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Data List for Percentage of Adults Who Reported a Dental Visit in the Past Year, Utah and U.S., 1997-2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, and 2018

BRFSS Utah vs. U.S.YearAge-adjusted Percentage of AdultsLower LimitUpper Limit
Record Count: 29
UT Old Methodology199771.8%69.6%73.9%
UT Old Methodology199869.4%67.0%71.7%
UT Old Methodology199972.6%70.5%74.7%
UT Old Methodology200073.6%71.4%75.7%
UT Old Methodology200176.2%74.3%78.0%
UT Old Methodology200272.9%71.1%74.7%
UT Old Methodology200471.9%70.3%73.4%
UT Old Methodology200669.7%68.0%71.3%
UT Old Methodology200871.7%70.1%73.3%
UT Old Methodology201072.6%71.4%73.9%
US Old Methodology199766.7%66.1%67.3%
US Old Methodology199870.7%69.9%71.5%
US Old Methodology199967.9%67.5%68.3%
US Old Methodology200071.6%70.6%72.6%
US Old Methodology200170.5%69.9%71.1%
US Old Methodology200269.4%69.0%69.7%
US Old Methodology200468.9%68.6%69.3%
US Old Methodology200667.9%67.5%68.3%
US Old Methodology200868.3%68.0%68.6%
US Old Methodology201067.9%67.6%68.2%
UT New Methodology201068.7%67.6%69.8%
UT New Methodology201268.7%67.5%69.8%
UT New Methodology201469.1%68.2%70.0%
UT New Methodology201673.0%71.8%74.1%
UT New Methodology201872.0%70.9%73.1%
US New Methodology201265.2%64.9%65.5%
US New Methodology201464.1%63.8%64.4%
US New Methodology201665.5%65.2%65.8%
US New Methodology201866.2%65.8%66.5%

Data Notes

Age adjusted to U.S. 2000 population. U.S. data are the average of all states and the District of Columbia; they do not include U.S. territories. (Beginning in 2002 this is a core BRFSS question which is only asked in even years.) The data in this graph include estimates from the old landline-only methodology, and from the new methodology that includes both landline and cell phone respondent interviews along with a new weighting methodology called iterative proportional fitting, or raking. The new methodology utilizes additional demographic information (such as education, race, and marital status) in the weighting procedure. Both of these methodology changes were implemented to account for an increased number of U.S. households without landline phones and an under-representation of certain demographic groups that were not well-represented in the sample. More details about these changes can be found at: [https://ibis.health.utah.gov/pdf/opha/resource/brfss/RakingImpact2011.pdf].

Data Sources

  • Utah Data: Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, Office of Public Health Assessment, Utah Department of Health
  • U.S. Data: Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), Division of Behavioral Surveillance, CDC Office of Surveillance, Epidemiology, and Laboratory Services

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Definition

Percentage of adults ages 18 years and older who reported a dental visit in the past year.

How We Calculated the Rates

Numerator:Number of survey respondents who reported a dental visit within the past 12 months.
Denominator:Total number of survey respondents excluding those with missing, "Don't know/Not sure" or "Refused" responses.

Date Indicator Content Last Updated: 10/26/2020


Oral Health Program, Office of Primary Care and Rural Health, Utah Department of Health and Human Services | Phone: 801-201-9462 | Email: OPCRH@utah.gov | Website: ruralhealth.utah.gov/oral-health-program
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