Table 1

Mean DAS scores by sociodemographic and dental service-use characteristics

variables
Items
Description
DAS score
DAS score/variables





N
%
Mean
SD
p values

site
countryside
451
17
8.4
3.4
p < 0.01

city > 100,000 inhabitants
792
29
7.9
3.2


city < 100,000 inhabitants
939
34
8.3
3.6


Paris
420
15
8.6
3.8


overseas territories
123
5
9.3
4.1


age (years)
15–19
99
4
8.5
3.5
p < 0.001

20–24
190
7
8.6
3.3


25–54
1425
52
8.7
3.6


55–59
327
12
7.7
3.3


60–64
220
8
7.9
3.3


65–74
284
10
7.7
3.1


75–84
134
5
7.3
2.9


85 and more
46
2
6.6
3.1


number of dental appointments
more than 50
464
21
7.9
3.3
p < 0.01

20–50
1509
68
8.6
3.5


oct-20
131
6
9.7
3.8


01-oct
59
3
9.0
4.4


never
31
2
10.1
4.5


last dental appointment (no. of years)
more than 10
45
2
10.2
5.0
p < 0.001

05-oct
274
10
8.9
3.7


03-mai
531
19
8.3
3.4


01-mars
1024
38
8.2
3.4


within the year
851
31
8.1
3.5


occupational category
farmers
95
3
9.0
4.2
p < 0.001

manual workers
152
6
8.0
3.6


technicians
840
31
7.8
3.2


employees
604
22
8.7
3.7


shopkeepers
246
9
8.4
3.6


executives
358
13
9.0
3.7


retired
430
16
7.2
2.9


avoidance of care
yes
527
19
11.9
3.9
P < 0.001

no
2 198
81
7.4
2.8


cancellation of dental appointments
yes
199
7
12.9
4.3
p < 0.001

no
2 526
93
7.9
3.1


Nicolas et al. BMC Oral Health 2007 7:12   doi:10.1186/1472-6831-7-12