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

2010 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	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
-Western NC	1,955	1,225	62.5	59.4-65.5	176	9.8	8.1-11.9	175	9.4	7.6-11.4	368	17.5	15.4-19.9	11	0.8	0.3- 2.2
GENDER
Male	763	465	59.9	54.9-64.6	71	11.1	8.4-14.6	75	9.6	7.1-12.8	146	18.1	14.7-22.1	6	1.3	0.4- 4.4
Female	1,192	760	64.9	61.1-68.6	105	8.6	6.6-11.1	100	9.2	6.9-12.0	222	17.0	14.4-19.9	5	0.4	0.1- 0.9
RACE
White	1,794	1,127	62.8	59.6-65.8	161	9.6	7.9-11.7	159	9.7	7.8-11.9	338	17.6	15.4-20.1	9	0.3	0.2- 0.7
African American	48	28	56.2	35.1-75.3	1	2.9	0.4-18.1	3	5.6	1.6-18.1	16	35.3	18.5-56.7	0	0.0	. - .
Other Minorities	99	63	57.9	39.4-74.3	12	18.2	8.1-35.8	12	8.0	3.3-18.5	10	5.2	1.7-15.0	2	10.8	2.7-34.5
HISPANIC
Hispanic	43	27	58.0	36.4-76.9	2	7.8	1.5-32.0	6	8.4	2.9-21.7	6	11.8	3.1-35.8	2	14.0	3.5-41.9
Non-Hispanic	1,909	1,197	62.7	59.7-65.7	174	9.9	8.1-12.0	169	9.4	7.7-11.5	360	17.7	15.5-20.1	9	0.3	0.1- 0.6
AGE
18-24	45	31	76.4	58.3-88.3	8	11.4	4.7-25.1	5	10.8	3.3-30.1	1	1.5	0.2- 9.8	0	0.0	. - .
25-34	126	74	54.2	43.6-64.4	19	13.0	7.7-21.1	14	12.3	7.0-20.7	18	18.7	11.2-29.5	1	1.8	0.3-11.8
35-44	241	140	57.0	49.5-64.1	30	14.4	9.7-20.8	22	8.1	4.9-13.1	48	19.2	14.2-25.4	1	1.3	0.2- 8.8
45-54	317	203	64.7	57.8-71.1	29	8.1	5.5-11.9	38	11.7	7.6-17.6	46	15.1	10.7-20.9	1	0.4	0.1- 2.8
55-64	458	320	71.7	66.7-76.1	43	7.8	5.5-11.0	34	7.0	4.7-10.3	60	13.3	10.2-17.2	1	0.2	0.0- 1.6
65+	748	444	60.3	56.1-64.3	46	5.5	4.0- 7.7	62	9.0	6.8-11.8	189	24.3	20.9-28.1	7	0.8	0.4- 1.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	285	97	30.7	24.0-38.4	29	13.6	8.6-20.8	29	13.0	7.9-20.4	125	39.4	32.0-47.2	5	3.4	0.8-13.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	600	316	55.6	49.7-61.3	73	12.0	8.7-16.3	64	9.8	7.0-13.5	143	21.8	17.6-26.8	4	0.8	0.2- 3.6
Some Post-H.S.	514	346	67.1	61.2-72.6	44	8.9	6.1-12.8	51	10.2	6.8-15.0	71	13.4	9.8-18.0	2	0.4	0.1- 1.8
College Graduate	552	463	82.9	78.1-86.7	30	6.0	3.7- 9.5	31	6.3	4.0- 9.8	28	4.9	3.0- 7.9	0	0.0	. - .
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	269	92	31.2	24.3-39.0	30	12.7	7.8-20.0	41	15.2	10.5-21.6	103	38.3	30.7-46.4	3	2.6	0.6-10.6
$15,000- 24,999	365	169	43.6	36.4-50.9	44	13.7	9.3-19.9	45	14.0	9.5-20.0	104	28.0	22.0-34.8	3	0.8	0.2- 2.6
$25,000- 34,999	242	140	53.5	44.4-62.3	24	9.4	5.8-14.8	27	13.9	8.6-21.9	50	20.5	14.6-27.9	1	2.7	0.4-16.8
$35,000- 49,999	257	201	75.4	66.9-82.3	15	4.9	2.7- 8.7	18	7.4	4.0-13.4	23	12.3	7.0-20.6	0	0.0	. - .
$50,000-74,999	253	210	80.8	72.8-86.8	19	11.2	6.4-18.9	11	4.2	2.1- 8.4	12	3.8	1.6- 8.7	1	0.0	0.0- 0.3
$75,000+	247	221	88.9	82.2-93.3	16	6.5	3.4-12.4	6	3.3	1.1- 9.2	4	1.2	0.4- 3.7	0	0.0	. - .
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	838	462	53.6	48.9-58.3	72	10.0	7.3-13.5	81	9.1	6.9-12.1	216	26.6	22.5-31.1	7	0.7	0.3- 1.6
No	1,051	721	68.3	64.3-72.1	102	10.2	7.9-13.1	84	9.2	6.9-12.2	142	12.2	9.9-14.9	2	0.0	0.0- 0.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	279	183	66.2	58.0-73.5	18	7.2	4.2-12.3	28	10.3	5.9-17.5	50	16.3	10.9-23.6	0	0.0	. - .
Non-Veteran	1,676	1,042	62.0	58.6-65.2	158	10.2	8.2-12.5	147	9.2	7.4-11.4	318	17.7	15.4-20.3	11	1.0	0.4- 2.5

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

-Western NC

1,955

1,225

62.5

59.4-65.5

176

9.8

8.1-11.9

175

9.4

7.6-11.4

368

17.5

15.4-19.9

0.8

0.3- 2.2

GENDER

Male

763

465

59.9

54.9-64.6

11.1

8.4-14.6

9.6

7.1-12.8

146

18.1

14.7-22.1

1.3

0.4- 4.4

Female

1,192

760

64.9

61.1-68.6

105

8.6

6.6-11.1

100

9.2

6.9-12.0

222

17.0

14.4-19.9

0.4

0.1- 0.9

RACE

White

1,794

1,127

62.8

59.6-65.8

161

9.6

7.9-11.7

159

9.7

7.8-11.9

338

17.6

15.4-20.1

0.3

0.2- 0.7

African American

56.2

35.1-75.3

2.9

0.4-18.1

5.6

1.6-18.1

35.3

18.5-56.7

0.0

. - .

Other Minorities

57.9

39.4-74.3

18.2

8.1-35.8

8.0

3.3-18.5

5.2

1.7-15.0

10.8

2.7-34.5

HISPANIC

Hispanic

58.0

36.4-76.9

7.8

1.5-32.0

8.4

2.9-21.7

11.8

3.1-35.8

14.0

3.5-41.9

Non-Hispanic

1,909

1,197

62.7

59.7-65.7

174

9.9

8.1-12.0

169

9.4

7.7-11.5

360

17.7

15.5-20.1

0.3

0.1- 0.6

AGE

18-24

76.4

58.3-88.3

11.4

4.7-25.1

10.8

3.3-30.1

1.5

0.2- 9.8

0.0

. - .

25-34

126

54.2

43.6-64.4

13.0

7.7-21.1

12.3

7.0-20.7

18.7

11.2-29.5

1.8

0.3-11.8

35-44

241

140

57.0

49.5-64.1

14.4

9.7-20.8

8.1

4.9-13.1

19.2

14.2-25.4

1.3

0.2- 8.8

45-54

317

203

64.7

57.8-71.1

8.1

5.5-11.9

11.7

7.6-17.6

15.1

10.7-20.9

0.4

0.1- 2.8

55-64

458

320

71.7

66.7-76.1

7.8

5.5-11.0

7.0

4.7-10.3

13.3

10.2-17.2

0.2

0.0- 1.6

65+

748

444

60.3

56.1-64.3

5.5

4.0- 7.7

9.0

6.8-11.8

189

24.3

20.9-28.1

0.8

0.4- 1.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

285

30.7

24.0-38.4

13.6

8.6-20.8

13.0

7.9-20.4

125

39.4

32.0-47.2

3.4

0.8-13.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

600

316

55.6

49.7-61.3

12.0

8.7-16.3

9.8

7.0-13.5

143

21.8

17.6-26.8

0.8

0.2- 3.6

Some Post-H.S.

514

346

67.1

61.2-72.6

8.9

6.1-12.8

10.2

6.8-15.0

13.4

9.8-18.0

0.4

0.1- 1.8

College Graduate

552

463

82.9

78.1-86.7

6.0

3.7- 9.5

6.3

4.0- 9.8

4.9

3.0- 7.9

0.0

. - .

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

269

31.2

24.3-39.0

12.7

7.8-20.0

15.2

10.5-21.6

103

38.3

30.7-46.4

2.6

0.6-10.6

$15,000- 24,999

365

169

43.6

36.4-50.9

13.7

9.3-19.9

14.0

9.5-20.0

104

28.0

22.0-34.8

0.8

0.2- 2.6

$25,000- 34,999

242

140

53.5

44.4-62.3

9.4

5.8-14.8

13.9

8.6-21.9

20.5

14.6-27.9

2.7

0.4-16.8

$35,000- 49,999

257

201

75.4

66.9-82.3

4.9

2.7- 8.7

7.4

4.0-13.4

12.3

7.0-20.6

0.0

. - .

$50,000-74,999

253

210

80.8

72.8-86.8

11.2

6.4-18.9

4.2

2.1- 8.4

3.8

1.6- 8.7

0.0

0.0- 0.3

$75,000+

247

221

88.9

82.2-93.3

6.5

3.4-12.4

3.3

1.1- 9.2

1.2

0.4- 3.7

0.0

. - .

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

838

462

53.6

48.9-58.3

10.0

7.3-13.5

9.1

6.9-12.1

216

26.6

22.5-31.1

0.7

0.3- 1.6

1,051

721

68.3

64.3-72.1

102

10.2

7.9-13.1

9.2

6.9-12.2

142

12.2

9.9-14.9

0.0

0.0- 0.2

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

279

183

66.2

58.0-73.5

7.2

4.2-12.3

10.3

5.9-17.5

16.3

10.9-23.6

0.0

. - .

Non-Veteran

1,676

1,042

62.0

58.6-65.2

158

10.2

8.2-12.5

147

9.2

7.4-11.4

318

17.7

15.4-20.3

1.0

0.4- 2.5

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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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