In 2017, homeopathic remedies accounted for 2.74% of sold units in the pharmaceutical sector (0.90% of business volume); 0.14% of prescriptions covered by public health insurance were for homeopathic remedies.[18] A 2008 telephone survey of German adults found that 11.5% had used homeopathy.[19] Homeopathy accounts for 27.4% of patient contacts in the area of alternative medicine.[3]