Table 3.

Reasons for leaving decayed teeth untreated (n=192)

				Overtime hours per month
	Total n=192			0 n=14			Over 0 to 45 n=119			Over 45 to 80 n=45			Over 80 n=14
Reasons (multiple answers permitted)	n	%		n	%		n	%		n	%		n	%		p*
*Cochran-Armitage trend analysis was used.
No pain	103	54		9	64		68	57		19	42		7	50		0.041
Not a problem	61	32		4	29		39	33		15	33		3	21		0.406
Too busy with work	60	31		1	7		32	27		18	40		9	64		<0.001
Cannot go when clinic is open	51	27		1	7		35	29		9	20		6	43		0.255
Do not like treatment	33	17		5	36		19	16		9	20		0	0		0.894
Multiple visits required for treatment	26	14		1	7		15	13		7	16		3	21		0.129
Cannot afford treatment cost	16	8		0	0		14	12		2	4		0	0		0.143
No dental clinics nearby	2	1		0	0		1	1		1	2		0	0		0.292