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MOVTBLOOD
Used movement technique for: Anemia and blood disorders (adults)

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Description

For sample adults age 18+ in 2007 who had seen a practitioner for movement technique in the past 12 months (MOVALEXYR, MOVFELDYR, MOVPILATYR, MOVTRAGYR) and had used movement technique to treat a specific health problem or condition (MOVTREAT), MOVTBLOOD indicates whether the person had used movement technique to treat anemia and blood disorders (adults).

Related Variables

Anemia and blood disorders (adults), was one condition that sample adults (but not sample children) could report treating with movement technique.

 

The other such conditions are:

  • excessive use of alcohol or tobacco (MOVTALCTOB, 2007 only)
  • other nerve damage, including carpal tunnel syndrome (MOVTCTS)
  • dementia, including Alzheimer's Disease (MOVTDEMENT, 2007 only)
  • inflammatory bowel disease (MOVTINFB, 2007 only)
  • joint pain or stiffness/other joint condition (MOVTJNTPAIN)
  • memory loss or loss of other cognitive function (MOVTMEMLOS, 2007 only)
  • missing limbs (fingers, toes or digits), amputee (MOVTMLIMB)
  • circulation problems (other than in the legs) (MOVTNLCIRC)
  • other allergies--adults (MOVTOALLA, 2007 only)
  • other heart condition or disease (MOVTOHART)
  • other infectious diseases (MOVTOINF, 2007 only)
  • knee problems (not arthritis, not joint injury) (MOVTOKNEE)
  • polio (myelitis), paralysis, para/quadriplegia (MOVTPOLIO)
  • Rheumatoid arthritis (MOVTRHEUM, 2007 only)
  • substance abuse, other than alcohol or tobacco (MOVTSUBST, 2007 only)
  • varicose veins, hemorrhoids (MOVTVEIN)

Additionally, there are 31 other conditions that both sample adults and sample children could report treating with movement technique. For the full list of conditions, see MOVTREAT.

Movement technique is one of the modalities of alternative medicine that were included in Alternative Health Supplements. Analysts interested in the treatment of anemia and blood disorders (adults) by other alternative therapies should use the IPUMS NHIS drop-down menus for a full list of alternative medicine treatments and a summary of other movement technique-related questions, as well as definitions.

Comparability

There are no comparability issues.

Universe

  • 2007: Sample adults age 18+ who have seen a practitioner for movement technique during the past 12 months and have used movement technique for a specific health problem or condition.

Availability

  • 2007

Weights