Table 6.

Reasons for Not Using Acupuncture in the Past 12 Months Among Prior Users and Never Users, NHIS 2007

Ever used acupuncture, but not in past 12 months (n=1,168)	Percentage %
Didn't use in past 12 months because. . .
Never thought about it	5.8
No reason	22.7
Didn't need it	39.0
Didn't work for me before	17.7
Costs too much	10.3
Had side effects last time	0.4
Health care provider told me not to use it	0.7
Medical science has not shown it works	0.5
Other	2.9

Never used acupuncture (n=21,002)
Why never used acupuncture
Never heard of it/don't know much about it	12.4
Never thought about it	21.5
No reason	32.5
Don't need it	24.7
Don't believe in it/it doesn't work	5.5
Costs too much	2.2
Is not safe	0.5
Health care provider told me not to use it	0.2
Medical science has not shown it works	0.5

Percentages are weighted to U.S. population estimates.