This statistic depicts the percentage of U.S. adults that are open-minded towards alternative medicine as of 2018, by gender. According to the data, 69 percent of women and 58 percent of men are open to alternative medicine.
Percentage of U.S. adults that are open-minded about alternative medicine as of 2018, by gender
Characteristic
"Definitely" or "tend to" agree
Neither agree nor disagree
"Definitely" or "tend to" disagree
Men
58%
12%
29%
Women
69%
12%
19%
Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Percentage of respondents58%58%69%69%12%12%12%12%29%29%19%19%"Definitely" or "tend to" agreeNeither agree nor disagree"Definitely" or "tend to" disagreeMenWomen
0%25%50%75%100%125%
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