Table 1.

Frequency breakdown and N size for participant sample including MDAS means (SD) and percent ≥ 19

	N	%	Mean	SD	% ≥19
Total	963	100	10.39	5.46	11.6
Sex
Male	472	49.0	9.22	4.94	8.3
Female	491	51.0	11.52	5.69	14.9
Age (years)
18–29	189	19.6	11.62	5.44	14.3
30–39	179	18.6	11.61	5.88	17.3
40–49	170	17.7	10.28	5.34	12.4
50–59	175	18.2	10.29	5.33	10.3
60–69	119	12.4	10.03	5.27	8.4
70+	125	13.0	7.64	4.29	4.0
Refused	6	0.6	6.33	1.51	0.0
Visiting the dentist
Regular	686	71.2	9.94	5.12	9.3
Occasional check up	134	13.9	10.75	5.38	12.7
When in pain/or trouble	90	9.3	12.39	6.59	22.2
Never been	52	5.4	12.17	6.73	21.2
Refused	1	0.1
Education
No school	30	3.1	10.37	5.92	16.7
Secondary	97	10.1	10.45	5.37	10.3
Secondary with qualifications	239	24.8	10.54	5.84	14.2
College A levels	185	19.2	10.10	5.41	11.4
Technical GNVQ	84	8.7	10.32	5.74	15.5
University degree	151	15.7	10.28	5.01	7.9
University post grad degree	158	16.4	10.42	5.10	8.2
DK/Refused	19	1.9	12.16	6.41	21
Social class
A	44	4.6	10.48	6.41	15.9
B	180	18.7	10.14	5.1	7.8
C1	342	35.5	10.15	5.07	9.1
C2	159	16.5	11.14	5.59	17.0
D	82	8.5	11.91	5.88	17.1
E	148	15.4	9.76	5.94	12.8
Refused	8	0.8	7.38	3.02	0