Table 3
Summary table for population papers.
| Author | Ref | Design | N/Np And Population | Main results |
| Ernst | 52 | Telephone survey | 1204;British adults | 20% had used CAM in the past year, with herbalism, aromatherapy and homeopathy ranking highest. Main reasons for use were perceived effectiveness and positive inclination toward it. |
| Von Greunigen | 53 | Survey | 66; Amish women | 36% had used CAM; 16% had seen a chiropractor in the past 12 months. |
| Yamashita | 54 | Telephone survey | 1000; Japanese adults | Nutrition rated highest, at 43.1%; 7% of the population sought chiropractic care, in a country where the profession was unregulated. 80% of those seeking chiropractic care did so for musculoskeletal problems. |
| Barnes | 55 | Computer-assisted personal interviews | 31044; American adults | 62% used at least one form of CAM; 7% used a chiropractor, mostly for LBP. |
| Factor-Litvak | 56 | Computer-aided telephone interviews | 300; women in New York City | Chiropractors were the most frequently visited CAM practitioners, at 17%. |
| Smith | 57 | Review of database source collections | Information presented here may allow researchers to access data on CAM in the public domain. | |
| Hawk | 58 | Survey | 1511 | 15% of respondents had used chiropractic in the last 12 months, with 57% doing so for LBP. Chiropractic use was higher in rural settings. |
| Konrad | 64 | Cross-sectional survey | 467/311 (67%) | Career satisfaction of DCs was related to satisfaction with compensation, relations with patients, and good relations with other DCs. |
| Pirotta | 31 | Mail survey | 800/488 (61%); Victorian GPs | Only 8% claimed to have training in chiropractic, but 33% were interested in obtaining training. |
| Gensler | 65 | Population distribution analysis from public data | DCs were associated with white populations and higher incomes. | |
| Mainous | 70 | Cross-sectional survey | 736/360 (49%) (227 DC and 133 MD) | MDs received information in 26.5% of referred cases, while DCs received information in 25% of referred cases; however, MDs felt more uncomfortable with this. |