CAM use increased with increasing age. This has also been
reported by Miller (1997), Adams et al. (2003), and Al-Faris
et al. (2008). While the results of some studies in USA found
that CAM use increased in middle aged groups. This may
be due to different cultures between studies, with different
educational and occupational standards. CAM use increased
with lower levels of education, where it was 88.9% among those
who can read and write. These results are in disagreement with a
study in Australia, where CAM use was associated with increased
levels of education. This difference may be related to different
CAM practices used in Australia and other western countries
(acupuncture, homeopathy, chiropractic, etc) from those used in
Saudi Arabia