Technical Report - Donegal Traveller's Project

Health Survey FindingsTable 234: How often do you use a healer or curing person for an illness or sickness?(Questionnaire item C2_19)Never Rarely Sometimes Most times Every time nTotal ROI 39.4% 13.5% 23.0% 11.1% 13.0% 1,636NI 35.3% 12.2% 20.3% 16.9% 15.3% 385Male ROI 42.2% 14.0% 19.3% 10.9% 13.6% 699NI 37.6% 13.2% 21.0% 13.2% 15.1% 205Female ROI 37.2% 13.1% 25.8% 11.2% 12.6% 937NI 32.8% 11.1% 19.4% 21.1% 15.6% 180Under 30 ROI 41.2% 12.6% 21.9% 11.3% 13.0% 745NI 40.3% 11.7% 18.9% 13.6% 15.5% 20630-44 ROI 40.6% 13.6% 23.6% 9.5% 12.6% 419NI 29.6% 15.7% 23.1% 19.4% 12.0% 10845 + ROI 35.0% 14.2% 24.6% 11.7% 14.5% 386NI 29.6% 8.5% 19.7% 22.5% 19.7% 71Table 235: For those who would use a healer or curing person for an illness or sickness only- which of the following sicknesses/ illnesses would you go to a healer for?(Questionnaire item C2_20)ROIn=990NIn=246Thrush 45.9% 28.9%Infectious diseases 19.5% 15.9%Eczema 54.7% 38.6%Arthritis 44.9% 41.9%Aches & pains 52.0% 60.2%Burns 51.9% 57.7%Flu/chest 20.4% 29.7%Asthma 47.9% 30.1%Depression/Worries 52.0% 46.3%Other 17.5% 18.3%185