Description

For sample adults who completed a set of questions on bowel functions and who did not report times per day in answer to a question about how often they usually have bowel movements, BMFREQXWK reports how many times per week the respondent usually has a bowel movement. For times per day, see BMFREQXDAY.

BMFREQXWK is part of a supplement on Digestive Disorders initiated in 1989 which had 3 sections. The first asked about specific conditions such as gallstones, ulcers, or colon or bowel conditions (such as BOWELFUNEV, ever had a functional bowel). The second asked about abdominal pain (such as ABPAIN3XYR, had abdominal pain 3 or more times, past 12 months). The third was on normative bowel functions (such as ABGASTRUBYR, had trouble with abdominal gas in the past 12 months). For related variables and more information, please use the IPUMS NHIS search function and drop-down menus, or see the variables listed above.

Comparability

There are no comparability issues with this variable.

Universe

Availability

• 1989

Weights

• 1989 : SUPP2WT