Characteristic | Total sample | Knows how to contact NHS dentist a | Knows how to contact emergency dentist b | Intends to contact a dentist c | |||||||||||
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N | % | N | % | AOR | 95 % CI | n | % | AOR | 95 % CI | n | % | AOR | 95 % CI | ||
Total | 522 | 48.0 | 438 | 35.1 | 244 | 15.2 | |||||||||
Age (years) | 29 or under | 454 | 21.4 | 111 | 50.0 | 1.00 | Ref. | 76 | 28.8 | 1.00 | Ref. | 54 | 15.9 | 1.00 | Ref. |
30 to 39 | 566 | 26.7 | 130 | 45.8 | 0.78 | 0.48, 1.27 | 117 | 36.0 | 1.84 | 1.14, 2.97* | 72 | 18.6 | 1.32 | 0.79, 2.21 | |
40 to 49 | 471 | 22.2 | 103 | 47.7 | 0.75 | 0.44, 1.29 | 105 | 42.9 | 2.11 | 1.27, 3.50** | 44 | 13.2 | 0.59 | 0.32, 1.06 | |
50 to 59 | 311 | 14.7 | 80 | 52.3 | 1.02 | 0.57, 1.82 | 67 | 43.5 | 2.06 | 1.13, 3.74* | 42 | 19.3 | 0.97 | 0.53, 1.79 | |
60 or over | 321 | 15.1 | 63 | 47.7 | 1.06 | 0.56, 2.00 | 41 | 23.7 | 1.35 | 0.71, 2.55 | 24 | 11.1 | 0.64 | 0.30, 1.36 | |
Gender | Female | 1243 | 58.8 | 267 | 46.7 | 1.00 | Ref. | 218 | 33.6 | 1.00 | Ref. | 112 | 13.1 | 1.00 | Ref. |
Male | 870 | 41.2 | 208 | 48.7 | 1.19 | 0.84, 1.70 | 183 | 36.3 | 1.37 | 0.96, 1.94 | 114 | 18.0 | 1.66 | 1.13, 2.44* | |
Ethnicity | White | 608 | 28.6 | 164 | 53.4 | 1.00 | Ref. | 121 | 35.9 | 1.00 | Ref. | 56 | 13.1 | 1.00 | Ref. |
South Asian | 726 | 34.2 | 134 | 41.7 | 0.96 | 0.61, 1.51 | 126 | 32.1 | 1.11 | 0.70, 1.75 | 71 | 13.5 | 0.78 | 0.46, 1.34 | |
Black | 499 | 23.5 | 120 | 48.8 | 1.06 | 0.66, 1.69 | 93 | 33.2 | 0.83 | 0.52, 1.33 | 73 | 21.0 | 1.65 | 0.99, 2.75 | |
Mixed/other | 291 | 13.7 | 67 | 48.9 | 0.99 | 0.57, 1.74 | 69 | 44.0 | 1.46 | 0.83, 2.56 | 35 | 17.7 | 0.92 | 0.49, 1.73 | |
Education | Primary | 68 | 3.3 | 12 | 42.9 | 1.00 | Ref. | 5 | 14.3 | 1.00 | Ref. | 8 | 16.7 | 1.00 | Ref. |
Secondary | 392 | 19.4 | 72 | 41.6 | 0.50 | 0.15, 1.64 | 62 | 27.7 | 1.76 | 0.49, 6.27 | 28 | 10.6 | 0.36 | 0.12, 1.10 | |
College | 770 | 37.9 | 208 | 51.9 | 0.75 | 0.24, 2.39 | 184 | 41.4 | 4.12 | 1.18, 14.36* | 100 | 17.5 | 0.67 | 0.24, 1.91 | |
University | 751 | 36.9 | 158 | 46.8 | 0.62 | 0.19, 1.99 | 137 | 35.5 | 4.37 | 1.24, 15.42* | 83 | 15.6 | 0.76 | 0.27, 2.16 | |
Other | 50 | 2.5 | 8 | 33.3 | 0.21 | 0.03, 1.33 | 7 | 25.0 | 1.22 | 0.18, 8.09 | 7 | 19.4 | 0.47 | 0.09, 2.60 | |
Chronic disease | No | 1488 | 72.0 | 343 | 47.9 | 1.00 | Ref. | 272 | 33.9 | 1.00 | Ref. | 146 | 13.9 | 1.00 | Ref. |
Yes | 580 | 28.1 | 124 | 47.5 | 1.04 | 0.69, 1.57 | 121 | 37.2 | 1.74 | 1.17, 2.59** | 72 | 17.8 | 1.29 | 0.84, 2.00 | |
Smoking status | Non-smoker | 1515 | 70.6 | 324 | 47.9 | 1.00 | Ref. | 281 | 34.9 | 1.00 | Ref. | 148 | 13.9 | 1.00 | Ref. |
Ex-smoker | 296 | 13.8 | 56 | 40.3 | 0.58 | 0.34, 1.00* | 45 | 30.4 | 0.60 | 0.35, 1.03 | 28 | 14.1 | 0.80 | 0.43, 1.51 | |
Smoker | 336 | 15.7 | 97 | 51.9 | 1.23 | 0.79, 1.91 | 72 | 35.6 | 0.88 | 0.56, 1.38 | 48 | 19.0 | 1.20 | 0.74, 1.93 | |
Visited dentist in last two years | No | 559 | 24.7 | 93 | 28.2 | 1.00 | Ref. | 85 | 23.7 | 1.00 | Ref. | 61 | 13.8 | 1.00 | Ref. |
Yes | 1707 | 75.3 | 416 | 56.8 | 3.56 | 2.39, 5.29 | 344 | 40.0 | 2.57 | 1.72, 3.85** | 175 | 15.5 | 1.34 | 0.85, 2.09 |