From: Providing dental insurance can positively impact oral health outcomes in Ontario
Ā | Visiting a dentist in past 12āmonths a | Visiting a dentist only for emergencies a | ||||||
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Overall Proportion | No dental insurance | Yes dental insurance | Marginal effect | Overall Proportion | No dental insurance | Yes dental insurance | Marginal effect | |
All | 71.2 (70.4, 71.9) | 56.6 (55.0, 58.2) | 79.4 (78.5, 80.4) | 22.8 (20.9, 24.7) | 20.7 (20.0, 21.4) | 32.3 (30.8, 33.8) | 13.2 (12.4, 14.0) | ā19.1 (āā20.9, āā17.4) |
Income quintile | ||||||||
āLowest | 61.1 (59.0, 63.3) | 43.1 (40.5, 45.7) | 70.2 (68.0, 72.5) | 27.2 (25.0, 29.3) | 31.2 (29.2, 33.2) | 49.1 (46.2, 51.9) | 21.9 (19.9, 24.0) | ā27.2 (ā29.5, ā24.8) |
āLower middle | 67.2 (65.3, 69.1) | 50.3 (47.7, 52.9) | 75.9 (73.9, 77.9) | 25.6 (23.5, 27.7) | 24.4 (22.7, 26.0) | 39.7 (37.1, 42.3) | 16.1 (14.6, 17.7) | ā23.5 (ā25.7, ā21.4) |
āMiddle | 72.3 (70.7, 74.0) | 56.9 (54.3, 59.5) | 80.4 (78.9, 81.9) | 23.5 (21.4, 25.6) | 18.1 (16.5, 19.6) | 30.2 (27.5, 32.9) | 11.3 (10.0, 12.5) | ā18.9 (ā21.0, ā16.9) |
āUpper middle | 76.2 (74.6, 77.8) | 62.2 (59.6, 64.9) | 83.7 (82.3, 85.0) | 21.5 (19.4, 23.5) | 15.0 (13.7, 16.3) | 25.3 (22.9, 27.7) | 9.0 (8.0, 10.0) | ā16.3 (ā18.2, āā14.3) |
āHighest | 81.6 (80.1, 83.1) | 70.1 (67.6, 72.7) | 88.0 (86.8, 89.1) | 17.9 (15.9, 19.8) | 10.1 (8.9, 11.3) | 17.2 (15.1, 19.4) | 5.7 (4.9, 6.5) | ā11.5 (ā13.2, ā9.9) |
Household Education | ||||||||
āā<āThan secondary | 63.0 (60.1, 65.8) | 46.0 (42.3, 49.7) | 71.9 (69.1, 74.8) | 25.9 (23.7, 28.2) | 26.6 (23.7, 29.5) | 41.2 (36.8, 45.7) | 17.9 (15.4, 20.5) | ā23.3 (ā26.0, ā20.6) |
āSecondary graduate | 67.3 (65.4, 69.2) | 51.3 (48.5, 54.1) | 76.0 (74.2, 77.9) | 24.7 (22.5, 26.9) | 24.5 (22.8, 26.2) | 38.3 (35.4, 41.1) | 16.2 (14.6, 17.7) | ā22.1 (ā24.4, ā19.9) |
āSome post secondary | 69.4 (65.0, 73.8) | 54.0 (48.1, 59.9) | 77.9 (74.0, 81.9) | 23.9 (21.2, 26.6) | 24.0 (19.5, 28.4) | 37.5 (31.0, 44.0) | 15.7 (12.0, 19.4) | ā21.8 (āā25.1, ā18.4) |
āPost secondary graduate | 72.7 (71.8, 73.6) | 58.3 (56.6, 60.0) | 80.8 (79.8, 81.8) | 22.5 (20.6, 24.4) | 19.1 (18.3, 19.9) | 30.4 (28.8, 31.9) | 11.9 (11.0, 12.7) | ā18.5 (āā20.2, āā16.8) |
Age | ||||||||
ā12ā17 | 83.4 (81.4, 85.4) | 74.0 (70.8, 77.3) | 89.5 (87.9, 91.0) | 15.4 (13.3, 17.5) | 11.9 (9.9, 13.9) | 18.8 (15.4, 22.1) | 6.8 (5.4, 8.1) | ā12.0 (āā14.2, ā9.8) |
ā18ā34 | 64.7 (63.2, 66.3) | 48.2 (45.7, 50.6) | 73.6 (71.9, 75.2) | 25.4 (23.2, 27.5) | 22.7 (21.3, 24.2) | 35.3 (32.9, 37.7) | 14.8 (13.4, 16.1) | ā20.5 (āā22.5, āā18.5) |
ā35ā49 | 68.7 (66.9, 70.4) | 53.2 (50.5, 55.9) | 77.2 (75.6, 78.9) | 24.0 (21.8, 26.2) | 23.3 (21.5, 25.0) | 36.0 (33.1, 39.0) | 15.2 (13.7, 16.8) | ā20.8 (āā23.0, āā18.6) |
ā50ā64 | 73.1 (71.4, 74.7) | 59.1 (56.6, 61.6) | 81.1 (79.6, 82.7) | 22.0 (20.1, 24.0) | 20.6 (19.3, 22.0) | 32.2 (29.9, 34.5) | 13.1 (11.9, 14.3) | ā19.1 (āā21.0, āā17.1) |
ā65+ | 76.0 (74.7, 77.2) | 63.1 (61.2, 65.1) | 83.6 (82.2, 84.9) | 20.4 (18.8, 22.1) | 18.9 (17.7, 20.0) | 29.6 (27.7, 31.4) | 11.8 (10.6, 12.9) | ā17.8 (āā19.4, āā16.2) |