Table 3.

Dental hygiene practices of women by education achieved

EDUCATION	never n (%)	monthly n (%)	weekly n (%)	daily+ n (%)	p-value
How often teeth were brushed
- not completed secondary school	1 (1)	1 (1)	14 (18)	60 (79)
- completed secondary school	0	2 (2)	10 (9)	101 (89)
- TAFE/diploma	0	0	6 (7)	85 (93)
- University	0	0	3 (3)	105 (97)	<0.0001
How often dental floss was used
- secondary school not completed	29 (38)	15 (20)	25 (33)	7 (9)
- secondary school completed	33 (29)	18 (16)	44 (39)	18 (16)
- TAFE/diploma	25 (27)	10 (11)	47 (52)	9 (10)
- University	23 (21)	13 (12)	57 (53)	15 (14)	0.005
How often mouthwash was used
- secondary school not completed	34 (45)	14 (18)	14 (18)	14 (18)
- secondary school completed	56 (50)	14 (12)	21 (19)	22 (20)
- TAFE/diploma	35 (39)	10 (11)	24 (26)	22 (24)
- University	49 (46)	21 (20)	9 (9)	27 (26)	0.074

+ more than daily