Table 6.2: Count and percentage of population living within set walking times of their nearest Dentist

Key Health Data for the West Midlands 2004

	5 minutes		10 minutes		20 minutes		30 minutes		Over 30 minutes
	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%
All Households	15843	4.1	77931	19.9	224523	57.4	320915	82.1	69930	17.9
All People	41987	4.3	202186	20.7	576122	59	810119	82.9	167113	17.1

People aged 0 4	3608	5.2	16320	23.3	43309	61.9	58838	84.1	11155	15.9
People aged 5 7	1995	4.7	9281	22.1	25408	60.5	35066	83.5	6938	16.5
People aged 8 9	1276	4.4	6143	21.2	17459	60.3	24227	83.7	4722	16.3
People aged 10 14	3189	4.3	15275	20.6	44137	59.6	61925	83.6	12140	16.4
People aged 15	604	4.3	2886	20.7	8448	60.5	11758	84.1	2217	15.9
People aged 16 17	1219	4.5	5995	21.9	16648	60.9	23133	84.6	4207	15.4

Population who are living in the	26672	6.4	107808	25.8	264646	63.3	355510	85.1	62453	14.9
bottom decile of deprivation	26672	6.4	107808	25.8	264646	63.3	355510	85.1	62453	14.9

One Person Pensioner household	2141	3.8	10959	19.3	32002	56.3	46203	81.3	10594	18.7
Lone Parent with Dependent children	1696	4.5	7758	20.6	21885	58	31073	82.4	6648	17.6
Lone Parent with Non Dependent children	594	3.9	2831	18.8	8405	55.7	12385	82.1	2692	17.9

People with LLTI	8123	4.2	39091	20.4	112019	58.3	158794	82.7	33229	17.3
People of working age with LLT	4305	4.7	19424	21.2	54452	59.3	76561	83.4	15275	16.6

Economically inactive: Permanently sick	2148	4.7	9625	21.3	26915	59.5	37838	83.6	7411	16.4

Households without access to a car	7104	4.7	32744	21.8	89888	59.8	126137	83.9	24263	16.1

LLTI = limiting long term illness

Note: a non-dependent child is aged over 16, either married or not in full time education.