Codes and Frequencies
An 'X' indicates the category is available for that sample
| Code | Label |
12
|
07
|
02
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | NIU | X | X | X |
| 1 | No | X | X | X |
| 2 | Yes | X | X | X |
| 7 | Unknown-refused | · | X | X |
| 8 | Unknown-not ascertained | · | · | · |
| 9 | Unknown-don't know | X | · | X |
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Description
HOMUSMEDCOST indicates whether sample adults had used homeopathic treatment because conventional medical treatments were too expensive.
For information about the full range of variables related to homeopathic treatment, including definitions, see HOMYR. For related variables and more information, please see TABDOM1, or use the search function or IPUMS NHIS drop-down menus.
Comparability
Prior to 2012, sample adults who had seen a practitioner for homeopathic treatment during the past 12 months and, in 2002, had used homeopathic treatment for a specific health problem or condition were asked their reasons for using homeopathic treatment.
Beginning in 2012, sample adults and sample children 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 as well as reasons for and importance of use for these top three therapies. Persons who did not include homeopathic treatment among their top three CAM therapies did not answer follow up questions for this therapy beginning in 2012 and are reported as responding "no."
Universe
- 2002: Sample adults age 18+ who have used homeopathic treatment during the past 12 months and have used homeopathic treatment for a specific health problem or condition.
- 2007: Sample adults age 18+ who have used homeopathic treatment during the past 12 months.
- 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.
Availability
- 2002, 2007, 2012
Survey Text
| 2012 |
| 2007 |
| 2002 |
QuestionText:
2 No
7 Refused
9 Don't know
SkipInstructions:
QuestionText:
2 No
7 Refused
9 Don't know
SkipInstructions:
Question Text:
DURING THE PAST 12 MONTHS, did you use homeopathic treatment for any of these reasons?
...Because medical treatments were too expensive
2 No
7 Refused
9 Don't know
Skip Instructions:
(1) Yes
(2) No
(7) Refused
(9) Don't know
HOM_EXPS Conventional medical treatments were too expensive
HOM_COMB Homeopathic treatment combined with conventional medical treatments would help you
HOM_SUGG A conventional medical professional suggested you try homeopathic treatment
HOM_INTS You thought it would be interesting to try homeopathic treatment
Weights
- 2002, 2007 : SAMPWEIGHT
- 2012 : SUPP4WT