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Description

For sample adults who had seen a practitioner for hypnosis during the past 12 months (HYPYR), HYPUSMEDFAIL indicates whether they had used hypnosis because "conventional medical treatments would not help you" (2002) or "because medical treatments did not help" (2007).

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

• HYPUSWELL (General wellness)

• HYPUSCOMBO (Helps combined w. conventional med)

• HYPUSRELREC (Family or friends recommended)

• HYPUSHCREC (Health care provider recommended)

• HYPUSMEDCOST (Medical treatment expensive)

• HYPUSINTER (Interesting to try)

• HYPUSENERGY (Enhanced energy)

• HYPUSIMMUN (Improved immune function)

• HYPUSCIGS (Quitting smoking)

• HYPUSWEIGHT (Losing weight)

• HYPUSSLEEP (Sleeping better)

• HYPUSALC (Overcoming alcohol or substance abuse)

• HYPUSPAIN (Reducing pain)

• HYPUSSTRESS (Reducing stress)

• HYPUSANXDEP (Anxiety or depression)

• HYPUSFEAR (Fear or phobia)

• HYPUSMEMORY (Improving memory)

• HYPUSOTHER (Other)

For information about the full range of variables related to hypnosis, including definitions, see HYPYR.

Comparability

Apart from the slight difference in question wording noted above, HYPUSMEDFAIL is comparable between 2002 and 2007.

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Availability

• 2002, 2007

Weights

• 2002, 2007 : SAMPWEIGHT