The Scottish Health Survey 2008

The Scottish Health Survey 2008


Table 2.4 Toothache in last month (observed and age-standardised), by Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation and sex

Aged 16 and over
2008

Toothache in past month

Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation quintile

SIMD 85/15

5 th
(least deprived)

4 th

3 rd

2 nd

1 st
(most deprived)

85% least deprived

15% most deprived

%

%

%

%

%

%

%

Men

Observed

Yes

12

12

13

15

13

13

13

No

82

79

78

75

76

78

74

No natural teeth

6

9

10

10

11

9

13

Standardised

Yes

12

13

13

15

12

13

12

No

83

78

78

75

74

79

72

No natural teeth

5

9

9

10

13

8

15

Women

Observed

Yes

10

10

12

13

16

12

16

No

83

78

73

71

65

75

66

No natural teeth

7

12

15

16

19

13

18

Standardised

Yes

10

10

13

13

15

12

15

No

82

79

73

71

65

75

65

No natural teeth

8

11

14

16

20

13

20

Bases (weighted):

Men

549

755

562

630

587

2655

428

Women

628

741

629

692

673

2856

506

Bases (unweighted):

Men

483

745

593

543

472

2480

356

Women

619

900

753

680

657

3102

507

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