IPUMS NHIS: descr: TCONMOST1

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TCONMOST1

Most important health problem for which first top CAM therapy was used.

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Codes and Frequencies

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An 'X' indicates the category is available for that sample

Code	Label	12
000	NIU	X
001	Abdominal pain	X
002	Acid reflux or heartburn	X
003	Anemia	·
004	Feeling anxious, nervous or worried	X
005	Asthma	X
006	Arthritis	X
007	Attention Deficit Disorder/Hyperactivity	X
008	Autism/Austism Spectrum Disorder	X
009	Benign tumors, cysts	·
010	Bipolar Disorder	X
011	Birth defect	·
012	Cancer	X
013	Cerebral Palsy	X
014	Chicken Pox	·
015	High Cholesterol	X
016	Chronic Bronchitis	X
017	Circulation problems (other than in the legs)	X
018	Coronary heart disease	X
019	Congenital heart disease	·
020	Constipation	X
021	Cystic Fibrosis	·
022	Dental pain	X
023	Depression	X
024	Diabetes	X
Code	Label	12
025	Digestive allergy	X
026	Down syndrome	·
027	Ear infections (3 or more)	X
028	Excessive sleepiness during the day	X
029	Excessive use of alcohol or tobacco	X
030	Fatigue or lack of energy more than 3 days	X
031	Fever more than 1 day	X
032	Fibromyalgia	X
033	Fracture, bone/joint injury	X
034	Frequent diarrhea or colitis	X
035	Gout	X
036	Gynecologic problem	X
037	Hay fever	X
038	Head or chest cold	X
039	Hearing problem	X
040	Heart condition or disease, other than coronary heart disease	X
041	Hernia	·
042	Hypertension	X
043	Infectious diseases or problems of the immune system	X
044	Influenza or pneumonia	X
045	Insomnia or trouble sleeping	X
046	Jaw pain	X
047	Joint pain or stiffness/Other joint condition	X
048	Knee problems (not arthritis, not joint injury)	X
049	Liver problem	X
Code	Label	12
050	Lung/breathing problem	X
051	Lupus	X
052	Memory loss or loss of other cognitive function	X
053	Menopause	X
054	Menstrual problems	X
055	Muscular dystrophy	·
056	Intellectual disability, also known as mental retardation	·
057		·
058	Missing limbs (fingers, toes or digits), amputee	X
059	Nausea and/or vomiting	X
060	Neurological problems	X
061	Osteoporosis, tendinitis	X
062	Allergies other than hay fever, respiratory, food, digestive, or skin allergies	X
063	Chronic pain	X
064	Other developmental problem/delay	X
065	Injury other than fracture, bone/joint injury	X
066	Mental health disorders	X
067	Muscle or bone pain	X
068	Nerve damage, including carpal tunnel syndrome	X
069	Problems with being overweight	X
070	Phobia or fears	X
071	Polio (myelitis), paralysis, para/quadriplegia	·
072	Poor circulation in your legs	X
073	Prostate trouble or impotence	X
074	Recurring headache, headache other than migraine	X
Code	Label	12
075	Respiratory allergy	X
076	Rheumatoid arthritis	X
077	Senility	·
078	Seizures	X
079	Sickle cell anemia	·
080	Sinusitis	X
081	Eczema or any kind of skin allergy	X
082	Skin problems, other than eczema or skin allergies	X
083	Sore throat other than strep or tonsillitis	X
084	Sprain or strain	X
085	Frequent stress	X
086	Strep throat or tonsillitis	X
087	Stuttering or stammering	X
088	Substance abuse, other than alcohol or tobacco	X
089	Ulcer	X
090	Urinary Problems	X
091	Varicose veins, hemorrhoids	·
092	Vision problem	X
093	Weak or failing kidneys	X
094	COPD	X
095	Back pain or problem	X
096	Neck pain or problem	X
097	Severe headache or migraine	X
098	Stomach or intestinal illness	X
991	Other 1	X
Code	Label	12
992	Other 2 (sample adults only)	X
993	Other 3 (sample adults only)	X
997	Unknown-Refused	X
998	Unknown-Not Ascertained	·
999	Unknown-Don't know	X

Description

For sample adults aged 18 and over and sample children aged 4-17 who reported having at least one top alternative medicine (CAM) therapy and reported using their first CAM therapy to treat a specific health problem, symptom, or condition, TCONMOST1 reports the most important health problem, symptom, or condition for which the first top CAM therapy was used. TCONMOST1 can paired with CAMTHER1, which reports the corresponding CAM therapy that was used to treat the health problem the person identified as most important.

For a list of possible conditions, see the Codes Tab.

For related variables and more information, please see TABDOM1, or use the search function or IPUMS NHIS drop-down menus.

Comparability

There are no comparability issues.

However, it should be noted that there may be codes assigned to conditions in TCONMOST1 that were not response category options in the samples for which TCONMOST1 is available. The output codes for TCONMOST1, TCONMOST2, and TCONMOST3 are used to generate the variables that report the most important condition a person treated with a specific CAM therapy (e.g., ACUTCONMOST, BIOTCONMOST, etc.). To allow for comparability across these variables which combine the most important condition treated with a specific CAM therapy, TCONMOST1 includes codes for conditions that may not have been asked about in the samples for which TCONMOST1 are available, but which are included in these combined variables (i.e., ACUTCONMOST, BIOTCONMOST) in other samples.

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