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

 

Percent

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

  

5. Please fill in your contact information (Optional)

Total Number of Responses

1521