Table 3.

Age standardized prevalence (%) of dental visits according to sex, chewing ability and educational level (LS=Lower Secondary, US= Upper Secondary, T=Tertiary), stratified by country and type of dental care coverage.

Type of coverage and country	Men						Women
	Normal chewing ability			Reduced chewing ability			Normal chewing ability			Reduced chewing ability
	LS	US	T	LS	US	T	LS	US	T	LS	US	T
	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%
Partially covered
Austria	57.9	54.7	55.5	12.8	38.3	51.7	46.0	55.3	59.5	36.4	52.9	63.2
Belgium	42.7	57.6	64.9	32.1	42.7	58.3	46.6	53.2	70.2	31.8	48.8	57.3
Denmark	62.5	82.1	88.9	46.1	68.4	75.3	68.8	85.5	92.5	59.6	77.6	73.9
France	40.1	44.7	59.8	26.5	46.4	42.7	47.0	63.3	63.7	34.8	54.1	66.8
Germany	66.1	68.8	80.5	41.3	58.8	83.6	68.7	74.9	86.6	56.2	74.8	83.4
Greece	32.8	35.9	43.8	25.7	36.1	27.7	37.4	45.9	51.1	40.5	51.9	52.1
Sweden	75.1	83.0	87.7	71.1	50.4	46.8	80.4	85.5	86.5	58.7	71.0	80.3
Total*	52.3	60.6	69.2	38.0	49.0	55.1	56.3	66.1	73.2	45.4	61.9	68.0
Not covered
Italy	32.0	50.0	44.8	24.2	39.1	55.2	29.7	56.2	37.1	32.8	43.3	48.5
Netherlands	53.7	71.0	78.7	29.2	49.8	63.7	58.2	76.4	81.0	48.6	60.4	79.7
Spain	22.9	45.8	45.7	27.3	40.0	54.4	28.7	33.9	49.1	31.3	37.6	28.0
Switzerland	66.5	70.9	87.4	54.6	52.8	33.2	67.8	81.5	79.1	46.3	78.8	47.4
Total*	41.8	58.9	61.0	31.3	43.7	54.3	43.9	60.6	58.6	39.4	51.8	53.3

^*standardised by age and country