This statistic shows the results of a survey conducted in the United States in January 2017. U.S. adults 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. The same approval could be found among white/Caucasian adults.
Percentage of U.S. adults believing in positive effects of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) as of 2017, by ethnicity
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 ethnicity [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 09, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/667489/us-adults-with-positive-views-on-alternative-medicine-by-ethnicity/
Statista Survey. "Percentage of U.S. adults believing in positive effects of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) as of 2017, by ethnicity." Chart. February 1, 2017. Statista. Accessed November 09, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/667489/us-adults-with-positive-views-on-alternative-medicine-by-ethnicity/
Statista Survey. (2017). Percentage of U.S. adults believing in positive effects of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) as of 2017, by ethnicity. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 09, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/667489/us-adults-with-positive-views-on-alternative-medicine-by-ethnicity/
Statista Survey. "Percentage of U.S. Adults Believing in Positive Effects of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (Cam) as of 2017, by Ethnicity." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Feb 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/667489/us-adults-with-positive-views-on-alternative-medicine-by-ethnicity/
Statista Survey, Percentage of U.S. adults believing in positive effects of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) as of 2017, by ethnicity Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/667489/us-adults-with-positive-views-on-alternative-medicine-by-ethnicity/ (last visited November 09, 2024)
Percentage of U.S. adults believing in positive effects of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) as of 2017, by ethnicity [Graph], Statista Survey, February 1, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/667489/us-adults-with-positive-views-on-alternative-medicine-by-ethnicity/
