Codes and Frequencies
An 'X' indicates the category is available for that sample
| Code | Label |
81
|
|---|---|---|
| 0 | NIU | X |
| 1 | Every day | X |
| 2 | Nearly every day | X |
| 3 | Once or twice a week | X |
| 4 | 2 or 3 times a month | X |
| 5 | About once a month | X |
| 6 | Less than once a month | X |
| 7 | During one episode of illness | X |
| 8 | Other frequency | X |
| 9 | Unknown | X |
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Description
For sample persons under age 18 who have taken two or more medicines in the past two weeks, MED2WFREQ2 indicates the frequency with which the child took the second type of medication in the past three months.
MED2WFREQ2 is part of the "Medicine Use" section of the 1981 Child Health Supplement. For more information and related variables about child medication intake, please see MED2W1.
Related Variables
Persons are also asked about the type of second reported medication used MED2W2, the main health problem for which the second reported medication was used MED2WPROB2, whether or not the doctor prescribed the second reported medication MED2WRX2, and whether or not the doctor had recommended the use of the second reported medication MED2WDREC2.
Universe
- 1981: Sample persons under age 18 who have taken two or more medications in the past two weeks.
Availability
- 1981
Weights
- 1981 : SAMPWEIGHT
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