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, USMEDFAIL1 reports if the person used the first CAM therapy because medical treatments did not work for his/her health problems. USMEDFAIL1 can be paired with CAMTHER1, which reports the corresponding CAM therapy that was used because medical treatments did not work for his/her health problems.
For related variables and more information, please see TABDOM1, or use the search function or IPUMS NHIS drop-down menus.
