Table 1 Variables and descriptive statistics
Variables | Sample sizea | Weighted %b | |
Dependent variables: | |||
Dental or orthodontal care in the last 12 months | YES | 33,712 | 66% |
NO | 17,367 | 34% | |
Unmet access to dental visits (last time visited dentist replied 3 years or more) (Ontario)c | YES | 2318 | 14% |
NO | 14,236 | 86% | |
A) Need variables | |||
Self- assessed health status | POOR OR VERY POOR | 5619 | 11% |
FAIR, GOOD OR VERY GOOD | 45,460 | 89% | |
Self- assessed mental health status | POOR OR VERY POOR | 3070 | 6% |
FAIR, GOOD OR VERY GOOD | 48,102 | 94% | |
Self-assessed dental health status (Ontario)c | POOR | 329 | 2% |
FAIR, GOOD OR VERY GOOD | 16,225 | 98% | |
Age | 18–25 | 7151 | 14% |
26–35 | 8683 | 17% | |
36–45 | 9194 | 18% | |
46–55 | 9194 | 18% | |
56–65 | 8683 | 17% | |
65+ | 8173 | 16% | |
Sex | MALE | 25,029 | 49% |
NON MALE | 26,050 | 51% | |
Chronic conditions: | |||
Diabetes | YES | 3576 | 7% |
NO | 47,503 | 93% | |
B) Non-need variables | |||
Lifestyles: | |||
Obese | YES | 10,216 | 20% |
NO | 40,863 | 80% | |
Daily smoker | YES | 7151 | 14% |
NO | 43,928 | 86% | |
Regular drinker | YES | 32,691 | 64% |
NO | 18,388 | 36% | |
Brush teeth at least 2 times a day (Ontario)c | YES | 12,747 | 77% |
NO | 3807 | 23% | |
Other socioeconomic: | |||
Migrant status | IMMIGRANT | 13,281 | 26% |
NOT IMMIGRANT | 37,798 | 74% | |
Cultural racial background: | NON-WHITE | 10,216 | 20% |
WHITE | 40,863 | 80% | |
Aboriginal identity | YES | 1532 | 3% |
NO | 49,547 | 97% | |
Level of education: | LESS THAN SECONDARY | 6129 | 12% |
SECONDARY | 10,216 | 20% | |
SOME POST SECONDARY | 3065 | 6% | |
POST-SECONDARY CERTIFIED | 31,669 | 62% | |
Occupational status: | EMPLOYED | 28,604 | 56% |
SELF-EMPLOYED | 5619 | 11% | |
OTHER (RETIRED, UNEMPLOYED, ETC.) | 16,856 | 33% | |
Housing tenure status: rented house | YES | 13,791 | 27% |
NO | 37,288 | 73% | |
Marital status: | WIDOW/SEPARATED/ DIVORCED | 6640 | 13% |
SINGLE | 12,259 | 24% | |
MARRIED | 26,050 | 51% | |
COMMON LAW | 6129 | 12% | |
Household food insecurity: | NO FOOD INSECURITY | 48,014 | 94% |
MODERATE | 2043 | 4% | |
HIGH | 1022 | 2% | |
Dental insurance coverage (Ontario)c | YES | 7780 | 47% |
NO | 8774 | 53% | |
Geographic factors: | RURAL | 9194 | 18% |
URBAN | 41,885 | 82% | |
ATLANTIC | 3517 | 7% | |
QUEBEC | 11,956 | 23% | |
BRITISH_COL | 6719 | 13% | |
PRAIRIES | 9186 | 18% | |
TERRITORIES | 151 | 0% | |
ONTARIO | 19,550 | 38% | |
C) Other socioeconomic continuous variables | Description | Mean | St. Dev |
Income | HOUSEHOLD TOTAL INCOME (CAD) | 89,139 | 300,081 |
Household size | HOUSEHOLD SIZE | 2.82 | 1.43 |
Equalized income | =INCOME/SQRT (HOUSEHOLD SIZE) | 54,857 | 174,678 |
Natural log of equalized income | =LN (EQUALIZED INCOME) | 10.6 | 0.95 |