Table 1.

Population Characteristics and Percentages of CAM Use in the HCSUS Sample (n = 2466)

	Unweighted	Weighted % (pop.)	Any CAM %	Alt. Med. Sys. %	Mind-Body %	Biologic %	Manip./Body-Based %	Energy Healing %
	N
Gender
Female	718	22.7	45.0	6.3	35.9	17.5	9.0	2.3
Male	1748	77.3	54.7	11.6	39.4	28.4	19.8	4.8
Mode of exposure
IVDU	588	24.4	55.2	11.6	42.9	26.4	13.3	4.3
Heterosexual	507	18.7	41.7	6.5	33.0	16.2	9.5	2.0
Other	219	8.4	38.9	3.5	29.1	18.9	5.3	3.4
MSM	1152	48.4	57.8	12.5	40.3	30.7	24.5	5.2
Race/ethnicity
African American	786	32.6	45.2	7.2	38.0	18.3	7.9	2.9
Hispanic	354	14.8	44.6	10.0	30.5	23.4	13.1	2.4
Other	77	3.3	71.4	19.7	43.8	37.8	27.9	9.7
White	1249	49.3	58.5	12.0	41.1	30.9	24.1	5.3
Education
<High School diploma	605	24.8	39.3	4.9	28.1	15.9	7.3	1.3
High School diploma	685	27.4	50.0	7.4	37.7	21.5	13.9	4.2
Associate's degree	706	28.2	57.4	13.9	44.6	31.2	20.0	6.2
BA/BS or more	470	19.6	65.7	16.4	44.5	37.1	31.2	5.2
Income
$0-$5,000	502	19.7	46.8	7.9	37.0	20.7	10.5	3.4
$5,001-$10,000	623	25.2	50.4	11.9	41.1	23.4	12.5	4.9
$10,001-$25,000	644	26.0	51.2	10.0	38.1	25.3	15.1	4.6
$25,001+	697	29.1	59.5	11.1	38.0	32.2	28.2	3.9
Insurance
Private HMO	431	15.7	58.2	11.5	41.6	29.5	23.3	4.3
Medicare	462	18.4	54.6	10.4	41.6	25.1	17.0	7.2
Medicaid	713	29.1	48.2	9.5	38.3	21.1	10.6	3.2
Private	348	16.5	57.2	12.9	35.3	31.6	28.9	2.9
No insurance	512	20.4	48.8	8.7	36.8	26.3	13.3	4.2
Geographic Region
Northeast	584	24.9	53.2	11.4	42.4	24.5	10.3	3.6
South	784	35.9	42.1	3.7	31.1	17.3	12.1	2.1
Midwest	284	10.6	55.2	10.0	43.5	26.3	18.1	8.4
West	814	28.6	64.2	18.1	42.9	37.8	29.7	6.0
Clinical stage
Asymptomatic	214	10.5	47.7	5.9	33.1	23.3	13.1	2.7
Symptomatic without AIDS	1324	53.3	49.5	9.8	35.5	24.3	16.6	3.8
Symptomatic with AIDS	928	36.3	58.4	12.6	44.8	29.1	19.7	5.4
Wasting syndrome
No	2095	84.9	52.3	10.0	37.8	26.0	17.9	4.2
Yes	371	15.1	54.0	12.6	43.0	25.5	14.3	4.7
CD4 Count
0-49	519	21.0	55.3	13.1	40.6	26.6	20.5	4.8
50-199	760	30.0	56.3	9.8	43.2	27.0	15.8	3.7
200-499	974	39.3	48.3	9.3	33.7	23.9	16.4	3.8
500+	213	9.8	52.1	10.7	39.8	29.6	18.9	6.6
ART by December 1996
No	1530	64.3	48.8	8.7	36.3	22.8	15.1	3.8
Yes	936	35.7	59.3	13.3	42.8	31.6	21.3	5.1
Anxiety
No	1918	78.3	51.0	9.7	36.4	25.3	17.0	4.1
Yes	548	21.7	57.9	12.9	46.6	28.2	18.6	4.6
Depression
No	1573	64.8	48.1	8.8	34.0	23.1	15.7	3.7
Yes	893	35.2	60.7	13.3	47.0	31.2	20.3	5.3
Drug Dependence
No	2176	88.7	51.7	10.1	37.5	25.5	17.7	4.4
Yes	290	11.3	59.0	12.3	46.9	29.3	14.3	3.3
Heavy Drinker
No	2313	93.6	53.3	10.8	39.3	26.5	17.6	4.4
Yes	149	6.4	41.0	4.6	29.1	17.3	13.5	2.1
Total			52.5	10.4	38.6	25.9	17.3	4.2
	Range	Mean	SE	Median
Age	18-77	38.8	0.3	38.0
Pain	0-100	69.5	1.0	70.0
Change in Pain	−100 - 100	3.6	0.6	0.0
Energy	0-100	53.7	1.1	50.0