Description

For sample adults who had seen a practitioner for chiropractic care for a specific health problem or condition during the past 12 months (COMYR, COMTREAT), COMUSINTER indicates whether they had used chiropractic care because "you thought it would be interesting to try."

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

• COMUSHCREC (Health care provider recommended)

• COMUSENERGY (Enhanced energy)

• COMUSIMMUN (Improved immune function)

• COMUSMEDCOST (Medical treatments expensive)

• COMUSMEDFAIL (Medical treatment not help)

• COMUSCOMBO (Helps combined w. conventional med)

• COMUSRELREC (Friends or family recommended)

• COMUSWELL (General wellness)

For information about the full range of variables related to chiropractic care, including definitions, see COMYR.

Comparability

COMUSINTER is only available in 2002.

Universe

Availability

• 2002

Weights

• 2002 : SAMPWEIGHT