Use of health services and consumption of medicines. Absolute figures
Type of alternative medicine product taken in the last 2 weeks, by sex and social class of the main breadwinner. Population that has taken alternative medicine products in the last 2 weeks
Units: thousands of persons

	Homoeopathic products				Herbal products				
	Total	Yes	No	No data recorded	Total	Yes	No	No data recorded	
BOTH SEXES	
    Total	1,983.0	560.2	1,414.8	8.1	1,983.0	1,669.1	312.0	1.9	
    I: Executives of Public Administrations and of companies with 10 or more employees, and professions associated with university degrees	248.0	99.3	148.7	0.0	248.0	188.5	59.5	0.0	
    II: Executives of companies with fewer than 10 employees, and professions associated  with intermediate degrees. Advanced technicians. Artists and Sportspersons	282.1	106.2	176.0	0.0	282.1	210.4	71.7	0.0	
    III: Administrative type employees and Administrative and financial support professionals. Personal services and Security workers. Freelance workers. Supervisors of manual workers	465.2	137.7	324.9	2.6	465.2	397.8	67.4	0.0	
    IVa: Skilled manual workers	494.2	122.4	368.2	3.6	494.2	434.2	58.1	1.9	
    IVb: Semi-skilled manual workers	228.3	48.4	179.0	0.9	228.3	205.0	23.3	0.0	
    V: Unskilled workers	201.8	36.0	165.9	0.0	201.8	177.4	24.5	0.0	
    No data recorded	63.4	10.2	52.2	1.0	63.4	55.9	7.5	0.0	
MALES	
    Total	558.5	165.7	389.7	3.1	558.5	447.7	110.8	0.0	
    I: Executives of Public Administrations and of companies with 10 or more employees, and professions associated with university degrees	70.7	32.8	38.0	0.0	70.7	51.6	19.1	0.0	
    II: Executives of companies with fewer than 10 employees, and professions associated  with intermediate degrees. Advanced technicians. Artists and Sportspersons	84.9	36.8	48.1	0.0	84.9	56.1	28.9	0.0	
    III: Administrative type employees and Administrative and financial support professionals. Personal services and Security workers. Freelance workers. Supervisors of manual workers	130.6	36.9	92.6	1.1	130.6	109.9	20.6	0.0	
    IVa: Skilled manual workers	155.0	40.5	112.6	2.0	155.0	129.3	25.8	0.0	
    IVb: Semi-skilled manual workers	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	
    V: Unskilled workers	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	
    No data recorded	11.3	0.0	11.3	0.0	11.3	11.3	0.0	0.0	
FEMALES	
    Total	1,424.6	394.5	1,025.0	5.1	1,424.6	1,221.5	201.2	1.9	
    I: Executives of Public Administrations and of companies with 10 or more employees, and professions associated with university degrees	177.3	66.5	110.7	0.0	177.3	136.9	40.4	0.0	
    II: Executives of companies with fewer than 10 employees, and professions associated  with intermediate degrees. Advanced technicians. Artists and Sportspersons	197.2	69.3	127.8	0.0	197.2	154.3	42.9	0.0	
    III: Administrative type employees and Administrative and financial support professionals. Personal services and Security workers. Freelance workers. Supervisors of manual workers	334.6	100.8	232.2	1.6	334.6	287.8	46.8	0.0	
    IVa: Skilled manual workers	339.1	81.9	255.6	1.6	339.1	304.9	32.3	1.9	
    IVb: Semi-skilled manual workers	181.4	39.5	140.9	0.9	181.4	164.6	16.7	0.0	
    V: Unskilled workers	142.9	26.1	116.9	0.0	142.9	128.3	14.6	0.0	
    No data recorded	52.1	10.2	40.9	1.0	52.1	44.5	7.5	0.0	
Notes:

.Data protected by statistical secrecy

The symbol '.' shall be deemed as data which cannot be provided since it may be affected by sampling errors.
 The symbol '..' shall be deemed as data which is not collected.
 The symbol '...' shall be deemed as an 'error of division by zero'.
Source: Ministry of Health and Consumption and INE