Table 1 Sociodemographic composition of the seven ethnic groups
From: Socioeconomic inequalities in adult oral health across different ethnic groups in England
White British (n = 36,103) | Irish (n = 2400) | Caribbean (n = 1680) | Indian (n = 1834) | Pakistani (n = 1614) | Bangladeshi (n = 1251) | Chinese (n = 717) | p valuea | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sex, % | < 0.001 | |||||||
Men | 44.8 | 42.4 | 40.5 | 48.8 | 48.7 | 49.9 | 45.5 | |
Women | 55.2 | 57.6 | 59.5 | 51.3 | 51.3 | 50.1 | 54.5 | |
Age in years | < 0.001 | |||||||
Mean (SD) | 49.3 (17.0) | 48.3 (16.9) | 43.1 (17.9) | 40.7 (16.5) | 34.7 (14.6) | 34.3 (16.4) | 40.5 (16.3) | |
Age groups, % | < 0.001 | |||||||
16–24 years | 9.4 | 7.5 | 14.4 | 16.2 | 26.7 | 31.3 | 18.5 | |
25–34 years | 15.2 | 16.0 | 20.4 | 24.2 | 29.9 | 28.0 | 15.6 | |
35–44 years | 19.5 | 23.4 | 26.3 | 23.3 | 20.6 | 18.9 | 25.7 | |
45–54 years | 16.7 | 17.6 | 9.7 | 16.0 | 12.2 | 7.6 | 24.0 | |
55–64 years | 14.7 | 15.1 | 13.3 | 10.4 | 7.0 | 8.8 | 9.1 | |
65+ years | 24.5 | 20.3 | 15.8 | 9.9 | 3.6 | 5.4 | 7.1 | |
SEP, % | < 0.001 | |||||||
Q1 (wealthiest) | 21.0 | 23.2 | 9.8 | 21.5 | 7.1 | 2.3 | 17.8 | |
Q2 | 21.2 | 19.7 | 13.2 | 15.4 | 11.8 | 3.8 | 16.0 | |
Q3 | 20.4 | 18.2 | 21.9 | 19.1 | 17.7 | 10.6 | 21.6 | |
Q4 | 19.5 | 18.4 | 20.0 | 24.9 | 28.5 | 19.2 | 23.5 | |
Q5 (poorest) | 18.0 | 20.6 | 35.1 | 19.0 | 35.0 | 64.1 | 21.1 | |