Table 1

Demographics of public and patient respondents (figures presented as percentage unless otherwise stated)

No of questionnaires returnedPublic opinionPatient opinion
New Street railway stationBirmingham Public MarketsNHS dental patientsPrivate dental patientsPharmacy patients
n=909n=462n=515n=500n=533
Gender
 Male5240383837
Age in years
 18–29242222815
 30–391516251217
 40–491516202023
 50–591715172319
 60–691517112514
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Ethnicity
 White/Caucasian7834739783
 Asian6232218
 Afro-Caribbean635314
 Mixed54205
 Other44010
Occupation
 Unemployed93118314
 Manual Worker716151016
 Non-manual worker1612131212
 Executive/managerial12310178
 Professional3111302324
 Retired2527143425
  • NHS, National Health Service.