Socioeconomic Disparities in Iranians’ Preferences toward Dental Care Services: A Population-Based Survey

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of the study population.

Study variables		Frequency (%)
Gender	Male	435 (30.2%)
	Female	1007 (69.8%)
Age range	<30	445 (30.3%)
	30–45	597 (40.6%)
	45–60	265 (18.0%)
	>60	164 (11.1%)
Insurance	Yes	1303 (88.8)
	No	165 (11.2%)
Dental insurance	Yes	384 (33.2%)
	No	557 (48.1%)
	Unknown	216 (18.7%)
Education level	Illiterate	57 (4.0%)
	Elementary school	176 (12.2%)
	Middle school	149 (10.4%)
	High school or diploma	549 (38.2%)
	Associates degree	112 (7.8%)
	Bachelor’s degree and over	396 (27.5%)
Job	Employee	241 (17.0%)
	Worker	21 (1.5%)
	Self-employed	317 (22.4%)
	Student	67 (4.7%)
	Housewife	744 (52.6%)
	Unemployed	24 (1.7%)