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Table 7 Demographic and health status/Behavior characteristics and quartile scores on dry mouth brochure

From: A pilot study to assess oral health literacy by comparing a word recognition and comprehension tool

Demographics

0-4

5

6

7

Age

    

 50-55

29.4

29.4

29.4

11.8

 56-60

29.7

27.0

24.3

18.9

 61-69

20.8

16.7

37.5

25.0

 70+

54.8

12.9

16.1

16.1

Gender*

    

 Male

40.0

25.3

20.0

14.7

 Female

24.0

17.3

36.0

22.7

Education***

    

 ≤HS

57.5

22.5

20.0

0

 Some college

23.3

26.7

31.7

18.3

 College +

22.0

14.0

30.0

34.0

Race

    

 White

29.6

20.0

28.7

20.9

 Non-White

40.0

22.9

25.7

11.4

Marital status*

    

 Married

20.3

29.7

32.8

17.2

 Not Married

40.7

15.1

24.4

19.8

Income (n = 137)*

    

 <$10,000

46.1

20.0

16.7

16.7

 $10-19,999

48.5

18.2

18.2

15.2

 $20-$50,000

21.2

18.2

30.3

30.3

 ≥$50,000

14.6

29.3

41.5

14.6

Health status/health behaviors

 

Overall health

    

 Excellent/Very Good

25.4

22.2

34.9

17.5

 Good

30.4

21.4

26.8

21.4

 Fair/Poor

48.4

19.4

16.1

16.1

Oral health rating

    

 Excel/VG

25.0

19.4

38.9

16.7

 Good

32.7

21.2

28.8

17.3

 Fair/Poor

35.5

22.6

21.0

21.0

Last dental visit

    

 ≤6 months

35.8

21.7

27.4

22.9

 >6 months

22.7

20.5

29.5

27.3

Tooth brushing

    

 ≤Once/day

42.2

26.7

22.2

8.9

 ≥Twice/day

27.6

19.0

30.5

22.9

Floss

    

 <Once/day

28.2

21.1

28.2

22.5

 ≥Once/ day

32.4

23.5

27.9

16.2

Have dent insurance

    

 Yes

32.5

21.7

32.5

13.3

 No

31.3

20.9

22.4

25.4

  1. *p < 0.05; **p < 0.01; ***p < 0.001.