Table 3 Socioeconomic inequity in dental visits among US adults
From: Use of oral health care services in the United States: unequal, inequitable—a cross-sectional study
Disparity variable | Actual | Need predicted | Difference | Need standardized |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Education | ||||
Less than high school | 0.6033 | 0.4504 | 0.1529 | 0.5892 |
High school | 0.5046 | 0.4377 | 0.0669 | 0.5032 |
Some college | 0.4130 | 0.4333 | − 0.0203 | 0.4164 |
College | 0.2204 | 0.4122 | − 0.1918 | 0.2445 |
Income | ||||
< $20,000 | 0.6094 | 0.4572 | 0.1522 | 0.5885 |
$20,000 to < $45,000 | 0.4995 | 0.4410 | 0.0585 | 0.4949 |
$45,000 to < $100,000 | 0.3856 | 0.4253 | − 0.0397 | 0.3966 |
> $100,000 | 0.1882 | 0.4104 | − 0.2222 | 0.2142 |