Description

RELUSMEDFAIL indicates whether sample adults had used a relaxation technique because medical treatments did not help the person. See Survey Text tab for specific changes in question wording between samples.

For information about the full range of variables related to a relaxation technique, including definitions, see RELAXYR. For related variables and more information, please see TABDOM1, or use the search function or IPUMS NHIS drop-down menus.

Comparability

Prior to 2012, sample adults who had seen a practitioner for a relaxation technique during the past 12 months and, in 2002, had used a relaxation technique for a specific health problem or condition were asked their reasons for using a relaxation technique.

Beginning in 2012, sample adults and sample children were instead asked to select three of sixteen therapies that were most important and only asked the series of questions related to treating health problems, symptoms, or conditions as well as reasons for and the importance of using these top three therapies. Persons who did not include a relaxation technique among their top three CAM therapies did not answer follow up questions for this therapy beginning in 2012 and are reported as responding "no."

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Availability

• 2002, 2007, 2012

Weights

• 2002, 2007 : SAMPWEIGHT
• 2012 : SUPP4WT