Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Health Survey, 2009

Variable Details

VariableNatTeeth
LabelNumber of natural teeth (including crowns)
Question text Adults can have up to 32 natural teeth but over time people lose some of them. How many natural teeth, including crowns have you got?
Responses
1 No natural teeth 1068
2 Fewer than 10 natural teeth 433
3 Between 10 and 19 natural teeth 1021
4 20 or more natural teeth 4988
-9 refused 3
-8 don't know 4
-2 schedule not applicable 2607
-1 item not applicable 14
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationScottish Health Survey, 2009
Interviewer InstructionsSHOW CARD K1.
UniverseAdults aged 16 and over and children aged 0-15 years living in private households in Scotland, 2009.;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study