Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 2009

Variable Details

VariableDenHOft
LabelHow often does your NHS dentist recommend a check-up?: Q841
Question text How often does your NHS dentist generally recommend people should visit the dentist for a check-up?
Responses
1 Every three months 90
2 Every six months 1586
3 Every 12 months 297
4 Every two years 15
97 Other (WRITE IN) 63
98 Don't know 30
99 Refusal 0
-1 skip, not visited dentist in last 2 years 1340
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Social Attitudes Survey, 2009
Interviewer InstructionsCARD D12
UniverseAdults (18 and over) living in private households in Great Britain (excluding the 'crofting counties' north of the Caledonian Canal).<br>;Adults;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample;Sampling is conducted in four stages; from 1993 the sample has been drawn from the Postcode Address File, whereas in previous years it was drawn from the Electoral Register.
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study. The BSA survey is conducted annually.