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Table 4 Marginal effects (differences in predicted probabilities) of reporting ā€œfairly often or very oftenā€ in at least one item in OHIP-14 by age groups and SEP level, ADHS 2009, Dentate participants (nā€‰=ā€‰8,171) a

From: Socioeconomic position and subjective oral health: findings for the adult population in England, Wales and Northern Ireland

SEP indicator

21 - 34Ā years

35 - 49Ā years

50 - 64Ā years

ā‰„ 65Ā years

Percentage points (95% CI)

Education

Ā Ā Ā Ā 

Degree or equivalent

Reference

Reference

Reference

Reference

Some educational qualifications

7.94 (4.47, 11.41)**

6.28 (3.25, 9.30)**

3.05 (āˆ’1.20, 7.31)

3.14 (āˆ’2.52, 8.80)

No qualifications

11.32 (4.38, 18.25)**

6.92 (0.63, 13.21)*

6.32 (0.76, 11.88)*

5.29 (āˆ’0.87, 11.44)

Occupational social class

Ā Ā Ā Ā 

Managerial and professional

Reference

Reference

Reference

Reference

Intermediate

6.18 (0.61, 11.76)*

4.36 (āˆ’0.73, 9.45)

āˆ’1.74 (āˆ’5.86, 2.39)

6.87 (1.19, 12.56)*

Routine and manual

6.24 (1.80, 10.67)**

5.60 (2.01, 9.20)**

3.52 (āˆ’0.86, 7.91)

3.84 (āˆ’0.88, 8.55)

Never worked and long term unemployed

4.63 (āˆ’3.98, 13.24)

5.18 (āˆ’4.25, 14.61)

āˆ’1.74 (āˆ’10.60, 7.12)

2.35 (āˆ’5.60, 10.30)

Equivalised Household Income

Ā Ā Ā Ā 

Wealthiest quintile

Reference

Reference

Reference

Reference

Second wealthiest quintile

5.13 (0.32, 9.94)*

2.99 (āˆ’1.29, 7.26)

1.72 (āˆ’3.78, 7.22)

2.81 (āˆ’6.41, 12.02)

Intermediate quintile

8.63 (3.60, 13.66)**

6.45 (1.08, 11.82)*

āˆ’0.29 (āˆ’5.55, 4.98)

0.81 (āˆ’6.60, 8.23)

Second poorest quintile

7.82 (1.97, 13.68)**

6.67 (1.00, 12.34)*

1.14 (āˆ’4.77, 7.05)

5.05 (āˆ’2.59, 12.69)

Poorest quintile

11.69 (5.46, 17.92)**

9.85 (4.59, 15.12)**

4.82 (āˆ’0.91, 10.55)

4.43 (āˆ’4.17, 13.03)

  1. Asterisks indicate level of significance of the marginal effects compared to the reference category (*pā€‰<ā€‰0.05, **pā€‰<ā€‰0.01).
  2. aAll models adjusted for demographic characteristics, geographical location and general health.