Table 1 Characteristics of study participants aged 45 years and older living in the community or long-term care in Nova Scotia, Canada

Total

Community

LTC

100 (1461)

77.4 (1131)

22.6 (330)

Age (yrs)

 45 – 64

45.3 (662)

55.6 (629)

10 (33)

 65 and over

54.7 (799)

44.4 (502)

90 (297)

Sex

 Male

34.5 (504)

37.1 (420)

25.5 (84)

 Female

65.5 (957)

62.9 (711)

74.5 (246)

Education Level

 More than high school

49.3 (718)

57.6 (649)

21.0 (69)

 High school or less

50.7 (738)

42.4 (478)

79.0 (260)

Community Type

 Urban

59.1 (864)

59.2 (669)

59.1 (195)

 Rural

40.9 (597)

40.8 (462)

40.9 (135)

Annual Household Income

 More than $30,000

57.6 (643)

72.0 (618)

9.7 (25)

 Less than $30,000

42.4 (474)

28.0 (240)

90.3 (234)

Dental Insurance

 Yes

43.5 (621)

50.7 (568)

17.3 (53)

 No

56.5 (806)

49.3 (553)

82.7 (253)

Country of Birth

 Canada

90.3 (1316)

90.3 (1018)

90.3 (298)

 Other

9.7 (141)

9.7 (109)

9.7 (32)

Frequency of Dental Visits

 1+ times per year

59.9 (862)

70.1 (782)

24.7 (80)

 < 1 times per year

40.1 (578)

29.9 (334)

75.3 (244)

Dentate status

 Dentate

81.8 (878)

91.9 (684)

59.0 (194)

 Edentulous

18.2 (195)

8.1 (60)

41.0 (135)

Brushing Frequency (dentate only)

 2+ times per day

74.2 (650)

79.3 (541)

56.2 (109)

 < 2 times per day

25.8 (226)

20.7 (141)

43.8 (85)

Flossing Frequency (dentate only)

 1+ times per day

35.2 (299)

40.3 (268)

16.8 (31)

 < 1 times per day

64.8 (551)

59.7 (397)

83.2 (154)

Smoking Frequency

 Occasionally or not at all

88.4 (1288)

87.3 (985)

92.1 (303)

 Daily

11.6 (169)

12.7 (143)

7.9 (26)