German Public Survey on Traditional Medicine Terminology, 4,065 Respondents

4,065 responses from an online-representative sample of the German-speaking population aged 18–75 years. This dataset supports a study exploring public knowledge and perceptions of terms for traditional, complementary, and integrative medicine (TCIM) in Germany. The data was published by figshare admin karger on April 9, 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyze public familiarity with TCIM terms like 'Naturheilkunde' based on survey results.
• Model predictors of self-perceived benefit from TCIM based on attitudes described in the study.
• Compare positive and negative connotations of terms like 'alternative medicine' versus 'integrative medicine'.
• Inform the design of a Delphi process for terminology standardization based on the survey insights.

Strengths

• Survey includes a large, online-representative sample of 4,065 individuals.
• Specific familiarity percentages for key terms are provided (e.g., 55.3% for 'Naturheilkunde').
• Attitude scores for terms are quantified (e.g., 63.1% positive for conventional medicine).
• Analysis includes statistical modeling using the Exhaustive CHAID algorithm.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data is provided as a 579.3 KB PDF, which may require extraction for analysis.

Provenance

Source

figshare admin karger

Collection Method

Cross-sectional online survey of a German-speaking residential population.

Time Range

Survey conducted with participants aged 18–75 years; specific collection date not provided.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04 09:55:20; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Germany (German-speaking residential population).