Description

For sample adults who had seen a practitioner for naturopathy during the past 12 months (NATYR) and had used naturopathy for a specific health problem or condition (NATTREAT), NATUSINTER indicates whether they had used naturopathy because "you thought it would be interesting to try."

Other reasons for using naturopathy that were recorded by the survey, and the associated IPUMS NHIS variables, are:

• NATUSHCREC (Health care provider recommended)

• NATUSENERGY (Enhanced energy)

• NATUSWELL (General wellness)

• NATUSMEDCOST (Medical treatments expensive)

• NATUSMEDFAIL (Medical treatment not help)

• NATUSCOMBO (Helps combined w. conventional med)

• NATUSIMMUN (Improved immune function)

• NATUSRELREC (Family or friends recommended)

For information about the full range of variables related to naturopathy, including definitions, see NATYR.

Comparability

NATUSINTER is only available in 2002.

Universe

Availability

• 2002

Weights

• 2002 : SAMPWEIGHT