Use of the out-of-hours emergency dental service at two south-east London hospitals

BMC Oral Health

Table 2 Gender, ethnicity, age and payment status of service users attending an out-of-hours emergency dental service over two time periods

		March 2006		October 2006		Total		P-values
		N	%	N	%	N	%
Gender	male	468	51	255	49	723	50	0.38
	female	445	49	267	51	712	50
Ethnicity	White	520	57	306	58	826	57	0.79
	Black	276	30	149	28	425	29
	Others	123	13	70	13	193	13
Age	18–64 years	857	97	491	98	1348	97
	65+ years	30	3	11	2	41	3
Normally pay for dental treatment?	yes	475	52	267	52	742	52	0.66
	no	376	41	206	40	582	41
	don't know	58	6	39	8	97	7

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