Table 1 Distribution and prevalence of poor self-rated oral health (SROH) across inequity dimensions and study periods

Total sample

118,650 (100)

30,296 (25.53)

24,263 (100)

6,686 (27.56)

44,148 (100)

11,565 (26.2)

50,239 (100)

12,045 (23.98)

Inequity dimensions

Gender

 Man

54,190 (45.67)

15,329 (28.29)

11,036 (45.48)

3,284 (29.76)

19,938 (45.17)

5,820 (29.19)

23,216 (46.21)

6,225 (26.81)

 Woman

64,460 (54.32)

14,967 (23.22)

13,227 (54.51)

3,402 (25.72)

24,210 (54.82)

5,745 (23.73)

27,023 (53.78)

5,820 (21.54)

Education

 High

68,407 (57.65)

14,944 (21.85)

12,803 (52.76)

3,020 (23.59)

24,983 (56.58)

5,666 (22.68)

30,621 (60.95)

6,258 (20.44)

 Low

50,243 (42.34)

15, 352 (30.56)

11,460 (47.23)

3,666 (31.99)

19,165 (43.41)

5,899 (30.78)

19,618 (39.04)

5,787 (29.50)

Age (years)

 65–84

33,550 (28.27)

8,972 (26.74)

4,190 (17.26)

1,268 (30.26)

11,901 (26.95)

3,298 (27.71)

17,459 (34.75)

4,406 (25.24)

 45–64

47,802 (40.28)

12,172 (25.46)

10,539 (43.43)

2,895 (27.47)

18,168 (41.15)

4,800 (26.42)

19,095 (38.00)

4,447 (23.45)

 24–44

37,298 (31.43)

9,152 (24.54)

9,534 (39.29)

2,523 (26.46)

14,079 (31.89)

3,467 (24.63)

13,685 (27.23)

3,162 (23.11)

Income

 High

57,714 (48.64)

11,998 (20.79)

8,617 (35.51)

1,876 (21.77)

20,606 (46.67)

4,502 (21.85)

28,491 (56.71)

5,620 (19.73)

 Low

60,936 (51.35)

18,298 (30.03)

15,646 (64.48)

4,810 (30.74)

23,542 (53.32)

7,063 (30.00)

21,748 (43.28)

6,425 (29.54)

Immigration

 Native

104,204 (87.82)

35,396 (24.37)

22,968 (94.66)

6,195 (26.97)

37,585 (85.13)

9,213 (24.51)

43,651 (86.88)

9,988 (22.88)

 Immigrant

14,446 (12.17)

4,900 (33.92)

1,295 (5.33)

491 (37.92)

6,563 (14.86)

2,352 (35.84)

6,588 (13.11)

2,057 (31.22)