1999 YRBS Middle School Survey Data

Oregon Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS)

1999 Middle School YRBS Questions

**Q90. When did you last go to a dentist?**
Weighted Column Percents
		TOTAL	Grade
		TOTAL	6th grade	7th grade	8th grade
TOTAL		100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
During the past 12 months		76.5	74.7	76.2	78.4
Within the past two years		12.6	13.4	12.7	11.7
Within the past five years		3.3	2.9	3.3	3.6
More than five years ago		2.1	2.2	2.1	2.1
Never been to dentist		1.9	2.0	2.0	1.6
Don't know if I've been to dentist		3.7	4.8	3.7	2.7
Female	Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
	During the past 12 months	77.0	74.6	77.7	78.6
	Within the past two years	12.7	13.7	13.0	11.4
	Within the past five years	3.2	2.9	3.0	3.7
	More than five years ago	2.2	2.2	1.9	2.3
	Never been to dentist	1.6	1.9	1.3	1.6
	Don't know if I've been to dentist	3.3	4.6	3.1	2.4
Male	Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
	During the past 12 months	75.9	74.7	74.8	78.2
	Within the past two years	12.5	13.1	12.4	11.9
	Within the past five years	3.3	3.0	3.5	3.4
	More than five years ago	2.0	2.2	2.2	1.8
	Never been to dentist	2.1	2.1	2.6	1.7
	Don't know if I've been to dentist	4.1	5.0	4.4	3.1

**Q90. When did you last go to a dentist?**
Frequencies
		TOTAL	Grade
		TOTAL	6th grade	7th grade	8th grade
TOTAL		18,419	4,635	5,263	8,521
During the past 12 months		13,485	3,225	3,817	6,443
Within the past two years		2,187	568	651	968
Within the past five years		585	123	169	293
More than five years ago		367	92	105	170
Never been to dentist		309	91	90	128
Don't know if I've been to dentist		603	212	183	208
Refused/Unknown		883	324	248	311
Female	Total	9,293	2,305	2,681	4,307
	During the past 12 months	6,878	1,624	1,972	3,282
	Within the past two years	1,118	292	340	486
	Within the past five years	295	57	82	156
	More than five years ago	191	48	50	93
	Never been to dentist	144	46	34	64
	Don't know if I've been to dentist	260	101	70	89
	Refused/Unknown	407	137	133	137
Male	Total	9,126	2,330	2,582	4,214
	During the past 12 months	6,607	1,601	1,845	3,161
	Within the past two years	1,069	276	311	482
	Within the past five years	290	66	87	137
	More than five years ago	176	44	55	77
	Never been to dentist	165	45	56	64
	Don't know if I've been to dentist	343	111	113	119
	Refused/Unknown	476	187	115	174