Table 3.
Prevalence and measures of inequality for non-use dental care, according to the education level among men
| |
Prevalence of non-use of dental care (%) |
Measures of social inequalities in non-use |
|||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primary education | Secondary education | Tertiary education | Diff (1) | RCI (2) | RII (3) | (95% CI) | |
| Austria |
4.2 |
2.8 |
2.2 |
2.0 |
−0.076 |
1.73 |
0.93--3.23 |
| Belgium |
3.7 |
2.1 |
1.2 |
2.5 |
−0.249 |
4.27 |
2.08-8.73 |
| Cyprus |
15.2 |
14.8 |
7.0 |
8.2 |
−0.074 |
2.22 |
1.63-3.03 |
| Czech Republic |
6.1 |
4.2 |
2.7 |
3.4 |
−0.099 |
2.13 |
1.24-3.67 |
| Denmark |
12.2 |
4.7 |
3.6 |
8.6 |
−0.271 |
6.78 |
4.00-11.48 |
| Estonia |
22.2 |
13.6 |
8.4 |
13.8 |
−0.088 |
3.39 |
2.57-4.48 |
| Spain |
8.2 |
5.2 |
4.7 |
3.5 |
−0.135 |
2.63 |
2.01-3.44 |
| Finland |
4.7 |
3.3 |
1.5 |
3.2 |
−0.192 |
4.31 |
2.49-7.45 |
| France |
9.4 |
6.8 |
4.2 |
5.2 |
−0.116 |
3.03 |
2.25-4.08 |
| Greece |
8.9 |
4.4 |
4.2 |
4.7 |
−0.183 |
3.57 |
2.37-5.38 |
| Hungary |
14.5 |
11.0 |
7.4 |
7.1 |
−0.073 |
2.21 |
1.71-2.86 |
| Ireland |
5.0 |
2.3 |
3.5 |
1.5 |
−0.092 |
1.42 |
0.81-2.48 |
| Iceland |
13.8 |
9.3 |
10.8 |
3.0 |
−0.096 |
2.20 |
1.33-3.63 |
| Italy |
10.6 |
7.9 |
6.2 |
4.4 |
−0.097 |
2.27 |
1.89-2.72 |
| Lithuania |
15.3 |
9.4 |
6.8 |
8.5 |
−0.078 |
2.77 |
1.86-4.13 |
| Luxembourg |
4.1 |
3.5 |
2.3 |
1.8 |
−0.103 |
2.67 |
1.42-5.02 |
| Latvia |
32.4 |
20.3 |
14.3 |
18.1 |
−0.107 |
3.42 |
2.66-4.40 |
| The Netherlands |
8.9 |
10.8 |
9.9 |
−1.0 |
−0.067 |
0.85 |
0.60-1.20 |
| Norway |
13.0 |
8.5 |
4.8 |
8.2 |
−0.192 |
3.07 |
2.04-4.62 |
| Poland |
13.4 |
12.0 |
11.0 |
2.4 |
−0.039 |
1.21 |
1.00-1.46 |
| Portugal |
5.2 |
2.6 |
0.9 |
4.3 |
−0.173 |
8.45 |
3.10-23.00 |
| Sweden |
14.8 |
12.3 |
8.6 |
6.2 |
−0.092 |
2.08 |
1.45-2.97 |
| Slovak Republic |
14.6 |
5.1 |
1.9 |
12.7 |
−0.109 |
11.5 |
6.28-20.96 |
| United Kingdom | 3.9 | 4.7 | 4.1 | −0.2 | −0.005 | 1.14 | 0.73-1.78 |
Calculated by the authors.
Abbreviations: EU-SILC European Union Survey Statistic on Income and Living Conditions, Diff Difference, RCI Relative Concentration Index, RII Relative Inequality Index, CI Confidence Interval.
Eurostat, EU-SILC 2007.