Table 3.

Sought help for symptoms by CAM user status (consulted with a CAM practitioner or not)

		Urban		Rural		Remote
Sought help for the following symptoms:		CAM non-user	CAM user	CAM non-user	CAM user	CAM non-user	CAM user
		(n = 2,960)	(n = 1,157)	(n = 4,011)	(n = 1,866)	(n = 308)	(n = 131)
Allergies, hayfever, sinusitis■ 1	% yes	13	19	13	16	13	16
Breathing difficulties	% yes	7	9	8	9	7	6
Indigestion or heartburn■ 1 2	% yes	9	13	9	13	10	11
Chest pain	% yes	6	7	6	6	6	8
Headaches or migraines■ 1 2	% yes	6	9	7	10	6	9
Severe tiredness■ 2 3	% yes	6	8	6	9	5	10
Stiff or painful joints■ 1 2	% yes	15	26	18	25	15	18
Back pain■ 1 2 3	% yes	12	31	12	29	11	29
Urine that burns or stings■ 1 2	% yes	4	7	4	7	6	3
Hot flushes■ 1 2	% yes	6	10	6	10	5	5
Night sweats■ 2	% yes	5	7	4	7	4	5
Depression3	% yes	8	9	8	9	4	9
Anxiety■ 2	% yes	7	9	6	9	4	6

Note: chi-square tests used to test for statistically significant associations.

^■ Statistically significant association for CAM user status (i.e. ignoring place of residence) (P < .005)

¹ Statistically significant association for urban residents (P < .005)

² Statistically significant association for rural residents (P < .005)

³ Statistically significant association for remote residents (P < .05)