Description

AYUSMEDFAIL indicates whether sample adults had used ayurveda because "conventional medical treatments would not help you" (2002) or "because medical treatments did not help" (2007). Only sample adults who had seen a practitioner for ayurveda during the past 12 months (AYUYR) and, in 2002, had used ayurveda for a specific health problem or condition (AYUTREAT) were asked their reasons for using ayurveda.

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

• AYUSCOMBO (Helps combined w. conventional med)

• AYUSENERGY (Enhanced energy)

• AYUSWELL (General wellness)

• AYUSHCREC (Health care provider recommended)

• AYUSMEDCOST (Medical treatment expensive)

• AYUSINTER (Interesting to try)

• 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

Apart from the change in universe and the slight difference in question wording noted above, AYUSMEDFAIL is comparable between 2002 and 2007.

Universe

Availability

• 2002, 2007

Weights

• 2002, 2007 : SAMPWEIGHT