Table 2.
The use of selected CAM providers and modalities in California (CHIS-CAM) (unweighted n, weighted %)
| Ever use CHIS-CAM | Past 12 months CHIS-CAM | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | |
| CAM provider | ||||
| Chiropractor | 3550 | 36.0 | 1159 | 13.0 |
| Massage therapist | 2208 | 23.4 | 1246 | 14.2 |
| Acupuncturist | 1183 | 10.5 | 319 | 3.0 |
| Traditional Chinese medicine | 464 | 3.9 | 179 | 1.5 |
| Osteopath | 463 | 4.8 | 99 | 1.1 |
| Curandero | 109 | 1.2 | 34 | 0.3 |
| Naturopath | 253 | 2.4 | 84 | 1.1 |
| Homeopath | 412 | 3.8 | 106 | 0.9 |
| Native American healer | 155 | 0.7 | 45 | 0.1 |
| Ayurvedic | 71 | 0.7 | 23 | 0.2 |
| Reiki practitioner | 215 | 1.9 | 91 | 1.0 |
| Any provider | 4710 | 49.1 | 2275 | 25.0 |
| Two or more providers | 2397 | 23.4 | 782 | 8.1 |
| Three or more providers | 1018 | 9.3 | 243 | 2.5 |
| CAM modalities | ||||
| Special diet | 4190 | 46.4 | 3759 | 41.3 |
| 2+ dietary supplementsa | — | — | 6148 | 80.4 |
| Mind–body techniquesb | 2257 | 23.1 | 2048 | 20.8 |
| Ever pray for own health | 4666 | 45.4 | — | — |
| Support groups | 1214 | 11.3 | 684 | 6.6 |
| Any CAM use | 7191 | 74.5 | — | — |
| Any CAM except prayer | 6743 | 72.7 | 6041 | 66.2 |
| Any CAM except 2+ dietary supplements | — | — | 5317 | 57.8 |
aTwo or more from a list of 30 dietary supplements including vitamin A, vitamin B, vitamin C, vitamin D, vitamin E, lycopene, folic acid, calcium, selenium, zinc, glucosamine, echinacea, fish oil, garlic pills, green tea, ginko biloba, melatonin, valerian, soy products, black cohosh, DHEA, ma huang, saw palmetto, shark cartilage, dong quai, ginseng, St John's wort, PC-SPES, mistletoe and other (specified by respondent).
bThe four mind–body techniques include imagery or guided imagery, meditation, hypnosis or self-hypnosis and biofeedback.