The Scottish Health Survey 2008

The Scottish Health Survey 2008


Table 2.2 Toothache in last month (observed and age-standardised), by NS-SEC of household reference person and sex

Aged 16 and over
2008

Toothache in past month

NS-SEC of household reference person

Managerial & professional

Intermediate

Small employers & own account workers

Lower supervisory & technical

Semi-routine & routine

%

%

%

%

%

Men

Observed

Yes

15

15

10

10

13

No

80

79

82

79

73

No natural teeth

5

6

8

11

14

Standardised

Yes

14

14

10

10

14

No

79

79

84

80

74

No natural teeth

6

7

7

9

13

Women

Observed

Yes

12

11

16

10

13

No

83

74

74

76

63

No natural teeth

5

14

10

14

24

Standardised

Yes

12

12

15

9

14

No

81

76

72

76

67

No natural teeth

7

12

12

15

20

Bases (weighted):

Men

1120

280

269

434

924

Women

1215

383

279

327

1070

Bases (unweighted):

Men

991

234

284

420

862

Women

1231

391

334

376

1182

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