Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Health Survey for England, 2000

Variable Details

Variabledentist
LabelIn general, go to the dentist for regular check-up?
Question text In general, do you go to the dentist for a regular check-up, an Occasional check-up, or only when you are having trouble with your teeth?
Responses
1 Regular check-up 4593
2 Occasional check-up 831
3 Only when having trouble 1934
4 Never go to the dentist 499
-9 Refusal (8) 0
-8 Don't know (9) 9
-6 Schedule not obtained 0
-2 Schedule not applicable 0
-1 Item not applicable 4547
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationHealth Survey for England, 2000
UniverseAdults (aged 16 and over) and children (aged 2-15 years) living in private households, and a separate sample of older people (aged 65 years and over) resident in care homes, in England in the year 2000.;Adults;Children;Elderly;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study. The survey is conducted annually.