IPUMS NHIS: descr: ORTH12MO

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ORTH12MO

Orthodontic visits, past 12 months

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Code	Label	74
00	None	X
01	1 visits	X
02	2 visits	X
03	3 visits	X
04	4 visits	X
05	5 visits	X
06	6 visits	X
07	7 visits	X
08	8 visits	X
09	9 visits	X
10	10 visits	X
11	11 visits	X
12	12 visits	X
13	13 visits	X
14	14 visits	X
15	15 visits	X
16	16 visits	X
17	17 visits	X
18	18 visits	X
19	19 visits	X
20	20 visits	X
21	21 visits	·
22	22 visits	X
23	23 visits	X
24	24 visits	X
Code	Label	74
25	25 visits	X
26	26 visits	X
27	27 visits	·
28	28 visits	X
29	29 visits	·
30	30 visits	X
31	31 visits	·
32	32 visits	·
33	33 visits	·
34	34 visits	X
35	35 visits	X
36	36 visits	X
37	37 visits	·
38	38 visits	·
39	39 visits	·
40	40 visits	X
41	41 visits	·
42	42 visits	·
43	43 visits	·
44	44 visits	·
45	45 visits	X
46	46 visits	·
47	47 visits	·
48	48 visits	·
49	49 visits	·
Code	Label	74
50	50 visits	·
51	51 visits	·
52	52 visits	X
53	53 visits	·
54	54 visits	·
55	55 visits	·
56	56 visits	·
57	57 visits	·
58	58 visits	·
59	59 visits	·
60	60 visits	·
61	61 visits	·
62	62 visits	·
63	63 visits	·
64	64 visits	·
65	65 visits	·
66	66 visits	·
67	67 visits	·
68	68 visits	·
69	69 visits	·
70	70 visits	·
71	71 visits	·
72	72 visits	·
73	73 visits	·
74	74 visits	·
Code	Label	74
75	75 visits	·
76	76 visits	·
77	77 visits	·
78	78 visits	·
79	79 visits	·
80	80 visits	·
81	81 visits	·
82	82 visits	·
83	83 visits	·
84	84 visits	·
85	85 visits	·
86	86 visits	·
87	87 visits	·
88	88 visits	·
89	89 visits	·
90	90 visits	X
91	91 visits	·
92	92 visits	·
93	93 visits	·
94	94 visits	·
95	95 visits	·
96	96 visits	·
97	97+ visits	·
98	NIU	X
99	Unknown	X

Description

For persons ages 5 to 24 who have had their teeth straightened or had bands placed on their teeth or who have unknown orthodontic histories, ORTH12MO records the number of visits the person made to an orthodontist in the past 12 months.

ORTH12MO is part of the Dental Health Supplement. For related variables and more information about this supplement, please use the IPUMS NHIS search function and drop-down menus, or see ORTHEVER.

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