4830.0 - 2001 National Health Survey: Output Data Items, 2002  
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Main medication data items are shown under the conditions for which the medications were used ie asthma, cancer, circulatory condition, diabetes, mental well-being.

LABEL: Whether used medications for selected conditions
POPULATION: All persons
SAS NAME: WTHSMED
ITEM NUMBER: 780
COMMENTS: Derived item: Use in last 2 weeks Includes vitamins, minerals, natural and herbal medicines; and pharmaceutical medications Multiple categories may apply
CATEGORIES:
1: Medications used for asthma
2: Medications used for cancer
3: Medications used for cardiovascular condition(s)
4: Medications used for diabetes/high sugar levels
5: Medications used for mental well being
6: Has not used medications for the above conditions

LABEL: Combination selected medications taken
POPULATION: All persons
SAS NAME: COMBMEDS
ITEM NUMBER: 781
COMMENTS: Derived item
CATEGORIES:
01: Medications for asthma only
02: Medications for asthma and cancer
03: Medications for asthma and cardio
04: Medications for asthma and diabetes
05: Medications for asthma and mental wellbeing
06: Medications for asthma, cancer and cardio
07: Medications for asthma, cancer and diabetes
08: Medications for asthma, cancer and mental wellbeing
09: Medications for asthma, cardio and diabetes
10: Medications for asthma, cardio and Mental wellbeing
11: Medications for asthma, diabetes and Mental Wellbeing
12: Medications for asthma, cancer, cardio & diabetes
13: Medications for asthma, cancer, cardio and Mental wellbeing
14: Medications for asthma, cardio, diabetes and Mental wellbeing
15: Medications for asthma, cancer, diabetes and mental Wellbeing
16: Medications for asthma, cancer, cardio, diabetes and mental Wellbeing
17: Medications for Cancer only
18: Medications for Cancer and Cardio
19: Medications for Cancer and diabetes
20: Medications for cancer and mental wellbeing
21: Medications for Cancer, cardio and diabetes
22: Medications for cancer, cardio and mental wellbeing
23: Medications for Cancer, diabetes and mental wellbeing
24: Medications for cancer, cardio, diabetes and mental wellbeing
25: Medications for cardio only
26: Medications for cardio and diabetes
27: Medications for cardio and mental wellbeing
28: Medications for cardio, diabetes and mental wellbeing
29: Medications for diabetes only
30: Medications for Diabetes and mental wellbeing
31: Medications for mental wellbeing only
32: Other combinations of medications
33: Medications not used for any selected condition


LABEL: Condition - NHPA medications level
POPULATION: All NHPA conditions
SAS NAME: CONTMEDL
ITEM NUMBER: 782
COMMENTS:
CATEGORIES: Continuous

LABEL: Medication
POPULATION: All medications recorded for NHPA conditions
SAS NAME: MEDICAT
ITEM NUMBER: 783
COMMENTS: Some medications are not recorded. These medications include the 4th or more medication reported for each condition because details are only asked about a maximum of 3 medications for each condition
CATEGORIES: Continuous

LABEL: Type of pharmaceutical medication
POPULATION: All medications recorded for NHPA conditions
SAS NAME: MEDTYPE
ITEM NUMBER: 784
COMMENTS: Some medications are not recorded. These medications include the 4th or more medication reported for each condition because details are only asked about a maximum of 3 medications for each condition
CATEGORIES: Continuous

LABEL: Asthma medication - relief or prevention
POPULATION: Persons who used medication for asthma
SAS NAME: ASTHMED2
ITEM NUMBER: 785
COMMENTS:
CATEGORIES:
1: Prevention
2: Relief
3: Prevention and relief
4: Neither prevention or relief
9: Not known

LABEL: Reasons for using pharmaceutical medication - Q371
POPULATION: Persons with asthma who use a pharmaceutical medication
SAS NAME : Q371
ITEM NUMBER: 786
COMMENTS:
CATEGORIES:
0: Not applicable
1: Prevention
2: Relief
3: Prevention and relief
4: Neither prevention or relief
9: Not known

LABEL: Reasons for using pharmaceutical medication - Q373
POPULATION: Persons with asthma who use 2 or more pharmaceutical medications
SAS NAME: Q373
ITEM NUMBER: 787
COMMENTS:
CATEGORIES:
0: Not applicable
1: Prevention
2: Relief
3: Prevention and relief
4: Neither prevention or relief
9: Not known

LABEL: Whether uses natural /herbal medications
POPULATION: All NHPA conditions
SAS NAME: TAKEHER
ITEM NUMBER: 788
COMMENTS:
CATEGORIES:
0: Not applicable
1: Natural/Herbal treatments used
2: Natural/Herbal treatments not used
9: Not known whether natural/herbal treatments used

LABEL: Whether takes medications
POPULATION: All NHPA conditions
SAS NAME: TAKEMED
ITEM NUMBER: 789
COMMENTS:
CATEGORIES:
0: Not applicable
1: Medications taken
2: Medications not taken
9: Not known whether medications taken

LABEL: Whether takes vitamins/minerals
POPULATION: All NHPA conditions
SAS NAME: TAKEVIT
ITEM NUMBER: 790
COMMENTS:
CATEGORIES:
0: Not applicable
1: Vitamins taken
2: Vitamins not taken
9: Not known whether vitamins taken




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