IPUMS NHIS: descr: VITYCON1

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NATIONAL HEALTH INTERVIEW SURVEY

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VITYCON1

1st condition for which vitamins were used

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Code	Label	02
00	NIU	X
01	Allergic reaction to food	X
02	Allergic reaction to medication	·
03	Angina	X
04	Anxiety or depression	X
05	Arthritis, gout, lupus, or fibromyalgia	X
06	Asthma	X
07	Benign tumors or cysts	·
08	Birth defect	·
09	Bowel problems or consitipation	X
10	Cancer	X
11	Cataracts	·
12	Cholesterol	X
13	Chronic bronchitis	X
14	Recurring pain	X
15	Circulation problem (not in legs)	·
16	Congestive heart failure	X
17	Coronary heart disease	X
18	Diabetes	X
19	Diabetic retinopathy	·
20	Emphysema	·
21	Excessive sleepiness during the day	X
22	Jaw pain	·
23	Fracture, bone or joint injury	X
24	Glaucoma	·
Code	Label	02
25	Gynecologic problems	X
26	Hayfever	X
27	Hearing problem	·
28	Heart attack	X
29	Heart condition or disease	X
30	Hernia	·
31	Hypertension	X
32	Irregular heartbeat	X
33	Knee problem (not arthritis or joint inj)	X
34	Lung or breathing problem	X
35	Macular degneration	X
36	Menopause	X
37	Menstrual problems	X
38	Mental retardation	·
39	Joint pain or stiffness	X
40	Missing limbs or digits	·
41	Multiple schlerosis	·
42	Neuropathy	·
43	Osteoprosis or tendinitis	X
44	Other developmental problem	·
45	Other injury	·
46	Other nerve damage, incl CTS	·
47	Parkinson's	·
48	Polio, paralysis, para/quad	·
49	Poor circulation in legs	X
Code	Label	02
50	Insomnia or trouble sleeping	X
51	Liver problem	X
52	Dental pain	X
53	Prostate trouble or impotence	·
54	Seizures	·
55	Senility	·
56	Sinusitis	X
57	Skin problems	X
58	Sprain or strain	·
59	Stroke	·
60	First other specified	X
61	Second other specified	·
62	Thyroid problem	X
63	Ulcer	·
64	Urinary problem	·
65	Varicose veins, hemorrhoids	·
66	Vision problem, n.e.c.	·
67	Weak or failing kidneys	·
68	Weight problem	·
69	Back pain or problem	X
70	Head or chest cold	X
71	Neck pain or problem	·
72	Severe headache or migraine	X
73	Stomach or intestinal illness	X
74	Other, specify	X
Code	Label	02
97	Unknown-refused	·
98	Unknown-not ascertained	·
99	Unknown-don't know	·

Description

For sample adults in 2002 who had used high dose or megavitamin therapy for their own health during the past 12 months (VITYR) and had used high dose or megavitamin therapy to treat at least one specific health problem or condition (VITYTREAT), VITYCON1 reports the first of the three most bothersome conditions treated with high dose or megavitamin therapy.

Data Collection

The 2002 NHIS recognized 74 conditions (including an "other" category) that respondents could have treated with high dose or megavitamin therapy. (See VITYTREAT for the full list.) To obtain responses to VITYCON1, the interviewer first asked, "For what health problems or conditions did you use high dose or megavitamin therapy?" After recording all answers, the interviewer displayed the list of conditions reported by the respondent and asked, "Which three of these are the most bothersome?" These three conditions are reported in VITYCON1, VITYCON2, and VITYCON3.

Related Variables[show more]

Respondents were also asked how much high dose or megavitamin therapy had helped the three conditions reported to be most bothersome. The following variables report the degree of help from high dose or megavitamin therapy for each of the three most bothersome conditions: VITYCON1HELP, VITYCON2HELP, and VITYCON3HELP.

Variables similar to VITYCON1, which report the first of the three most bothersome conditions treated by other modalities of alternative medicine, include:

Acupuncture (ACUCON1)

Ayurveda (AYUCON1)

Biofeedback (BIOCON1)

Chelation (CHECON1)

Chiropractic care (COMCON1)

Special diet (DITCON1)

Energy healing therapy (EHTCON1)

Folk medicine (FOKCON1)

Natural herbs (HERYCON1)

Homeopathic treatment (HOMCON1)

Massage (MASCON1)

Naturopathy (NATCON1)

Healing ritual/sacrament (PRACON1)

Relaxation techniques (RELCON1)

Yoga, Tai chi, or Qi gong (YTQCON1)

Analysts interested in the conditions treated by high dose or megavitamin therapy may also wish to consult VIT1TCONMOST and VIT2TCONMOST, which report the conditions for which high dose or megavitamin therapy were taken the most for purposes of treatment in 2007.

For more information on the full range of variables related to high dose or megavitamin therapy, see VITYR.

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2002

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Check Item VIT_CCI1: If more than three conditions are X'ed in VIT_COND, go to VIT_BOTH and display all conditions checked. If VIT_COND eq (R) or VIT_COND eq (D), go to VIT_NOHP; else go to if VIT_HELP.

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Which three of these are the most bothersome?

FR: ENTER THREE CONDITIONS. PROMPT IF NECESSARY.

VITBOT1
VITBOT2
VITBOT3

[if VITCON01 eq (X), display]
[if VITCON02 eq (X), display]
[if VITCON03 eq (X), display]
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[if VITCON72 eq (X), display]
[if VITCON73 eq (X), display]
[if VITCON74 eq (X), display]

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