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The Scottish Health Survey 2008

Published: 29 September 2009
ISBN: 9780755981076

The Scottish Health Survey 2008

Table 2.1 Dental health (toothache, bleeding, difficulty chewing) in last month, by age and sex

Aged 16 and over
2008

Self-assessed dental health	Age							Total
	16-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65-74	75+	Total
	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%
Men
Toothache
Yes	18	19	16	12	10	6	5	13
No	82	81	83	84	77	66	52	78
No natural teeth	0	0	1	4	13	29	43	9
Gum bleeding
Yes, often	7	7	4	4	4	1	1	5
Yes, occasionally	28	31	32	28	20	14	5	25
No	65	62	62	64	62	56	52	61
No natural teeth	0	0	2	4	13	29	43	9
Difficulty chewing
Yes, often	1	4	3	3	5	3	5	3
Yes, occasionally	12	14	9	10	11	9	7	11
No	87	82	86	83	71	59	45	77
No natural teeth	0	0	1	4	13	29	43	9
Women
Toothache
Yes	19	16	15	14	10	6	2	12
No	81	83	84	81	73	58	42	74
No natural teeth	0	1	2	6	17	36	57	14
Gum bleeding
Yes, often	6	7	6	5	4	1	1	4
Yes, occasionally	24	29	29	28	21	14	3	23
No	71	64	63	62	58	49	40	59
No natural teeth	0	1	2	6	17	36	57	14
Difficulty chewing
Yes, often	3	2	4	2	2	3	1	3
Yes, occasionally	11	10	9	11	9	7	7	9
No	86	86	85	82	72	54	35	74
No natural teeth	0	1	2	6	17	36	57	14
Bases (weighted): ^a
Men	461	479	563	554	480	327	218	3083
Women	441	487	616	586	502	382	348	3362
Bases (unweighted): ^a
Men	244	316	460	534	525	453	304	2836
Women	331	451	648	628	630	513	408	3609

a Bases vary: those shown are for toothache

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