 9.8

1.5

0.3- 8.2

$50,000-74,999

384

310

78.7

72.2-83.9

8.2

5.4-12.3

3.3

2.0- 5.5

7.5

4.4-12.5

2.3

0.5-10.8

$75,000+

408

365

89.8

85.4-93.0

4.3

2.6- 7.1

2.5

1.2- 5.3

2.4

1.1- 5.0

1.0

0.1- 6.6

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

949

592

61.6

57.2-65.7

8.2

6.1-10.8

10.4

7.8-13.8

154

15.3

12.7-18.4

4.5

2.8- 7.3

1,484

1,068

70.5

66.9-73.9

129

9.0

7.3-11.2

115

7.3

5.6- 9.5

139

10.4

8.1-13.4

2.7

1.6- 4.6

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

348

254

69.8

62.1-76.5

8.2

5.1-12.9

10.0

5.4-18.1

9.3

6.1-14.1

2.7

0.8- 8.2

Non-Veteran

2,146

1,447

67.0

64.0-69.8

183

8.6

7.2-10.4

185

8.4

6.9-10.1

271

12.6

10.6-14.9

3.4

2.3- 4.9

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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