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. 2019 Mar 30;9(3):e022436. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-022436

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)