This statistic shows the results of a survey conducted in the United States in January 2017. U.S. adults were asked if they ever tried alternative practitioners. Some 60 percent of respondents among Blacks/African Americans stated that they did not try alternative practioners but they might try it.
Percentage of U.S. adults who ever tried alternative practitioners as of 2017, by ethnicity
Characteristic
Asian
Black or African American
Hispanic American or Latino
White/Caucasian
Other
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This question was phrased by the source as follows: "[alternative practitioners] Have you ever tried one of the following alternative medical treatments?"
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Statista Survey. (February 1, 2017). Percentage of U.S. adults who ever tried alternative practitioners as of 2017, by ethnicity [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/668612/us-adults-who-ever-tried-alternative-practitioners-by-ethnicity/
Statista Survey. "Percentage of U.S. adults who ever tried alternative practitioners as of 2017, by ethnicity." Chart. February 1, 2017. Statista. Accessed July 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/668612/us-adults-who-ever-tried-alternative-practitioners-by-ethnicity/
Statista Survey. (2017). Percentage of U.S. adults who ever tried alternative practitioners as of 2017, by ethnicity. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/668612/us-adults-who-ever-tried-alternative-practitioners-by-ethnicity/
Statista Survey. "Percentage of U.S. Adults Who Ever Tried Alternative Practitioners as of 2017, by Ethnicity." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Feb 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/668612/us-adults-who-ever-tried-alternative-practitioners-by-ethnicity/
Statista Survey, Percentage of U.S. adults who ever tried alternative practitioners as of 2017, by ethnicity Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/668612/us-adults-who-ever-tried-alternative-practitioners-by-ethnicity/ (last visited July 23, 2024)
Percentage of U.S. adults who ever tried alternative practitioners as of 2017, by ethnicity [Graph], Statista Survey, February 1, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/668612/us-adults-who-ever-tried-alternative-practitioners-by-ethnicity/