Table 2 Use of CAM practitioner by number of chronic conditions and sample type
Number of respondents | Percent of people in this sample and with this number of conditions attending a complementary practitioner | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Percent | 95% confidence interval | |||
NSA Sample | ||||
Number of chronic conditions | ||||
0 | 205 | 8.9 | 5.5 | 12.3 |
1 | 350 | 11.4 | 9.1 | 13.7 |
2 | 383 | 6.2 | 3.3 | 9.1 |
3 | 236 | 9.6 | 5.4 | 13.8 |
4 | 136 | 7.4 | 3.2 | 11.5 |
5 or more | 122 | 8.6 | 3.3 | 14.0 |
Overall | 1,432 | 8.8 | 7.3 | 10.4 |
NDDS Sample | ||||
Number of chronic conditions | ||||
0 | 7 | NA | ||
1 | 49 | 1.3 | −2.5 | 5.0 |
2 | 105 | 0.7 | −1.1 | 2.5 |
3 | 91 | 4.6 | −0.2 | 9.3 |
4 | 75 | 5.7 | 0.3 | 11.2 |
5 or more | 100 | 7.2 | 2.2 | 12.2 |
Overall | 427 | 3.9 | 1.9 | 6.0 |
Lung Foundation Sample | ||||
Number of chronic conditions | ||||
0 | 6 | NA | ||
1 | 82 | 1.2 | −0.7 | 3.1 |
2 | 129 | 3.1 | 0.2 | 6.0 |
3 | 125 | 3.2 | 0.1 | 6.3 |
4 | 134 | 6.0 | 2.6 | 9.5 |
5 or more | 205 | 2.7 | 0.2 | 5.2 |
Overall | 681 | 3.3 | 2.1 | 4.5 |