IPUMS NHIS: descr: MED2WPROB2

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MED2WPROB2

Health problem for which took medicine 2 in past 2 weeks

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Code	Label	81
00	NIU	X
01	Hepatitis	·
02	Yellow jaundice	X
03	Other liver trouble	X
04	Colitis	X
05	Other bowel trouble	·
06	Skin ulcer	X
07	Hernia or rupture	X
08	Respiratory allergy	X
09	Digestive system disease	X
10	Asthma	·
11	Hay fever	X
12	Enlarged tonsils or adenoids	X
13	Digestive allergy	X
14	Tuberculosis	·
15	Pneumonia	·
16	Other respiratory condition	X
17	Other allergy	X
18	Arthritis	X
19	Rheumatism	·
20	Curvature of spine	X
21	Flat feet	·
22	Clubfoot	X
23	Tendon, muscle, or cartilege disease	·
24	Other ulcer	X
Code	Label	81
25	Other ear trouble	X
26	Bone disease	X
27	Eczema	X
28	Psoriasis	X
29	Acne	X
30	Skin allergy	X
31	Other genitourinary condition	X
32	Skin rash	X
33	Other skin trouble	X
34	Repeated ear infections	X
35	Deafness	X
36	Trouble hearing, one ear	X
37	Trouble hearing, both ears	X
38	Other hearing trouble	X
39	Blindness	X
40	Cataracts	X
41	Trouble seeing, one eye	X
42	Trouble seeing, both eyes	X
43	Other trouble seeing	X
44	Cleft palate	X
45	Harelip	X
46	Stammering and stuttering	X
47	Other eye trouble	X
48	Other speech defect	X
49	Autistic	X
Code	Label	81
50	Cerebral palsy	·
51	Other palsy	X
52	Paralysis	X
53	Mental retardation	X
54	Epilepsy	X
55	Repeated convulsions	X
56	Repeated seizures	X
57	Repeated blackouts	X
58	Migraine	X
59	Headaches	X
60	Meningitis	X
61	Chorea	X
62	St. Vitus dance	X
63	Nephritis	·
64	Urinary infections	·
65	Other kidney trouble	X
66	Diabetes	X
67	Goiter trouble	X
68	Other thyroid trouble	X
69	Cystic fibrosis	X
70	Anemia	X
71	Sickle cell anemia	X
72	Rheumatic fever	·
73	Rheumatic heart disease	·
74	Congenital heart disease	·
Code	Label	81
75	High blood pressure	·
76	Heart murmur	·
77	Other heart trouble	·
78	Cancer	·
79	Missing finger	·
80	Missing hand	X
81	Missing arm	X
82	Missing toe	X
83	Missing foot	·
84	Missing leg	·
85	Back stiffness (permanent)	·
86	Foot stiffness (permanent)	·
87	Leg stiffness (permanent)	·
88	Finger stiffness (permanent)	·
89	Hand stiffness (permanent)	·
90	Arm stiffness (permanent)	·
91	Other stiffness	·
92	Deformed back	·
93	Deformed foot	·
94	Deformed leg	·
95	Deformed fingers	X
96	Deformed hand	·
97	Deformed arm	X
98	Other deformities	X
99	Any other health problem	X

Description

For sample persons under age 18 who have taken two or more medicines in the past two weeks, MED2WPROB2 indicates the main health problem that led the child to taking the second type of medication.

MED2WPROB2 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 second reported medication used MED2W2, whether or not the doctor prescribed the second reported medication MED2WRX2, whether or not the doctor had recommended the use of the second reported medication MED2WDREC2, and the frequency with which the second reported medication was taken in the past three months MED2WFREQ2.

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