lost all of natural teeth (q6757)
Data file: WHS-Kenya_F5
Overview
Valid:
4321
Invalid:
96
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
2
Width:
4
Range:
1 - 5
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
Have you lost all of your natural teeth?
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yes | 61 |
1.4%
|
| 5 | No | 4260 |
98.6%
|
| Sysmiss | 96 |
Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.
var_qstn_ivuinstr
The question serves to identify people who are suffering from edentulism (who are missing all of their teeth), a particularly debilitating oral disease. If left untreated, edentulism can lead to the shrinking and loss of jawbone. Record a response of “yes” only if the respondent has lost all of their natural teeth, and not just some or most of them.