Codes and Frequencies
Description
For sample persons under age 18, MALL2W reports if the person took or used any asthma or allergy pills or medications (such as Benadryl, Dimetapp, or Sudafed and the like) during the past 2 weeks. MALL2W is part of the "Medicine Use" section of the 1981 Child Health Supplement.
Related Variables about Asthma or Allergy Medicine Use
For those who respond "yes" to MALL2W, the following information is collected:
- The main health problem the respondent used the asthma or allergy medicine for (MALL2WPROB),
- Whether the respondent obtained the asthma or allergy medicine via prescription (MALL2WRX),
- Whether a doctor recommended the use of asthma or allergy medicine (MALL2WDREC), and
- How often the respondent used the asthma or allergy medicine in the past 3 months (MALL2WFREQ)
Other Medicines
The Medicine Use section also collected information on the child's use of the following medications:
- MANTI2W: Used antibiotics in past 2 weeks
- MCOF2W: Used cough medicine in past 2 weeks
- MCOLD2W: Used other cold remedies in past 2 weeks
- MLAX2W: Used laxatives in past 2 weeks
- MPAIN2W: Used pain relievers in past 2 weeks
- MSTER2W: Used topical steroids in past 2 weeks
- MOINT2W: Used other skin ointments in past 2 weeks
- MTRAN2W: Used tranquilizers or sedatives in past 2 weeks
- MVIT2W: Used vitamins and minerals in past 2 weeks
- MOMED12W: Used first other medicine in past 2 weeks
- MOMED22W: Used second other medicine in past 2 weeks
- MOMED32W: Used third other medicine in past 2 weeks
Universe
- 1981: Sample persons under age 18.
Availability
- 1981
Weights
- 1981 : SAMPWEIGHT
