Table 1 Tooth brushing frequency among Finnish 15-year-olds (%, n) by their characteristics
| Â | Tooth brushing | ||
|---|---|---|---|
≤ Once daily % (n) | ≥ Twice daily % (n) | Total % (n) | |
Gender | |||
Boys | 59.9 (13,714) | 40.1 (9177) | 100 (22,891) |
Girls | 33.2 (7645) | 66.7 (15,341) | 100 (22,986) |
All | 46.6 (21,359) | 53.4 (24,518) | 100 (45,877) |
School grade | |||
8th grade | 48.1 (8149) | 51.9 (8808) | 100 (16,957) |
9th grade | 45.7 (13,210) | 54.3 (15,710) | 100 (28,920) |
Parents’ education | |||
Basic education or less | 56.2 (1498) | 43.8 (1166) | 100 (2664) |
Secondary educationa | 49.8 (10,244) | 50.2 (10,310) | 100 (20,554) |
Tertiary educationb | 40.9 (7966) | 59.1 (11,509) | 100 (19,475) |
Family structure | |||
With both parents | 44.4 (13,565) | 55.6 (17,018) | 100 (30,583) |
Other | 50.8 (7322) | 49.2 (7092) | 100 (14,414) |
Current smoking habits | |||
Daily or occasional | 54.2 (6372) | 45.8 (5387) | 100 (11,759) |
Non-smoker | 43.9 (14,691) | 56.1 (18,796) | 100 (33,487) |
How is your health in general? Is it | |||
Very good | 41.9 (6471) | 58.1 (8984) | 100 (15,455) |
Fairly good | 46.8 (10,752) | 53.2 (12,201) | 100 (22,953) |
Moderate | 54.5 (3397) | 45.5 (2838) | 100 (6235) |
Fairly or very bad | 62.5 (610) | 37.5 (366) | 100 (976) |