Table 3.
CAM and MSM Utilization*
| NHW | Hispanic | Black | Asian | Other | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall utilization pattern | |||||
| Having CAM visits (%) | 5.12 | 2.68 | 2.01 | 4.07 | 6.28 |
| Both MSM and CAM | 4.22 | 2.11 | 1.48 | 2.85 | 5.59 |
| MSM only | 68.31 | 52.97 | 56.53 | 53.61 | 55.18 |
| CAM only | 0.90 | 0.57 | 0.53 | 1.23 | 0.69 |
| Neither | 26.58 | 44.35 | 41.46 | 42.32 | 38.54 |
| Types CAM (among users) | |||||
| Massage | 36.59 | 26.67 | 20.65 | 25.38 | 42.26 |
| Herbal | 34.35 | 33.31 | 18.83 | 34.68 | 18.67 |
| Spiritual | 25.44 | 27.17 | 48.86 | 18.51 | 20.75 |
| Nutritional | 20.98 | 15.08 | 26.27 | 13.64 | 11.20 |
| Chiropractic | 14.47 | 9.46 | 6.07 | 3.77 | 8.74 |
| Homeopathy | 12.96 | 13.47 | 5.02 | 3.60 | 13.94 |
| Acupuncture | 9.36 | 14.03 | 6.94 | 18.44 | 0 |
| Meditation | 8.91 | 7.12 | 8.02 | 11.45 | 8.97 |
| Traditional | 4.22 | 3.00 | 1.43 | 26.06 | 33.69 |
| Biofeedback | 1.92 | 0 | 2.01 | 0 | 0 |
| Hypnosis | 1.23 | 0 | 2.68 | 0 | 0 |
| Other | 33.12 | 30.52 | 25.14 | 35.65 | 44.66 |
*
Nationally representative estimates are shown.
CAM, complementary and alternative medicine; MSM, mainstream medicine.