Table 2.
Sample description
| Individual variables | n | % |
|---|---|---|
| Sex | ||
| Female | 659 | 55.89 |
| Male | 520 | 44.11 |
| Age (years) | ||
| 15 | 815 | 69.13 |
| 16 | 231 | 19.59 |
| 17 | 82 | 6.96 |
| 18 | 29 | 2.46 |
| 19 | 22 | 1.87 |
| Number of persons in the family | ||
| Up to 2 | 31 | 2.65 |
| 3 | 161 | 13.78 |
| 4 | 346 | 29.62 |
| 5 | 300 | 25.68 |
| 6 | 173 | 14.81 |
| Over 6 | 157 | 13.44 |
| Has a family member in prison | ||
| No | 1141 | 99.30 |
| Yes | 8 | 0.70 |
| How would you classify the health of your teeth | ||
| Excellent | 69 | 5.88 |
| Very good | 229 | 19.51 |
| Good | 468 | 39.86 |
| More or Less | 363 | 30.92 |
| Poor | 45 | 3.83 |
| When was the last time you went to the dentist | ||
| I am undergoing treatment at present | 274 | 24.89 |
| Less than 6 months ago | 329 | 29.88 |
| 7-12 months ago | 158 | 14.35 |
| 13-24 months ago | 52 | 4.72 |
| Over 24 months ago | 83 | 7.54 |
| Don’t know/Don’t remember | 205 | 18.62 |
| Monthly family income | ||
| Up to 1 minimum wage* | 106 | 9.18 |
| Over 1 up to 2 minimum wages | 304 | 26.32 |
| Over 2 up to 3 minimum wages | 280 | 24.24 |
| Over 3 up to 5 minimum wages | 278 | 24.07 |
| Over 5 up to 7 minimum wages | 102 | 8.83 |
| Over 7 up to 10 minimum wages | 63 | 5.45 |
| Higher than 10 minimum wages | 22 | 1.90 |
| Last visit to the dentist | ||
| I am in treatment at the time | 274 | 24.89 |
| Less than 6 months | 329 | 29.89 |
| 7-12 months ago | 158 | 14.35 |
| 13-24 months ago | 52 | 4.71 |
| More than 24 months | 83 | 7.54 |
| Do not remember | 205 | 18.62 |
| Contextual variable | n | % |
| Social exclusion index | ||
| -1 to -0.75 | 322 | 27.31 |
| -0.74 to -0.5 | 267 | 22.65 |
| -0.4 to -0.25 | 491 | 41.64 |
| -0.24 to 0 | 60 | 5.10 |
| 0.1 to 0.25 | 24 | 2.03 |
| 0.26 to 0.5 | 12 | 1.02 |
| 0.6 to 0.75 | 3 | 0.25 |
*Minimum wage at the time of the data collection ≅ US$ 320.00.
Piracicaba, SP, Brazil, 2012.