Table 1.
Distribution of dentate subjects in the study sample according to sociodemographic (N, %) and sociobehavioral (%) characteristics.
| Education (%)* | Income (%)* | Dental visits (%)* | Tooth brushing (%)* | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| >12 years | High | Middle | Low | Irregular | <1 a day | 1 a day | ≥2 a day | ||
| N (%) | |||||||||
| Total sample | 2531 (100) | 37 | 9 | 39 | 52 | 55 | 8 | 37 | 55 |
| Age | |||||||||
| 20–44 | 1102 (44) | 31 | 6 | 33 | 61 | 59 | 11 | 42 | 47 |
| 45+ | 1429 (56) | 41 | 11 | 44 | 45 | 53 | 5 | 33 | 62 |
| Gender | |||||||||
| Male | 1516 (60) | 31 | 9 | 40 | 51 | 60 | 11 | 44 | 45 |
| Female | 1015 (40) | 46 | 7 | 39 | 54 | 49 | 3 | 26 | 71 |
| Settlement | |||||||||
| Capital | 397 (16) | 39 | 8 | 41 | 51 | 49 | 7 | 31 | 62 |
| Urban Centre | 716 (28) | 46 | 12 | 46 | 42 | 48 | 3 | 33 | 64 |
| Town | 704 (28) | 23 | 9 | 35 | 56 | 60 | 13 | 41 | 46 |
| Rural | 714 (28) | 40 | 5 | 37 | 58 | 62 | 8 | 39 | 53 |
| Occupational status | |||||||||
| Professionals | 832 (33) | 81 | 11 | 49 | 40 | 44 | 2 | 33 | 65 |
| Intermediate | 1034 (41) | 17 | 9 | 38 | 53 | 60 | 8 | 37 | 55 |
| Workers | 559 (22) | 10 | 6 | 31 | 63 | 67 | 14 | 44 | 42 |
| Retired | 78 (3) | 22 | 0 | 18 | 82 | 46 | 14 | 28 | 58 |
| Unknown | 28 (1) | 61 | 11 | 50 | 39 | 40 | 7 | 25 | 68 |
* Subjects with missing data (3 for education; 19 for income; 1 for dental visits; 12 for tooth brushing) were not considered in the percentage.