Description

For sample adults who had seen a practitioner for ayurveda during the past 12 months (AYUYR) and had used ayurveda for a specific health problem or condition (AYUTREAT), AYUSINTER indicates whether they had used ayurveda because "you thought it would be interesting to try."

Other reasons for using ayurveda that were recorded by the survey, and the associated IPUMS NHIS variables, are:

• AYUSHCREC (Health care provider recommended)

• AYUSENERGY (Enhanced energy)

• AYUSWELL (General wellness)

• AYUSMEDCOST (Medical treatments expensive)

• AYUSMEDFAIL (Medical treatment not help)

• AYUSCOMBO (Helps combined w. conventional med)

• AYUSIMMUN (Improved immune function)

• AYUSRELREC (Family or friends recommended)

For information about the full range of variables related to ayurveda, including definitions, see AYUYR.

Comparability

AYUSINTER is only available in 2002.

Universe

Availability

• 2002

Weights

• 2002 : SAMPWEIGHT