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

Table 2 Marginal effects (differences in predicted probabilities) of subjective outcomes by SEP level, ADHS 2009, Dentate participants (n = 8,171) ^a

SEP indicator	Bad self-rated oral health	OHIP-14^b	OIDP^c
SEP indicator	Percentage points (95% CI)
Education
Degree or equivalent	Reference	Reference	Reference
Some educational qualifications	4.36 (2.95, 5.78)**	5.85 (3.82, 7.87)**	5.93 (3.88, 7.97)**
No qualifications	9.11 (6.54, 11.68)**	7.50 (4.30, 10.69)**	6.65 (3.54, 9.76)**
Occupational social class
Managerial and professional	Reference	Reference	Reference
Intermediate	3.91 (1.94, 5.89)**	3.47 (0.76, 6.18)*	2.86 (0.28, 5.44)*
Routine and manual	5.06 (3.22, 6.90)**	4.64 (2.49, 6.78)**	5.14 (2.79, 7.50)**
Never worked and long term unemployed	5.94 (2.00, 9.87)**	2.21 (−3.03, 7.44)	1.38 (−2.81, 5.56)
Equivalised Household Income
Wealthiest quintile	Reference	Reference	Reference
Second wealthiest quintile	2.58 (0.81, 4.35)**	3.26 (0.48, 6.04)*	2.41 (−0.27, 5.09)
Intermediate quintile	5.23 (3.32, 7.15)**	4.19 (1.38, 7.00)**	2.29 (−0.48, 5.06)
Second poorest quintile	4.81 (2.82, 6.79)**	5.15 (2.35, 7.95)**	4.58 (1.45, 7.71)**
Poorest quintile	7.43 (4.93, 9.92)**	8.43 (5.16, 11.71)**	7.07 (3.71, 10.42)**

Asterisks indicate level of significance of the marginal effects compared to the reference category (*p < 0.05, **p < 0.01).
^aAll models adjusted for demographic characteristics, geographical location and general health.
^bFairly often or very often in at least one item.
^cScore of 3 or higher in any item.

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