Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of Ontarians in the 2013–2014 Canadian Community Health Survey. Proportions with 95% confidence intervals are reported
| Proportion in population | Proportion with insurance | |
|---|---|---|
| Age | ||
| 12 to 17 | 8.2 (7.7–8.6) | 78.3 (75.7–80.9) |
| 18 to 34 | 26.4 (25.6–27.2) | 66.2 (64.4–68.0) |
| 35 to 49 | 24.0 (23.1–24.9) | 75.9 (73.9–77.9) |
| 50 to 64 | 24.3 (23.5–25.2) | 72.2 (70.5–74.0) |
| 65 years or more | 17.1 (16.6–17.6) | 38.2 (36.7–39.8) |
| Sex | ||
| Male | 48.9 (48.0–49.8) | 67.1 (65.8–68.4) |
| Female | 51.1 (50.2–52.0) | 65.3 (64.1–66.5) |
| Dental Insurance | ||
| No | 33.8 (32.9–34.7) | NA |
| Yes | 66.2 (65.3–67.1) | NA |
| Household income quintile | ||
| Lowest | 20.0 (19.2–20.8) | 44.2 (41.9–46.6) |
| Lower middle | 20.0 (19.3–20.8) | 56.2 (54.1–58.3) |
| Middle | 20.0 (19.3–20.8) | 68.6 (66.7–70.5) |
| Upper middle | 20.0 (19.3–20.8) | 78.9 (77.3–80.5) |
| Highest | 19.9 (19.2–20.6) | 83.1 (81.7–84.5) |
| Highest household education | ||
| < Than Secondary | 5.8 (5.4–6.2) | 34.2 (31.1–37.3) |
| Secondary graduate | 12.5 (11.9–13.1) | 55.7 (53.3–58.2) |
| Some post secondary | 3.3 (2.9–3.7) | 59.6 (53.7–65.6) |
| Post secondary graduate | 78.4 (77.7–79.2) | 70.5 (69.5–71.5) |
| Self-reported general health | ||
| Excellent | 21.0 (20.3–21.8) | 70.5 (68.7–72.3) |
| Very good | 38.5 (37.6–39.4) | 70.4 (69.1–71.8) |
| Good | 28.7 (27.9–29.6) | 62.7 (61.0–64.5) |
| Fair | 8.4 (7.9–8.9) | 55.3 (52.4–58.3) |
| Poor | 3.4 (3.0–3.7) | 47.1 (41.7–52.5) |
| Has at least one of own teeth | ||
| No | 4.7 (4.3–5.0) | 36.0 (32.3–39.7) |
| Yes | 95.3 (95.0–95.7) | 67.7 (66.8–68.6) |
There are 42,553 individuals sampled representing 11,682,112 Ontarians. Missing data was imputed to provide population level estimates