Description

For sample adults who took pain medication at least 3 times a week over the past 3 months (PMED, PMED3MO), PMVIOX identifies those who mentioned Vioxx when asked, "Can you tell me the names of these medications?" Vioxx was one of 12 common pain medications listed on a flash card handed to the respondent at the beginning of questioning about the regular use of pain medication.

Other similar dichotomous variables covering use of specific pain medication regularly over the past 3 months are:

• PMADVIL (Took Advil regularly)

• PMALEVE (Took Aleve regularly)

• PMASPIRIN (Too aspirin regularly)

• PMBAYER (Took Bayer regularly)

• PMBUFFER (Took Bufferin regularly)

• PMCELE (Took Celecoxib regularly)

• PMEXCED (Took Excedrin regularly)

• PMIBUPRO (Took Ibuprofen regularly)

• PMOTRIN (Took Motrin regularly)

• PMNAPROX (Took Naprosyn or Naproxen regularly)

• PMNUPRIN (Took Nuprin regularly)

• PMOTHER (Took other pain medication regularly)

Comparability

This variable is only available in 2005.

Universe

Availability

• 2005

Weights

• 2005 : SAMPWEIGHT