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VIT1TBIRTHD
Took 1st vitamin supplement to treat: Birth defect

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Description

For sample adults in 2007 who had taken one or more vitamin supplements during the past 30 days (VITMO) and had taken the first vitamin supplement to treat a specific health problem or condition (VIT1TREAT), VIT1TBIRTHD indicates whether the person had used a vitamin supplement to treat a birth defect.

Related Variables

A birth defect was one of 57 possible specific conditions that sample adults (but not sample children) could report treating with vitamin supplements in 2007.

 

The other such conditions are:

  • dementia, including Alzheimer's disease (VIT1TDEMENT)
  • other nerve damage, including carpal tunnel syndrome (VIT1TCTS)
  • joint pain or stiffness/other joint condition (VIT1TJNTPAIN)
  • memory loss or loss of other cognitive function (VIT1TMEMLOS)
  • missing limbs (fingers, toes or digits), amputee (VIT1TMLIMB)
  • circulation problems (other than in the legs) (VIT1TNLCIRC)
  • knee problems (not arthritis, not joint injury) (VIT1TOKNEE)
  • polio (myelitis), paralysis, para/quadriplegia (VIT1TPOLIO)
  • substance abuse, other than alcohol or tobacco (VIT1TSUBST)

Additionally, there are 30 other conditions that both sample adults and sample children could report treating with vitamin supplements in 2007. For the full list of conditions, see VIT1TREAT.

Persons taking more than one vitamin supplement during the past 30 days were asked whether their second vitamin supplement was used to treat a specific problem or condition (VIT2TREAT) and, if so, what was that condition. Similarly, persons taking herbal supplements during the past 30 days (HERMO) were asked whether those herbal supplements were used to treat a specific condition (see HER1TREAT and HER2TREAT).

VIT1MOST reports the specific first vitamin supplement (out of 20 possible vitamins) that was taken most often by the respondent. Analysts interested in the treatment of a birth defect by other vitamin or herbal supplements should see the related variables VIT2TBIRTHD, HER1TBIRTHD, and HER2TBIRTHD. The corresponding variables VIT2MOST, HER1MOST, and HER2MOST indicate which vitamin or herbal supplement was taken.

Sample adults, but not sample children, were also asked about their use of vitamin supplements to prevent (rather than to treat) health problems or conditions (VIT1PREV and VIT2PREV). Researchers interested in the use of vitamin supplements to prevent a birth defect should see VIT1PBIRTHD and VIT2PBIRTHD. For more information on the full range of variables related to the use of vitamin supplements, see VITMO.

Comparability

VIT1TBIRTHD is only available for 2007.

Universe

  • 2007: Sample adults age 18+ who have taken one or more vitamin supplements during the past 30 days and took the first vitamin supplement to treat or cure a specific health problem or condition.

Availability

  • 2007

Weights