Year: 2005
Module: Complementary Medicine
Variable: HBEN1

Different things help different people when coping with health problems. Which of these things do you yourself think is probably of most benefit?

 

%

Complementary and alternative therapies4
Seeing your GP 65
Folk remedies0
The power of prayer5
Inner spirituality1
A positive mental state8
Support from family and friends5
Support from the church0
Good information about the health problem11
Other (please specify)1
(Don't know)1

 

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Results for men and women

%

  MaleFemale
Complementary and alternative therapies 3 4
Seeing your GP 70 60
Folk remedies 0 1
The power of prayer 5 6
Inner spirituality 0 1
A positive mental state 6 9
Support from family and friends 4 5
Support from the church 0 0
Good information about the health problem 10 13
Other (please specify) 1 1
(Don't know) 1 1

  

 
Results for people of different ages

%

  18-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465+
Complementary and alternative therapies 5 2 4 4 4 2
Seeing your GP 65 61 64 62 61 75
Folk remedies 0 1 0 1 0 0
The power of prayer 1 1 6 4 10 11
Inner spirituality 1 2 1 0 0 0
A positive mental state 3 6 9 15 9 4
Support from family and friends 5 8 5 4 4 3
Support from the church 0 0 0 1 0 1
Good information about the health problem 20 17 10 9 10 4
Other (please specify) 0 0 1 1 1 1
(Don't know) 1 1 2 0 1 1

 

  

Results for people of different religions

%

  CatholicProtestantNo religion
Complementary and alternative therapies 4 3 4
Seeing your GP 65 67 56
Folk remedies 1 0 1
The power of prayer 6 6 1
Inner spirituality 1 0 1
A positive mental state 6 8 17
Support from family and friends 4 4 5
Support from the church 0 0 0
Good information about the health problem 12 11 15
Other (please specify) 1 0 1
(Don't know) 1 1 1

 

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NI Life and Times Survey - ~year: HBEN1
 

Year: 2005
Module:Complementary_Medicine
Variable:HBEN1

Different things help different people when coping with health problems. Which of these things do you yourself think is probably of next most benefit?

 

%

Complementary and alternative therapies4
Seeing your G.P.65
Folk remedies0
The power of prayer5
Inner spirituality1
A positive mental state8
Support from family and friends5
Support from the church0
Good information about the health problem11
Other (please specify)1
(Don't know)1

 

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

%

  MaleFemale
Complementary and alternative therapies 3 4
Seeing your g.p. 70 60
Folk remedies 0 1
The power of prayer 5 6
Inner spirituality 0 1
A positive mental state 6 9
Support from family and friends 4 5
Support from the church 0 0
Good information about the health problem 10 13
Other (please specify) 1 1
(don't know) 1 1

  

 
Results for people of different ages

%

  18-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465+
Complementary and alternative therapies 5 2 4 4 4 2
Seeing your g.p. 65 61 64 62 61 75
Folk remedies 0 1 0 1 0 0
The power of prayer 1 1 6 4 10 11
Inner spirituality 1 2 1 0 0 0
A positive mental state 3 6 9 15 9 4
Support from family and friends 5 8 5 4 4 3
Support from the church 0 0 0 1 0 1
Good information about the health problem 20 17 10 9 10 4
Other (please specify) 0 0 1 1 1 1
(don't know) 1 1 2 0 1 1

 

  

Results for people of different religions

%

  CatholicProtestantNo religion
Complementary and alternative therapies 4 3 4
Seeing your g.p. 65 67 56
Folk remedies 1 0 1
The power of prayer 6 6 1
Inner spirituality 1 0 1
A positive mental state 6 8 17
Support from family and friends 4 4 5
Support from the church 0 0 0
Good information about the health problem 12 11 15
Other (please specify) 1 0 1
(don't know) 1 1 1

 

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