Alternative medicine usage in Canada by ethnicity 2016

This graph shows the percentage of Canadians who said they had tried selected alternative medicine remedies in their life as of 2016, by ethnicity. It was found that chiropractic manipulation was the most popular type of alternative medicine in total, however acupuncture was the most popular type for those of East Asian ethnicity.

Percentage of Canadians using selected alternative medicine remedies as of 2016, by ethnicity

Characteristic	Total	European	East Asian	South Asian
Acupuncture	30%	34%	59%	10%
Homeopathy	22%	24%	20%	32%
Herbalism	21%	22%	39%	24%
Traditional Chinese Medicine	12%	11%	73%	10%
Ayurvedic Medicine	3%	2%	4%	22%
Reiki	10%	11%	4%	4%
Chiropractic Manipulation	36%	43%	22%	21%
Faith Healing	7%	6%	2%	14%
Cold-FX	28%	30%	33%	11%
None of these	27%	23%	8%	28%

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Release date

May 2016

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Region

Canada

Survey time period

March 7 to 10, 2016

Number of respondents

1,049 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

* Original question: Have you tried any of these remedies during the course of your life? (Select all that apply)
Respondents may have selected more than one type of remedy.

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