Table 2 
Insurance status, Canada, excluding territories 

Insurance status, Canada, excluding territories
  Have dental insurance 95% confidence interval (low) 95% confidence interval (high) Does not have dental insurance 95% confidence interval (low) 95% confidence interval (high) Dental insurance status unknown 95% confidence interval (low) 95% confidence interval (high)
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Total, aged 0 and older 65.6 64.2 66.9 31.0 29.7 32.2 3.5 2.9 4.2
Gender                  
Men+1 65.9 64.0 67.7 30.5 28.8 32.2 3.6 2.9 4.5
Women+ 65.2 63.6 66.9 31.4 29.9 33.0 3.3 2.6 4.3
Age group                  
0 to 5 years 82.7* 79.0 85.9 14.2* 11.3 17.6 3.1* 1.9 5.0
6 to 11 years 78.8* 75.3 82.0 17.2* 14.3 20.6 3.9 2.7 5.6
12 to 17 years 76.9* 73.7 79.9 18.2* 15.5 21.1 4.9 3.4 7.0
18 to 34 years1 67.3 63.2 71.3 26.3 22.8 30.2 6.4 4.6 8.8
35 to 49 years 75.3* 72.8 77.6 22.8 20.6 25.2 1.9* 1.3 2.9
50 to 64 years 70.1 67.8 72.3 27.8 25.7 29.9 2.1* 1.4 3.2
65 to 79 years 38.0* 36.1 40.0 59.8* 57.8 61.7 2.2* 1.7 2.8
80 years and older 25.1* 22.3 28.2 71.7* 68.5 74.6 3.2* 2.2 4.5
Rurality status                  
Rural area1 56.3 52.8 59.7 41.7 38.3 45.2 2.0 1.4 2.7
Population centre 66.8* 65.3 68.3 29.5* 28.2 30.9 3.7* 3.0 4.5
Province                  
Newfoundland and Labrador 69.6 67.0 72.1 26.5 24.3 28.8 3.9 2.7 5.6
Prince Edward Island 70.9 67.2 74.3 26.8 23.5 30.3 2.3 1.4 3.8
Nova Scotia 69.9 67.3 72.4 27.6 25.5 29.9 2.4 1.3 4.7
New Brunswick 67.1 64.3 69.9 29.7 27.1 32.4 3.2 2.2 4.8
Quebec 52.9* 50.2 55.5 43.7* 41.2 46.3 3.4 2.4 4.7
Ontario1 66.9 64.1 69.7 28.9 26.4 31.5 4.1 3.0 5.7
Manitoba 72.1* 69.3 74.8 24.3* 21.8 26.9 3.6 2.3 5.6
Saskatchewan 76.1* 73.6 78.4 21.3* 19.1 23.6 2.6 1.9 3.7
Alberta 77.0* 74.4 79.5 20.2* 17.9 22.7 2.7 1.9 4.0
British Columbia 66.8 63.8 69.6 30.5 27.8 33.4 2.7 1.7 4.3
*
significantly different from reference category (p < 0.05)
Note(s):
Given that the non-binary population is small, data aggregation to a two-category gender variable is sometimes necessary to protect the confidentiality of responses. In these cases, individuals in the category "non-binary people" are distributed into the other two gender categories. Unless otherwise indicated in the text, the category "men+" includes men (and boys), as well as some non-binary people, while the category "women+" includes women (and girls), as well as some non-binary people.
Source(s):
Canadian Oral Health Survey – Cycle 1, 2023 to 2024 (5399).
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