Skip to main content

Table 1 Characteristics of Canadian adults from the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA)

From: Barriers to oral care: a cross-sectional analysis of the Canadian longitudinal study on aging (CLSA)

Characteristics

Number of participants (n = 44,011)

Weighted %1

Age group

  

 46–54

 55–64

 65–74

 75–92

6493

14,564

13,112

9842

19.4%

37.8%

26.3%

16.5%

Sex

  

 Female

 Male

22,487

21,524

51.7%

48.3%

Household Income

  

 <$50,000

 $50,000-$100,000

 >$100,0000

Missing

11,917

15,025

14,403

2666

25.9%

36.6%

37.5%

6.0%

Education

  

 Less than post-secondary

 Post-secondary

Missing

10,484

33,426

101

25.4%

74.6%

0.2%

Residence

  

 Rural

 Urban

Missing

4649

37,384

1978

14.7%

85.3%

4.5%

Smoking Status

  

 None

 Occasional

 Daily

Missing

40,787

659

2535

30

92.0%

1.8%

6.2%

0.7%

Mood Disorder

  

 No

 Yes

Missing

36,016

7525

470

83.4%

16.6%

1.1%

Anxiety

  

 No

 Yes

Missing

39,554

3994

463

90.9%

9.1%

1.1%

Memory problem or dementia/Alzheimer’s

  

 No

 Yes

Missing

42,680

875

456

98.0%

2.0%

1.0%

Chronic conditions

  

 No

 One or more

Missing

3652

40,127

232

10.3%

89.7%

0.5%

Social support

  

 No

 Yes

Missing

8428

34,237

1346

16.9%

83.1%

3.1%

Edentulous

  

 No

 Yes

Missing

40,845

3162

4

92.6%

7.3%

0.01%

Dental Insurance

  

 No

 Yes

Missing

16,891

26,903

217

39.8%

60.2%

0.5%

Last Dental Visit

  

 ≤12 months

 >12 months

Missing

37,439

6512

60

85.1%

14.9%

0.1%

  1. 1. Parentage missing not included in total percent