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Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS)

Oral health questions asked each year - 1997

This content was abstracted from questionnaires published on the BRFSS Web site http://www.cdc.gov/brfss.

BRFSS 1997                           Module 5:  Oral Health

1.  How long has it been since you last visited the dentist or a

    dental clinic?                                          (197)

            Read Only if Necessary

        a.  Within the past year (1 to 12 months ago)

            Go to Q. 3                                      1

        b.  Within the past 2 years (1 to 2 years ago)      2

        c.  Within the past 5 years (2 to 5 years ago)      3

        d.  5 or more years ago                             4

            Don't know/Not sure  Go to Q. 3                 7

            Never                                           8

            Refused  Go to Q. 3                             9

2.  What is the main reason you have not visited the dentist in the

    last year?                                              (198-199)

            Reason code                                     __ __     

            Read only if necessary

        a.  Fear, apprehension, nervousness, pain,

            dislike going                                   0 1

        b.  Cost                                            0 2

        c.  Do not have/know a dentist                      0 3

        d.  Cannot get to the office/clinic (too far away,

            no transportation, no appointments available)   0 4

        e.  No reason to go (no problems, no teeth)         0 5

        f.  Other priorities                                0 6

        g.  Have not thought of it                          0 7

        h.  Other                                           0 8

            Don't know/Not sure                             7 7

            Refused                                         9 9

3.  How many of your permanent teeth have been removed because of

    tooth decay or gum disease?  Do not include teeth lost for other

    reasons, such as injury or orthodontics.                (200)

        a.  5 or fewer                                      1

        b.  6 or more but not all                           2

        c.  All                                             3

        d.  None                                            8

            Don't know/Not sure                             7

            Refused                                         9

4.  Do you have any kind of insurance coverage that pays for some or

    all of your routine dental care, including dental insurance,

    prepaid plans such as HMOs, or government plans such as Medicaid?                

                                                            (201) 

        a.  Yes                                             1

        b.  No                                              2

            Don't know/Not sure                             7

            Refused                                         9

Calculated variables 

No calculated oral health variables listed in documentation for 1997