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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

ONS Omnibus Survey, July 1999

Variable Details

VariableM229_49A
LabelFeelings about going to dentist
Question text If you had to go to the dentist tomorrow, which of the items on this card best describe how you would feel about it? I would look forward to it as a reasonably enjoyable experience; I wouldn't care one way or another; I would be a little uneasy about it; I would be afraid it would be unpleasant and painful; I would be very frightened of what the dentist might do.
Responses
1 Reasonably enjoyable experience 106
2 Wouldnt care one way or another 948
3 A little uneasy about it 555
4 Afraid itd be unpleasant & painful 147
5 Very frightened of what dentist might do 102
6 Dont know/not sure 19
9 Don't know 0
8 Refused 7
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationONS Omnibus Survey, July 1999
Interviewer InstructionsSHOW CARD C229a. 49a
UniverseAdults, aged 16 or over, living in private households in Great Britain.;Adults;Households;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study, monthly (up to year 2000), 8 cycles per year thereafter.
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