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Table 8 Ordered logistic regression of service use as function of need, predisposing and enabling variables for those who did not report 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

-.0326908

.1815993

-0.18

0.857

-.3886189

.3232374

Male

.2709913

.1695045

1.60

0.110

-.0612313

.6032139

Over 65 years old

-.5242293

.2334142

-2.25

0.025

-.9817127

-.0667459

Equivalised household income quintiles

 2

-.212868

.2675791

-0.80

0.426

-.7373135

.3115774

 3

-.4230927

.2703426

-1.57

0.118

-.9529545

.106769

 4

-.5177904

.2744095

-1.89

0.059

-1.055623

.0200423

 5

-.7030163

.2925729

-2.40

0.016

-1.276449

-.129584

Smoker

.5021803

.1927514

2.61

0.009

.1243946

.8799661

Difficulty in getting time off work

.8537863

.3083808

2.77

0.006

.249371

1.458202

Difficulty in getting an appointment at suitable time

.0995622

.3004786

0.33

0.740

-.4893651

.6884895

Dental treatment is too expensive

.2678468

.3635152

0.74

0.461

-.44463

.9803236

Long way to see a dentist

-.4014025

.4141612

-0.97

0.332

-1.213144

.4103385

Can't find dentist liked

1.095444

.8695461

1.26

0.208

-.6088349

2.799723

Can't get NHS care

.5245527

.4118075

1.27

0.203

-.2825752

1.331681

Difficulty accessing building

-.2886625

.9142258

-0.32

0.752

-2.080512

1.503187

Brush their teeth

-1.894596

.4301708

-4.40

0.000

-2.737715

-1.051477

Use of floss

-.8467604

.2057667

-4.12

0.000

-1.250056

-.4434651

Use of mouth rinse

-.28335

.1793761

-1.58

0.114

-.6349207

.0682206

Restrict their intake of sugary foods and drinks

.0112407

.182455

0.06

0.951

-.3463645

.3688459

 /cut1

-.4207167

.4898347

 

-1.380775

.5393416

 /cut2

.5275815

.487147

 

-.4272091

1.482372

 /cut3

1.428826

.5021521

 

.4446263

2.413026

  1. Wald chi2(19) = 98.56, N = 1426
  2. Income quintile 1 is the base category for income