From: Willingness and ability to pay for unexpected dental expenses by Finnish adults
Respondents | Male | Female | Total | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % | n | % | n | % | |
Age | ||||||
47 years | 50 | 18.2 | 92 | 21.4 | 142 | 20.2 |
50 years | 72 | 26.3 | 114 | 26.5 | 186 | 26.4 |
53 years | 75 | 27.4 | 123 | 28.6 | 198 | 28.1 |
59 years | 77 | 28.1 | 101 | 23.5 | 178 | 25.3 |
All | 274 | 100 | 430 | 100 | 704 | 100 |
Educational level | ||||||
High | 88 | 32.1 | 94 | 21.9 | 182 | 25.9 |
Middle | 92 | 33.6 | 197 | 45.8 | 289 | 41.1 |
Low | 94 | 34.3 | 139 | 32.3 | 233 | 33.1 |
Time since the latest visit to a dentist | ||||||
1 year or less | 196 | 71.5 | 333 | 77.4 | 529 | 75.1 |
2 years at most | 34 | 12.4 | 68 | 15.8 | 102 | 14.5 |
5 years at most | 29 | 10.6 | 22 | 5.1 | 51 | 7.2 |
More than 5 years/ or does not remember | 14 | 5.1 | 4 | 0.9 | 18 | 2.6 |
Treatment sector used | ||||||
Private practice | 181 | 66.1 | 290 | 67.4 | 471 | 66.9 |
Public Dental Service | 56 | 20.4 | 82 | 19.1 | 138 | 19.6 |
Used both sectors | 11 | 4.0 | 54 | 12.6 | 65 | 9.2 |
Mean costs of dental care in 2006 (or 2005) | € 262.2 | € 259.7 | € 258.0 | |||
Work situation | ||||||
Active in working life | 224 | 81.8 | 361 | 84.0 | 585 | 83.1 |
Not working | 50 | 18.2 | 69 | 16.0 | 119 | 16.9 |
In need of dental care (own opinion) | ||||||
Yes | 132 | 48.2 | 204 | 47.4 | 336 | 47.7 |
No | 117 | 42.7 | 198 | 46.0 | 315 | 44.7 |
Does not know | 25 | 9.1 | 24 | 5.6 | 49 | 7.0 |