Description

For all persons, DENTFTEE reports the number of dental visits for work on dentures.

This variable was asked as part of the Dental Care supplement. More recently, information on visits for complete and partial dentures is reported separately in DENTCDENT and DENTPDENT. For additional related variables or more information about this supplement, please use the IPUMS NHIS search function and drop-down menus or see DEN2WNO.

Comparability

There are no comparability issues.

Universe

Availability

• 1971

Weights

• 1971 : PERWEIGHT