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Table. 2.

Utilization of dental services according to demographic characteristics

Variables Dental services utilization
Yes
n (%)
No
n (%)
X2 P-value
Total 128 (30.5) 291 (69.5)
Gender 16.857 0.001*
Male 51 (39.8) 179 (61.5)
Female 77 (60.2) 112 (38.5)
Age 29.361 0.001*
<25 45 (35.2) 170 (58.4)
25-30 40 (31.3) 77 (26.5)
>30 43 (33.5) 44 (15.1)
Nationality 15.111 0.002**
Asia 83 (64.8) 139 (47.8)
Africa 36 (28.1) 137 (47.1)
Europe 5 (4.0) 9 (3.1)
America 4 (3.1) 6 (2.0)
Residence type 8.142 0.038**
One room 60 (46.9) 116 (39.8)
Dormitory 39 (30.5) 123 (42.2)
Apartment 24 (18.8) 49 (16.8)
Villas 5 (3.9) 3 (1.0)
Period of stay in Korea 5.067 0.164
≤2 year 45 (35.2) 127 (43.6)
3-4 years 58 (45.3) 98 (33.7)
5-6 years 21 (16.4) 55 (18.9)
≥7 years 4 (3.1) 11 (3.8)
Attending university 9.852 0.043*
Kyungpook National University 83 (64.8) 171 (58.8)
Keimyung University 18 (14.1) 26 (8.9)
Yeungnam University 14 (10.9) 46 (15.8)
Daegu Catholic University 8 (6.3) 15 (5.2)
Daegu University 5 (3.9) 33 (11.3)
Education 23.600 0.001*
Bachelor’s degree 22 (17.2) 92 (31.6)
Master’s degree 47 (36.7) 130 (44.7)
Doctorate 50 (39.1) 62 (21.3)
Post-doctorate 9 (7.0) 7 (2.4)
Marital status 6.070 0.014
Single 92 (71.9) 240 (82.5)
Married 36 (28.1) 51 (17.5)
Topik level 32.727 0.001**
Level 1 17 (13.3) 78 (26.8)
Level 2 13 (10.2) 42 (14.4)
Level 3 23 (17.9) 84 (28.9)
Level 4 40 (31.3) 55 (18.9)
Level 5 30 (23.4) 28 (9.6)
Level 6 5 (3.9) 4 (1.4)
Korean national health insurance 8.413 0.013**
Yes 123 (96.1) 254 (87.3)
No 5 (3.9) 28 (9.6)
Don’t know 0 (0.0) 9 (3.1)

*P<0.05 determined by Chi-square test, **P<0.05 determined and Fisher’s exact test.

Topik: Test of Proficiency in Korean.

J Korean Acad Oral Health 2022;46:121~128 https://doi.org/10.11149/jkaoh.2022.46.3.121
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