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Recently released data from the 2017 National Health Interview Survey provide insights on the patterns of use of chiropractic care among U.S. adults and children.
Among adults, there was a small increase in the use of chiropractic care between 2012 and 2017, rising from 9.1% in 2012 to 10.3% in 2017. Among children age 4 to 17, there was no significant difference in the use of chiropractic care in the two surveys (3.4% in 2017 and 3.5% in 2012).
In 2017, women were more likely than men to have seen a chiropractor, and people age 45 to 65 were more likely to have seen a chiropractor than younger or older adults. Non-Hispanic white adults were more likely than Hispanic or non-Hispanic black adults to have seen a chiropractor.
Among children, there was no difference in the use of chiropractic care by sex in 2017. Older children (age 12-17) were more likely than younger children (age 4-11) to have seen a chiropractor, and non-Hispanic white children were more likely to have seen a chiropractor than Hispanic or non-Hispanic black children.
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