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Table 2 Profile of respondents

From: Dental vulnerability scale in primary health care: evidence of content and structure internal validity

Profile of respondents (n = 1227)

Description

Age (years)*

33.30 (17.30)

Place of capture of respondent (n = 1151)

Absolute no. (%)

Routine visit

751 (65.2)

Urgent consultation

230 (20.0)

Home visits

41 (3.6)

Triage

56 (4.9)

Group

21 (1.8)

Others

52 (4.5)

Sex (n = 1223)

 

Male

386 (31.6)

Female

834 (68.2)

Other

3 (0.3)

Skin color (n = 1199)

 

White

384 (32.0)

Black

162 (13.5)

Brown

634 (52.9)

Yellow

14 (1.2)

Indian

5 (0.4)

Level of schooling (n = 1225)

 

Illiterate

52 (4.2)

Incomplete elementary school

403 (32.9)

Complete elementary school

109 (8.9)

Incomplete high school

174 (14.2)

Complete high school

411 (33.6)

Complete college (or graduate) degree

60 (4.9)

Graduate degree

16 (1.3)

Occupation (n = 1224)

 

Salaried employee

323 (26.4)

Salaried domestic worker

54 (4.4)

Self-employed

175 (14.3)

Employer

4 (0.3)

Unpaid worker

6 (0.5)

Student

123 (10.0)

Retired

76 (6.2)

Unemployed

289 (23.6)

Not applicable

174 (14.2)

Social class/Family income (Brazilian Geography and Statistics Institute (IBGE) (n = 1219)

 

A—more than 20 minimum wages

1 (0.1)

B—from 10 to 20 minimum wages

6 (0.5)

C—from 4 to 10 minimum wages

31 (2.5)

D—from 2 to 4 minimum wages

230 (18.9)

E—up to 2 minimum wages

951 (78.0)

Number de persons who live in the house (including respondent) ** (n = 1204)

3.00 [1.00, 16.00]

Number of rooms in the house (including living room, kitchen, and bathrooms) ** (n = 1221)

 

Prevalence of decays (n = 1209)

4.00 [1.00, 14.00]

DMFT-D, total score** (n = 1037)

11.00 [0.00, 32.00]

DEFT, total score** (n = 172)

3.50 [0.00, 26.00]

  1. *Continuous numerical variables described by mean and standard deviation
  2. **Discrete numerical variables described by medians, minimum, and maximum values