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From: The use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) in Europe
Total | 33, 371 | 17.9% | 10.9% | 9.3% |
Gender | ||||
Male | 47.3% | 13.9% | 9.0% | 6.4% |
Female | 52.7% | 21.5% | 12.6% | 11.9% |
Age group | ||||
25–44 years | 37.6% | 18.5% | 11.6% | 9.6% |
45–64 years | 38.4% | 18.9% | 11.9% | 9.5% |
65+ years | 24.0% | 15.3% | 8.3% | 8.4% |
Educational level | ||||
Primary education | 32.6% | 12.2% | 6.8% | 6.6% |
Secondary education | 49.3% | 19.6% | 12.1% | 10.1% |
Tertiary education | 18.2% | 23.2% | 15.1% | 11.8% |
Financial strain | ||||
Living comfortably | 29.8% | 20.7% | 15.2% | 8.2% |
Coping | 47.2% | 17.2% | 10.0% | 9.6% |
Difficult & very difficult | 23.0% | 15.5% | 7.5% | 9.9% |
Main activity | ||||
Paid work | 57.2% | 19.1% | 12.3% | 9.4% |
Unemployed/housework | 14.3% | 16.7% | 9.3% | 10.1% |
Retired | 25.1% | 15.1% | 8.3% | 8.3% |
Permanently sick/disabled | 3.4% | 21.4% | 14.9% | 10.6% |
Health care utilization | ||||
No doctor visits | 17.9% | 8.8% | 4.9% | 4.6% |
Only GP | 39.9% | 15.7% | 9.2% | 8.0% |
MS/MS & GP | 42.1% | 23.7% | 15.2% | 12.5% |
Unmet medical need | ||||
No unmet need | 87.5% | 16.5% | 10.2% | 8.5% |
Unmet need | 12.5% | 27.3% | 16.3% | 14.7% |
Opinion of health services | ||||
Average or higher opinion | 68.8% | 17.6% | 11.1% | 8.8% |
Low opinion | 31.2% | 18.4% | 10.6% | 10.3% |
Self-reported health | ||||
Good health | 64.6% | 17.1% | 11.0% | 8.3% |
Poor health | 35.4% | 19.3% | 10.9% | 11.0% |
Longstanding health problem | ||||
No longstanding health problem | 71.7% | 16.2% | 9.8% | 8.4% |
Longstanding health problem | 28.3% | 22.1% | 13.7% | 11.5% |