USMEDCOST1
Used/saw practitioner for first of top CAM therapies because: medical treatments were too expensive
Codes and Frequencies
An 'X' indicates the category is available for that sample
Code | Label |
12
|
---|---|---|
0 | NIU | X |
1 | No | X |
2 | Yes | X |
7 | Unknown-refused | X |
8 | Unknown-not ascertained | X |
9 | Unknown-don't know | X |
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Description
For sample adults aged 18 and over and sample children aged 4-17 who reported using at least one top complementary or alternative medicine (CAM) therapy, USMEDCOST1 reports if the person used the first CAM therapy because medical treatments were too expensive. USMEDCOST1 can be paired with CAMTHER1, which reports the corresponding CAM therapy that was used because medical treatments were too expensive.
For related variables and more information, please see TABDOM1, or use the search function or IPUMS NHIS drop-down menus.
Universe
- : Sample adults age 18+ and children aged 4-17 who have used the first of the top three CAM therapies and used some type of conventional treatment for a specific condition.
Availability
- 2012
Survey Text
2012 |
2012
Survey form
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QuestionID: ALT.539_00.000
Instrument Variable Name: TP1_RS1 Adult CAM
QuestionText:
QuestionText:
DURING THE PAST 12 MONTHS, did you {fill1: see a practitioner for/use} {fill2: modality} for any of these reasons? These medical treatments were too expensive?
1 Yes
2 No
7 Refused
9 Don't know
2 No
7 Refused
9 Don't know
UniverseText: Sample adults 18+ who have used first of top three modalities and used some type of treatment for specific condition(s)
SkipInstructions:
SkipInstructions:
(1,2,R,D) [goto TP1_RS2]
Survey form
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Question ID: CAL.539_00.000
Instrument Variable Name: CTP1RS1
QuestionText:
QuestionText:
DURING THE PAST 12 MONTHS, did [fill S.C. name] [fill1: see a practitioner for/use] [fill2: modality] for any of these reasons? These medical treatments were too expensive?
1 Yes
2 No
7 Refused
9 Don't know
2 No
7 Refused
9 Don't know
UniverseText: Sample children 4+ who have used first of top three modalities and used some type of treatment for specific condition(s)
SkipInstructions:
SkipInstructions:
(1,2,R,D) [goto CTP1RS2]
Weights
- 2012 : SUPP4WT