NI Life and Times Survey

Year: 2005
Module: Complementary Medicine
Variable: CUSEFL3

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 chiropractic (not chiropody to your feet) can be for some health problems?

	%
Definitely helpful for some conditions	26
Probably helpful for some conditions	42
Probably not helpful	4
Definitely not helpful	2
(Don't know)	21
Never heard of it	6

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	24	28
Probably helpful for some conditions	41	44
Probably not helpful	4	4
Definitely not helpful	2	1
(Don't know)	22	19
Never heard of it	7	4

Results for people of different ages

	%
	18-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65+
Definitely helpful for some conditions	31	34	28	32	21	13
Probably helpful for some conditions	48	50	46	38	39	34
Probably not helpful	1	1	4	7	7	3
Definitely not helpful	0	0	2	3	1	3
(Don't know)	18	10	15	16	24	37
Never heard of it	3	5	4	4	8	10

Results for people of different religions

%

Catholic Protestant No religion

Definitely helpful for some conditions 26 26 27
Probably helpful for some conditions 48 38 48
Probably not helpful 3 5 4
Definitely not helpful 1 2 2
(Don't know) 17 24 18
Never heard of it 5 6 2

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	%
	Catholic	Protestant	No religion
Definitely helpful for some conditions	26	26	27
Probably helpful for some conditions	48	38	48
Probably not helpful	3	5	4
Definitely not helpful	1	2	2
(Don't know)	17	24	18
Never heard of it	5	6	2