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Table 2 Frequency distribution of socio-demographics and dental attendance and their categories by survey year

From: Dental anxiety and dental attendance among 25-year-olds in Norway: time trends from 1997 to 2007

Independent variables

Categories

1997 % (n)

2007 % (n)

Gender

Male (1)

48.3 (348)

36.7 (548)**

 

Female (2)

51.7 (373)

63.3 (947)

Dental attendance

Once a year (1)

62,0 (448)

44.6 (650)**

 

Less than once a year (2)

38.0 (275)

55.4 (808)

Education

Lower - ≤ 13 yr(1)

61.3 (417)

53.5 (762)

 

High- > 13 yr (2)

38.7 (263)

46.5 (663)**

Annual income

< 400.000NOK

 

70.4 (958)

 

≥ 400.000 NOK

 

29.6 (402)

  1. **p < 0.001