IPUMS NHIS: descr: HER1TCONMOST

IPUMS NHIS

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NATIONAL HEALTH INTERVIEW SURVEY

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HER1TCONMOST

Condition for which 1st herbal supplement was taken to treat most

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Codes and Frequencies

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An 'X' indicates the category is available for that sample

Code	Label	12	07
000	NIU	X	X
001	Abdominal pain	X	·
002	Acid reflux or heartburn	X	X
003	Anemia	·	·
004	Feeling anxious, nervous or worried	X	X
005	Asthma	X	X
006	Arthritis	X	X
007	Attention Deficit Disorder/Hyperactivity	X	X
008	Autism/Austism Spectrum Disorder	X	·
009	Benign tumors, cysts	·	·
010	Bipolar Disorder	X	X
011	Birth defect	·	·
012	Cancer	X	X
013	Cerebral Palsy	·	·
014	Chicken Pox	·	·
015	High Cholesterol	X	X
016	Chronic Bronchitis	X	X
017	Circulation problems (other than in the legs)	X	X
018	Coronary heart disease	X	X
019	Congenital heart disease	·	·
020	Constipation	X	X
021	Cystic Fibrosis	·	·
022	Dental pain	X	·
023	Depression	X	X
024	Diabetes	X	X
Code	Label	12	07
025	Digestive allergy	X	X
026	Down syndrome	·	X
027	Ear infections (3 or more)	·	X
028	Excessive sleepiness during the day	·	·
029	Excessive use of alcohol or tobacco	·	·
030	Fatigue or lack of energy more than 3 days	X	·
031	Fever more than 1 day	X	·
032	Fibromyalgia	X	·
033	Fracture, bone/joint injury	X	·
034	Frequent diarrhea or colitis	X	·
035	Gout	X	X
036	Gynecologic problem	X	X
037	Hay fever	X	X
038	Head or chest cold	X	X
039	Hearing problem	·	X
040	Heart condition or disease, other than coronary heart disease	X	X
041	Hernia	X	·
042	Hypertension	X	X
043	Infectious diseases or problems of the immune system	X	·
044	Influenza or pneumonia	X	·
045	Insomnia or trouble sleeping	X	X
046	Jaw pain	X	·
047	Joint pain or stiffness/Other joint condition	X	X
048	Knee problems (not arthritis, not joint injury)	X	X
049	Liver problem	X	X
Code	Label	12	07
050	Lung/breathing problem	X	X
051	Lupus	X	X
052	Memory loss or loss of other cognitive function	X	X
053	Menopause	X	X
054	Menstrual problems	X	X
055	Muscular dystrophy	·	·
056	Intellectual disability, also known as mental retardation	·	·
057		·	·
058	Missing limbs (fingers, toes or digits), amputee	X	·
059	Nausea and/or vomiting	X	·
060	Neurological problems	X	·
061	Osteoporosis, tendinitis	X	X
062	Allergies other than hay fever, respiratory, food, digestive, or skin allergies	X	·
063	Chronic pain	X	·
064	Other developmental problem/delay	·	·
065	Injury other than fracture, bone/joint injury	·	·
066	Mental health disorders	·	·
067	Muscle or bone pain	X	·
068	Nerve damage, including carpal tunnel syndrome	·	·
069	Problems with being overweight	X	X
070	Phobia or fears	·	·
071	Polio (myelitis), paralysis, para/quadriplegia	·	·
072	Poor circulation in your legs	X	X
073	Prostate trouble or impotence	X	X
074	Recurring headache, headache other than migraine	·	X
Code	Label	12	07
075	Respiratory allergy	X	·
076	Rheumatoid arthritis	X	X
077	Senility	·	·
078	Seizures	·	·
079	Sickle cell anemia	·	·
080	Sinusitis	X	X
081	Eczema or any kind of skin allergy	X	·
082	Skin problems, other than eczema or skin allergies	X	X
083	Sore throat other than strep or tonsillitis	X	·
084	Sprain or strain	·	·
085	Frequent stress	X	·
086	Strep throat or tonsillitis	X	·
087	Stuttering or stammering	·	·
088	Substance abuse, other than alcohol or tobacco	·	·
089	Ulcer	X	·
090	Urinary Problems	X	X
091	Varicose veins, hemorrhoids	·	·
092	Vision problem	X	X
093	Weak or failing kidneys	X	·
094	COPD	·	·
095	Back pain or problem	X	X
096	Neck pain or problem	X	X
097	Severe headache or migraine	X	X
098	Stomach or intestinal illness	X	X
099	Gum disease	·	X
Code	Label	12	07
100	Heart attack	·	·
101	Inflammatory bowel disease	·	X
102	Irritable bowel	·	X
103	Schizophrenia	·	·
104	Mania or Psychosis	·	·
105	Stroke	·	·
106	Angina	·	·
107	Dementia, including Alzheimer's Disease	·	X
108	Emphysema	·	·
991	Other 1	X	X
992	Other 2 (sample adults only)	X	·
993	Other 3 (sample adults only)	X	X
997	Unknown-Refused	X	·
998	Unknown-Not Ascertained	·	·
999	Unknown-Don't know	X	X

Comparability

Prior to 2012, in universe persons were asked about a series of specific health problems, symptoms, or conditions they may have treated with different complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) therapies.

Beginning in 2012, persons were instead asked to select three of sixteen therapies that were most important and only asked the series of questions related to treating health problems, symptoms, or conditions about these top three therapies. Persons who did not include acupuncture among their top three CAM therapies did not answer follow up questions for this therapy beginning in 2012 and are reported as responding no. For more detail on how the 2012 version of this variable was constructed, see TABDOM1.

Changes in universe also pose comparability challenges; in 2007, only sample adults were included in the universe. Beginning in 2012, however, sample adults and sample children are included in the universe. Additionally, the list of possible conditions persons could report change over time.

Universe

2007: Sample adults age 18+ who have taken one or more herbal supplements during the past 30 days and took the first herbal supplement to treat or cure a specific health problem or condition.
2012: Sample adults age 18+ and sample children ages 4-17 who have reported having at least one top CAM therapy and using this therapy to treat a specific health problem or condition.

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