Table 1 Demographics of the two samples, and a comparison of demographic data of study samples A and B with the general population of the Netherlands aged 16 years and older
From: Self-perceived halitosis influences social interactions
Variable | Study A (n = 1082) | Outcome chi-square tests study sample A vs. Dutch population | Study B (n = 292) | Outcome chi-square tests study sample A vs. Dutch population | % in Dutch population | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % | n | % | ||||
Gender | (1) = 1.45, p = 0.23 | (1) = 3.38, p = 0.07 | |||||
Women | 522 | 48.2 | 169 | 58.3 | 50.8 | ||
Men | 560 | 51.8 | 121 | 41.7 | 49.2 | ||
Age | (4) = 2.49, p = 0.65 | (4) = 13.3, p = 0.01 | |||||
16–29 | 219 | 20.2 | 86 | 29.5 | 18.2 | ||
30–39 | 197 | 18.2 | 40 | 13.7 | 17.9 | ||
40–49 | 194 | 17.9 | 40 | 13.7 | 20.1 | ||
50–59 | 180 | 16.6 | 52 | 17.8 | 16.8 | ||
≥ 60 | 292 | 27.1 | 74 | 25.3 | 27.0 | ||
Marital statusa | (2) = 0.05, p = 0.98 | (2) = 2.29, p = 0.32 | |||||
Single | 217 | 20.1 | 72 | 24.8 | 20.1 | ||
Cohabiting/married without Children | 509 | 47.1 | 120 | 41.4 | 46.6 | ||
Cohabiting/married (with children) | 356 | 32.9 | 98 | 33.8 | 33.3 | ||
Education levela | (2) = 0.55, p = 0.76 | (2) = 24.8, p < 0.001 | |||||
Low | 393 | 36.3 | 69 | 23.7 | 37.4 | ||
Middle | 410 | 37.9 | 96 | 33.0 | 38.1 | ||
High | 279 | 25.8 | 126 | 43.3 | 24.5 | ||
Employment status | (2) = 0.94, p = 0.62 | (2) = 5.38, p = 0.07 | |||||
Full-time | 383 | 35.4 | 96 | 32.9 | 34.7 | ||
Part-time | 212 | 19.6 | 86 | 29.5 | 21.3 | ||
Unemployed | 487 | 45.0 | 110 | 37.7 | 44.0 | ||