IPUMS NHIS: descr: RELCON1

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RELCON1

First condition for which relaxation technique was used most

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Code	Label	02
00	NIU	X
01	Allergic reaction to food	X
02	Allergic reaction to medication	X
03	Angina	X
04	Anxiety or depression	X
05	Arthritis, gout, lupus, or fibromyalgia	X
06	Asthma	X
07	Benign tumors or cysts	·
08	Birth defect	X
09	Bowel problems or consitipation	X
10	Cancer	X
11	Cataracts	X
12	Cholesterol	X
13	Chronic bronchitis	X
14	Recurring pain	X
15	Circulation problem (not in legs)	X
16	Congestive heart failure	X
17	Coronary heart disease	X
18	Diabetes	X
19	Diabetic retinopathy	·
20	Emphysema	X
21	Excessive sleepiness during the day	X
22	Jaw pain	X
23	Fracture, bone or joint injury	X
24	Glaucoma	·
Code	Label	02
25	Gynecologic problems	X
26	Hayfever	·
27	Hearing problem	·
28	Heart attack	X
29	Heart condition or disease	X
30	Hernia	·
31	Hypertension	X
32	Irregular heartbeat	X
33	Knee problem (not arthritis or joint inj)	X
34	Lung or breathing problem	X
35	Macular degneration	·
36	Menopause	X
37	Menstrual problems	X
38	Mental retardation	·
39	Joint pain or stiffness	X
40	Missing limbs or digits	·
41	Multiple schlerosis	X
42	Neuropathy	X
43	Osteoprosis or tendinitis	·
44	Other developmental problem	·
45	Other injury	·
46	Other nerve damage, incl CTS	X
47	Parkinson's	·
48	Polio, paralysis, para/quad	X
49	Poor circulation in legs	X
Code	Label	02
50	Insomnia or trouble sleeping	X
51	Liver problem	·
52	Dental pain	X
53	Prostate trouble or impotence	·
54	Seizures	X
55	Senility	·
56	Sinusitis	X
57	Skin problems	X
58	Sprain or strain	X
59	Stroke	·
60	First other specified	X
61	Second other specified	X
62	Thyroid problem	X
63	Ulcer	·
64	Urinary problem	X
65	Varicose veins, hemorrhoids	·
66	Vision problem, n.e.c.	·
67	Weak or failing kidneys	X
68	Weight problem	X
69	Back pain or problem	X
70	Head or chest cold	X
71	Neck pain or problem	X
72	Severe headache or migraine	X
73	Stomach or intestinal illness	X
74	Other, specify	X
Code	Label	02
97	Unknown-refused	·
98	Unknown-not ascertained	·
99	Unknown-don't know	·

Description

For sample adults in 2002 who had used relaxation techniques for their own health during the past 12 months (RELAXYR) and had used relaxation techniques to treat at least one specific health problem or condition (RELTREAT), RELCON1 reports the first of the three most bothersome conditions treated with relaxation techniques.

The 2002 NHIS recognized 74 conditions (including an "other" category) that respondents could have treated with relaxation techniques. (See RELTREAT for the full list.) To obtain responses to RELCON1, the interviewer first asked, "For what health problems or conditions did you use relaxation techniques?" After recording all answers, the interviewer displayed the list of conditions reported by the respondent and asked, "Which three of these are the most bothersome?" These three conditions are reported in RELCON1, RELCON2, and RELCON3.

Respondents were also asked how much relaxation techniques had helped the three conditions reported to be most bothersome. The following variables report the degree of help from relaxation techniques for each of the three most bothersome conditions: RELCON1HELP, RELCON2HELP, and RELCON3HELP.

Related Variables[show more]

Variables similar to RELCON1, which report the first of the three most bothersome conditions treated by other modalities of alternative medicine, include:

Acupuncture (ACUCON1)

Ayurveda (AYUCON1)

Biofeedback (BIOCON1)

Chelation (CHECON1)

Chiropractic care (COMCON1)

Special diet (DITCON1)

Energy healing therapy (EHTCON1)

Folk medicine (FOKCON1)

Natural herbs (HERYCON1)

Homeopathic treatment (HOMCON1)

Massage (MASCON1)

Naturopathy (NATCON1)

Healing ritual/sacrament (PRACON1)

High dose or megavitamin therapy (VITYCON1)

Yoga, Tai chi, or Qi gong (YTQCON1)

For more information on the full range of variables related to relaxation techniques, see RELAXYR.

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