Table 1 Characteristics of respondents at baseline
Total n = 876 (%) | ||
|---|---|---|
Age | years (median (IQR)) | 42 (19) |
Sex | ||
Female | 857 (98.6) | |
Male | 19 (2.2) | |
Ethnicity | ||
White (Caucasian) | 754 (86.1) | |
Asian | 79 (9.0) | |
Arab | 6 (0.7) | |
Black | 6 (0.7) | |
Indigenous Aboriginal | 6 (0.7) | |
Latin American | 6 (0.7) | |
Mixed | 11 (1.3) | |
Others | 98 (0.9) | |
Province | ||
Alberta | 222 (25.3) | |
British Columbia | 230 (26.3) | |
Manitoba | 81 (9.2) | |
Ontario | 210 (24.0) | |
Quebec | 84 (9.6) | |
New Brunswick | 12 (1.4) | |
Nova Scotia | 26 (3.0) | |
Newfoundland and Labrador | 11 (1.3) | |
Type of Community Served | ||
Urban | 757 (86.4) | |
Rural | 115 (13.1) | |
Remote | 4 (0.5) | |
Number of practices | ||
1 | 686 (78.3) | |
2 | 150 (17.1) | |
3 | 30 (3.4) | |
> 3 | 10 (1.1) | |
Type of Practice | ||
Clinical dental hygiene | 812 (92.7) | |
Independent dental hygiene | 25 (2.9) | |
Other | 39 (4.5) | |