Table 4.
Prevalence and measures of inequality for non-use of dental care, according to the education level among women
| |
Prevalence for non-use of dental care (%) |
Measures of social inequalities for non-use |
|||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primary education | Secondary education | Tertiary education | Diff (1) | RCI (2) | RII (3) | (95% CI) | |
| Austria |
3.2 |
1.8 |
2.2 |
1.0 |
−0.123 |
1.93 |
1.05-3.54 |
| Belgium |
4.0 |
2.1 |
1.6 |
2.4 |
−0.204 |
4.70 |
2.36-9.37 |
| Cyprus |
15.1 |
11.2 |
9.1 |
6.0 |
−0.112 |
2.43 |
1.71-3.43 |
| Czech Republic |
5.9 |
2.7 |
2.4 |
3.5 |
−0.126 |
2.86 |
1.71-4.77 |
| Denmark |
8.7 |
5.3 |
2.7 |
6.0 |
−0.251 |
3.59 |
2.01-6.40 |
| Estonia |
17.9 |
15.4 |
8.5 |
9.4 |
−0.132 |
2.90 |
2.26-3.73 |
| Spain |
7.2 |
4.5 |
9.1 |
−1.9 |
+0.176 |
2.44 |
1.81-3.29 |
| Finland |
2.0 |
2.9 |
1.9 |
0.1 |
−0.115 |
1.66 |
0.86-3.19 |
| France |
10.3 |
5.4 |
4.6 |
5.7 |
−0.084 |
3.09 |
2.25-4.24 |
| Greece |
8.6 |
5.0 |
5.2 |
3.4 |
−0.178 |
2.58 |
1.73-3.85 |
| Hungary |
13.9 |
9.2 |
6.6 |
7.3 |
−0.091 |
2.64 |
2.07-3.38 |
| Ireland |
4.4 |
3.4 |
5.6 |
−1.2 |
+0.004 |
0.64 |
0.40-1.01 |
| Iceland |
16.8 |
10.4 |
6.9 |
9.9 |
−0.166 |
3.00 |
1.70-5.27 |
| Italy |
11.6 |
8.8 |
9.4 |
2.4 |
−0.053 |
1.86 |
1.56-2.20 |
| Lithuania |
14.5 |
12.5 |
7.5 |
7.0 |
−0.074 |
2.91 |
2.01-4.20 |
| Luxembourg |
2.7 |
3.1 |
1.7 |
1.0 |
+0.000 |
1.21 |
0.55-2.61 |
| Latvia |
33.7 |
22.1 |
14.0 |
19.7 |
−0.120 |
3.01 |
2.39-3.77 |
| The Netherlands |
9.9 |
7.5 |
9.9 |
0.0 |
+0.050 |
0.75 |
0.51-1.10 |
| Norway |
18.1 |
9.3 |
7.4 |
10.7 |
−0.154 |
3.42 |
2.31-5.05 |
| Poland |
17.7 |
12.7 |
11.0 |
6.7 |
−0.009 |
1.62 |
1.35-1.94 |
| Portugal |
5.8 |
5.0 |
2.0 |
3.8 |
−0.208 |
2.48 |
1.30-4.71 |
| Sweden |
19.0 |
11.9 |
8.3 |
10.7 |
−0.103 |
2.76 |
1.88-4.06 |
| Slovak Republic |
11.5 |
3.9 |
2.3 |
9.2 |
−0.117 |
3.97 |
2.26-6.97 |
| United Kingdom | 3.2 | 4.3 | 4.7 | −1.5 | +0.006 | 0.69 | 0.44-1.07 |
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.