BRFSS 2010 - Piedmont North Carolina**: (How long has it been since you last visited a dentist or a dental clinic for any reason?)

2010 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	12,033	8,164	67.0	65.6-68.4	1,088	10.3	9.4-11.3	1,092	10.1	9.2-11.2	1,629	11.8	10.9-12.8	60	0.7	0.5- 1.0
-Piedmont NC	6,963	4,894	68.8	66.9-70.6	606	10.2	9.0-11.5	594	9.8	8.6-11.2	831	10.4	9.3-11.7	38	0.8	0.5- 1.3
GENDER
Male	2,602	1,776	66.6	63.5-69.6	220	10.5	8.6-12.8	240	10.6	8.6-13.0	353	11.4	9.6-13.5	13	0.8	0.4- 1.7
Female	4,361	3,118	70.8	68.6-72.9	386	9.8	8.5-11.2	354	9.1	7.6-10.8	478	9.5	8.3-10.9	25	0.8	0.5- 1.4
RACE
White	5,513	4,039	73.9	72.0-75.7	417	8.4	7.3- 9.7	424	8.2	7.0- 9.6	620	9.4	8.3-10.6	13	0.2	0.1- 0.3
African American	1,072	627	59.5	54.6-64.2	148	13.8	10.7-17.5	125	13.0	9.9-16.9	164	12.8	10.2-16.0	8	0.9	0.3- 2.4
Other Minorities	338	199	50.8	42.6-59.0	37	15.3	9.9-22.7	41	15.5	9.9-23.4	44	13.1	7.8-21.2	17	5.4	2.9- 9.5
HISPANIC
Hispanic	241	118	43.5	34.3-53.2	35	18.0	11.5-27.1	38	16.6	10.4-25.4	32	14.9	8.0-25.9	18	7.1	3.9-12.6
Non-Hispanic	6,701	4,761	70.7	68.9-72.5	570	9.6	8.4-10.8	555	9.3	8.1-10.7	795	10.1	9.1-11.2	20	0.3	0.2- 0.6
AGE
18-24	173	118	68.1	58.9-76.1	22	12.4	7.6-19.3	16	11.5	6.3-20.2	15	7.4	4.1-13.0	2	0.6	0.2- 2.7
25-34	530	342	64.2	58.4-69.5	76	14.0	10.5-18.4	62	11.5	8.4-15.6	41	8.6	5.5-13.4	9	1.6	0.7- 3.9
35-44	1,038	782	73.9	70.1-77.4	95	9.1	6.9-11.8	85	8.9	6.8-11.6	67	6.9	4.9- 9.5	9	1.2	0.5- 2.8
45-54	1,390	1,004	69.7	66.0-73.1	143	11.5	9.2-14.2	115	9.5	7.1-12.5	125	9.1	7.2-11.4	3	0.3	0.1- 1.0
55-64	1,537	1,103	69.8	66.6-72.8	107	6.9	5.4- 8.7	133	9.3	7.5-11.4	190	13.7	11.4-16.3	4	0.4	0.1- 1.1
65+	2,222	1,490	65.1	62.2-67.9	157	7.1	5.8- 8.6	179	8.9	7.0-11.3	385	18.3	16.1-20.7	11	0.6	0.3- 1.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	798	318	39.5	33.5-45.8	83	12.7	9.2-17.3	119	19.4	14.1-26.1	258	24.6	20.2-29.5	20	3.8	2.1- 6.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,863	1,160	61.3	57.1-65.4	203	13.2	10.5-16.4	194	11.0	8.6-13.9	295	13.9	11.2-17.3	11	0.6	0.3- 1.3
Some Post-H.S.	1,674	1,184	69.6	65.9-73.0	154	11.4	9.0-14.4	156	9.2	7.2-11.7	176	9.3	7.5-11.5	4	0.5	0.1- 2.1
College Graduate	2,616	2,223	83.7	81.5-85.7	165	6.2	5.0- 7.6	125	6.2	4.8- 8.0	100	3.7	2.9- 4.8	3	0.2	0.1- 0.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	667	268	44.5	38.7-50.4	84	15.5	10.9-21.5	101	12.8	9.6-16.9	207	25.8	21.4-30.8	7	1.4	0.5- 3.5
$15,000- 24,999	988	483	42.2	37.0-47.7	127	17.2	13.5-21.6	150	17.1	13.1-21.9	219	21.1	16.3-26.8	9	2.5	1.1- 5.6
$25,000- 34,999	697	451	55.4	49.3-61.4	79	13.9	9.8-19.4	67	13.4	9.4-18.9	95	15.9	11.9-20.8	5	1.3	0.5- 3.3
$35,000- 49,999	863	632	67.7	62.2-72.8	83	11.3	8.2-15.3	79	12.1	8.5-17.0	66	7.9	5.6-11.0	3	1.0	0.2- 4.2
$50,000-74,999	962	790	77.2	72.7-81.2	59	7.1	4.9-10.0	56	9.4	6.5-13.4	55	6.2	4.4- 8.7	2	0.2	0.0- 1.0
$75,000+	1,717	1,530	88.2	85.9-90.2	83	5.4	4.0- 7.3	61	3.7	2.7- 5.1	43	2.7	1.8- 3.9	0	0.0	. - .
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	2,437	1,509	58.8	55.3-62.2	225	10.6	8.6-12.9	254	12.4	9.9-15.5	435	17.2	15.0-19.8	14	1.0	0.5- 2.1
No	4,231	3,176	74.0	71.8-76.1	358	9.9	8.4-11.5	315	8.4	7.1- 9.9	363	7.1	6.1- 8.4	19	0.7	0.3- 1.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	885	593	66.2	61.4-70.8	68	7.4	5.4-10.1	78	10.8	7.7-14.8	146	15.6	12.3-19.6	0	0.0	. - .
Non-Veteran	6,074	4,298	69.1	67.0-71.0	538	10.5	9.2-11.9	516	9.7	8.4-11.2	684	9.8	8.6-11.1	38	0.9	0.6- 1.4

Total
Respond.^

1-12 months

1-2 years

2-5 years

5 or more years

Never

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

12,033

8,164

67.0

65.6-68.4

1,088

10.3

9.4-11.3

1,092

10.1

9.2-11.2

1,629

11.8

10.9-12.8

0.7

0.5- 1.0

-Piedmont NC

6,963

4,894

68.8

66.9-70.6

606

10.2

9.0-11.5

594

9.8

8.6-11.2

831

10.4

9.3-11.7

0.8

0.5- 1.3

GENDER

Male

2,602

1,776

66.6

63.5-69.6

220

10.5

8.6-12.8

240

10.6

8.6-13.0

353

11.4

9.6-13.5

0.8

0.4- 1.7

Female

4,361

3,118

70.8

68.6-72.9

386

9.8

8.5-11.2

354

9.1

7.6-10.8

478

9.5

8.3-10.9

0.8

0.5- 1.4

RACE

White

5,513

4,039

73.9

72.0-75.7

417

8.4

7.3- 9.7

424

8.2

7.0- 9.6

620

9.4

8.3-10.6

0.2

0.1- 0.3

African American

1,072

627

59.5

54.6-64.2

148

13.8

10.7-17.5

125

13.0

9.9-16.9

164

12.8

10.2-16.0

0.9

0.3- 2.4

Other Minorities

338

199

50.8

42.6-59.0

15.3

9.9-22.7

15.5

9.9-23.4

13.1

7.8-21.2

5.4

2.9- 9.5

HISPANIC

Hispanic

241

118

43.5

34.3-53.2

18.0

11.5-27.1

16.6

10.4-25.4

14.9

8.0-25.9

7.1

3.9-12.6

Non-Hispanic

6,701

4,761

70.7

68.9-72.5

570

9.6

8.4-10.8

555

9.3

8.1-10.7

795

10.1

9.1-11.2

0.3

0.2- 0.6

AGE

18-24

173

118

68.1

58.9-76.1

12.4

7.6-19.3

11.5

6.3-20.2

7.4

4.1-13.0

0.6

0.2- 2.7

25-34

530

342

64.2

58.4-69.5

14.0

10.5-18.4

11.5

8.4-15.6

8.6

5.5-13.4

1.6

0.7- 3.9

35-44

1,038

782

73.9

70.1-77.4

9.1

6.9-11.8

8.9

6.8-11.6

6.9

4.9- 9.5

1.2

0.5- 2.8

45-54

1,390

1,004

69.7

66.0-73.1

143

11.5

9.2-14.2

115

9.5

7.1-12.5

125

9.1

7.2-11.4

0.3

0.1- 1.0

55-64

1,537

1,103

69.8

66.6-72.8

107

6.9

5.4- 8.7

133

9.3

7.5-11.4

190

13.7

11.4-16.3

0.4

0.1- 1.1

65+

2,222

1,490

65.1

62.2-67.9

157

7.1

5.8- 8.6

179

8.9

7.0-11.3

385

18.3

16.1-20.7

0.6

0.3- 1.5

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

798

318

39.5

33.5-45.8

12.7

9.2-17.3

119

19.4

14.1-26.1

258

24.6

20.2-29.5

3.8

2.1- 6.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,863

1,160

61.3

57.1-65.4

203

13.2

10.5-16.4

194

11.0

8.6-13.9

295

13.9

11.2-17.3

0.6

0.3- 1.3

Some Post-H.S.

1,674

1,184

69.6

65.9-73.0

154

11.4

9.0-14.4

156

9.2

7.2-11.7

176

9.3

7.5-11.5

0.5

0.1- 2.1

College Graduate

2,616

2,223

83.7

81.5-85.7

165

6.2

5.0- 7.6

125

6.2

4.8- 8.0

100

3.7

2.9- 4.8

0.2

0.1- 0.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

667

268

44.5

38.7-50.4

15.5

10.9-21.5

101

12.8

9.6-16.9

207

25.8

21.4-30.8

1.4

0.5- 3.5

$15,000- 24,999

988

483

42.2

37.0-47.7

127

17.2

13.5-21.6

150

17.1

13.1-21.9

219

21.1

16.3-26.8

2.5

1.1- 5.6

$25,000- 34,999

697

451

55.4

49.3-61.4

13.9

9.8-19.4

13.4

9.4-18.9

15.9

11.9-20.8

1.3

0.5- 3.3

$35,000- 49,999

863

632

67.7

62.2-72.8

11.3

8.2-15.3

12.1

8.5-17.0

7.9

5.6-11.0

1.0

0.2- 4.2

$50,000-74,999

962

790

77.2

72.7-81.2

7.1

4.9-10.0

9.4

6.5-13.4

6.2

4.4- 8.7

0.2

0.0- 1.0

$75,000+

1,717

1,530

88.2

85.9-90.2

5.4

4.0- 7.3

3.7

2.7- 5.1

2.7

1.8- 3.9

0.0

. - .

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

2,437

1,509

58.8

55.3-62.2

225

10.6

8.6-12.9

254

12.4

9.9-15.5

435

17.2

15.0-19.8

1.0

0.5- 2.1

4,231

3,176

74.0

71.8-76.1

358

9.9

8.4-11.5

315

8.4

7.1- 9.9

363

7.1

6.1- 8.4

0.7

0.3- 1.2

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

885

593

66.2

61.4-70.8

7.4

5.4-10.1

10.8

7.7-14.8

146

15.6

12.3-19.6

0.0

. - .

Non-Veteran

6,074

4,298

69.1

67.0-71.0

538

10.5

9.2-11.9

516

9.7

8.4-11.2

684

9.8

8.6-11.1

0.9

0.6- 1.4

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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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