percentage of adults aged >=18 years who used complementary and alternative medicine (cam), by selected diseases and conditions and sex national health interview survey, united states, 2007 /

In 2007,approximately 38% of adults aged >=18 years reported using CAM during the preceding 12 months. Women (43%) were more likely than men (34%) to spend CAM, and men and women differed in their spend of CAM for certain conditions. Women were more likely than men to spend CAM for neck pain, and arthritis,and anxiety; men were more likely than women to spend CAM to reduce cholesterol.

Source: cdc.gov