Table 1 Characteristics of the study population and CAM use by these characteristics of the respondents
Characteristic | No. (% of the responses, n = 4032) | CAM use (% of the respondents, n = 1242) | CAM non users (% of the respondents, n = 2720) | Pearson x 2 P |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age, years | p < 0.001 | |||
Under 30 | 686 (17.2) | 165 (24.4) | 510 (75.6) | |
30-39 | 2126 (53.4) | 684 (32.5) | 1418 (67.5) | |
40 and over | 1172 (29.4) | 380 (33.0) | 772 (67.0) | |
Gender | p < 0.001 | |||
Male | 177 (94.8) | 26 (14.9) | 148 (85.1) | |
Female | 3830 (4.4) | 1205 (32.1) | 2552 (67.9) | |
Prescribed medicine use | p < 0.001 | |||
No prescribed medicine use | 2409 (60.2) | 680 (29) | 1706 (71.5) | |
One or more prescribed medicines | 1591 (39.8) | 558 (36) | 1007 (64.3) | |
OTC medicine use | p = 0.027 | |||
No OTC medicine use | 3078 (77.5) | 927 (30.4) | 2120 (69.6) | |
One or more OTC medicines (vitamins not included) | 893 (22.5) | 302 (34.4) | 577 (65.6) | |
Education | p < 0.001 | |||
Junior high school or less (≤ 9 years) | 252 (6.3) | 54 (22.0) | 191 (78.0) | |
Senior high school/vocational school (11-13 years) | 2456 (61.4) | 740 (30.6) | 1679 (69.4) | |
Polytechnic, college or university degree (≥ 15 years) | 1291 (32.3) | 441 (34.5) | 839 (65.5) | |
Working status | p = 0.788 | |||
Working or studying | 2698 (67.3) | 826 (31.0) | 1835 (69.0) | |
Home with children | 1119 (27.9) | 355 (32.2) | 748 (67.8) | |
Not working (including persons on sick leave, retired, and unemployed) | 194 (4.8) | 60 (31.3) | 132 (68.8) | |
Monthly net income of the household in euros | p = 0.009 | |||
≤ 1999 € | 797 (20.7) | 214 (27.3) | 569 (72.7) | |
€ 2000-2999 | 1292 (33.5) | 401 (31.5) | 874 (68.5) | |
€ 3000-3999 | 1419 (36.8) | 481 (34.3) | 923 (65.7) | |
€ 4000-10000 | 347 (9.0) | 103 (30.3) | 237 (69.7) |