From: Rural–urban disparities in patient satisfaction with oral health care: a provincial survey
Satisfaction differences | Mean ± SD | T | Mean difference | Std. error | 95% Confidence interval | p value |
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Gender | ||||||
Male | 41.8 ± 4.6 | − 2.04 | − 0.663 | 0.32 | (− 1.30, − 0.03) | 0.042 |
Female | 42.4 ± 4.5 | |||||
Place of birth | ||||||
Canada | 42.6 ± 4.4 | 7.72 | 3.25 | 0.42 | (2.43, 4.08) | < 0.001 |
Others | 39.3 ± 4.4 | |||||
Ethnicity | ||||||
North American | 42.5 ± 4.3 | 4.51 | 1.80 | 0.40 | (1.02, 2.58) | < 0.001 |
Others | 40.7 ± 5.6 | |||||
Marital status | ||||||
Single | 41.5 ± 4.7 | 2.87 | 0.94 | 0.33 | (0.30, 1.57) | 0.004 |
Married | 42.4 ± 4.5 | |||||
Income | ||||||
< 40,000$ CAD | 41.7 ± 4.8 | − 4.54 | − 1.04 | 0.23 | (− 1.49, − 0.59) | < 0.001 |
≥ 40,000$ CAD | 42.8 ± 4.3 | |||||
Dental knowledge | ||||||
Yes | 42.4 ± 4.5 | 3.08 | 1.93 | 0.63 | (0.70, 3.16) | 0.002 |
No | 40.5 ± 4.7 | |||||
Perceived general health | ||||||
Poor | 38.9 ± 4.4 | 4.53 | 3.51 | 0.77 | (1.99, 5.02) | < 0.001 |
Good | 42.4 ± 4.5 | |||||
Perceived oral health | ||||||
Poor | 39.0 ± 5.1 | 7.03 | 3.50 | 0.50 | (2.52, 4.47) | < 0.001 |
Good | 42.5 ± 4.4 | |||||
Dental insurance | ||||||
Yes | 42.8 ± 4.4 | 6.50 | 1.47 | 0.23 | (1.03, 1.91) | < 0.001 |
No | 41.4 ± 4.7 | |||||
Type of clinic | ||||||
Private | 42.4 ± 4.5 | 3.22 | 1.64 | 0.51 | (0.64, 2.64) | 0.001 |
Public | 40.8 ± 5.0 | |||||
Difficulty finding dentist | ||||||
Difficult | 39.0 ± 5.1 | − 8.04 | − 3.53 | 0.44 | (− 4.39, − 2.67) | < 0.001 |
Easy | 42.6 ± 4.4 | |||||
Having family dentist | ||||||
Yes | 42.6 ± 4.3 | 11.21 | 5.31 | 0.47 | (4.39, 6.24) | < 0.001 |
No | 37.3 ± 5.2 | |||||
Dental treatment need | ||||||
Yes | 41.7 ± 4.7 | − 4.78 | − 1.07 | 0.22 | (− 1.50, − 0.63) | < 0.001 |
No | 42.7 ± 4.4 | |||||
Having dental visit last year | ||||||
Yes | 42.7 ± 4.2 | 8.36 | 2.51 | 0.30 | (1.29, 3.10) | < 0.001 |
No | 40.2 ± 5.4 | |||||
Reason of visiting dentist | ||||||
Check up | 42.9 ± 4.4 | 5.30 | 1.13 | 0.21 | (0.71, 1.55) | < 0.001 |
Other reasons | 41.8 ± 4.6 | |||||
Place of residency | ||||||
Rural | 42.2 ± 4 | 0.43 | 0.12 | 0.28 | (− 0.42, 0.66) | 0.66 |
Urban | 42.4 ± 4.6 |