Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Health Survey for England, 2002

Variable Details

Variablechdtwh
LabelWhat reason child attended dental surgery
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 848
2 Heshe[PNo] went for a regular check-up, 5043
3 Heshe[PNo] went to get used to going to the dentist? 361
4 (Other: None of these reasons) 49
-9 Don't know (9) 0
-8 Refusal (8) 0
-7 Refused/not obtained 0
-6 Schedule not obtained 0
-2 Schedule not applicable 0
-1 Item not applicable 12097
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationHealth Survey for England, 2002
Interviewer InstructionsCODE FIRST TO APPLY
UniverseAdults (aged 16 and over) and children (aged 0-15 years) living in private households in England in the year 2002.;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study. The survey is conducted annually.