Codes and Frequencies
An 'X' indicates the category is available for that sample
| Code | Label |
12
|
07
|
02
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | NIU | X | X | X |
| 1 | No | X | X | X |
| 2 | Yes | X | X | X |
| 7 | Unknown-refused | · | · | · |
| 8 | Unknown-not ascertained | · | · | · |
| 9 | Unknown-don't know | · | · | · |
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Description
NATUSMEDFAIL indicates whether sample adults had used naturopathy because medical treatments did not help the person. See Survey Text tab for specific changes in question wording between samples.
For information about the full range of variables related to naturopathy, including definitions, see NATYR. For related variables and more information, please see TABDOM1, or use the search function or IPUMS NHIS drop-down menus.
Comparability
Prior to 2012, sample adults who had seen a practitioner for naturopathy during the past 12 months and, in 2002, had used naturopathy for a specific health problem or condition were asked their reasons for using naturopathy.
Beginning in 2012, sample adults and sample children were instead asked to select three of sixteen therapies that were most important and only asked the series of questions related to treating health problems, symptoms, or conditions as well as reasons for and the importance of using these top three therapies. Persons who did not include naturopathy among their top three CAM therapies did not answer follow up questions for this therapy beginning in 2012 and are reported as responding "no."
Universe
- 2002: Sample adults age 18+ who have seen a practitioner for naturopathy during the past 12 months and have used naturopathy for a specific health problem or condition.
- 2007: Sample adults age 18+ who have seen a practitioner for naturopathy during the past 12 months.
- 2012: Sample adults age 18+ and sample children ages 4-17 who have reported having at least one top CAM therapy and using this therapy to treat a specific health problem or condition.
Availability
- 2002, 2007, 2012
Survey Text
| 2012 |
| 2007 |
| 2002 |
QuestionText:
2 No
7 Refused
9 Don't know
SkipInstructions:
else if self-care modality (categories 6,7 and 10-16 on ALT_TP31 variable, [goto TP1_RS5]; else [goto TP1_RS6]
QuestionText:
2 No
7 Refused
9 Don't know
SkipInstructions:
else if self-care modality (categories 6,7 and 10-16 on CAL_TP31 variable, [goto CTP1RS5];
else [goto CTP1RS6]
Question Text:
DURING THE PAST 12 MONTHS, did you use naturopathy for any of these reasons?
...Because medical treatments did not help
2 No
7 Refused
9 Don't know
Skip Instructions:
(1) Yes
(2) No
(7) Refused
(9) Don't know
NAT_EXPS Conventional medical treatments were too expensive
NAT_COMB Naturopathy combined with conventional medical treatments would help you
NAT_SUGG A conventional medical professional suggested you try naturopathy
NAT_INTS You thought it would be interesting to try naturopathy
Weights
- 2002, 2007 : SAMPWEIGHT
- 2012 : SUPP4WT