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Table 1 Percent distribution of respondents by residence, sex, age, and education and their associated χ2- and p-values

From: Prevalence of oral pain and barriers to use of emergency oral care facilities among adult Tanzanians

residence

sex

Age-groups

Education level

 

male

female

young adults (≤ 40 years)

older adults (41+ years)

Primary & lower

Secondary & above

Urban (n = 732)

50.5

49.5

60.0

40.0

70.7

29.3

Rural (n = 1027)

48.0

52.0

55.7

44.3

92.2

7.8

Total (1759)

49.1

50.5

57.5

42.5

83.3

16.7

χ2 -test for independence

χ2 = 2.06, P = 0.151

χ2 = 3.3, P = 0.069

χ2 = 142.1, P < 0.0001