Description
For sample persons under age 18, MLAX2W reports if the person took or used any laxatives or any other medicines or remedies for the stomach (such as Ex-Lax, Rolaids, Colace, or Donnatal and the like) during the past 2 weeks.
MLAX2W is part of the 1981 Child Health Supplement. For more information and related variables about child medication intake, please see MALL2W.
Related Variables about Laxative Use[show more]
- The main health problem the respondent used the laxative for (MLAX2WPROB),
- Whether the respondent obtained the laxative via prescription (MLAX2WRX),
- Whether a doctor recommended the use of the laxative (MLAX2WDREC), and
- How often the respondent used the laxative in the past 3 months (MLAX2WFREQ)
