Description

For sample adults who had seen a practitioner for acupuncture during the past 12 months (ACUYR) and had used acupuncture for a specific health problem or condition (ACUTREAT), ACUSINTER indicates whether they had used acupuncture because "you thought it would be interesting to try."

Other reasons for using acupuncture that were recorded by the survey, and the associated IPUMS NHIS variables, are:

• ACUUSHCREC (Health care provider recommended)

• ACUUSENERGY (Enhanced energy)

• ACUUSWELL (General wellness)

• ACUUSMEDCOST (Medical treatments expensive)

• ACUUSMEDFAIL (Medical treatment not help)

• ACUUSCOMBO (Helps combined w. conventional med)

• ACUUSIMMUN (Improved immune function)

• ACUUSRELREC (Family or friends recommended)

For information about the full range of variables related to acupuncture, including definitions, see ACUYR.

Comparability

ACUSINTER is only available in 2002.

Universe

Availability

• 2002

Weights

• 2002 : SAMPWEIGHT