Table 1 Descriptive characteristics of participants
From: Income-related inequality and decomposition of edentulism among aged people in China
Variables | Poststratification data | |
|---|---|---|
Proportion (%) | 95% CIs | |
Edentulism | ||
No | 95.58 | (94.22, 96.64) |
Yes | 4.42 | (3.36, 5.78) |
Gender | ||
Male | 49.93 | (49.04, 50.83) |
Female | 50.07 | (49.17, 50.96) |
Area | ||
Urban | 42.92 | (36.69, 49.39) |
Rural | 57.08 | (50.61, 63.31) |
Educational attainment level | ||
Low | 84.72 | (81.69, 87.33) |
Medium | 10.67 | (9.00, 12.59) |
High | 4.61 | (3.30, 6.40) |
Income | ||
1st quintile (poorest) | 21.87 | (17.42, 27.08) |
2nd quintile | 18.99 | (15.92, 22.50) |
3rd quintile | 20.28 | (17.77, 23.05) |
4th quintile | 20.74 | (17.94, 23.84) |
5th quintile (richest) | 18.12 | (14.66, 22.19) |
Smoking | ||
Yes | 25.54 | (23.55, 27.64) |
Never | 61.18 | (59.40, 62.94) |
Quit smoking | 13.28 | (12.00, 14.67) |
Perceived general health | ||
Very poor/poor | 18.80 | (16.17, 21.76) |
Fair | 44.27 | (41.21, 47.38) |
Good/ very good | 36.93 | (33.54, 40.45) |
Dental service utilization in the past 12Â months | ||
Yes | 20.81 | (18.7, 23.10) |
Never | 79.19 | (76.90, 81.30) |
Attitude | ||
Low | 22.32 | (18.82, 26.25) |
High | 77.68 | (73.75, 81.18) |
Knowledge | ||
Low | 54.52 | (49.85, 59.11) |
High | 45.48 | (40.89, 50.15) |
Medical insurance | ||
No | 1.82 | (1.25, 2.64) |
Yes | 98.18 | (97.36, 98.75) |