Codes and Frequencies
An 'X' indicates the category is available for that sample
| Code | Label |
12
|
07
|
02
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | NIU | X | X | X |
| 1 | No | X | X | X |
| 2 | Yes | X | X | X |
| 7 | Unknown-refused | · | · | X |
| 8 | Unknown-not ascertained | · | · | · |
| 9 | Unknown-don't know | X | X | X |
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Description
DITUSMEDFAIL indicates whether the person used a special diet because conventional medical treatments didn't help. . Please see the Comparability, Universe, and Survey Text Tabs for information on changes in the variable over time.
For information about the full range of variables related to special diets, including definitions, see DITATKINYR. 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 used a special diet during the past 12 months and, in 2002, had used a special diet for two weeks or more for health reasons or for a specific health problem or condition, were asked their reasons for using the special diet.
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 importance of use for these top three therapies. Persons who did not include a special diet among their top three CAM therapies did not answer follow up questions for this therapy beginning in 2012 and are reported as responding "no".
Universe
- 2002: Sample adults age 18+ who have used at least one of these special diets for two weeks or more for health reasons during the past 12 months and have used at least one of these special diets for a specific health problem or condition.
- 2007: Sample adults age 18+ who have used a special diet during the past 12 months.
- 2012: Sample adults age 18+ and sample children ages 4-17 who have reported having at least one top CAM therapy and using this therapy to treat a specific health problem or condition.
Availability
- 2002, 2007, 2012
Survey Text
| 2012 |
| 2007 |
| 2002 |
QuestionText:
2 No
7 Refused
9 Don't know
SkipInstructions:
else if self-care modality (categories 6,7 and 10-16 on ALT_TP31 variable, [goto TP1_RS5]; else [goto TP1_RS6]
QuestionText:
2 No
7 Refused
9 Don't know
SkipInstructions:
else if self-care modality (categories 6,7 and 10-16 on CAL_TP31 variable, [goto CTP1RS5];
else [goto CTP1RS6]
Question Text:
DURING THE PAST 12 MONTHS, did you use the [fill: diet used most] diet for any of these reasons?
...Because medical treatments did not help
2 No
7 Refused
9 Don't know
Skip Instructions:
(1) Yes
(2) No
(7) Refused
(9) Don't know
DIT_EXPS Conventional medical treatments were too expensive
DIT_COMB Special diets combined with conventional medical treatments would help you
DIT_SUGG A conventional medical professional suggested you try special diets
DIT_INTS You thought it would be interesting to try special diets
Weights
- 2002, 2007 : SAMPWEIGHT
- 2012 : SUPP4WT