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Table 2 National estimates for never having access to a dentist appointment according to age group, per capita income, and year of study

From: Does the implementation of a national oral health policy reduce inequalities in oral health services utilization? The Brazilian experience

Age group

Household per capita income

Individuals that never had access to a dentist appointment

1998

2003

2008

2013

n

% (95%CI)

N

% (95%CI)

n

% (95%CI)

n

% (95%CI)

Up to 9 years-old

Up to 1 MW

32,193

72.3 (70.7–73.8)

34,436

63.6 (62.4–64.7)

27,087

56.8 (55.7–57.8)

12,018

51.6 (50.1–53.0)

1 to 1.99 MW

5849

51.3 (49.9–52.6)

3879

44.2 (42.9–45.5)

3117

38.9 (37.5–40.2)

1644

37.2 (34.9–39.7)

2 to 2.99 MW

1606

45.4 (42.4–48.4)

937

35.3 (33.0–37.6)

765

34.9 (32.7–37.2)

413

30.2 (26.3–34.4)

3 to 3.99 MW

761

40.7 (38.1–43.3)

350

31.5 (28.5–34.7)

341

32.1 (29.2–35.3)

144

24.1 (18.9–30.3)

4 MW and more

1133

33.7 (31.1–36.4)

626

30.3 (28.0–32.7)

454

29.5 (26.8–32.3)

253

27.2 (22.8–32.2)

Total

41,542

64.0 (62.2–65.8)

40,228

58.1 (57.0–59.2)

31,764

52.3 (51.3–53.2)

14,472

46.8 (45.6–48.1)

10–19 years old

Up to 1 MW

8451

25.4 (23.7–27.3)

10,103

20.0 (18.7–21.2)

6570

13.1 (12.2–14.0)

3425

11.8 (10.9–12.9)

1 to 1.99 MW

875

7.3 (6.6–8.0)

600

4.7 (4.2–5.2)

385

2.9 (2.6–3.3)

245

2.9 (2.2–3.7)

2 to 2.99 MW

177

5.0 (4.1–6.0)

89

2.2 (1.7–2.8)

45

1.2 (0.9–2.2)

24

0.8 (0.4–1.4)

3 to 3.99 MW

66

3.1 (2.4–3.9)

26

1.3 (0.8–2.0)

12

1.0 (0.5–2.0)

5

2.3 (0.5–9.5)

4 MW and more

67

1.4 (1.0–1.8)

25

0.8 (0.5–1.2)

14

0.6 (0.4–1.1)

9

1.3 (0.5–3.4)

Total

9636

17.1 (15.5–18.8)

10,843

14.8 (13.8–15.9)

7026

9.9 (9.2–10.7)

3708

8.8 (8.1–9.6)

20–49 years old

Up to 1 MW

5365

7.8 (6.9–8.7)

6635

6.5 (6.0–7.1)

4595

4.2 (3.9–4.5)

3071

5.0 (4.6–5.6)

1 to 1.99 MW

1153

2.7 (2.4–3.1)

969

2.0 (1.8–2.2)

762

1.3 (1.2–1.5)

579

1.5 (1.3–1.8)

2 to 2.99 MW

228

1.3 (1.2–1.5)

122

0.7 (0.6–0.9)

68

0.4 (0.3–0.5)

85

0.7 (0.5–1.0)

3 to 3.99 MW

90

0.9 (0.7–1.3)

30

0.4 (0.2–0.6)

30

0.4 (0.3–0.6)

25

0.3 (0.1–0.5)

4 MW and more

87

0.4 (0.3–0.6)

42

0.2 (0.2–0.3)

29

0.2 (0.1–0.3)

20

0.4 (0.2–0.9)

Total

6923

4.4 (3.8–5.0)

7798

4.0 (3.6–4.4)

5484

2.6 (2.4–2.8)

3780

3.0 (2.8–3.3)

60 years and older

Up to 1 MW

936

11.2 (10.0–12.5)

1115

10.1 (9.0–11.4)

863

6.8 (6.2–7.5)

695

8.6 (7.2–10.1)

1 to 1.99 MW

639

6.8 (5.9–7.8)

747

5.8 (5.1–6.5)

631

3.7 (3.4–4.1)

447

4.2 (3.5–5.0)

2 to 2.99 MW

84

2.7 (2.1–3.4)

82

2.4 (1.9–3.1)

63

1.4 (1.0–1.9)

49

1.3 (0.9–2.1)

3 to 3.99 MW

22

1.3 (0.7–2.3)

21

1.1 (0.7–1.9)

14

0.5 (0.3–0.9)

13

0.7 (0.2–2.3)

4 MW and more

27

0.7 (0.5–1.1)

19

0.5 (0.3–0.9)

16

0.3 (0.2–0.6)

13

0.3 (0.1–0.8)

Total

1708

6.1

1984

6.0 (5.3–6.6)

1587

3.9 (3.6–4.2)

1217

4.8 (4.2–5.5)

Total

Up to 1 MW

48,705

29.3 (28.2–30.5)

52,289

23.5 (22.7–24.3)

39,115

17.6 (17.1–18.2)

19,209

12.8 (12.2–13.4)

1 to 1.99 MW

8799

11.1 (10.7–11.6)

6195

7.5 (7.3–7.8)

4895

5.3 (5.1–5.5)

2915

4.2 (3.9–4.5)

2 to 2.99 MW

2163

7.4 (7.0–7.9)

1230

4.4 (4.1–4.7)

941

3.2 (3.0–3.5)

571

2.3 (2.0–2.6)

3 to 3.99 MW

955

6.0 (5.5–6.5)

427

3.2 (2.8–3.5)

397

3.0 (2.7–3.3)

187

1.7 (1.3–2.2)

4 MW and more

1331

3.7 (3.5–4.0)

712

2.7 (2.5–3.0)

513

2.2 (2.0–2.4)

295

1.7 (1.4–2.1)

Total

61,953

18.9 (17.6–20.3)

60,853

16.0 (15.4–16.7)

45,681

11.9 (11.4–12.3)

23,177

8.2 (7.9–8.6)

  1. CI Confidence interval, MW Minimum wage