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USMEDFAIL1
Used/saw practitioner for first of top CAM therapies because: medical treatments do not work for health problem
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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, 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.

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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

Weights