Factors affecting oral examinations and dental treatments among older adults in Israel

Table 1 Survey data—Frequency of dental checkups and intention to undergo dental examination according to socio-demographic and other characteristics

	Entire sample (N = 608)	Frequency of dental checkups			Intention to undergo dental checkups in the next 12 months
Variable	%	Once a year (%)	Less than two years (%)	Chi square (p value)	Intend (%)	Do not intend (%)	Chi square (p value)
Gender
Women	51.3	56.5	43.5	2.66 (.103)	84.7	15.3	8.25 (.004)^***
Men	48.7	49.4	50.6		75.0	25.0
Age
50–59	46.9	57.9	42.1	5.99 (.050)^**	84.1	15.9	14.61 (.001)^***
60–69	37.1	50.7	49.3		80.6	19.4
70+	16.0	43.0	57.0		65.6	34.4
Religion
Jewish	69.4	55.6	44.4	4.10 (.043)^**	80.4	19.6	0.20 (.657)
Other	30.6	46.2	53.8		78.7	21.3
Marital status
Married	82.7	52.5	47.5	0.15 (.702)	78.9	21.1	1.47 (.226)
Not married	17.3	54.6	45.4		84.4	15.6
Family income
Average and above	53.4	59.5	40.5	14.17 (.000)^***	83.0	17.0	4.19 (.041)^**
Below average	46.6	42.3	57.7		75.6	24.4
Education
Up to 12 years	16.6	38.6	61.4	8.68 (.003)^***	67.7	32.3	10.68 (.001)^***
More than 12 years	83.4	55.8	44.2		82.4	17.6
Private dental insurance
Yes	18.2	65.6	34.4	7.81 (.005)^***	89.0	11.0	6.57 (.010)^***
No	81.8	49.7	50.3		77.6	22.4
Oral health status
Good and above	78.5	57.8	42.2	16.94 (.000)^***	80.6	19.4	0.52 (.473)
Bad	21.5	36.2	63.8		77.7	22.3
Oral hygiene
Low or average	15.2	34.1	65.9	(^***13.92.000)	69.8	30.2	6.86 (.009)^***
Above average	84.8	56.5	43.5		82.0	18.0
Dental treatment recommendation
Yes	23.1	56.1	43.9	0.66 (.418)	85.9	14.1	4.19 (.041)^**
No	76.9	51.9	48.1		77.8	22.2

ISSN: 2045-4015