USMEDCOST3
Used/saw practitioner for third 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 | · |
8 | Unknown-not ascertained | · |
9 | Unknown-don't know | · |
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Description
For sample adults aged 18 and over and sample children aged 4-17 who reported using at least three top complementary or alternative medicine (CAM) therapies, USMEDCOST3 reports if the person used the third CAM therapy because medical treatments were too expensive. USMEDCOST3 can be paired with CAMTHER3, 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 and have used the third of the top three CAM therapies and used some type of conventional treatment for a specific condition.
Availability
- 2012
Weights
- 2012 : SUPP4WT
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