IPUMS NHIS: descr: HER1MOST

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NATIONAL HEALTH INTERVIEW SURVEY

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HER1MOST

1st herbal supplement taken most

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Code	Label	07
00	NIU	X
01	First combination herb pill	X
02	Androstenedione	X
03	Black cohosh	X
04	Carnitine	X
05	Chasteberry	X
06	Condroitin	X
07	Coenzyme Q-10	X
08	Comfrey	X
09	Conjugated Linolenic Acid	X
10	Cranberry (pills, gelcaps)	X
11	Creatine	X
12	DHEA	X
13	Echinacea	X
14	Ephedra	X
15	Evening primrose	X
16	Feverfew	X
17	Fiber or Psyllium	X
18	Fish oil or omega 3	X
19	Flaxseed Oil or Pills	X
20	Garlic supplements	X
21	Ginger pills or gelcaps	X
22	Ginko biloba	X
23	Ginsent	X
24	Glucosamine	X
Code	Label	07
25	Goldenseal	X
26	Guarana	X
27	Grape Seed Extract	X
28	Green tea pills	X
29	EGCG	·
30	Hawthorn	X
31	Horny Goat Weed	·
32	Kava Kava	X
33	Lecithin	X
34	Lutein	X
35	Lycopene	X
36	Melatonin	X
37	MSM	X
38	Milk thistle	X
39	Prebiotics or Probiotics	X
40	SAM-e	X
41	Saw palmetto	X
42	Senna	X
43	Soy supplements	X
44	St. John's wort	X
45	Valerian	X
46	Second combination pill	X
47	Acai (pills, gelcaps)	·
48	Bee pollen and other bee products	·
49	Digestive enzymes (lactaid)	·
Code	Label	07
50	First herb from lookup table or other specify lookup	·
51	Second herb from lookup table or other specify lookup	·
97	Unknown-refused	X
98	Unknown-not ascertained	X
99	Unknown-don't know	X

Description

For sample adults and sample children in 2007 who had taken one or more herbal supplements during the past 30 days (HERMOSUPNO), HER1MOST reports the first of two herbal supplements that the respondent had taken most often.

Sample adults and respondents for sample children were shown the same list of 45 herbs and asked, "Which two of these herbal supplements did [you/(sample child's name)] take the most in the past 30 days?" Interviewers were given the instruction, "If respondent cannot choose two herbs used most often, probe for the two most important for health." See HERMOAND for the full list of herbal supplements shown to sample adults and respondents for sample children.

Related Variables[show more]

The herb identified in HER1MOST is used to fill in question wording on many subsequent survey items. For example, HER1USWELL asks, "Did you use [fill: 1st herb] for any of these reasons? ... For general health or wellness?"

For sample persons who had taken two or more herbal supplements in the past 30 days, parallel information was recorded on the second of the two herbal supplements that the respondent had taken most often. (See HER2MOST.)

For more information on the full range of variables related to herbal supplements, including definitions, see HERMO.

Survey Text

2007

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2007

Survey form view entire document: text image

Question ID: : ALT.484_00.000

Instrument Variable Name: AHB_TOP2
Question Text:

Which TWO of these herbal supplements did you take the most in the PAST 30 DAYS?
*Enter two answers, separate with commas.
*If respondent cannot choose two herbs used most often, probe for the two most important for health.

01 First combination herb pill
02 Androstenedione
03 Black cohosh
04 Carnitine
05 Chasteberry
06 Condroitin
07 Coenzyme Q-10
08 Comfrey
09 Conjugated Linolenic Acid (CLA)
10 Cranberry (pills, gelcaps)
11 Creatine
12 DHEA
13 Echinacea
14 Ephedra
15 Evening primrose
16 Feverfew
17 Fiber or Psyllium (pills or powder)
18 Fish oil or omega 3 or DHA fatty acid supplements
19 Flaxseed Oil or Pills
20 Garlic supplements (pills, gelcaps)
21 Ginger pills or gelcaps
22 Ginkgo biloba
23 Ginseng
24 Glucosamine
25 Goldenseal
26 Guarana
27 Grape Seed Extract
28 Green tea pills (not brewed tea)
29 EGCG (pills)
30 Hawthorn
31 Horny Goat Weed
32 Kava kava
33 Lecithin
34 Lutein
35 Lycopene
36 Melatonin
37 MSM (Methylsulfonylmethane)
38 Milk thistle
39 Prebiotics or Probiotics
40 SAM-e
41 Saw palmetto
42 Senna
43 Soy supplements or soy isoflavones
44 St. John's wort
45 Valerian
97 Refused
99 Don't know

Universe Text: Sample adults 18+ who have taken more than 2 herbal supplements in the past 30 days
Skip Instructions:

(1-45,47) [goto AHB_R1A] (Refused,Don't know) [goto AHB_PRAC]

Survey form view entire document: text image

Question ID: : CAL.250_00.000

Instrument Variable Name: CHB_TOP2
Question Text:

Which TWO of these herbal supplements did [fill: S.C. name] take the most in the PAST 30 DAYS?
*Enter two answers, separate with comma.
*If respondent cannot choose two herbs used most often, probe for the two most important for health.

01 Combination herb pill
02 Androstenedione
03 Black cohosh
04 Carnitine
05 Chasteberry
06 Chondroitin
07 Coenzyme Q-10
08 Comfrey
09 Conjugated Linolenic Acid (CAL)
10 Cranberry (pills, gelcaps)
11 Creatine
12 DHEA
13 Echinacea
14 Ephedra
15 Evening primrose
16 Feverfew
17 Fiber or Psyllium (pills or powder)
18 Fish oil or omega 3 or DHA fatty acid supplements
19 Flaxseed oil or pills
20 Garlic supplements (pills, gelcaps)
21 Ginger pills or gelcaps
22 Ginkgo biloba
23 Ginseng
24 Glucosamine
25 Goldenseal
26 Guarana
27 Grape seed extract
28 Green tea pills (not brewed tea)
29 EGCG (pills)
30 Hawthorn
31 Horny goat weed
32 Kava kava
33 Lecithin
34 Lutein
35 Lycopene
36 Melatonin
37 MSM (Methylsulfonylmethane)
38 Milk thistle
39 Prebiotics or Probiotics
40 SAM-e
41 Saw palmetto
42 Senna
43 Soy supplements or soy isoflavones
44 St. John wort
45 Valerian
97 Refused
99 Don't know

Universe Text: Sample children LT 18 who have taken more than 2 herbs in the past 30 days
Skip Instructions:

If only one answer entered, goto ERR_CHB_TOP2
else (1-45) First herb chosen [goto CHB_TRT1]; (R,D) [goto CHB_SPRT]

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