DIALRNNPC
Respondent learned how to treat their diabetes from a doctor not in their primary care practice
Description
For all persons given the Diabetes Care Survey (DCS), have been told they have diabetes, and have indicated that they learned how to take care of their diabetes in the last 12 months, DIALRNNPC indicates whether the respondent learned to take care of their diabetes by talking to a doctor/health professional not in their primary care practice.
DIALRNNPC is one of a set of variables comprising the DCS, a supplemental, self-administered pencil-and-paper survey about how respondents treat their diabetes. For related variables and more information, please see DIACONF.
Codes and Frequencies
Universe
- 2008-2022: All persons ages 18+ who reported a diabetes diagnosis in the priority conditions section of the MEPS survey (DIABETICEV), and were given the Diabetes Care Survey (DCS), and reported they had been told by a doctor or other health professional they have diabetes or sugar diabetes in the DCS (DCSDIABDX), and indicated they have learned how to take care of their diabetes in the last 12 months.
Availability
- 2008-2022
Weights
- 2008-2021 : DIABWEIGHT
