Patient paid for some or all of last dental visit by socioeconomic disadvantage,
adults aged 16 years and over who visited a dental professional in the last 12 months, NSW, 2009
adults aged 16 years and over who visited a dental professional in the last 12 months, NSW, 2009
| Quintile of socioeconomic disadvantage | Males % (95% CI) | Females % (95% CI) | Persons % (95% CI) |
| 5th Quintile | 78.5 (72.9-84.1) | 76.0 (71.7-80.4) | 77.1 (73.7-80.6) |
| 4th Quintile | 79.5 (73.4-85.6) | 84.2 (79.9-88.4) | 81.8 (78.0-85.6) |
| 3rd Quintile | 82.0 (76.3-87.6) | 81.0 (77.2-84.7) | 81.4 (78.1-84.8) |
| 2nd Quintile | 81.7 (76.7-86.8) | 87.0 (83.7-90.2) | 84.5 (81.6-87.4) |
| 1st Quintile | 88.0 (83.5-92.5) | 87.1 (83.1-91.1) | 87.5 (84.5-90.5) |
| NSW | 81.9 (79.5-84.3) | 82.6 (80.8-84.3) | 82.2 (80.8-83.7) |
| Note: | Estimates are based on 5,270 respondents in NSW. For this indicator 0 (0.00%) were 'not stated' (Don't know or Refused) in NSW. The indicator includes those who had visited a dentist in the last 12 months who paid all or some of their dental expenses. The questions used to define the indicator were: When did you last visit a dental professional about your teeth, dentures, or gums? Did the government or an insurance fund pay any part of the expenses for the last dental visit? No, paid all own expenses; yes, insurance fund paid some, patient paid some; yes, insurance fund paid all, patient paid none; yes, government paid some, patient or insurance paid some; yes, government paid all, patient paid none; other payment arrangement (specify). |
| Source: | New South Wales Population Health Survey 2009 (HOIST). Centre for Epidemiology and Research, NSW Department of Health. |
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| Produced by: | Centre for Epidemiology and Research, Population Health Division, NSW Department of Health. |
| Last updated on: | 1 January 2011 |