Table 4.
Adjusteda vaccination coverage levels of priority and non-priority adults by Chiropractic therapy use, 2002 National Health Interview Survey
| Influenza % (95% CI) | Pneumococcal % (95% CI) | Hepatitis B % (95% CI) | |
| Priority Adults | (n = 14,595) | (n = 9,596) | (n = 2,848) |
| Chiropractic use | |||
| Use Chiropractic therapy | 41.7 (39.9, 43.5) | 40.3 (39.3, 42.7) | 55.2 (50.3, 60.1) |
| CAM user, non-chiropractic | 44.9 (43.7, 46.1)* | 40.7 (39.3, 42.1) | 60.1 (57.6, 62.6) |
| Never used CAM | 38.3 (36.1, 40.5)*+ | 32.6 (30.2, 35.0)*+ | 56.7 (51.2, 62.2) |
| Non-Priority Adults | (n = 15,927) | (n = 20,328) | (n = 26,179) |
| Chiropractic use | |||
| Use Chiropractic therapy | 15.8 (14.2, 17.4) | 6.9 (6.1, 7.7) | 25.7 (23.9, 27.4) |
| CAM user, non-chiropractic | 16.3 (15.3, 17.3) | 6.7 (6.1, 6.7) | 26.8 (25.8, 27.8) |
| Never used CAM | 12.0 (10.6, 13.4)*+ | 4.5 (3.7, 5.3)*+ | 21.2 (19.6, 22.8)*+ |
* denotes significantly different than chiropractic users; + denotes significantly different than non-chiropractic CAM users
aMultivariable model adjusts for age, gender, race/ethnicity, education level, federal poverty level, region, having a usual source of care other than the emergency department, number of visits to a physician during the past 12 months, health insurance status, and smoking status.