IPUMS NHIS: descr: VIT1TCONMOST

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VIT1TCONMOST

Condition for which 1st vitamin supplement was taken to treat the most

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Code	Label	07
00	NIU	X
01	Acid reflux or heartburn	X
02	Angina	·
03	Anxiety	X
04	Asthma	X
05	Arthritis	X
06	Attention Deficit Disorder	·
07	Autism	·
08	Benign tumors or cysts	·
09	Bipolar disorder	X
10	Birth defect	X
11	Cancer	X
12	Cholesterol	X
13	Chronic bronchitis	X
14	Circulation problems (not in legs)	X
15	Constipation requiring medication	X
16	Coronary heart disease	X
17	Dementia and Alzheimers	X
18	Dental pain	X
19	Depression	X
20	Diabetes	X
21	Emphysema	·
22	Excessive daytime sleepiness	X
23	Excessive alcohol/tobacco use	·
24	Fibromyalgia	X
Code	Label	07
25	Fracture or bone/joint injury	X
26	Gout	X
27	Gum disease	·
28	Gynecologic problem	X
29	Hay fever	X
30	Hearing problem	X
31	Heart attack	·
32	Other heart disease or condition	X
33	Hernia	·
34	Hypertension	X
35	Inflammatory bowel disease	X
36	Influenza or pneumonia	X
37	Insomnia or trouble sleeping	X
38	Irritable bowel	X
39	Jaw pain	X
40	Joint pain or stiffness	X
41	Knee problems (not arthritis)	X
42	Liver problem	X
43	Other lung or breathing problem	X
44	Lupus	X
45	Mania or psychosis	·
46	Memory or cognitive loss	X
47	Menopause	X
48	Menstrual problems	X
49	Mental retardation	·
Code	Label	07
50	Missing limbs or digits	·
51	Osteoporosis or tendinitis	X
52	Other development problem	·
53	Other injury	X
54	Other nerve damage, CTS	X
55	Phobia or fears	·
56	Polio or paralysis	X
57	Poor circulation in legs	X
58	Prostate trouble, impotence	X
59	Regular headaches	X
60	Rheumatoid arthritis	X
61	Schizophrenia	·
62	Seizures	X
63	Senility	·
64	Sinusitis	X
65	Skin problems	X
66	Sprain or strain	·
67	Stroke	X
68	Other substance abuse	·
69	Filled problem 1	X
70	Filled problem 2	X
71	Ulcer	·
72	Urinary problem	X
73	Varicose veins, hemorrhoids	·
74	Vision problems	X
Code	Label	07
75	Weak or failing kidneys	X
76	Weight problems	X
77	Back pain or problem	X
78	Head or chest cold	X
79	Neck pain	X
80	Severe headache or migraine	X
81	Stomach or intestinal illness	X
82	Other-specify	X
97	Unknown-refused	·
98	Unknown-not ascertained	·
99	Unknown-don't know	X

Description

For sample adults in 2007 who had taken one or more vitamin or mineral supplements during the past 30 days (VITMOSUPNO) and had taken the first vitamin/mineral supplement to treat or cure a specific health problem or condition (VIT1TREAT), VIT1TCONMOST reports for which health condition the respondent had most taken a first vitamin/mineral supplement.

Data Collection[show more]

Respondents were first asked, "For what specific health problems or conditions did you take [fill: 1st vitamin]?" (See VIT1MOST for the first vitamin/mineral supplement taken most often by the respondent.) Sample adults could report that they had used a first vitamin/mineral supplement to treat any of 82 health problems or conditions--81 specific conditions plus 1 residual "other" category--recognized by the 2007 NHIS. See VIT1TADD for the full list of conditions.

If the respondent indicated that the first vitamin/mineral supplement was used to treat more than one condition (VIT1TCONNO), he or she was asked the question for VIT1TCONMOST: "For which one of these health problems or conditions did you take [fill: 1st vitamin] the most?" Interviewers were instructed, "If respondent cannot choose one condition, probe for condition most important for using [fill: 1st vitamin]."

Related Variables[show more]

With respondents who had taken more than one vitamin/mineral supplement during the past 30 days (i.e., for whom VITMOSUPNO was greater than 1) to treat specific health problems (VIT2TREAT), interviewers pursued a similar line of questioning about the specific health problems or conditions treated by a a second vitamin/mineral supplement (e.g., see VIT2TCONMOST).

Researchers interested in the conditions most treated by other modalities of complementary and alternative medicine may wish to consult these summary variables:

Acupuncture (ACUTCONMOST)

Ayurveda (AYUTCONMOST)

Biofeedback (BIOTCONMOST)

Chelation (CHETCONMOST)

Chiropractic or osteopathic manipulation (COMTCONMOST)

Special diets (DITTCONMOST)

Energy healing (EHTTCONMOST)

Folk medicine (FOKTCONMOST)

Homeopathic treatment (HOMTCONMOST)

Hypnosis (HYPTCONMOST)

Massage (MASTCONMOST)

Movement techniques (MOVTCONMOST)

Naturopathy (NATTCONMOST)

Relaxation techniques (RELTCONMOST)

Yoga, Tai chi, or Qi gong (YTQTCONMOST)

Herbal supplements (HER1TCONMOST, HER2TCONMOST)

Researchers interested in the conditions prevented by vitamin/mineral supplements may wish to consult the following summary variables:

Condition for which 1st vitamin supplement was taken to prevent most (VIT1PMOST)

Condition for which 2nd vitamin supplement was taken to prevent most (VIT2PCONMOST)

For more information on the full range of variables related to vitamin/mineral supplements in 2007, see VITMO. For information on vitamin/mineral variables from other years, see VITYR and VITANY.

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