Table 1.
Descriptive statistics of the explanatory variables for the main sample (N = 6222) and the service user sample (N = 2569).
| Main Sample | User Sample | Main Sample | User Sample | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | ||
| Predisposing and Need Characteristics | Enabling Resources | ||||
| Gender | Income by Consumption Unit 2 | ||||
| Men | 2912 (46.80%) | 1111 (43.25%) | Lowest category | 757 (21.06%) | 294 (18.89%) |
| Women | 3310 (53.20%) | 1458 (56.75%) | 2nd category | 674 (18.76%) | 310 (19.94%) |
| Response rate | 6222 (100%) | 2569 (100%) | 3rd category | 682 (18.99%) | 323 (20.76%) |
| Age in years | 4th quintile | 720 (20.03%) | 4th category | ||
| 16–25 | 677 (10.88%) | 236 (9.19%) | Highest category | 760 (21.16%) | 328 (21.06%) |
| 26–36 | 968 (15.5%) | 388 (15.10%) | Response rate | 3593 (57.75%) | 1555 (60.53%) |
| 37–45 | 1200 (19.29%) | 547 (21.29%) | Complementary health insurance | ||
| 46–55 | 1115 (17.92%) | 473 (18.41%) | None | 311 (5.09%) | 282 (3.46%) |
| 56–65 | 973 (15.64%) | 456 (17.75%) | Public | 612 (10.01%) | 87 (9.34%) |
| 66–100 | 1316 (21.15%) | 469 (18.25%) | Private | 5099 (83.29%) | 2152 (85.36%) |
| Response rate | 6222 (100%) | 2569 (100%) | Response rate | 6122 (98.39%) | 2521 (98.13%) |
| Dental health status | EPICES score for social deprivation 1 | ||||
| Poor | 863 (19.72%) | 283 (16.32%) | I—Well-off | 803 (15.15%) | 416 (19.07%) |
| Good | 3514 (80.28%) | 1451 (83.68%) | II—Fairly well-off | 1093 (20.62%) | 514 (23.57%) |
| Response rate | 4377 (70.34%) | 1734 (67.49%) | III—At the deprivation threshold | 1304 (24.60%) | 523 (23.98%) |
| Type of urban area (number of people per unit) | |||||
| Rural area | 1838 (29.54%) | 724 (28.18%) | IV—Deprived | 1339 (25.26%) | 475 (21.78%) |
| <20,000 | 1244 (19.99%) | 513 (19.97%) | V—Very deprived | 762 (14.37%) | 253 (11.60%) |
| 20 × 103; <200 × 103 | 1202 (19.32%) | 507 (19.74%) | |||
| 200 × 103; <2 × 106 | 1230 (19.77%) | 520 (20.24%) | Response rate | 5301 (85.20%) | 2181 (84.90%) |
| Paris and suburbs | 708 (11.38%) | 305 (11.87%) | |||
| Response rate | 6222 (100%) | 2569 (100%) | |||
1 The EPICES score is a multidimensional score for social deprivation designed by the NHI and health centers. 2 Income by consumption units is the OECD reference measure for household income