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Table 1 Characteristics of infertile patients participating in the study, Amman, Jordan Summer 2012 ( N=1021)

From: Complementary and alternative medicine utilization by a sample of infertile couples in Jordan for infertility treatment: clinics-based survey

Characteristic	Number	Percentage
Age (N= 1019) ^a
18–25	166	16.3
26–30	266	26.1
31–35	237	23.2
36–40	195	19.1
41–45	103	10.1
over 46	54	5.1
Gender (N= 1017) ^a
Male	254	24.9
Female	763	74.7
Education (N= 1012) ^a
Primary school	26	2.5
High school	222	21.7
Community college	179	17.5
Bachelor Degree	494	48.4
Postgraduate Degree	91	8.9
Income per month JD ^b (N= 999) ^a
Less than 500 JD	261	25.6
500–1000 JD	414	40.5
1000–1500 JD	176	17.2
1500–2000 JD	74	7.2
More than 2000 JD	74	7.2
Marriage period (N= 1004) ^a
Up to one year	50	4.9
1–2 years	162	15.9
2–4 years	225	22.0
More than 4 years	567	55.5
Period trying to conceive (N= 917) ^a
Less than 6 months	154	15.1
6 months-1 year	171	16.7
1–2 years	201	19.7
2–4 years	181	17.7
More than 4 years	210	20.6

^aTotal number <1021 due to unanswered questions/missing data.
^bJordanian Dinar (JD 0.71 =USD 1.0).

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