Codes and Frequencies
An 'X' indicates the category is available for that sample
Code | Label |
12
|
07
|
---|---|---|---|
0 | NIU | X | X |
1 | Not mentioned | X | X |
2 | Mentioned | X | X |
7 | Unknown-refused | X | X |
8 | Unknown-not ascertained | · | · |
9 | Unknown-don't know | X | X |
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Description
For sample adults in 2007 and 2012 and sample children in 2012 who had taken herbal supplements during the past 30 days (HERMO) and whose supplements included at least two combination herb pills (HERCOMBONO), HER2COMSAW indicates whether saw palmetto was among the herbs included in the second combination herb pill.
Related Variables[show more]
Saw palmetto was one of possible specific herbs that respondents could indicate taking as part of their second herbal supplement containing more than one herb. Please use the IPUMS NHIS drop-down menus and search function to explore these variables.
Comparability
Interviewers showed respondents a flash card listing specific herbs and asked which supplements respondents had taken in the past 30 days. There were slight changes in the question wording and flash cards over time. For the specific question wording in each year, please click on the "Survey Text" tab.
Universe
- 2007: Sample adults age 18+ who have taken two or more combination herb pills during the past 30 days.
- 2012: Sample adults age 18+ and sample children of ages 4-17 who have taken two or more combination herb pills during the past 30 days.
Availability
- 2007, 2012
Survey Text
2012 |
2007 |
QuestionText:
{Which herbs or other non-vitamin supplements are included in the second combination herb pill?}
Else if AHB_CHPN=3-50, fill: {Thinking of the two combination herb pills you take most often, what herbs or other non-vitamin supplements are
included in the second combination herb pill?}
03 Bee Pollen and other Bee products
04 Chondroitin
05 Co-enzyme Q10 (CoQ10)
06 Cranberry (pills or capsules)
07 Digestive Enzymes (lactaid)
08 Echinacea
09 Fish Oil or omega 3 or DHA fatty acid or EPA fatty acid supplements
10 Garlic supplements (pills, gelcaps)
11 Ginkgo Biloba
12 Ginseng
13 Glucosamine
14 Green tea pills (not brewed tea) or EGCG (pills)
15 Melatonin
16 Milk Thistle (silymarin)
17 MSM (Methylsulfonylmethane)
18 Probiotics or Prebiotics
19 SAM-e
20 Saw Palmetto
21 Valerian
22 Other herbs or non-vitamin supplements
97 Refused
99 Don't know
SkipInstructions:
else if AHB_LSTM=22 [goto AHB_MOTH]; else [goto AHB_EVR1]
QuestionText:
If CHB_CHPN=2, fill: {Which herbs or other non-vitamin supplements are included in the second combination herb pill?}
Else if CHB_CHPN=3-50, fill: {Thinking of the two combination herb pills [fill: he/she] took most often, what herbs or other non-vitamin supplements are included in the second combination herb pill?}
*Enter all that apply, separate with commas.
03 Bee Pollen and other Bee products
04 Chondroitin
05 Co-enzyme Q10 (CoQ10)
06 Cranberry (pills or capsules)
07 Digestive Enzymes (lactaid)
08 Echinacea
09 Fish Oil or omega 3 or DHA fatty acid or EPA fatty acid supplements
10 Garlic supplements (pills, gelcaps)
11 Ginkgo Biloba
12 Ginseng
13 Glucosamine
14 Green tea pills (not brewed tea) or EGCG (pills)
15 Melatonin
16 Milk Thistle (silymarin)
17 MSM (Methylsulfonylmethane)
18 Probiotics or Prebiotics
19 SAM-e
20 Saw Palmetto
21 Valerian
22 Other herbs or non-vitamin supplements
97 Refused
99 Don't know
SkipInstructions:
else if CHB_LSTM=22 [goto CHB_MOTH];
else [goto CHB_EVR1]
Question Text:
If AHB_COMN=2, fill:
Which herbs are included in the second combination herb pill?
Else if AHB_COMN=3-50, fill:
*Read if necessary.
thinking of the two combination herb pills you take most often, what herbs are included in the second combination herb
pill?
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
46 Other
97 Refused
99 Don't know
Skip Instructions:
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Weights
- 2007 : SAMPWEIGHT
- 2012 : SUPP4WT