Payment for last dental visit,
adults aged 16 years and over visited a dental professional in the last 12 months, NSW, 2009
adults aged 16 years and over visited a dental professional in the last 12 months, NSW, 2009
| Response | Males % (95% CI) | Females % (95% CI) | Persons % (95% CI) |
| Paid all own expenses | 40.0 (36.2-43.9) | 39.6 (36.8-42.3) | 39.8 (37.5-42.1) |
| Insurance fund paid some, patient paid some | 34.8 (31.0-38.6) | 38.2 (35.5-41.0) | 36.6 (34.3-38.9) |
| Insurance fund paid all, patient paid none | 8.2 (5.9-10.5) | 7.3 (5.7-8.8) | 7.7 (6.4-9.1) |
| Government paid some,patient or insurance paid some | 3.9 (2.4-5.4) | 4.0 (2.9-5.2) | 4.0 (3.0-4.9) |
| Government paid all, patient paid none | 12.3 (9.8-14.8) | 10.8 (9.1-12.5) | 11.5 (10.0-13.0) |
| Other | 0.7 (0.0-1.5) | 0.1 (0.0-0.2) | 0.4 (0.0-0.8) |
| Note: | Estimates are based on 3,459 respondents in NSW. For this indicator 234 (6.34%) were 'not stated' (Don't know or Refused) in NSW. The questions used 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? |
| 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 |