Table 1 Frequency breakdown and N size for participant sample including MDAS means (SD) and percent ≥ 19
N | % | Mean | SD | % ≥19 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total | 963 | 100 | 10.39 | 5.46 | 11.6 |
Sex | |||||
Male | 472 | 49.0 | 9.22 | 4.94 | 8.3 |
Female | 491 | 51.0 | 11.52 | 5.69 | 14.9 |
Age (years) | |||||
18–29 | 189 | 19.6 | 11.62 | 5.44 | 14.3 |
30–39 | 179 | 18.6 | 11.61 | 5.88 | 17.3 |
40–49 | 170 | 17.7 | 10.28 | 5.34 | 12.4 |
50–59 | 175 | 18.2 | 10.29 | 5.33 | 10.3 |
60–69 | 119 | 12.4 | 10.03 | 5.27 | 8.4 |
70+ | 125 | 13.0 | 7.64 | 4.29 | 4.0 |
Refused | 6 | 0.6 | 6.33 | 1.51 | 0.0 |
Visiting the dentist | |||||
Regular | 686 | 71.2 | 9.94 | 5.12 | 9.3 |
Occasional check up | 134 | 13.9 | 10.75 | 5.38 | 12.7 |
When in pain/or trouble | 90 | 9.3 | 12.39 | 6.59 | 22.2 |
Never been | 52 | 5.4 | 12.17 | 6.73 | 21.2 |
Refused | 1 | 0.1 | |||
Education | |||||
No school | 30 | 3.1 | 10.37 | 5.92 | 16.7 |
Secondary | 97 | 10.1 | 10.45 | 5.37 | 10.3 |
Secondary with qualifications | 239 | 24.8 | 10.54 | 5.84 | 14.2 |
College A levels | 185 | 19.2 | 10.10 | 5.41 | 11.4 |
Technical GNVQ | 84 | 8.7 | 10.32 | 5.74 | 15.5 |
University degree | 151 | 15.7 | 10.28 | 5.01 | 7.9 |
University post grad degree | 158 | 16.4 | 10.42 | 5.10 | 8.2 |
DK/Refused | 19 | 1.9 | 12.16 | 6.41 | 21 |
Social class | |||||
A | 44 | 4.6 | 10.48 | 6.41 | 15.9 |
B | 180 | 18.7 | 10.14 | 5.1 | 7.8 |
C1 | 342 | 35.5 | 10.15 | 5.07 | 9.1 |
C2 | 159 | 16.5 | 11.14 | 5.59 | 17.0 |
D | 82 | 8.5 | 11.91 | 5.88 | 17.1 |
E | 148 | 15.4 | 9.76 | 5.94 | 12.8 |
Refused | 8 | 0.8 | 7.38 | 3.02 | 0 |