Description

For sample adults who had seen a practitioner for chiropractic or osteopathic manipulation during the past 12 months (COMYR) and who had used chiropractic or osteopathic manipulation for a specific health problem (COMTREAT), COMNOCONV identifies those who had received no conventional medical treatment for the condition for which they most used chiropractic or osteopathic manipulation (COMTCONMOST).

The survey question for COMNOCONV collected information about the use of specific conventional medical treatments for the condition for which chiropractic or osteopathic manipulation was used the most, if the person had received conventional medical treatment. The specific treatments asked about were:

• Mental health counseling (COMCOUN)

• Prescription medications (COMPMED)

• Over-the-counter medications (COMNPMED)

• Physical therapy (COMPT)

• Surgery (COMSURG)

Interviewers asked, "Did you receive any of these conventional medical treatments for [condition for which chiropractic or osteopathic manipulation was used the most]?" and entered all treatments reported by the respondent.

For more information about the full range of variables related to chiropractic or osteopathic manipulation, including definitions, see COMYR.

Comparability

COMNOCONV is only available in 2007.

Universe

Availability

• 2007

Weights

• 2007 : SAMPWEIGHT