Ten reasons for non-use of four common complementary health practices by population samples analyzed.

*List of reasons for non-use given to participants
1. No reason
2. Don’t need it
3. Never thought about it
4. Never heard of it / don’t know much about it
5. Don’t believe in it / it doesn’t work
6. Some other reason
7. It costs too much
8. It is not safe to use
9. Medical science has not shown that it works
10. A health care provider told me not to use it
**Population estimates, numbers in thousands
Ten reasons for non-use of four common complementary health practices by population samples analyzed.