Chen M S, Stone D B
Community Dent Oral Epidemiol. 1983 Dec;11(6):325-32. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0528.1983.tb01386.x.
This study investigated the patterns of preventive dental behaviors, including toothbrushing, flossing, and dental visits with respect to certain selected socioeconomic characteristics, namely population density, age, family income, size of family, presence of children, and level of education. The sample of the study included 685 white American families. The results indicated that an individual's preventive dental behavior is related to certain socioeconomic characteristics. The individual who lives in an urban area, possesses a higher income or who has a higher educational level is more apt to take preventive dental actions. Among the socioeconomic variables, family income and educational level made significantly stronger differences with respect to toothbrushing, flossing, and dental visits. Dental visits, compared to other dental activities appeared to be more easily influenced by socioeconomic variables.
本研究调查了预防性口腔行为模式，包括刷牙、使用牙线以及就某些选定的社会经济特征（即人口密度、年龄、家庭收入、家庭规模、儿童数量和教育水平）进行的口腔检查。该研究的样本包括685个美国家庭。结果表明，个人的预防性口腔行为与某些社会经济特征相关。居住在城市地区、收入较高或教育水平较高的人更倾向于采取预防性口腔措施。在社会经济变量中，家庭收入和教育水平在刷牙、使用牙线和口腔检查方面的差异显著更大。与其他口腔活动相比，口腔检查似乎更容易受到社会经济变量的影响。
