From: Use frequency of traditional Chinese medicine in Taiwan
Year | Valid beneficiaries | Subjects using TCM | New patients | Total visits | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | within NHI | Total No. (%)* | Female | Male | (%) |  |
1996 | 20,041,488 | 5,178,887 a (25.8%) | 2,884,798 (55.7%) | 2,276,795 (44.0%) | 5,178,887 a | 24,094,552 |
1997 | 20,492,317 | 5,444,532 (26.6%) | 3,025,170 (55.6%) | 2,400,105 (44.1%) | 2,506,004 b (46.0%) | 25,170,073 |
1998 | 20,757,185 | 5,633,794 (27.1%) | 3,135,701 (55.7%) | 2,466,698 (43.8%) | 1,862,599 c (33.1%) | 26,641,926 |
1999 | 21,089,859 | 5,937,644 (28.2%) | 3,305,115 (55.7%) | 2,605,236 (43.9%) | 1,556,868 d (26.2%) | 27,398,595 |
2000 | 21,400,826 | 6,063,923 (28.3%) | 3,384,892 (55.8%) | 2,642,655 (43.6%) | 1,314,192 e (21.7%) | 26,426,753 |
2001 | 21,653,555 | 6,142,829 (28.4%) | 3,420,592 (55.7%) | 2,672,785 (43.5%) | 1,117,716 f (18.2%) | 26,492,367 |
Total |  |  | 7,097,695‡ (52.4%) | 6,292,508‡ (46.5%) | 13,536,266†(a+b+c+d+e+f) | 156,224,266 |