Table 1. Demographic and socioeconomic characteristics and health care practices of adults aged 35 to 44 years living in the state of São Paulo in 2015.

Variables	n	%
Exogenous variables
Determinants of oral health
Type of service used (n = 5,709)
Public	2,288	40.1
Insurance	575	10.5
Private	2,846	49.3
Evaluation of the service used (n = 5,736)
Not good	817	15.8
Good	4,919	84.2
Sex (n = 6,051)
Female	4,108	69.6
Male	1,943	30.4
Schooling (n = 5,653)
< 5 years	840	14.7
5–9 years	1,630	30.3
> 9 years	3,183	55.0
Household income (n = 5,309)
< R$ 1,500.00	2,224	46.4
Between R$ 1,500.00 and R$ 2,500.00	1,792	31.1
> R$ 2,500.00	1,293	22.4
Number of people living in the same house (n = 5,883)
Up to 3 people	2,431	40.2
More than 4 people	3,452	59.8
Perception of the need for treatment (n = 4,721)
Yes	4,599	81.2
No	122	18.8
Oral health behaviors
Reason for the appointment (n = 4,326)
Routine	133	23.0
Pain	1,046	18.9
Extraction	617	11.0
Treatment	2,530	47.1
Time since the last appointment (n = 5,694)
< 1 year	3,185	52.2
1–2 years	1,473	26.6
> 2 years	1,036	21.2
Clinical conditions of oral health
Decayed teeth (n = 6,051)
Yes	3,306	57.2
No	2,745	42.8
Periodontal pocket (n = 5,859)
Yes	4,332	72.9
No	1,527	27.1
Pain (n = 5,219)
Yes	1,824	32.0
No	3,395	68.0

Note: Some variables do not total 6,051 participants due to lost data.