Table 3.
Type of income assistance at baseline among people who use drugs in Vancouver, Canada, stratified by experiencing adequate dental care, 2014–2018
| Characteristic | Adequate Dental Care (n=1638) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total (%) | Lower (%) [n=246] | Higher (%) [n=1392] | p-value x2 | |
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| Income assistance | ||||
| Short-term† | 352 (21.5) | 82 (33.3) | 270 (19.4) | <0.001 |
| Long-term ‡ | 1137 (69.4) | 128 (52.0) | 1009 (72.5) | <0.001 |
†
Income Assistance or Persons with Persistent Multiple Barriers programs
‡
Persons with Disabilities program