TABLE 2. Distribution of Sample Background Characteristics, Psychosocial Stressors, and Psychosocial Resources, by Self-Rated Oral Health Status: National Survey of American Life, February 2001 to March 2003.
| Fair or Poor Oral Health (n = 1537) |
Good, Very Good, or Excellent Oral Health (n = 3956) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unweighted No. (Weighted %) |
Mean (SE) | Unweighted No. (Weighted %) |
Mean (SE) | P | |
| Model 1: background | |||||
| Age, y | <.001 | ||||
| 18-29 | 235 (14.41) | 1067 (26.75) | |||
| 30-44 | 480 (31.77) | 1489 (35.91) | |||
| 45-59 | 460 (31.66) | 854 (22.34) | |||
| > 59 | 362 (22.17) | 546 (14.99) | |||
| Education | <.001 | ||||
| Less than high school | 519 (31.05) | 699 (14.87) | |||
| High school diploma or more (ref) | 1018 (68.95) | 3257 (85.13) | |||
| Gender | NS | ||||
| Men | 583 (50.73) | 1524 (44.56) | |||
| Women (ref) | 954 (49.27) | 2432 (55.44) | |||
| Income, $ | <.001 | ||||
| < 12 000 | 406 (22.24) | 642 (12.8) | |||
| 12 001-19 999 | 387 (21.62) | 697 (13.48) | |||
| 22 000-34 999 | 296 (19.19) | 810 (18.14) | |||
| 35 000-53 999 | 264 (20.39) | 852 (23.21) | |||
| > 54 000 (ref) | 184 (16.56) | 955 (32.37) | |||
| Household size | 2.55 (0.08) | 2.69 (0.05) | NS | ||
| Race/ethnicity | NS | ||||
| Black American (ref) | 1000 (48.73) | 2247 (45.55) | |||
| Caribbean Black | 316 (2.85) | 1111 (3.62) | |||
| Non-Hispanic White | 221 (48.42) | 598 (50.84) | |||
| Model 2: psychosocial stressors | |||||
| Depression | <.001 | ||||
| During past 12 mo | 133 (12.76) | 176 (4.37) | |||
| No depression (ref) | 1404 (87.24) | 3780 (95.63) | |||
| No. material hardships | 1.3 (0.1) | 0.63 (0.03) | <.001 | ||
| Employment status | .003 | ||||
| Unemployed | 180 (11.63) | 331 (5.71) | |||
| Employed/not in labor force (ref) | 1357 (88.36) | 3625 (94.29) | |||
| Everyday Discrimination Scale score | 4.84 (0.03) | 4.95 (0.03) | <.001 | ||
| Chronic Stress score | 2.02 (0.06) | 1.38 (0.04) | <.001 | ||
| Financial Stress score | 4.36 (0.12) | 3.63 (0.06) | <.001 | ||
| Neighborhood crime | <.001 | ||||
| Frequent | 357 (23.38) | 649 (12.65) | |||
| Infrequent (ref) | 1180 (76.62) | 3307 (87.35) | |||
| Neighborhood drug problems | <.001 | ||||
| Drug problems exist | 700 (42.67) | 1368 (28.18) | |||
| Few drug problems (ref) | 837 (57.33) | 2588 (71.82) | |||
| Model 3: psychosocial resources | |||||
| Self-Esteem Scale score | 15.46 (0.09) | 16.3 (0.04) | <.001 | ||
| Mastery Scale score | 17.31 (0.12) | 18.96 (0.12) | <.001 | ||
| Church attendance | <.001 | ||||
| Regular | 541 (27.49) | 1560 (37.07) | |||
| Less than once per wk (ref) | 996 (72.51) | 2396 (62.93) | |||
| Importance of Religion Scale score | 3.49 (0.04) | 3.55 (0.04) | NS | ||
| No. neighborhood resources | 4.45 (0.16) | 4.8 (0.11) | .006 | ||
Note. NS = nonsignificant.