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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Adult Dental Health Survey, 1998

Variable Details

Variabledur5
LabelSurface code - upper right 5
Responses
0 Sound 1736
1 Visual caries 28
2 cavitated caries 20
3 broken down/pupal involvement 22
40 Sealant - sound 2
41 Sealant + vis. caries 0
42 Sealant + cav. caries 0
43 Sealant - failed rest. 0
50 Amalgam filling - sound 800
51 Amalgam filling + vis. caries 4
52 Amalgam filling + cav. caries 4
53 Amalgam filling - failed rest. 12
60 Restoration - sound 42
61 Restoration + vis. caries 0
62 Restoration + cav. caries 0
63 Restoration - failed rest. 3
70 Shim/veneer - sound 0
71 Shim/veneer + vis. caries 0
72 Shim/veneer + cav. caries 0
73 Shim/veneer - failed rest. 0
80 Crown - sound 160
81 Crown + vis. caries 1
82 Crown + cav. caries 0
83 Crown - failed rest. 5
90 Missing 780
97 Adhesive bridge 2
98 Conventional bridge 11
99 unscorable 3
-9 3129
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationAdult Dental Health Survey, 1998
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