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Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS)
Oral health questions asked each year - 1998
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This content was abstracted from questionnaires published on the BRFSS Web site http://www.cdc.gov/brfss.
BRFSS 1998 Module 6: Oral Health
1. How long has it been
since you last visited the dentist or a dental clinic? (235)
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a. Within the past year (1
to 12 months ago) Go to Q3 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 Q3 7
Never
8
Refused Go to Q3 9
2.What is the main reason
you have not visited the dentist in the last year? (236-237)
Reason code
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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. (238)
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? (239)
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 1998.