Table 2 Determinants of dental visits
Outcome measure: Frequency of dental visits in the preceding 12 months | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Independent Variables | Total sample | Men | Women |
Age | −0.01*** | −0.01 | − 0.02*** |
(0.00) | (0.01) | (0.01) | |
Marital status (Reference category: Married, living together with spouse): Other (Singles; Widowed; Divorced; Married, living separated from spouse) | 0.14+ | −0.01 | 0.28** |
(0.08) | (0.13) | (0.11) | |
Employment status (Reference category: Employed): - Retired | −0.07 | −0.11 | − 0.05 |
(0.05) | (0.08) | (0.08) | |
- Other: not employed | −0.03 | 0.06 | −0.08 |
(0.05) | (0.08) | (0.07) | |
Weight categories (Reference category: Normal weight): - Underweight | −0.30 | − 0.04 | − 0.36 |
(0.31) | (0.46) | (0.38) | |
- Overweight | −0.09* | −0.12+ | − 0.06 |
(0.05) | (0.07) | (0.06) | |
- Obesity | −0.08 | −0.17 | 0.01 |
(0.08) | (0.11) | (0.11) | |
Number of physical illnesses | 0.03* | 0.03* | 0.03 |
(0.01) | (0.02) | (0.02) | |
Self-rated health (1 = very good to 5 = very bad) | −0.02 | −0.00 | − 0.03 |
(0.02) | (0.03) | (0.03) | |
Presence of depression (Reference category: Absence of depression) (CES-D ≥ 18) | −0.08 | −0.09 | − 0.09 |
(0.06) | (0.09) | (0.07) | |
Loneliness (1 = low loneliness scores to 4 = high loneliness scores) | −0.04 | −0.05 | − 0.02 |
(0.04) | (0.05) | (0.05) | |
Observations | 7299 | 3705 | 3594 |
Individuals | 3331 | 1688 | 1643 |