Codes and Frequencies
An 'X' indicates the category is available for that sample
| Code | Label |
69
|
|---|---|---|
| 0 | NIU | X |
| 1 | Medical doctor | X |
| 2 | Chiropractor | X |
| 3 | Friend | X |
| 4 | Relative | X |
| 5 | Self-diagnosis | X |
| 6 | Other | X |
| 9 | Unknown | X |
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Description
For persons who have ever had arthritis or rheumatism in the past 12 months, ARTHDIAGFIRST reports if a medical doctor, a chiropractor, a friend, a relative, or someone else was the first to tell the person that he or she had arthritis.
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Universe
- 1969: Persons who had arthritis or rheumatism in the past 12 months.
Availability
- 1969
Weights
- 1969 : PERWEIGHT
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