IPUMS NHIS: descr: AYUSEYR

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AYUSEYR

Used ayurveda, past 12 months

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For sample adults and children in 2012 who had ever used ayurveda (AYUEV) but had either not seen a practitioner for ayurveda in the past 12 months or had never seen a practitioner for ayurveda, AYUSEYR reports whether they used ayurveda in the past 12 months.

Ayurveda was one of many alternative health treatment modalities included in the Alternative Health Supplements.

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The 2012 Field Representative's Manual defines ayurveda as:

Ayurveda is a system of medicine that originated in India several thousand years ago. In the United States, Ayurveda is considered a type of CAM and a whole medical system. As with other such systems, it is based on theories of health and illness and on ways to prevent, manage, or treat health problems. Ayurveda aims to integrate and balance the body, mind, and spirit (thus, some view it as "holistic"). This balance is believed to lead to contentment and health and to help prevent illness. However, Ayurveda also proposes treatments for specific health problems, whether they are physical or mental. A chief aim of Ayurvedic practices is to cleanse the body of substances that can cause disease, and this is believed to help reestablish harmony and balance.

Field representatives were advised to "feel free to offer [this definition] even if the respondent has not requested [it]."

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Additional information about the use of ayurveda was collected for respondents who reported using ayurveda 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.

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