Table 2 Frequency breakdown and N size for participant sample including MDAS means (SD), percent ≥ 19 score and proportion of variance explained by demographic and behavioural variables (eta-squared)
|  | N | % | Mean | SD | % ≥19 | eta2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total | 10086 | 88.7 | 10.65 | 5.55 | 12.1 | Â |
Sex | ||||||
Male | 4736 | 47.0 | 9.33 | 4.87 | 6.9 | 0.050 |
Female | 5350 | 53.0 | 11.82 | 5.84 | 16.7 | Â |
Age (years) | ||||||
16-24 | 879 | 8.70 | 11.76 | 5.58 | 15.7 | 0.031 |
25-34 | 1317 | 13.1 | 11.72 | 5.62 | 16.0 | Â |
35-44 | 1793 | 17.8 | 11.30 | 5.70 | 14.5 | Â |
45-54 | 1794 | 17.8 | 10.98 | 5.66 | 13.5 | Â |
55-64 | 1796 | 17.8 | 10.52 | 5.66 | 12.0 | Â |
65-74 | 1490 | 14.0 | 9.19 | 4.81 | 6.3 | Â |
75 years and over | 1097 | 10.9 | 8.97 | 4.86 | 6.1 | Â |
Visiting the dentist | ||||||
Regular | 6413 | 63.6 | 9.81 | 4.87 | 7.7 | 0.046 |
Occasional check up | 822 | 8.1 | 10.78 | 5.34 | 11.8 | Â |
When in pain/or trouble | 2851 | 28.3 | 12.50 | 6.48 | 22.1 | Â |
Occupation: SES | ||||||
Managerial and professional occupations | 3956 | 39.2 | 10.35 | 5.16 | 9.9 | 0.004 |
Intermediate occupations | 816 | 8.1 | 10.94 | 5.61 | 12.5 | Â |
Small employers & own account workers | 1119 | 11.1 | 10.43 | 5.48 | 11.0 | Â |
Lower supervisory and technical occupations | 1117 | 11.1 | 10.90 | 5.78 | 14.1 | Â |
Semi-routine and routine occupations | 2503 | 24.8 | 11.06 | 5.94 | 14.8 | Â |
Long term unemployed/ never worked | 399 | 4.0 | 10.09 | 5.67 | 12.0 | Â |
Not classified | 176 | 1.7 | 11.33 | 5.98 | 17.6 | Â |