Patterns of complementary and alternative medicine use amongst outpatients in Tokyo, Japan

Table 2 Demographics of the population surveyed

Characteristic	Variable	Sample (n = 496)		Users of CAM¹ (n = 246)		p-value (χ² test)
		n =	%	n =	%
Gender	Male	190	38	78	32	0.003
	Female	306	62	168	68
Age	< 20	4	1	2	1	0.85*
	20–29	58	12	26	11
	30–39	68	14	38	15
	40–49	53	11	29	12
	50–59	85	17	40	16
	60–69	109	22	51	21
	70–79	83	17	42	17
	80+	36	7	18	7
Highest education†	University degree	155	31	77	31	0.30*
	Trade qualification	109	22	56	23
	Secondary school	209	42	94	38
	None (below secondary school)	13	3	7	3
Financial status§	Not well off	67	14	33	13	0.82*
	Average	394	79	191	78
	Well off	30	6	15	6