Inequality in unmet dental care needs among South Korean adults

BMC Oral Health

Table 2 Reason for experiencing unmet dental care needs (n = 7497)

Reason for experiencing unmet dental care needs	%
Economic reasons	41.4
Cannot leave the workplace or school	20.9
It is less important than other problems	14.5
Scared to receive dental treatment	10.9
Other	7
No one to babysit	3.1
Dental hospital is too far away	1.3
Difficulty moving or health problems	0.8

Table 2 includes only those who experienced unmet dental needs
Individual sample weights and the complex sample design including stratification and primary sampling units were considered in the analysis

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