Table 1.
General characteristics at first follow-up (2011) of waged workers
| Variables | Total | Unmet dental care needs | Rao-Scott Χ2
(p value) |
|
| Yes, n (%) | No, n (%) | |||
| Total | 4620 | 801 (17.3) | 3819 (82.7) | |
| Sex | 0.35 (0.555) | |||
| Men | 2845 | 488 (17.2) | 2357 (82.8) | |
| Women | 1775 | 313 (17.6) | 1462 (82.4) | |
| Age (years) | 4.00 (0.261) | |||
| 20–29 | 292 | 43 (14.7) | 249 (85.3) | |
| 30–39 | 1034 | 167 (16.2) | 867 (83.8) | |
| 40–49 | 1686 | 285 (16.9) | 1401 (83.1) | |
| ≥50 | 1608 | 306 (19.0) | 1302 (81.0) | |
| Education | 14.67 (<0.001) | |||
| Below elementary school | 346 | 84 (24.3) | 262 (75.7) | |
| Middle or high school | 2231 | 408 (18.3) | 1823 (81.7) | |
| Above college | 2043 | 309 (15.1) | 1734 (84.9) | |
| Marital status | 9.24 (0.009) | |||
| Married | 3611 | 631 (17.5) | 2980 (82.5) | |
| Single | 730 | 102 (14.0) | 628 (86.0) | |
| Divorced or separated | 279 | 68 (24.4) | 211 (75.6) | |
| Income | 27.92 (<0.001) | |||
| Q1 (Lowest) | 204 | 51 (25.0) | 153 (75.0) | |
| Q2 | 694 | 145 (20.9) | 549 (79.1) | |
| Q3 | 1093 | 207 (18.9) | 886 (81.1) | |
| Q4 | 1311 | 226 (17.2) | 1085 (82.8) | |
| Q5 (Highest) | 1316 | 172 (13.1) | 1144 (86.9) | |
| Self-rated health | 64.09 (<0.001) | |||
| Good | 2140 | 294 (13.7) | 1846 (86.3) | |
| Normal | 1815 | 380 (20.9) | 1435 (79.1) | |
| Bad | 326 | 97 (29.8) | 229 (70.2) | |
| Depression | 58.40 (<0.001) | |||
| Yes | 251 | 88 (35.1) | 163 (64.9) | |
| No | 4030 | 683 (16.9) | 3347 (83.1) | |
| Stress | 73.09 (<0.001) | |||
| Always | 363 | 118 (32.5) | 245 (67.5) | |
| Often | 2246 | 434 (19.3) | 1812 (80.7) | |
| No | 1667 | 218 (13.1) | 1449 (86.9) | |
| Type of health insurance | 3.25 (0.072) | |||
| National health insurance | 4531 | 778 (17.2) | 3753 (82.8) | |
| Medical aid | 89 | 23 (25.8) | 66 (74.2) | |
| Private insurance | 4.04 (0.044) | |||
| Yes | 3953 | 659 (16.7) | 3294 (83.3) | |
| No | 657 | 132 (20.1) | 525 (79.9) | |
| Employment status | 14.00 (0.002) | |||
| Permanent | 1902 | 278 (14.6) | 1624 (85.4) | |
| Precarious | 1221 | 237 (19.4) | 984 (80.6) | |
| Self-employed | 1116 | 218 (19.5) | 898 (80.5) | |
| Those not in employment | 381 | 68 (17.8) | 313 (82.2) | |