Table 1 Study Variables Original and Re-coded Factors

Dependent Variable

Last Dentist Visit^a

Within the past year

Within Last 12 Months^b

Within the past 2 years

Longer Than 12 Months Ago

Within the past 5 years

5 or more years ago

Never

Don’t know/Not sure

Removed for analysis

Refused

Missing

Demographic Variables

Sex

Male

Male

Female

Female

Age

Age in years (18 to 99)

18–44 Years

45–64 Years

65 Years And Older

Marital Status

Married

Married

Divorced

Not Married

Widowed

Separated

Never married

A member of an unmarried couple

Partner In An Unmarried Couple

Refused

Removed for analysis

Geographic Locale

In the center city of an MSA

Metropolitan

Outside the center city of an MSA but inside the county containing the center city

Inside a suburban county of an MSA

Not in an MSA

Non-Metropolitan

Race/Ethnicity

White only, non-Hispanic

White Non-Hispanic

Black only, non-Hispanic

Black Non-Hispanic

American Indian or Alaskan Native only, Non-Hispanic

Other Non-Hispanic

Asian only, non-Hispanic

Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander only, Non-Hispanic

Other race only, non-Hispanic

Multiracial, non-Hispanic

Hispanic

Hispanic

Don’t know/Not sure/Refused

Removed for analysis

Veteran Status

Yes

Veteran

No

Not A Veteran

Don’t know/Not Sure

Refused

Removed for analysis

Socio-economic Variables

Education Attained

Never attended school or only kindergarten

Less Than High School

Grades 1 through 8 (Elementary)

Grades 9 through 11 (Some high school)

Grade 12 or GED (High school graduate)

High School Graduate

College 1 year to 3 years (Some college or technical school)

College 4 years or more (College graduate)

University Graduate

Refused

Removed for analysis

Employment Status

Employed for wages

Employed

Self-employed

Out of work for 1 year or more

Not Employed

Out of work for less than 1 year

A homemaker

Not Working By Choice Or Unable To Work

A student

Retired

Unable to work

Refused

Removed for analysis

Annual Household Income

Less than $10,000

Less Than $50,000

$10,000 to less than $15,000

$15,000 to less than $20,000

$20,000 to less than $25,000

$25,000 to less than $35,000

$35,000 to less than $50,000

$50,000 to less than $75,000

$50,000 And More

$75,000 or more

Don’t know/Not sure

Removed for analysis

Refused

Health Services Variables

Health Insurance Status

Yes

Have Health Insurance

No

Do Not Have Health Insurance

Don’t know/Not Sure

Refused

Removed for analysis

Personal HCP

Yes, only one

Have HCP

More than one

No

Do Not Have HCP

Don’t know/Not Sure

Refused

Removed for analysis

Not asked or Missing

Delayed Care Because Of Cost

Yes

Care Delayed

No

Care Not Delayed

Don’t know/Not sure

Removed for analysis

Refused

Last Medical Checkup

Within past year

Within Last 12 Months

Within past 2 years

Longer Than 12 Months Ago

Within past 5 years

5 or more years ago

Don’t know/Not sure

Never

Refused

Removed for analysis

Health Specific Variables

Number Permanent Teeth Removed

None

No Teeth

1 to 5

1 To 5 Teeth

6 or more, but not all

6 Or More, But Not All Teeth

All

All Teeth

Don’t know/Not sure

Refused

Removed for analysis

Self-Defined Health Status

Excellent

Good To Excellent Health

Very good

Good

Fair

Fair To Poor Health

Poor

Don’t know/Not Sure

Removed for analysis

Refused

Smoking Status

No

Non-Smoker

Yes

Current Smoker

Don’t know/Refused/Missing

Removed for analysis

Access To Dental Care Variable

Dentists Per 100,000 Population Tertile Ranges

Dentists per 100,000 state population ranging from 40.93 to 89.95

40.93–57.23 Per 100,000

57.24–73.54 Per 100,000

73.55–89.85 Per 100,000