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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Health Survey for England, 2000

Variable Details

Variablechdtwh
LabelReason last went to dentist
Question text Last time you went to the dentist, was it because... you were having trouble with your teeth, you went for a regular check-up, or you went to get used to going to the dentist?
Responses
1 Heshe[PNo] werewas[PNo] having trouble with hisher[PNo] teet 181
2 Heshe[PNo] went for a regular check-up, 1428
3 Heshe[PNo] went to get used to going to the dentist? 84
4 (Other: None of these reasons) 16
-9 Refusal (8) 0
-8 Don't know (9) 0
-6 Schedule not obtained 0
-2 Schedule not applicable 0
-1 Item not applicable 10704
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.
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