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Description

For sample adults who had used homeopathic treatment during the past 12 months (HOMYR) and had used homeopathic treatment for a specific health problem or condition (HOMTREAT), HOMUSINTER indicates whether they had used homeopathic treatment because "you thought it would be interesting to try."

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

• HOMUSHCREC (Health care provider recommended)

• HOMUSENERGY (Enhanced energy)

• HOMUSIMMUN (Improved immune function)

• HOMUSMEDCOST (Medical treatments expensive)

• HOMUSMEDFAIL (Medical treatment not help)

• HOMUSCOMBO (Helps combined w. conventional med)

• HOMUSRELREC (Friends or family recommended)

• HOMUSWELL (General wellness)

For information about the full range of variables related to homeopathic treatment, including definitions, see HOMYR.

Comparability

HOMUSINTER is only available in 2002.

Universe

Availability

• 2002

Weights

• 2002 : SAMPWEIGHT