Reasons for not seeing a chiropractor U.S. 2017| ��ƽ��

Percentage of U.S. adults who did not visit a chiropractor in the last 12 months for select reasons as of 2017

Characteristic	Percentage of respondents
The chiropractic care I received was effective and I no longer need it	35%
Chiropractic care was NOT effective for addressing my health issues	20%
Chiropractic care requires too many visits	18%
I do not have adequate insurance coverage for chiropractic care	17%
Chiropractic care is too expensive	17%
Some other reason	17%
I have another healthcare provider I go to	10%
I don’t trust chiropractors	7%
There is too much variation between chiropractors	7%
I don’t think chiropractic care is safe	7%
I don’t know how to find a good chiropractor	4%
I don’t know what to expect when I see a chiropractor	2%

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Release date

2017

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Region

United States

Survey time period

February 8 to March 13, 2017

Number of respondents

2,472 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

Original question: What is the MAIN reason you haven’t seen a chiropractor in the past 12 months? (Select up to THREE responses) (Asked of those who saw chiropractor more than 12 months ago)

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This statistic shows the percentage of U.S. adults who did not visit a chiropractor in the last 12 months for select reasons as of 2017. Around 35 percent of the survey respondents said their main reason for not visiting a chiropractor in the last 12 months was that the chiropractic care they received earlier was effective and they no longer need it.