Codes and Frequencies
Description
DITPRACYR indicates whether sample adults in 2002, 2007, and 2012, and sample children in 2012, had seen a practitioner for a special diet during the past 12 months. This information was collected from respondents who had used a special diet for two weeks or more for health reasons during the past 12 months and had ever seen a practitioner for the use of these special diets (DITPRAC).
Comparability
Along with universe changes, the question wording for DITPRACYR and the scope of "special diets" differed over each year.
In 2007, sample children were added to the universe for this question. In 2007 only, the sample child universe was not restricted by if the sample child had ever seen a practitioner for a special diet (DITPRAC). Because of this expanded universe, the number of negative responses for DITPRACYR is much higher in 2007. Otherwise, there are no comparability issues.
In 2007, sample children were added to the universe for this question. In 2007 only, the sample child universe was not restricted by if the sample child had ever seen a practitioner for a special diet (DITPRAC). Because of this expanded universe, the number of negative responses for DITPRACYR is much higher in 2007. Otherwise, there are no comparability issues.
Universe
- 2002: Sample adults age 18+ who have used at least one special diet for two weeks or more for health reasons during the past 12 months and who saw a practitioner for use of these special diets.
- 2007: Sample adults age 18+ who have ever seen a practitioner for a special diet.
- 2012: Sample adults age 18+ and sample children between the ages of 4 and 17 who have ever seen a practitioner for a special diet.
Availability
- 2002, 2007, 2012
Weights
- 2002, 2007 : SAMPWEIGHT
- 2012 : SUPP4WT
