Technical Report - Donegal Traveller's Project

Health Survey FindingsSECTION B4: 14 Year-Old-Child HealthAs in the previous parts of the survey, the main respondent answered the survey questions on thechild’s behalf. In ROI 93.0% and in NI 94.5% of parents rated their child’s health as excellent or good.Table 116: Would you say your 14-year-old child’s health is...? (Questionnaire item B4_1)Poor Fair Good Excellent nTotal ROI 1.1% 5.9% 40.1% 52.9% 459NI 0.0% 5.5% 40.0% 54.5% 55Male ROI 1.3% 5.3% 37.3% 56.0% 225NI 0.0% 7.1% 28.6% 64.3% 28Female ROI 0.9% 6.4% 42.7% 50.0% 234NI 0.0% 3.7% 51.9% 44.4% 27The majority (88.4% in ROI and 87.5% NI) brushed their teeth once or more than once daily. In ROI59.4% and in NI 71.4% of children had seen a dentist in the last 12 months.Table 117: How often does your 14-year-old child brush their teeth?(Questionnaire item B4_2)NeverLess than once aweekAt least once aweekOnce a dayMore thanonce a dayTotal ROI 1.5% 2.8% 7.2% 30.8% 57.6% 458NI 0.0% 1.8% 10.7% 30.4% 57.1% 56Male ROI 1.3% 3.1% 7.1% 32.1% 56.3% 224NI 0.0% 3.6% 10.7% 25.0% 60.7% 28Female ROI 1.7% 2.6% 7.3% 29.5% 59.0% 234NI 0.0% 0.0% 10.7% 35.7% 53.6% 28Table 118: Has your 14-year-old child been seen by a dentist in the last 12 months?(Questionnaire item B4_3)ROINIYes No n Yes No nTotal 59.4% 40.6% 453 71.4% 28.6% 56Male 58.8% 41.2% 221 67.9% 32.1% 28Female 59.9% 40.1% 232 75.0% 25.0% 28Rates of ever smoking tobacco were 6.3% in ROI and 9.1% in NI.n115