Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Welsh Health Survey, 2013

Variable Details

Variabledentwhy
LabelDentist - reason for going
Question text In general, which of the following do you go to the dentist for? A regular check up (i.e. at least once a year). An occasional check up or when I am having trouble with my teeth. I don’t ever go to the dentist.
Responses
1 A regular check up 9743
2 An occasional check up or when I am having trouble with my t 3041
3 I dont ever go to the dentist. 1962
-9 No answer/refused 261
-8 Don't know 0
-7 Refused/not obtained 0
-6 Schedule not obtained 0
-2 Schedule not applicable 0
-1 Item not applicable 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationWelsh Health Survey, 2013
UniverseLocation of units of observation: National;Population: Adults aged 16 and over resident in Wales during 2013, and children aged 0 to 15 in the same private households.
SamplingOne-stage stratified or systematic random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study