Codes and Frequencies
Description
ACUTAUT indicates whether the person used acupuncture to treat autism. Please see the Comparability and Universe tabs for more information on how this variable is constructed and changes over time.
Comparability
Prior to 2012, in universe persons were asked about a series of specific health problems, symptoms, or conditions they may have treated with different complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) therapies. Beginning in 2012, persons 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 about these top three therapies. Persons who did not include acupuncture among their top three CAM therapies did not answer follow up questions for this therapy beginning in 2012 and are reported as responding "no". For more information on the construction of this variable for 2012-forward, please see TABDOM1.
Additionally, prior to 2012, sample adults and sample children could report treating autism or autism spectrum disorders using CAM therapies. However, beginning in 2012, autism was only included on the CAM condition list for sample children aged 4-17.
Universe
- 2007: Sample adults age 18+ and sample children under age 18 who have seen a practitioner for acupuncture during the past 12 months and have used acupuncture for a specific health problem or condition.
- 2012: 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
- 2007, 2012
Weights
- 2007 : SAMPWEIGHT
- 2012 : SUPP4WT
