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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Adult Dental Health Survey, 1998

Variable Details

Variabledlr4
LabelSurface code - lower right 4
Responses
0 Sound 2761
1 Visual caries 16
2 cavitated caries 14
3 broken down/pupal involvement 8
40 Sealant - sound 1
41 Sealant + vis. caries 0
42 Sealant + cav. caries 0
43 Sealant - failed rest. 0
50 Amalgam filling - sound 391
51 Amalgam filling + vis. caries 2
52 Amalgam filling + cav. caries 4
53 Amalgam filling - failed rest. 7
60 Restoration - sound 23
61 Restoration + vis. caries 0
62 Restoration + cav. caries 0
63 Restoration - failed rest. 1
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 51
81 Crown + vis. caries 0
82 Crown + cav. caries 0
83 Crown - failed rest. 5
90 Missing 511
97 Adhesive bridge 1
98 Conventional bridge 3
99 unscorable 3
-9 2962
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationAdult Dental Health Survey, 1998
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