Table 3.

Enumeration distribution of level of dental anxiety by gender, and statistical significance of associations found

Question	Anxiety Response	Male (n)	Female (n)	Total (n)	χ2 p Value
If you went to your dentist tomorrow, how would you feel?	Not anxious	148	43	191	ns
	Slightly anxious	219	58	277
	Fairly anxious	70	19	89
	Very anxious	28	10	38
	Extremely anxious	2	2	4
If you were sitting in the waiting room, how would you feel?	Not anxious	138	38	176	ns
	Slightly anxious	197	55	252
	Fairly anxious	96	22	118
	Very anxious	32	14	46
	Extremely anxious	10	6	16
If you were about to have a tooth drilled, how would you feel?	Not anxious	67	18	85	ns
	Slightly anxious	163	50	213
	Fairly anxious	103	32	135
	Very anxious	92	22	114
	Extremely anxious	45	12	57
If you were about to have your teeth scaled and polished, how would you feel?	Not anxious	1	0	1	ns
	Slightly anxious	146	41	187
	Fairly anxious	60	18	78
	Very anxious	41	18	59
	Extremely anxious	25	6	31
If you were about to receive local anesthetic injection in your gum, how would you feel?	Not anxious	45	19	64	ns
	Slightly anxious	121	37	158
	Fairly anxious	117	26	143
	Very anxious	128	30	158
	Extremely anxious	62	22	84