Description

For sample adults who took pain medication at least 3 times a week over the past 3 months (PMED, PMED3MO), PMOTHER identifies those who, when asked, "Can you tell me the names of these medications?," mentioned a pain medication other than the 12 common pain medications listed on a flash card handed to the respondent.

Similar dichotomous variables covering use of specific pain medication regularly over the past 3 months are:

• PMADVIL (Took Advil regularly)

• PMALEVE (Took Aleve regularly)

• PMASPIRIN (Took aspirin regularly)

• PMBAYER (Took Bayer regularly)

• PMBUFFER (Took Bufferin regularly)

• PMCELE (Took Celecoxib regularly)

• PMEXCED (Took Excedrin regularly)

• PMIBUPRO (Took Ibuprofen regularly)

• PMOTRIN (Took Motrin regularly)

• PMNAPROX (Took Naprosyn or Naproxen regularly)

• PMNUPRIN (Took Nuprin regularly)

• PMVIOX (Took Vioxx regularly)

Comparability

This variable is only available in 2005.

Universe

Availability

• 2005

Weights

• 2005 : SAMPWEIGHT