Table 1.
Comparisons of dental utilization and sociodemographic variables in adults by presence and absence of at least one mental illness (MI)
| Weighted percent (Standard Error) |
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|---|---|---|---|
| MI | No MI | ||
| 18.1 (0.4) | 81.9 (0.4) | Pp | |
| At least one dental visit in 2007 (n=7319) | 46.3 (1.0) | 42.2 (0.6) | NS |
| Non-Preventive visit only (n=907) | 12.0 (0.9) | 10.9 (0.5) | NS |
| Unmet Dental Need (n=1314) | 11.0 (0.6) | 5.3 (0.2) | <.001 |
| Age | |||
| 21–29 | 13.0 (0.9) | 18.7 (0.5) | <.001 |
| 30–39 | 17.6 (0.8) | 19.1 (0.4) | |
| 40–49 | 20.8 (0.9) | 19.9 (0.5) | |
| 50–59 | 21.3 (0.8) | 17.9 (.04) | |
| 60+ | 27.3 (1.0) | 24.4 (0.5) | |
| Sex | |||
| Male | 37.0 (0.8) | 50.7 (0.4) | <.001 |
| Female | 63.0 (0.8) | 49.3 (0.4) | |
| Race/ethnicity | |||
| Non-Hispanic White | 77.5 (0.9) | 67.2 (0.8) | <.001 |
| Non-Hispanic Black | 8.1 (0.5) | 11.9 (0.5) | |
| Other Non-Hispanic | 4.6 (0.5) | 6.8 (0.4) | |
| Hispanic | 9.8 (0.6) | 14.1 (0.6) | |
| Education | |||
| < High School | 15.1 (0.6) | 13.8 (0.4) | NS |
| HS/GED* | 49.8 (1.1) | 48.8 (0.6) | |
| > High School | 34.6 (1.1) | 36.6 (0.7) | |
| Missing | 0.5 (0.1) | 0.6 (0.1) | |
| Employment | |||
| Employed | 65.7 (1.1) | 65.4 (0.6) | NS |
| Unemployed | 34.3 (1.1) | 34.6 (0.6) | |
| Income (percent compared to poverty level) | |||
| High | 38.4 (1.1) | 43.1 (0.7) | <.001 |
| Middle | 28.7 (0.1) | 31.2 (0.6) | |
| Low | 13.9 (0.7) | 12.4 (0.4) | |
| Poor | 19.0 (0.8) | 13.2 (0.4) | |
| Dental Insurance | |||
| Yes | 40.0 (1.0) | 44.8 (0.6) | <.001 |
| No | 60.0 (1.0) | 55.2 (0.6) | |
| Health insurance | |||
| Any Private | 55.6 (1.1) | 56.4 (0.5) | NS |
| Public Only | 27.3 (0.9) | 27.4 (0.5) | |
| Uninsured | 17.1 (0.8) | 15.5 (0.5) | |
*
HS/GED = High school graduate/General Educational Development (GED) degree