Table 13.31
Reason for last visit to dentist, by minority ethnic
group
| Aged 2-15 and ever visited
dentist |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1999 |
|
| Reasons for visit to
dentist |
Minority ethnic group
|
|
|
|
General
population
(1999) |
| |
Black |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Caribbean |
Indian |
Pakistani |
Bangladeshi |
Chinese |
Irish |
|
| Boys |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Observed % |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Trouble with teeth |
16 |
15 |
25 |
50 |
17 |
12 |
12 |
| Regular check-up |
79 |
77 |
72 |
44 |
76 |
85 |
82 |
| Getting used to the dentist |
4 |
5 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
5 |
| Other reason |
1 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
|
| Ratios |
| Trouble with teeth |
1.31 |
1.25 |
2.11 |
4.18 |
1.45 |
1.01 |
1 |
| Standard error |
0.23 |
0.24 |
0.30 |
0.50 |
0.33 |
0.21 |
|
|
| Girls |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Observed % |
| Trouble with teeth |
13 |
17 |
18 |
46 |
16 |
14 |
11 |
| Regular check-up |
76 |
76 |
76 |
48 |
78 |
78 |
84 |
| Getting used to the dentist |
9 |
5 |
4 |
0 |
4 |
5 |
5 |
| Other reason |
2 |
3 |
2 |
5 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
|
| Ratios |
| Trouble with teeth |
1.23 |
1.57 |
1.70 |
4.41 |
1.55 |
1.33 |
1 |
| Standard error |
0.24 |
0.33 |
0.29 |
0.60 |
0.38 |
0.27 |
|
|
|
| Bases (weighted): |
| Boys |
163 |
203 |
151 |
48 |
34 |
721 |
10771 |
| Girls |
170 |
162 |
158 |
44 |
36 |
713 |
9741 |
|
| Bases (unweighted): |
| Boys |
235 |
197 |
249 |
175 |
112 |
220 |
829 |
| Girls |
247 |
156 |
259 |
160 |
104 |
214 |
753 |
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Prepared 10 January 2001 |
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