Table 4 Descriptive Statistics of Interest in Complementary Medicine by Nationality

Alternative medical system

Acupuncture

43.5

26.1

17.4

8.7

4.3

43.5

3

57.1

26.5

30.6

6.1

4.1

32.7

2

Homeopathy

29.4

11.8

17.6

14.7

8.8

47.1

4

46.9

20.4

26.5

8.2

2

42.9

2

Biologically-based therapies

Nutritional supplements

53.5

29.6

23.9

5.6

2.8

38

1

62.5

27.1

35.4

8.3

4.2

25

3

Herbal medicine (phytotherapy)

43.7

26.8

16.9

11.3

5.6

39.4

1

51

24.5

26.5

10.2

8.2

30.6

2

Aromatherapy

37.2

14.3

22.9

8.8

8.8

45.7

2

57.2

24.5

32.7

8.2

4.1

30.6

2

Mind-body-based methods

Meditation

35.2

14.1

21.1

12.7

9.9

42.3

1

55.3

29.8

25.5

4.3

8.5

31.9

4

Animal-assisted therapy

29.6

16.9

12.7

14.1

7

49.3

1

33.4

14.6

18.8

6.3

4.2

56.3

3

Music therapy

45

23.9

21.1

9.9

5.6

39.4

1

59.2

30.6

28.6

6.1

0

34.7

2

Hypnosis

24

15.5

8.5

14.1

8.5

53.5

1

29.2

16.7

12.5

12.5

8.3

50

3

Art therapy

35.2

14.1

21.1

12.7

5.6

46.5

1

50

37.5

12.5

6.3

4.2

39.6

3

Yoga

30.4

10.1

20.3

8.7

7.2

53.6

3

40.8

16.3

24.5

4.1

6.1

49

2

Sophrology

29.8

13.4

16.4

10.4

7.6

52.2

5

43.8

14.6

29.2

12.5

4.2

39.6

3

Manipulative and body-based methods

Therapeutic massage

50.7

32.4

18.3

8.5

5.6

35.2

1

71.6

51

20.4

4.1

2

22.4

2

Chiropractor, osteopath

58.8

38.2

20.6

5.9

2.9

32.4

4

65.3

38.8

26.5

2

2

30.6

2

Energy therapies

Reiki

22.6

8.5

14.1

14.1

8.5

54.9

1

29.7

19.1

10.6

6.4

6.4

57.4

4

Tai-Chi, Q-Gong

26.5

14.7

11.8

10.3

7.4

55.9

4

26.5

10.2

16.3

12.2

8.2

53.1

2

Healer, secret

38.6

24.3

14.3

10

4.3

47.1

2

36.8

18.4

18.4

6.1

0

57.1

2