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Description

For sample adults who had seen a practitioner for acupuncture during the past 12 months (ACUYR), ACUSENERGY indicates whether they had used acupuncture "to improve or enhance energy."

Other reasons for using acupuncture that were recorded by the survey, and the associated IHIS variables, are:

• ACUSHCREC (Health care provider recommended)

• ACUSIMMUN (Improved immune function)

• ACUSINTER (Interesting to try)

• ACUSMEDCOST (Medical treatments expensive)

• ACUSMEDFAIL (Medical treatment not help)

• ACUSCOMBO (Helps combined w. conventional med)

• ACUSRELREC (Friends or family recommended)

• ACUSWELL (General wellness)

For information about the full range of variables related to acupuncture, including definitions, see ACUYR.

Comparability

ACUSENERGY is only available in 2007.

Universe

Availability

• 2007

Weights

• 2007 : SAMPWEIGHT