TABLE 1

Characteristics of CAM Users Younger Than 18 Years in the United States Excluding Use of Vitamins and Minerals (n = 9414)

Characteristic	CAM Users (N = 1055), %	Non-CAM Users (N = 8254), %
Demographic
Age, y^{^a}
Infant and toddler, 0–4	17.8	29.4
Child, 5–11	34.5	38.3
Adolescent, 12–17	47.7	32.3
Gender
Boys	48.3	51.5
Girls	51.7	48.5
Race^{^a}
Non-Hispanic white	71.6	55.8
Non-Hispanic black	9.1	16.6
Non-Hispanic Asian	3.8	4.2
Non-Hispanic all other races	1.9	1.5
Hispanic	13.6	21.8
Income^{^a}
$19 999 or less	9.4	16.6
$20 000–$34 999	12.0	17.1
$35 000–$64 999	26.6	26.8
$65 000 or more	51.9	39.4
Region^{^a}
West	27.6	22.1
Midwest	27.3	23.3
South	27.1	38.1
Northeast	18.0	16.6
Highest education of either parent^{^a}
Less than high school	5.4	13.7
High school	15.3	23.6
Some college	28.2	30.1
4-y college or more	51.2	32.6
Insurance
Medicaid/Medicare	16.1	25.2
Private	62.6	53.4
Uninsured	7.9	13.3
Unknown	13.3	7.9
Prescription medication use in the previous 3 mo^{^a}	23.1	10.9
Difficulty affording prescription in the previous 12 mo^{^a}	3.8	1.8
Delayed medical care because of difficulties with access^{^a}	15.7	8.9
Missed school days because of illness^{^a}
0–2	47.2	60.1
3–5	29.0	24.7
5–10	13.1	10.2
>10	10.7	5.0
Medical conditions and/or symptoms
ADHD^{^a}	12.4	6.0
Allergies
Hayfever^{^a}	17.9	9.1
Respiratory allergy^{^a}	17.1	8.6
Food/diet allergy^{^a}	7.6	3.5
Other^{^a}	7.9	4.6
Asthma	12.8	8.7
Dermatologic, acne and/or warts^{^a}	16.5	7.6
Developmental disorders^{^a}	7.5	3.1
Fever^{^a}	41.1	27.8
Gastrointestinal
Nausea/vomiting^{^a}	33.8	18.9
Abdominal pain^{^a}	10.9	4.2
Reflux^{^a}	9.6	3.6
Constipation^{^a}	8.3	4.3
Headaches^{^a}	13.2	6.6
Insomnia^{^a}	12.2	4.1
Learning disability^{^a}	13.7	6.6
Musculoskeletal^{^a}	9.7	2.6
Overweight^{^a,^b}	8.7	4.8
Psychological
Depression^{^a}	7.2	2.3
Anxiety and/or stress^{^a}	21.6	6.1
Respiratory infections in the previous 12 mo
Ear infections (≥3)	6.5	4.9
Sinusitus^{^a}	14.2	6.3
Chest/head colds^{^a}	66.0	53.0
Influenza/pneumonia^{^a}	11.1	5.8
Pharyngitis^{^a}	53.9	35.1
Parental use of CAM^{^c}	64.6	27.6

↵a P ≤ .005 for differences between CAM users and non-CAM users.
↵b Child reported by adult respondent as being overweight.
↵c Parental use of CAM represents a subset of all children sampled (n = 7455) where a parental figure (parent, grandparent, foster parent, or legal guardian) completed the adult survey on CAM use.
Data source: NHIS 2007. Weighted percentages were extrapolated from the US census (2000) for the child civilian, noninstitutionalized household population.