Sociodemographic profile of the homeopathy user in Spain

Objective: To identify the sociodemographic profile of the homeopathy user in Spain. Design: Quantitative study. Location: Spain. Corpus: The Centre for Sociological Research database (Study 3205, February 2018), with a total of 2,486 interviews, and the sub-sample that includes all patients who have claimed to use homeopathy in Spain in the last 12 months (n = 124). Main measurements: The percentages, means and/or standard deviation of the factors were calculated, as well as the significance of the changes in the different variables analysed in the general population, and the specific users of homeopathy in Spain. This was determined by the variance analysis or Pearson's chi(2) test, depending on the nature of the variable in the study. Results: The homeopathy user-type profile in Spain is a woman, of middle/high social status, with higher university studies, and with a progressive political ideology. Conclusions: The Spanish profile is similar to that in other international studies. (C) 2018 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Espana, S.L.U.