This statistic presents the annual average per user out-of-pocket expenditures of U.S. children and adults on select complementary health approaches in 2012. In that year, adults and children aged 4 years and over spent an average of approximately 510 U.S. dollars per user on complementary approach practitioners, purchases of natural product supplements, and costs associated with self-care approaches.
Annual average per user out-of-pocket expenditures on complementary health approaches in the U.S. in 2012
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* Includes visits to complementary approach practitioners, purchases of natural product supplements, and costs associated with self-care approaches.
** Includes visits to practitioners of acupuncture, Ayurveda, homeopathy, naturopathy, chelation therapy, natural product supplements, special diets, chiropractic, massage, movement therapies,
biofeedback, mind-body therapies, hypnosis, energy healing therapy, and craniosacral therapy; visits to traditional healers; instructors of yoga, tai chi, and qi gong; teachers of movement therapies;
and classes for mind-body therapies.
^ Includes acai pills or gelcaps, bee pollen (or other bee products), chondroitin, co-enzyme Q10 (CoQ10), cranberry pills or capsules, digestive enzymes (lactaid), echinacea, fish oil (or omega 3,
DHA, or EPA fatty acid), garlic supplements, ginkgo biloba, ginseng, glucosamine, green tea pills or EGCG pills, melatonin, milk thistle (silymarin), methylsulfonylmethane, probiotics or prebiotics,
SAM-e, saw palmetto, valerian, and other herbs or nonvitamin supplements.
^^ Includes homeopathic medicine and self-help materials (e.g., books, CDs, videotapes) for acupuncture, Ayurveda, homeopathy, naturopathy, traditional healers, chelation therapy, natural product
supplements, special diets, chiropractic, massage, movement therapies, biofeedback, mind-body therapies, hypnosis, yoga, tai chi, qi gong, energy healing therapy, and craniosacral therapy.
Estimates are based on household interviews of a sample of the civilian noninstitutionalized population.
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