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Table 3 Baseline demographic data

From: "Strong Teeth": an early-phase study to assess the feasibility of an oral health intervention delivered by dental teams to parents of young children

Characteristic

(N = 36)

Age of parent

Mean

35

Range (min, max)

24, 50

% over 30

80.6%

Birthplace

England

86%

Pakistan

3%

India

3%

Ireland

3%

Other

6%

Number of children

Multi-child house

83%

Qualifications

None

6%

5 or more GCSEs

8%

A-level or equivalent

28%

University degree

31%

Employment

Currently employed

67%

Household income

Less than £16,100

28%

£16,100 to £ 21,249

11%

£21,250—£27,999

8%

£28,000—£38,399

22%

£38,399 + 

17%

Not answered

14%

Finances

‘Living Comfortably’

22%

‘Doing Alright’

56%

‘Just Getting By’

19%

Not answered

3%

IMD centile

Most deprived 1th

50%

2nd

6%

3rd

8%

4th

11%

5th

3%

6th

14%

7th

6%

8th

3%

9th

0%

10th Least deprived

0%