NI Life and Times Survey

Year: 2005
Module: Complementary Medicine
Variable: CUSEFL2

Thinking about each of these complementary and alternative medicines and therapies in turn, how helpful do you think they can be for some health problems? If you have never heard of some of them, just say so.
First how helpful do you think homeopathy can be for some health problems?

	%
Definitely helpful for some conditions	13
Probably helpful for some conditions	38
Probably not helpful	7
Definitely not helpful	2
(Don't know)	31
Never heard of it	8

Go to results for men and women, people of different ages and people of different religions.
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Results for men and women

	%
	Male	Female
Definitely helpful for some conditions	8	18
Probably helpful for some conditions	35	41
Probably not helpful	8	7
Definitely not helpful	2	2
(Don't know)	37	26
Never heard of it	10	6

Results for people of different ages

	%
	18-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65+
Definitely helpful for some conditions	18	16	13	17	7	10
Probably helpful for some conditions	38	39	45	38	47	23
Probably not helpful	6	15	7	9	6	3
Definitely not helpful	1	2	3	2	3	3
(Don't know)	30	20	26	29	32	47
Never heard of it	8	8	6	6	6	13

Results for people of different religions

%

Catholic Protestant No religion

Definitely helpful for some conditions 14 13 14
Probably helpful for some conditions 38 39 41
Probably not helpful 8 8 4
Definitely not helpful 2 2 6
(Don't know) 30 32 30
Never heard of it 8 8 5

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	%
	Catholic	Protestant	No religion
Definitely helpful for some conditions	14	13	14
Probably helpful for some conditions	38	39	41
Probably not helpful	8	8	4
Definitely not helpful	2	2	6
(Don't know)	30	32	30
Never heard of it	8	8	5