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Table 1 Demographic characteristics by ethnic group

From: Ethnic differences in oral health and use of dental services: cross-sectional study using the 2009 Adult Dental Health Survey

 

White

Indian

Pakistani/Bangladeshi

Black

p value*

N = 10,435

N = 272

N = 165

N = 187

N (%)

N (%)

N (%)

N (%)

Sex

     

 Female

5,790 (55.5)

147 (54.0)

89 (53.9)

98 (52.4)

0.789

 Male

4,645 (44.5)

125 (46.0)

76 (46.1)

89 (47.6)

 

Age (years)

     

 16-34

2,166 (20.8)

101 (37.1)

68 (41.2)

69 (36.9)

<0.001

 35-54

3,689 (35.4)

102 (37.5)

78 (47.3)

87 (46.5)

 

 ≥55

4,580 (43.9)

69 (25.4)

19 (11.5)

31 (16.6)

 

Number of household members

 1

1,924 (18.4)

18 (6.6)

8 (4.9)

48 (25.7)

<0.001

 2

4,458 (42.7)

75 (27.6)

32 (19.4)

47 (25.1)

 

 3-5

3,864 (37.0)

141 (51.8)

90 (54.6)

76 (40.6)

 

 ≥6

189 (1.8)

38 (14.0)

35 (21.2)

16 (8.6)

 

Household tenure

 Owner occupied

9153 (87.8)

198 (72.8)

115 (69.7)

145 (77.5)

<0.001

 Rented

1275 (12.2)

74 (27.2)

50 (30.3)

42 (22.5)

 

 Missing

7

0

0

0

 

Socioeconomic deprivation quintile

    

 1 (most deprived)

1,438 (14.2)

46 (16.9)

69 (41.8)

102 (54.6)

 

 2

1,928 (18.5)

99 (36.4)

36 (21.8)

27 (14.4)

 

 3

2,330 (22.3)

69 (25.4)

43 (26.1)

28 (15.0)

 

 4

2,315 (22.2)

22 (8.1)

9 (5.5)

18 (9.6)

 

 5 (least deprived)

2,379 (22.8)

36 (13.2)

8 (4.9)

12 (6.4)

 

 Missing

0

0

0

0

<0.001

Educational qualifications

    

 Yes

7,370 (70.8)

213 (78.3)

117 (71.3)

142 (75.9)

 

 No

3,046 (29.2)

59 (21.7)

47 (28.7)

45 (24.1)

0.023

 Missing

19

0

1

0

 
  1. N number
  2. *χ2 test