Table 6 Ordered logistic regression of service use as function of need, predisposing and enabling variables for entire sample

Have a degree

-.0099061

.1237052

-0.08

0.936

-.2523638

.2325517

Male

.2542373

.112279

2.26

0.024

.0341745

.4743002

Over 65 years old

-.0139261

.1443814

-0.10

0.923

-.2969085

.2690564

Equivalised household income quintiles

 2

.2997523

.1744271

1.72

0.086

-.0421186

.6416232

 3

.0253468

.1812751

0.14

0.889

-.3299458

.3806394

 4

.0089851

.1728139

0.05

0.959

-.3297239

.3476942

 5

-.1034873

.1922235

-0.54

0.590

-.4802385

.273264

Smoker

.3169925

.1212232

2.61

0.009

.0793994

.5545855

perceived dental need

1.636239

.1186513

13.79

0.000

1.403687

1.868791

Difficulty in getting time off work

.4214942

.2344101

1.80

0.072

-.037941

.8809295

Difficulty in getting an appointment at suitable time

-.192323

.1964428

-0.98

0.328

-.5773438

.1926978

Dental treatment is too expensive

.1256905

.1828419

0.69

0.492

-.232673

.4840541

Long way to see a dentist

-.6699822

.3201704

-2.09

0.036

-1.297505

-.0424597

Can't find dentist liked

.779781

.2796835

2.79

0.005

.2316115

1.327951

Can't get NHS care

.4272969

.2830344

1.51

0.131

-.1274403

.9820341

Difficulty accessing building

.178959

.5524285

0.32

0.746

-.9037809

1.261699

Brush their teeth

-1.043539

.2501673

-4.17

0.000

-1.533858

-.5532201

Use of floss

-.9570342

.1375998

-6.96

0.000

-1.226725

-.6873435

Use of mouth rinse

-.2270864

.1121358

-2.03

0.043

-.4468686

-.0073042

Restrict their intake of sugary foods and drinks

-.1986253

.1360909

-1.46

0.144

-.4653586

.0681079

 /cut1

.7382189 .3015972

.1470992

1.329339

 /cut2

1.706602 .3023276

1.114051

2.299154

 /cut3

2.684965 .3088323

2.079665

3.290265