Table 2.

Distribution of people reporting four or five dental problems by socioeconomic, behavioral and psychosocial variables— adults ages 30 – 64 years

		≥4 dental problems
		n	% (CI 95%)
Level of education+
	No formal education	232	21.9 (18.8–25.5)
	Primary	730	13.6 (12.4–14.9)
	Secondary	560	8.9 (8.0–10.0)
	University	127	4.0 (3.2–5.0)
Equivalent net income+a
	Quartile 1	576	16.4 (14.7–18.2)
	Quartile 2	419	10.8 (9.4–12.3)
	Quartile 3	423	8.4 (7.4–9.5)
	Quartile 4 (highest)	237	5.2 (4.3–6.1)
Occupational class+
	I (highest)	83	4.4 (3.3–5.9)
	II	117	6.7 (5.3–8.5)
	III	356	9.0 (7.9–10.4)
	IV	784	12.2 (11.1–13.4)
	V	290	14.5 (12.5–16.8)
Frequency of sweet consumption per week+
	Less than three times	904	10.9 (10.0–11.9)
	Three times or more	161	7.5 (6.2–9.2)
	Daily	579	10.4 (9.3–11.5)
Frequency of sweet beverage consumption per week+
	Less than three times	1,208	9.4 (8.7–10.2)
	Three times or more	140	12.1 (9.8–14.9)
	Daily	296	13.7 (11.7–15.9)
Smoking+
	Never	692	8.9 (8.0–9.8)
	Former	414	11.7 (10.4–13.3)
	Current	549	10.8 (9.7–12.1)
Frequency of toothbrushing+
	At least twice a day	866	7.6 (6.9–8.3)
	Once a day	461	12.5 (11.1–13.9)
	Less than once a day	309	24.5 (21.4–27.8)
Dental visits in the last 12 months+
	Yes	562	8.6 (7.7–9.6)
	No	1,093	11.3 (10.5–12.2)
Psychological distress+
	Good	1,186	8.9 (8.3–9.7)
	Fair	261	16.5 (14.1–19.3)
	Poor	160	21.0 (17.5–25.0)
Social support+
	Good	1,297	9.7 (9.0–10.5)
	Fair	272	14.0 (12.1–16.2)
	Poor	43	22.3 (15.4–31.2)
Family function+
	Good	1,444	9.9 (9.2–10.6)
	Fair	131	15.0 (12.0–18.6)
	Poor	47	24.0 (16.7–33.4)
Work-related stressa
	Low	541	9.88 (8.53–11.23)
	Moderate	716	9.82 (8.80–10.84)
	High	398	11.55 (9.95–13.15)
Job satisfaction+a
	High	547	8.41 (7.26–9.57)
	Moderate	753	10.81 (9.75–11.87)
	Low	355	12.79 (10.88–14.70)

^aEstimates calculated with multiply imputed data

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