Description
For sample persons under age 18 who used skin ointments other than topical steroids in the past 2 weeks (MOINT2W), MOINT2WDREC reports if a doctor recommended the person take or use the medication. Those who answered "yes " to MOINT2WRX have been recoded to 3 "Doctor prescribed" in MOINT2WDREC. MOINT2WDREC is part of the "Medicine Use" section of the 1981 Child Health Supplement.
Related Variables about Skin Ointment Use[show more]
For those who respond "yes" to MOINT2W, the following information is also collected:
- The main health problem the respondent used the skin ointment for (MOINT2WPROB),
- Whether the respondent obtained the skin ointment via prescription (MOINT2WRX), and
- How often the respondent used the skin ointment in the past 3 months (MOINT2WFREQ)
For a complete list of the medicines asked about in the Medicine Use section, please see MALL2W.
