Table 1 Descriptive characteristics of households included in the analysis, 2017
From: Socioeconomic inequality in dental care utilization in Iran: a decomposition approach
Variables | n (%) | Percentage of households with dental care utilization in the last month (95% confidence interval) |
|---|---|---|
Demographic variables | ||
Sex of household head | ||
Male | 32,595 (86.1) | 5.1 (4.87 to 5.34) |
Female | 5265 (13.9) | 1.97 (1.63 to 2.38) |
Age of household head | ||
15–45 | 15,152 (40) | 5.47 (5.12 to 5.84) |
46–65 | 15,163 (40.1) | 5.1 (4.73 to 2.59) |
66 and above | 7545 (19.9) | 2.23 (1.92 to 2.59) |
Socioeconomic variables | ||
Marital status of household head | ||
Single | 5351 (14.1) | 5.14 (4.91 to 5.39) |
Married | 32,049 (84.7) | 2.03 (1.69 to 2.45) |
Divorced/widow | 460 (1.2) | 2.17 (1.17 to 4.00) |
Education status of household head | ||
Illiterate | 10,287 (27.2) | 5.64 (5.38 to 5.92) |
Literate | 27,573 (72.8) | 2.06 (1.80 to 2.35) |
Wealth index of households | ||
Poorest | 7529 (19.9) | 1.73 (1.46 to 2.06) |
Poor | 7569 (20) | 3.32 (2.94 to 3.75) |
Middle | 7585 (20) | 5.08 (4.61 to 5.60) |
Rich | 7586 (20) | 5.47 (4.98 to 6.06) |
Richest | 7591 (20.1) | 7.69 (7.11 to 8.31) |
Insurance coverage | ||
Yes | 33,674 (88.9) | 4.78 (4.56 to 5.02) |
No | 4186 (11.1) | 3.72 (3.19 to 4.34) |
Ecological variables | ||
Geographical area | ||
Urban | 18,655 (49.3) | 5.96 (5.63 to 6.30) |
Rural | 19,205 (50.7) | 3.41 (3.16 to 3.68) |
Province | ||
Tehran | 1947 (5.1) | 5.03 (4.14 to 6.09) |
Markazi | 1447 (3.8) | 3.66 (2.80 to 4.76) |
Gilan | 1211 (3.2) | 4.04 (3.06 to 5.31) |
Mazandaran | 1104 (2.9) | 4.80 (3.68 to 6.23) |
East Azerbaijan | 1278 (3.4) | 9.85 (8.33 to 11.62) |
West Azerbaijan | 1147 (3.0) | 2.70 (1.90 to 3.81) |
Kermanshah | 1188 (3.1) | 6.56 (5.28 to 8.12) |
Khuzestan | 1356 (3.6) | 2.80 (2.04 to 3.82) |
Fars | 1485 (3.9) | 5.85 (4.77 to 7.17) |
Kerman | 1155 (3.1) | 1.56 (0.98 to 2.5) |
Razavi Khorasan | 1567 (4.1) | 5.68 (4.63 to 6.94) |
Esfahan | 1345 (3.6) | 9.56 (8.13 to 11.28) |
Sistan and Baluchestan | 1386 (3.7) | 0.94 (0.54 to 1.60) |
Kurdistan | 881 (2.3) | 4.43 (3.25 to 6.00) |
Hamadan | 1260 (3.3) | 4.84 (3.78 to 6.17) |
Chahar Mahall and Bakhtiari | 924 (2.4) | 7.14 (5.65 to 8.99) |
Lorestan | 1068 (2.8) | 4.21 (3.15 to 5.59) |
Ilam | 998 (2.6) | 4.00 (2.95 to 5.42) |
Kohgiluyeh Buyer Ahmad | 1130 (3.0) | 6.81 (5.48 to 8.44) |
Bushehr | 1124 (3.0) | 2.40 (1.65 to 3.48) |
Zanjan | 1116 (2.9) | 3.67 (2.71 to 4.95) |
Semnan | 959 (2.5) | 4.69 (3.51 to 6.23) |
Yazd | 1215 (3.2) | 4.27 (3.27 to 5.57) |
Hormozgan | 1419 (3.7) | 7.54 (6.27 to 9.03) |
Ardebil | 1024 (2.7) | 4.00 (2.59 to 5.39) |
Qom | 1026 (2.7) | 6.82 (5.43 to 8.54) |
Qazvin | 1006 (2.7) | 2.78 (1.92 to 4.00) |
Golestan | 1344 (3.5) | 2.60 (1.87 to 3.60) |
North Khorasan | 1394 (3.7) | 4.66 (3.67 to 5.90) |
South Khorasan | 1321 (3.5) | 2.12 (1.46 to 3.05) |
Alborz | 1035 (2.7) | 3.76 (2.76 to 5.11) |