CHARSET="UTF-16";
AXIS-VERSION="2013";
LANGUAGE="en";
LAST-UPDATED="20250723 11:00";
OFFICIAL-STATISTICS="YES";
DECIMALS=1;
MATRIX="IH500";
SUBJECT-AREA="Irish Health Survey-Children's Health";
SUBJECT-CODE="IHCH";
DESCRIPTION="Dental care needs and unmet needs for health problems in the past 12 months for all children aged 2 to 17 years of age";
TITLE="Dental care needs and unmet needs for health problems in the past 12 months for all children aged 2 to 17 years of age - Sex and Year 2024";
CONTENTS="Dental care needs and unmet needs for health problems in the past 12 months for all children aged 2 to 17 years of age";
UNITS="%";
STUB="Statistic";
HEADING="Year","Sex";
CONTVARIABLE="Statistic";
VALUES("Statistic")="My child really needed at least one dental examination or treatment",
"My child did not need any dental examination or treatment)","My child had a dental examination or treatment each time they needed",
"My child did not have a dental examination or treatment when they needed it on at least one occasion";
VALUES("Year")="2024";
VALUES("Sex")="Both sexes","Male","Female";
TIMEVAL("Year")=TLIST(A1),"2024";
CODES("Statistic")="IH500C01","IH500C02","IH500C03","IH500C04";
CODES("Sex")="-","1","2";
DOMAIN("Sex")="C02199V02655";
UNITS("My child really needed at least one dental examination or treatment")="%";
UNITS("My child did not need any dental examination or treatment)")="%";
UNITS("My child had a dental examination or treatment each time they needed")="% of those that needed at least one dental examination/treatment";
UNITS("My child did not have a dental examination or treatment when they needed it on at least one occasion")="% of those that needed at least one dental examination/treatment";
REFPERIOD("My child really needed at least one dental examination or treatment")=" ";
REFPERIOD("My child did not need any dental examination or treatment)")=" ";
REFPERIOD("My child had a dental examination or treatment each time they needed")=" ";
REFPERIOD("My child did not have a dental examination or treatment when they needed it on at least one occasion")=" ";
BASEPERIOD("My child really needed at least one dental examination or treatment")=" ";
BASEPERIOD("My child did not need any dental examination or treatment)")=" ";
BASEPERIOD("My child had a dental examination or treatment each time they needed")=" ";
BASEPERIOD("My child did not have a dental examination or treatment when they needed it on at least one occasion")=" ";
ELIMINATION("Sex")="Both sexes";
SOURCE="Central Statistics Office, Ireland";
NOTE="23 July 2025 - Publication of this table was delayed due updated data.";
DATA=
31.7 31.7 31.7 
68.3 68.3 68.3 
82.6 82.1 83.2 
17.4 17.9 16.8;