Table 4 Reasons for not visiting an oral health professional in the last 12 months stratified by dental insurance
From: Barriers to oral care: a cross-sectional analysis of the Canadian longitudinal study on aging (CLSA)
Overall n = 2,562 | Insurance n = 842 | No insurance n = 1,700 | ||||
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n | Weighted % | n | Weighted % | n | Weighted % | |
Reasons for not visiting a dentist in the past 12 months 1 | ||||||
Not needed | 2147 | 80.4% | 668 | 76.2% | 1462 | 82.5% |
Difficulty getting an appointment | 81 | 3.7% | 35 | 5.5% | 46 | 2.8% |
No dentist, dental hygienst, denturist, or denturologist in the area | 52 | 2.3% | 24 | 2.6% | 27 | 2.0% |
Transportation problems | 32 | 1.2% | 11 | 1.2% | 21 | 1.3% |
Personal and family responsibilities | 210 | 10.6% | 86 | 11.9% | 123 | 10.0% |
Unable to leave the house due to health condition | 40 | 1.9% | 18 | 2.8% | 21 | 1.4% |
Overall n = 43,959 | Insurance* n = 26,885 | No insurance* n = 16,862 | ||||
n | Weighted % | n | Weighted % | n | Weighted % | |
Did not go to dentist in past 12 months due to cost of care 2 | ||||||
Yes | 4581 | 10.9% | 1347 | 5.4% | 3214 | 19.2% |
No | 39,378 | 89.1% | 25,538 | 94.6% | 13,648 | 80.8% |