Description
For sample adults in 2002 who had used a special diet for two weeks or more for health reasons during the past 12 months (DITATKINYR, DITMACYR, DITORNYR, DITPRITYR, DITVEGYR, or DITZONYR), DITIMPORT reports how important the respondent's use of a special diet had been to his/her health and well-being.
Interviewers asked, "During the past 12 months, how important was your use of (this/these) special diet(s) in maintaining your health and well-being? Would you say very important, somewhat important, slightly important, or not at all important?"
Related Variables
Similar variables are available that report the importance of other forms of complementary and alternative medicine for respondents' health and well-being.
These include:
- acupuncture (ACUIMPORT)
- ayurveda (AYUIMPORT)
- biofeedback (BIOIMPORT)
- chelation (CHEIMPORT)
- chiropractic care (COMIMPORT)
- energy healing therapy (EHTIMPORT)
- folk medicine (FOKIMPORT)
- homeopathy (HOMIMPORT)
- hypnosis (HYPIMPORT)
- massage (MASIMPORT)
- naturopathy (NATIMPORT)
- prayer/spiritual healing (PRAIMPORT)
- relaxation techniques (RELIMPORT)
- yoga, tai chi, or qi gong (YTQIMPORT)
- natural herbs (HERYIMPORT)
- high dose or megavitamin therapy (VITYIMPORT)
Researchers interested in how important special diets were to a respondent's health may also wish to consult the following variables available for 2002:
- used special diets to treat specific health problem (DITTREAT)
- reasons for using special diets (DITUSINTER, DITUSMEDCOST, DITUSMEDFAIL, DITUSHCREC, DITUSCOMBO)
For more information on the full range of variables related to special diets, including definitions, see DITATKINYR.
Universe
- 2002: Sample adults age 18+ who have used at least one of these special diets for two weeks or more for health reasons during the past 12 months.
Codes and Frequencies
Availability
- 2002
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Weights
- 2002 : SAMPWEIGHT
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