The Scottish Health Survey 2011: Volume 1 - Adults

Annual report of the Scottish Health Survey for 2011. Volume focussing on adult health


Table 2.2 Number of natural teeth, and % with no natural teeth, 2008-2011 combined (age-standardised), by Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation and sex

Aged 16 and over
2008-2011 combined

False teeth/number of natural teeth Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation quintile SIMD 85/15
5th
(least deprived)
4th 3rd 2nd 1st
(most deprived)
85% least deprived 15% most deprived
% % % % % % %
Men
No natural teeth 5 8 9 11 14 8 15
Fewer than 10 4 4 6 6 8 5 8
Between 10 and 19 9 12 13 14 16 12 17
20 or more 82 76 72 69 62 75 60
All with teeth 95 92 91 89 86 92 85
Women
No natural teeth 6 10 14 15 20 12 20
Fewer than 10 3 4 4 6 6 5 6
Between 10 and 19 9 10 11 12 14 11 14
20 or more 81 75 71 66 60 73 59
All with teeth 94 90 86 85 80 88 80
All adults
No natural teeth 6 9 12 13 17 10 18
Fewer than 10 4 4 5 6 7 5 7
Between 10 and 19 9 11 12 13 15 11 15
20 or more 81 76 72 68 61 74 60
All with teeth 94 91 88 87 83 90 82
Bases (weighted):
Men 2726 2998 2700 2684 2618 11749 1977
Women 2936 3090 2938 2995 3002 12735 2225
All adults 5661 6088 5638 5678 5620 24484 4201
Bases (unweighted):
Men 2230 2877 2675 2352 2352 10671 1815
Women 2838 3591 3413 3117 3250 13718 2491
All adults 5068 6468 6088 5469 5602 24389 4306

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