This statistic shows the results of a survey conducted in the United States in January 2017. Adult Americans were asked if they believed in positive effects of some sorts of complementary and alternative medicine. In total, 70 percent of respondents stated that they believed in positive effects from such medicines. Among persons living in a household with less than 20 thousand U.S. dollars of income annually, the approval stood at 74 percent.
Percentage of U.S. adults believing in positive effects of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) as of 2017, by household income
This question was phrased by the source as follows: "Do you believe in positive effects of some sorts of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM)?"
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Statista Survey. (February 1, 2017). Percentage of U.S. adults believing in positive effects of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) as of 2017, by household income [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/667529/us-adults-with-positive-view-on-alternative-medicine-by-income/
Statista Survey. "Percentage of U.S. adults believing in positive effects of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) as of 2017, by household income." Chart. February 1, 2017. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/667529/us-adults-with-positive-view-on-alternative-medicine-by-income/
Statista Survey. (2017). Percentage of U.S. adults believing in positive effects of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) as of 2017, by household income. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/667529/us-adults-with-positive-view-on-alternative-medicine-by-income/
Statista Survey. "Percentage of U.S. Adults Believing in Positive Effects of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (Cam) as of 2017, by Household Income." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Feb 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/667529/us-adults-with-positive-view-on-alternative-medicine-by-income/
Statista Survey, Percentage of U.S. adults believing in positive effects of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) as of 2017, by household income Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/667529/us-adults-with-positive-view-on-alternative-medicine-by-income/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Percentage of U.S. adults believing in positive effects of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) as of 2017, by household income [Graph], Statista Survey, February 1, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/667529/us-adults-with-positive-view-on-alternative-medicine-by-income/
