Table 3

Unadjusted and adjusteda vaccination coverage levels among priority and non-priority adults by CAM use, 2002 National Health Interview Survey


Influenza % (95% CI)
Pneumococcal % (95% CI)
Hepatitis B % (95% CI)

Priority Adults
(n = 14,595)
(n = 9,596)
(n = 2,848)
Unadjusted results



CAM use



     Recent
42.1 (40.6, 43.6)
37.6 (35.6, 39.5)
59.9 (56.7, 63.1)
     Past
46.9 (45.5, 48.3)*
43.6 (42.0, 45.2)*
58.2 (54.8, 61.7)
     Never
35.6 (33.4, 37.7)*+
30.1 (27.8, 32.4)*+
48.4 (42.8, 54.0)*+




Adjusted results



CAM use



     Recent
43.5 (41.9, 45.1)
39.6 (37.6, 41.6)
59.5 (56.4, 62.6)
     Past
44.4 (43.0, 45.8)
41.2 (39.6, 42.8)
58.2 (54.9, 61.5)
     Never
38.2 (36.0, 40.4)*+
32.7 (30.3, 35.1)*+
56.4 (50.9, 61.9)




Non-Priority Adults
(n = 15,927)
(n = 20,328)
(n = 26,179)
Unadjusted results



CAM use



     Recent
17.3 (16.1, 18.5)
8.0 (7.2, 8.7)
25.7 (24.6, 26.9)
     Past
16.4 (15.4, 17.5)
6.0 (5.4, 6.6)*
20.9 (19.8, 21.9)*
     Never
10.3 (9.2, 11.4)*+
4.1 (3.5, 4.8)*+
17.4 (16.0, 18.7)*+




Adjusted results



CAM use



     Recent
16.1 (14.9, 17.3)
7.6 (6.8, 8.4)
27.5 (26.1, 28.9)
     Past
16.3 (15.3, 17.3)
6.0 (5.4, 6.6)*
25.6 (24.4, 26.8)*
     Never
12.0 (10.6, 13.4)*+
4.4 (3.6, 5.2)*+
21.1 (19.5, 22.7)*+

* denotes significantly different than recent cam users; + denotes significantly different than past cam users

aMultivariable model adjusts for age, gender, race/ethnicity, education level, federal poverty level, region, having a usual source of care other than the emergency department, number of visits to a physician during the past 12 months, health insurance status, and smoking status.

Stokley et al. BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2008 8:6   doi:10.1186/1472-6882-8-6