IPUMS NHIS: descr: ABPDIAGMOST

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ABPDIAGMOST

Condition diagnosed as causing most abdominal pain

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Code	Label	89
00	NIU	X
01	Spastic colon	X
02	Functional bowel	X
03	Irritable Colon	X
04	Irritable Bowel Syndrome	X
05	Allergies	X
06	Anxiety	X
07	Appendicitis	X
08	Cancer	X
09	Cirrhosis	X
10	Colitis	X
11	Constipation	X
12	Crohn's disease	X
13	Depression	X
14	Diarrhea	X
15	Diverticulitis	X
16	Diverticulosis	X
17	Enteritis	·
18	Esophagitis	X
19	Flu	X
20	Food poisoning	X
21	Gallbladder problem	X
22	Gallstones	X
23	Gastritis	X
24	Gastroenteritis	X
Code	Label	89
25	Growth	X
26	Heartburn	X
27	Hepatitis	X
28	Hernia, non-hiatal	X
29	Hiatal hernia	X
30	Impacted bowel	X
31	Indigestion	X
32	Infection	X
33	Influenza	X
34	Lactose intolerance	X
35	Medication side effects	X
36	Nerves	X
37	Obstructed bowels	X
38	Other bowel trouble	X
39	Other liver trouble	X
40	Other stomach trouble	X
41	Peritonitis	X
42	Stress	X
43	Tension	X
44	Trouble swallowing	X
45	Tumor	X
46	Ulcer	X
47	Ulcerative colitis	X
48	Virus	X
49	Other	X
Code	Label	89
50	Non-digestive disorder	X
51	More than 1 condition given	X
98	Unknown-not ascertained	X
99	Unknown-don't know	X

Description

For respondents who mentioned more than one condition when asked what the doctor said caused their abdominal pain (ABPDIAGCON1, ABPDIAGCON2, ABPDIAGCON3, ABPDIAGCON4, and ABPDIAGCON5), ABPDIAGMOST reports which of these conditions caused the most pain during the past 12 months. For respondents who mentioned only one condition, that condition is reported for ABPDIAGMOST by default.

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