Table 4.
Factors associated with reason for unmet dental care needs according to employment status or income
Variables | Reason for unmet need | |||||
Economic burden | No time to spare | Others | ||||
OR* | 95% CI | OR* | 95% CI | OR* | 95% CI | |
Employment status | ||||||
Permanent | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |||
Precarious | 1.36 | 1.14 to 1.61 | 0.83 | 0.67 to 1.04 | 1.03 | 0.79 to 1.34 |
Self-employed | 1.18 | 0.99 to 1.41 | 1.12 | 0.91 to 1.37 | 1.44 | 0.13 to 1.83 |
Those not in employment | 1.40 | 1.16 to 1.76 | 0.42 | 0.28 to 0.64 | 1.55 | 1.12 to 2.15 |
Income | ||||||
Q5 (Highest) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |||
Q4 | 2.06 | 1.65 to 2.57 | 0.92 | 0.75 to 1.12 | 0.96 | 0.75 to 1.22 |
Q3 | 2.93 | 2.35 to 3.64 | 0.74 | 0.59 to 0.94 | 0.85 | 0.65 to 1.10 |
Q2 | 3.44 | 2.73 to 4.34 | 0.74 | 0.56 to 0.98 | 0.89 | 0.65 to 1.21 |
Q1 (Lowest) | 4.46 | 3.33 to 5.99 | 0.67 | 0.40 to 1.14 | 0.58 | 0.32 to 1.04 |
*Adjusted for age, sex, education, marital status, disability, chronic disease, depression, stress, self-rated health, type of health insurance, private insurance.