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Table 5 Marginal effects (differences in predicted probabilities) of reporting a score of 3 or higher in any OIDP item by age groups and SEP level, ADHS 2009, Dentate participants (n=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

5.85 (2.09, 9.61)**

6.96 (3.88, 10.14)**

5.25 (0.91, 9.57)*

3.04 (āˆ’1.83, 7.91)

No qualifications

9.32 (1.90, 16.74)*

4.42 (āˆ’1.16, 10.00)

5.19 (āˆ’0.24, 10.61)

8.17 (2.18, 14.17)**

Occupational social class

Ā Ā Ā Ā 

Managerial and professional

Reference

Reference

Reference

Reference

Intermediate

1.40 (āˆ’3.79, 6.58)

2.30 (āˆ’1.82, 6.41)

3.47 (āˆ’1.29, 8.23)

5.85 (0.34, 11.36)*

Routine and manual

5.45 (0.64, 10.27)*

4.58 (1.26, 7.90)**

6.64 (2.12, 11.16)**

3.89 (āˆ’0.86, 8.64)

Never worked and long term unemployed

6.90 (āˆ’0.88, 14.67)

3.05 (āˆ’4.96, 11.07)

āˆ’4.42 (āˆ’11.83, 2.98)

āˆ’2.32 (āˆ’9.22, 4.59)

Equivalised Household Income

Ā Ā Ā Ā 

Wealthiest quintile

Reference

Reference

Reference

Reference

Second wealthiest quintile

0.45 (āˆ’4.63, 5.53)

5.33 (1.49, 9.16)**

1.31 (āˆ’3.76, 6.39)

āˆ’1.89 (āˆ’10.47, 6.70)

Intermediate quintile

2.00 (āˆ’3.77, 7.76)

5.08 (0.70, 9.45)*

āˆ’0.21 (āˆ’5.04, 4.61)

āˆ’0.12 (āˆ’8.07, 7.83)

Second poorest quintile

4.24 (āˆ’1.67, 10.15)

6.53 (1.07, 11.99)*

3.82 (āˆ’2.15, 9.80)

2.49 (āˆ’5.20, 10.19)

Poorest quintile

6.19 (āˆ’0.50, 12.87)

10.58 (5.69, 15.47)**

4.65 (āˆ’1.55, 10.84)

2.34 (āˆ’6.59, 11.26)

  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.