Current Results for 2020 Natural Health Platform Survey
1. Do you believe there should be more or less government regulation of natural medicine?
Value
|
|
Count
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|
Percent
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Much Less
|
|
840
|
|
55.2
|
Slightly Less
|
|
314
|
|
20.6
|
Fine as is
|
|
206
|
|
13.5
|
Slightly More
|
|
110
|
|
7.2
|
Much More
|
|
51
|
|
3.4
|
|
|
|
2. How should dietary supplements be regulated?
Value
|
|
Count
|
|
Percent
|
Supplements should be regulated by the industry, not government
|
|
681
|
|
44.8
|
A new agency should be created to regulate dietary supplements.
|
|
407
|
|
26.8
|
Not Sure
|
|
312
|
|
20.5
|
By the FDA under the current structure.
|
|
120
|
|
7.9
|
By the FDA under the current structure, with foods, drugs, and medical devices
|
|
1
|
|
0.1
|
|
|
|
3. What is your top healthcare concern?
Value
|
|
Count
|
|
Percent
|
Mandatory vaccines
|
|
543
|
|
35.7
|
Preserving access to dietary supplements
|
|
303
|
|
19.9
|
Insurance coverage for alternative therapies
|
|
239
|
|
15.7
|
Lack of natural health approaches in medical schools
|
|
170
|
|
11.2
|
State health officials targeting natural health doctors.
|
|
129
|
|
8.5
|
Bias against natural medicine in the media.
|
|
71
|
|
4.7
|
Other
|
|
38
|
|
2.5
|
Medical privacy (disclosure of medical records, breach of doctor-patient confidentiality)
|
|
27
|
|
1.8
|
Unfair disciplinary action by medical boards against practitioners for using integrative therapies
|
|
1
|
|
0.1
|
|
|
|
4. What is your second top healthcare concern?
Value
|
|
Count
|
|
Percent
|
Preserving access to dietary supplements
|
|
298
|
|
19.6
|
Lack of natural health approaches in medical schools
|
|
293
|
|
19.3
|
State health officials targeting natural health doctors.
|
|
258
|
|
17.0
|
Insurance coverage for alternative therapies
|
|
250
|
|
16.4
|
Mandatory vaccines
|
|
189
|
|
12.4
|
Bias against natural medicine in the media.
|
|
160
|
|
10.5
|
Medical privacy (disclosure of medical records, breach of doctor-patient confidentiality)
|
|
40
|
|
2.6
|
Other
|
|
32
|
|
2.1
|
Unfair disciplinary action by medical boards against practitioners for using integrative therapies
|
|
1
|
|
0.1
|
|
|
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5. Please fill in your contact information (Optional)
Total Number of Responses
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1521
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