Codes and Frequencies
Description
For sample adults and children in 2012 whose visits to a practitioner for massage in the past 12 months were (at least partly) covered by health insurance, MASPORT reports whether all or just some of the cost of seeing a practitioner for massage was covered by health insurance.
Massage was one of many alternative health treatment modalities included in the Alternative Health Supplements.
Definitions
The 2012 Field Representative's Manual defines massage as:
Field representatives were advised to "feel free to offer [this definition] even if the respondent has not requested [it]."
Related Variables
Additional information about the use of massage was collected for respondents who reported using massage in the past 12 months, including variables on frequency and cost of use. Please use the IPUMS NHIS drop-down menus and search function to explore these variables.
Universe
- 2012: Sample adults age 18+ and sample children of ages 4-17 whose visit(s) to a practitioner for massage in the past 12 months were (at least partly) covered by health insurance.
Availability
- 2012
Weights
- 2012 : SUPP4WT
