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Table 7 Ordered logistic regression of service use as function of need, predisposing and enabling variables for those who reported perceived treatment need

From: A comparative examination of the role of need in the relationship between dental service use and socio-economic status across respondents with distinct needs using data from the Scottish Health Survey

How recently a dentist was visited

Coef

Std. Err

z

P >|z|

[95% Conf. Interval]

Have a degree

.0688728

.1810842

0.38

0.704

-.2860458

.4237914

Male

.3312819

.1532129

2.16

0.031

.0309901

.6315737

Over 65 years old

.4413698

.2162408

2.04

0.041

.0175456

.865194

Equivalised household income quintiles

 2

.6366216

.2267426

2.81

0.005

.1922142

1.081029

 3

.2583604

.2360571

1.09

0.274

-.2043029

.7210237

 4

.3209828

.2166287

1.48

0.138

-.1036017

.7455673

 5

.368294

.2569402

1.43

0.152

-.1352994

.8718875

Smoker

.1809394

.1545142

1.17

0.242

-.1219028

.4837815

Difficulty in getting time off work

.0093941

.309416

0.03

0.976

-.5970502

.6158384

Difficulty in getting an appointment at suitable time

-.3324231

.232886

-1.43

0.153

-.7888712

.124025

Dental treatment is too expensive

.0737112

.2087965

0.35

0.724

-.3355224

.4829448

Long way to see a dentist

-.9137185

.4138208

-2.21

0.027

-1.724792

-.1026446

Can't find dentist liked

.848322

.2882627

2.94

0.003

.2833375

1.413307

Can't get NHS care

.250926

.3633885

0.69

0.490

-.4613023

.9631544

Difficulty accessing building

.4678508

.9019082

0.52

0.604

-1.299857

2.235558

Brush their teeth

-.7316026

.2766107

-2.64

0.008

-1.27375

-.1894555

Use of floss

-1.072839

.187329

-5.73

0.000

-1.439998

-.7056813

Use of mouth rinse

-.1645115

.1476945

-1.11

0.265

-.4539874

.1249644

Restrict their intake of sugary foods and drinks

-.4466689

.2073113

-2.15

0.031

-.8529917

-.0403462

 /cut1

-.3967924

.3209894

 

-1.02592

.2323352

 /cut2

.6077337

.3211487

 

-.0217062

1.237174

 /cut3

1.635568

.3260823

 

.9964586

2.274678

  1. Wald chi2(19) = 84.66, N = 722
  2. Income quintile 1 is the base category for income