Preventative practices
Frequency of tooth brushing, by sex and social class of the main breadwinner. Population aged 3 years old and over
Units: percentages

	Total	More than three times a day	Three times a day	In the morning and in the evening	In the morning and after lunch	After lunch and in the evening	Once a day in the morning	Once a day after lunch	Once a day in the evening	Occasionally, not every day	Never	Other	
BOTH SEXES	
    Total	100.00	2.72	26.81	24.37	2.79	7.97	6.41	2.39	15.10	7.88	2.52	1.02	
    I: Executives of Public Administrations and of companies with 10 or more employees, and professions associated with university degrees	100.00	3.68	39.51	26.40	2.80	7.74	5.61	0.52	9.95	2.55	0.52	0.72	
    II: Executives of companies with fewer than 10 employees, and professions associated with intermediate degrees. Advanced technicians. Artists and sportspersons	100.00	3.14	33.75	26.17	2.47	8.32	6.04	1.73	11.93	4.81	0.70	0.95	
    III: Administrative-type employees and administrative and financial support professionals. Personal services and security workers. Freelance workers. Supervisors of manual workers	100.00	2.79	27.86	24.25	3.00	7.99	6.64	2.32	15.61	6.44	2.03	1.06	
    IVa: Skilled manual workers	100.00	2.21	23.18	23.13	2.72	7.95	6.50	2.91	17.50	10.09	3.06	0.75	
    IVb: Semi-skilled manual workers	100.00	2.96	23.74	25.09	3.39	8.09	6.30	2.93	15.43	8.74	2.24	1.09	
    V: Unskilled workers	100.00	2.25	20.47	24.00	2.19	7.93	6.43	2.96	15.36	11.77	4.87	1.76	
    No data recorded	100.00	3.61	27.61	21.83	2.86	7.19	9.01	1.67	13.80	5.20	6.25	0.97	
MALES	
    Total	100.00	1.81	20.62	23.10	2.50	7.65	7.89	2.63	17.76	11.33	3.45	1.26	
    I: Executives of Public Administrations and of companies with 10 or more employees, and professions associated with university degrees	100.00	2.58	33.15	28.09	3.51	8.25	7.30	0.54	11.68	3.65	0.68	0.58	
    II: Executives of companies with fewer than 10 employees, and professions associated with intermediate degrees. Advanced technicians. Artists and sportspersons	100.00	2.19	27.19	24.86	2.63	9.14	7.77	2.31	13.74	7.51	1.16	1.49	
    III: Administrative-type employees and administrative and financial support professionals. Personal services and security workers. Freelance workers. Supervisors of manual workers	100.00	1.73	21.18	23.60	2.89	7.52	8.40	2.48	18.61	9.39	2.87	1.33	
    IVa: Skilled manual workers	100.00	1.27	16.85	20.59	1.95	7.46	7.94	2.99	21.13	14.62	4.18	1.00	
    IVb: Semi-skilled manual workers	100.00	1.76	18.07	23.02	2.82	7.75	7.53	4.06	17.84	12.66	3.09	1.40	
    V: Unskilled workers	100.00	2.20	13.81	22.23	1.93	6.65	7.55	2.99	16.89	16.70	6.91	2.13	
    No data recorded	100.00	2.30	25.90	23.49	1.43	6.79	9.62	1.21	17.83	4.12	7.31	0.00	
FEMALES	
    Total	100.00	3.61	32.87	25.61	3.07	8.29	4.97	2.16	12.50	4.52	1.62	0.78	
    I: Executives of Public Administrations and of companies with 10 or more employees, and professions associated with university degrees	100.00	4.92	46.64	24.50	2.00	7.18	3.72	0.50	7.99	1.33	0.35	0.87	
    II: Executives of companies with fewer than 10 employees, and professions associated with intermediate degrees. Advanced technicians. Artists and sportspersons	100.00	4.11	40.46	27.51	2.30	7.47	4.27	1.13	10.09	2.04	0.23	0.38	
    III: Administrative-type employees and administrative and financial support professionals. Personal services and security workers. Freelance workers. Supervisors of manual workers	100.00	3.85	34.48	24.89	3.12	8.45	4.90	2.16	12.65	3.51	1.20	0.79	
    IVa: Skilled manual workers	100.00	3.18	29.74	25.75	3.53	8.45	5.01	2.84	13.73	5.39	1.89	0.48	
    IVb: Semi-skilled manual workers	100.00	3.97	28.55	26.84	3.87	8.38	5.26	1.97	13.39	5.42	1.53	0.83	
    V: Unskilled workers	100.00	2.29	26.49	25.59	2.44	9.08	5.41	2.94	13.98	7.32	3.03	1.42	
    No data recorded	100.00	4.41	28.67	20.80	3.75	7.44	8.63	1.96	11.33	5.86	5.60	1.56	
Notes:
The symbol '.' shall be deemed as data which cannot be provided since it may be affected by sampling errors.
 The symbol '..' shall be deemed as data which is not collected.
 The symbol '...' shall be deemed as an 'error of division by zero'.
Source: Ministry of Health and Consumption and INE