Codes and Frequencies
Description
For sample adults who completed a set of questions on bowel functions and who did not report times per week in answer to a question about how often they usually have bowel movements, BMFREQXDAY reports how many times per day the respondent usually has a bowel movement. For times per week, see BMFREQXWK.
BMFREQXDAY is part of a supplement on Digestive Disorders initiated in 1989 which had 3 sections. The first asked about specific conditions such as gallstones, ulcers, or colon or bowel conditions (such as BOWELFUNEV, ever had a functional bowel). The second asked about abdominal pain (such as ABPAIN3XYR, had abdominal pain 3 or more times, past 12 months). The third was on normative bowel functions (such as ABGASTRUBYR, had trouble with abdominal gas in the past 12 months). For related variables and more information, please use the IPUMS NHIS search function and drop-down menus, or see the variables listed above.
Universe
- 1989: Sample persons age 18+ who did not refuse to complete bowel function questions and who did not answer "range" or report times per week as answer to question about how often usually has bowel movements
Availability
- 1989
Weights
- 1989 : SUPP2WT
