Table 2 Prevalence (%) of poor self-rated oral health outcomes among Aboriginal adults in Port Augusta by risk indicators; n = 468

Total

69.7

37.0

55.6

21.4

56.0

55.1

34.8

Demographic

   Age

37 years or less

61.5*

26.9*

54.7

15.5*

51.3*

49.6*

29.9*

38 years or more

78.4

47.0

56.5

27.4

60.7

60.7

39.7

   Sex

Male

68.1

42.5*

49.1*

21.1

52.7

49.7*

31.1

Female

70.6

33.9

59.3

21.6

57.8

58.1

36.9

Socio-economic

   Health Care Card

Yes

67.9

40.2*

55.3

23.2*

56.1

55.5

36.8

No

74.8

26.3

56.1

15.2

55.3

54.4

28.9

Dental cost

   Difficulty paying $100 dental bill

None, hardly any, a little

67.9

29.1*

52.5

18.1*

54.5

51.2*

28.7*

A lot

71.7

45.5

59.1

25.1

57.6

59.4

41.5

Oral health literacy

   Mean REALD-30 (se)

13.8 (0.7)*

14.9 (0.5)

13.6 (0.5)*

14.9 (0.4)

13.8 (0.5)*

11.2 (0.5)*

14.0 (0.5)*

ORAL HEALTH LITERACY-RELATED OUTCOMES

Use of dental services

   Usual reason for seeing dentist?

Problem

83.9*

44.3*

66.6*

25.7*

66.0*

67.6*

42.7*

Check-up

47.5

19.4

38.2

15.4

37.1

34.7

19.4

Oral health knowledge

   Number times should brush teeth daily?

None or once

69.3

46.2*

51.9

26.3

51.3

51.3

35.9

Twice or more

69.8

35.1

56.4

20.5

56.9

55.9

34.6

   Is cordial good for teeth?

Yes

80.0*

36.8

46.4

26.8

63.2

61.4

40.4

No

68.3

37.0

56.9

20.7

55.0

54.3

34.1

Oral self-care

   Did brush teeth yesterday?

Yes

70.5

30.9*

55.7

17.3*

54.0*

52.3*

32.1

No

64.7

58.8

61.8

41.2

67.6

66.2

36.8