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DITTCANC
Used special diet for: Cancer
Group: Special Diet - Conditions — PERSON

Description

For sample adults age 18+ in 2002 and 2007 and sample children under 18 in 2007 who had used a special diet in the past 12 months (DITATKINYR, DITMACYR, DITORNYR, DITPRITYR, DITSBYR, DITVEGYR, or DITZONYR) and had used a special diet to treat a specific health problem or condition (DITTREAT), DITTCANC indicates whether the person had used a special diet to treat cancer.

Related Variables

Cancer was one of 31 possible specific conditions that both sample adults and sample children could report treating with a special diet.

 

The other such conditions such are:

  • Attention Deficit Disorder (DITTADD, 2007 only)
  • constipation needing medication (DITTCONST, 2007 only)
  • influenza or pneumonia (DITTFLU, 2007 only)
  • migraine or severe headache (DITTMIG)
  • other developmental problem (DITTODD)
  • other lung or breathing problem (DITTOLUNG)
  • other musculoskeletal problem (DITTOMUSC, 2007 only)

Additionally, there are 72 other conditions sample adults only could report treating with a special diet, and 28 other conditions that could be reported for sample children only. For the full list of conditions, see DITTREAT.

Special diet is one of 16 modalities of alternative medicine that were included in the 2002 and 2007 Alternative Health Supplements.

 

Persons could report treating cancer by any of those methods, although 3 of the methods are not available as treatments for specific health problems in both years. Hypnosis and movement techniques were included as treatments for specific health problems in the 2007 survey only. See HYPYR and MOVALEXYR for more information. Conversely, prayer was included as a treatment for specific health problems in the 2002 survey only, when just sample adults were asked about their use of alternative and complementary medicine. See PRASELFEV for more information. Analysts interested in the treatment of cancer by other alternative therapies should see DITATKINYR for the full list of alternative medicine treatments and a summary of other special diet-related questions, including definitions.

Comparability

The question wording for sample adults did not change at all from 2002 to 2007. In both years, they were asked, "For what health problems or conditions did you use a special diet?"

The question wording for sample children (who were only included in the 2007 Alternative Health Supplement) is slightly different, emphasizing that the special diet treatment must have occurred within the past 12 months.

 

For sample children, interviewers asked, "DURING THE PAST 12 MONTHS, for what health problems or conditions did [fill: sample child's name] use a special diet?" However, the questions for sample adults preceding DITTCANC
in both 2002 and 2007 (DITATKINYR, DITMACYR,DITORNYR, DITPRITYR, DITSBYR, DITVEGYR, or DITZONYR and DITNO) did specify the 12 month time frame. Persons were only asked the question for DITTCANC
if they had earlier indicated that they had in fact used a special diet during the past 12 months.

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 and have used at least one of these special diets for a specific health problem or condition.
  • 2007: Sample adults age 18+ and sample children under 18 who have used a special diet during the past 12 motnhs and have used a special diet for a specific health problem or condition.

Codes and Frequencies



Availability

  • 2002, 2007
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