MSTER2WFREQ
Frequency used topical steroids, past 3 months
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 | X |
| 3 | Once or twice a week | X |
| 4 | 2 or 3 times a month | X |
| 5 | About once a month | X |
| 6 | Less than once a month | X |
| 7 | In one episode of illness | X |
| 8 | Other frequency | X |
| 9 | Unknown | X |
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Description
For sample persons under age 18 who used topical steroids in the past 2 weeks (MSTER2W), MSTER2WFREQ reports the frequency the person took or used the medication during the past 3 months. MSTER2WFREQ is part of the "Medicine Use" section of the 1981 Child Health Supplement.
Related Variables about Topical Steroid Use[show more]
For those who respond "yes" to MSTER2W, the following information is also collected:
- The main health problem the respondent used the topical steroid for (MSTER2WPROB),
- Whether the respondent obtained the topical steroid via prescription (MSTER2WRX), and
- Whether a doctor recommended the use of the topical steroid (MSTER2WDREC)
For a complete list of the medicines asked about in the Medicine Use section, please see MALL2W.
Universe
- 1981: Sample persons under age 18 who used topical steroids in past two weeks (MSTER2W).
Availability
- 1981
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Weights
- 1981 : SAMPWEIGHT