Codes and Frequencies
An 'X' indicates the category is available for that sample
| Code | Label |
81
|
|---|---|---|
| 0 | NIU | X |
| 1 | Every day | X |
| 2 | Nearly every day | · |
| 3 | Once or twice a week | · |
| 4 | 2 or 3 times a month | · |
| 5 | About once a month | X |
| 6 | Less than once a month | X |
| 7 | During 1 episode of illness | · |
| 8 | Other frequency | X |
| 9 | Unknown | X |
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Description
For sample persons under age 18 who have taken seven or more medicines in the past two weeks, MED2WFREQ7 indicates the frequency with which the child took the seventh type of medication in the past three months.
MED2WFREQ7 is part of the "Medicine Use" section of the 1981 Child Health Supplement. For more information and related variables about child medication intake, please see MED2W1.
Related Variables
Persons are also asked about the type of seventh reported medication used MED2W7, the main health problem for which the seventh reported medication was used MED2WPROB7, whether or not the doctor prescribed the seventh reported medication MED2WRX7, and whether or not the doctor had recommended the use of the seventh reported medication MED2WDREC7.
Universe
- 1981: Sample persons under age 18 who have taken seven or more medications in the past two weeks.
Availability
- 1981
Weights
- 1981 : SAMPWEIGHT
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