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Description

For sample adults who had seen a practitioner for naturopathy during the past 12 months (NATYR) and who had used naturopathy for a specific health problem (NATTREAT), NATSURG identifies those who had also received surgery for the condition for which they most used naturopathy (NATTCONMOST).

For persons who had received such surgery (i.e., those with a "yes" response in NATSURG), the complementary variable NATSURGTIM indicates whether they received such surgery before, at about the same time, or after trying naturopathy.

The survey question for NATSURG also collected information about the use of other conventional medical treatments (or no conventional treatment) for the condition for which naturopathy was used the most, including:

• Mental health counseling (NATCOUN)

• Prescription medications (NATPMED)

• Over-the-counter medications (NATNPMED)

• Physical therapy (NATPT)

• No conventional treatment (NATNOCONV)

Interviewers asked, "Did you receive any of these conventional medical treatments for [condition for which naturopathy was used the most]?" and entered all treatments reported by the respondent.

For more information about the full range of variables related to naturopathy, including definitions, see NATYR.

Comparability

NATSURG is only available in 2007.

Universe

Availability

• 2007

Weights

• 2007 : SAMPWEIGHT