Description

For sample adults in 2002 who had used acupuncture for their own health during the past 12 months (ACUYR) and had used acupuncture to treat at least one specific health problem or condition (ACUTREAT), ACUCON1 reports the first of the three most bothersome conditions treated with acupuncture.

The 2002 NHIS recognized 74 conditions (including an "other" category) that respondents could have treated with acupuncture. (See ACUTREAT for the full list.) To obtain responses to ACUCON1, the interviewer first asked, "For what health problems or conditions did you use acupuncture?" After recording all answers, the interviewer displayed the list of conditions reported by the respondent and asked, "Which three of these are the most bothersome?" These three conditions are reported in ACUCON1, ACUCON2, and ACUCON3.

Respondents were also asked how much acupuncture had helped the three conditions reported to be most bothersome. The following variables report the degree of help from acupuncture for each of the three most bothersome conditions: ACUCON1HELP, ACUCON2HELP, and ACUCON3HELP.

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Comparability

ACUCON1 is only available for 2002.

Universe

Availability

• 2002

Weights

• 2002 : SAMPWEIGHT