Table 3
Last dental visit and avoidance due to cost, Canadians aged 12 years and older, by population group, Canada, excluding the territories
| Saw a dental professional within the past 12 months | 95% confidence interval (low) | 95% confidence interval (high) | Avoided going to a dental professional in the past 12 months due to the cost | 95% confidence interval (low) | 95% confidence interval (high) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | % | % | % | |
| Canada Total (excluding territories) | 65.4 | 64.7 | 66.0 | 23.5 | 23.0 | 24.1 |
| Racialized population | ||||||
| Racialized population | 61.4* | 59.7 | 63.1 | 28.8* | 27.2 | 30.4 |
| South Asian | 54.4* | 50.6 | 58.3 | 29.4* | 26.2 | 32.7 |
| Chinese | 63.9 | 60.8 | 67.0 | 26.6* | 23.8 | 29.4 |
| Black | 55.5* | 51.0 | 59.9 | 28.2* | 24.2 | 32.2 |
| Filipino | 69.0 | 64.0 | 74.0 | 27.0* | 22.2 | 31.9 |
| Latin American | 69.9 | 63.8 | 76.0 | 34.3* | 27.7 | 40.9 |
| Arab | 61.8 | 55.8 | 67.7 | 34.4* | 28.2 | 40.5 |
| Southeast Asian | 64.8 | 57.7 | 72.0 | 23.8 | 16.6 | 31.0 |
| West Asian | 68.5 | 60.3 | 76.7 | 37.7* | 28.9 | 46.5 |
| Korean | 65.7 | 53.7 | 77.7 | 24.2 | 15.0 | 33.4 |
| Japanese | 75.7E | 64.3 | 87.2 | 15.8E | 7.2 | 24.4 |
| Multiple visible minorities | 68.4 | 56.3 | 80.6 | 26.5 | 16.2 | 36.7 |
| Visible minority not indicated elsewhere | 69.2E | 53.6 | 84.8 | 31.9E | 15.3 | 48.6 |
| Non-racialized population (reference category) | 66.9 | 66.2 | 67.5 | 21.5 | 20.9 | 22.1 |
| Immigrant status | ||||||
| Immigrants1 | 62.8* | 61.4 | 64.3 | 27.6* | 26.3 | 29.0 |
| Immigrated less than 10 years ago (before the survey) | 56.2* | 52.9 | 59.5 | 33.3* | 30.1 | 36.5 |
| Immigrated 10 years ago or more (before the survey) | 65.1 | 63.3 | 66.9 | 25.9* | 24.3 | 27.5 |
| Non-permanent residents | 46.0* | 39.7 | 52.4 | 32.0* | 26.1 | 37.8 |
| Canadian-born (reference category) | 66.9 | 66.2 | 67.6 | 21.8 | 21.2 | 22.4 |
| Indigenous identity | ||||||
| Indigenous people2 | 62.2* | 59.3 | 65.0 | 25.5 | 22.7 | 28.3 |
| First Nations people living off reserve | 61.5 | 57.2 | 65.7 | 22.3 | 18.4 | 26.1 |
| Métis | 63.7 | 59.7 | 67.6 | 28.3* | 24.3 | 32.2 |
| Inuit | F | F | F | F | F | F |
| Non-Indigenous (reference category) | 65.5 | 64.8 | 66.2 | 23.5 | 22.9 | 24.0 |
| Gender diversity | ||||||
| Transgender or non-binary persons | 52.6* | 42.8 | 62.4 | 33.9* | 25.1 | 42.8 |
| Cisgender persons (reference category) | 64.9 | 64.2 | 65.6 | 24.1 | 23.5 | 24.7 |
| Sexual orientation3 | ||||||
| Gay or lesbian | 63.8 | 58.7 | 68.8 | 30.8* | 25.8 | 35.8 |
| Bisexual | 60.9 | 56.5 | 65.4 | 37.4* | 33.1 | 41.8 |
| Sexual orientation (n.e.c.) | 60.6 | 49.9 | 71.3 | 34.9* | 24.7 | 45.0 |
| Heterosexual (reference category) | 65.1 | 64.4 | 65.9 | 23.7 | 23.0 | 24.3 |
| 2SLGBTQ+ vs. non-2SLGBTQ+ populations | ||||||
| 2SLGBTQ+ | 61.6* | 58.4 | 64.8 | 34.7* | 31.5 | 37.8 |
| Non-2SLGBTQ+ (reference category) | 65.2 | 64.4 | 65.9 | 23.7 | 23.1 | 24.3 |
| Functional Difficulties4 | ||||||
| Has at least one functional difficulty | 55.5* | 53.5 | 57.5 | 32.8* | 30.9 | 34.6 |
| Does not have any functional difficulties (Reference category) | 66.3 | 65.6 | 67.0 | 22.7 | 22.1 | 23.3 |
E
use with caution
F
too unreliable to be published
*
significantly different from reference category (p < 0.05)
Source(s):
Canadian Community Health Survey (February to December 2022) (3226).
Table note 1
The "Immigrated less than 10 years ago" and "Immigrated 10 years ago or more" categories exclude non-permanent residents.
Table note 2
The Indigenous population includes First Nations people living off reserve, Métis and Inuit outside of Inuit Nunangat. Indigenous identity is based on the self-reported answer to "Are you First Nations, Métis or Inuk (Inuit)? First Nations (North American Indian) includes Status and Non-Status Indians."
Table note 3
Sexual orientation is self-reported and only asked to respondents aged 15 years and older, therefore the 2SLGBTQ+ and non-2SLGBTQ+ only represents those aged 15 years and older (for the acronym definition, please see the release's Note to readers). The "Bisexual" category includes pansexual respondents.
Table note 4
Respondents were considered as having at least one functional difficulty if they reported having "A lot of difficulty" or "Cannot do at all or unable to do" to at least one of the following activities of daily living: Difficulty seeing, even if wearing glasses; difficulty hearing, even if using a hearing aid; difficulty walking or climbing steps; difficulty remembering or concentrating; difficulty with self-care; difficulty communicating when using your usual language.
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