Table 1 Characteristics of Complementary and Alternative Medicine Survey Responders Compared With the Target Population
From: Complementary and alternative medicine use among US Navy and Marine Corps personnel
Characteristic | Target Population (n = 5,000) | Responders (n = 1,446) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Number | % | Number | % |
Gender | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Male | 4,000 | 80.0 | 1,121 | 77.5 |
   Female | 1,000 | 20.0 | 325 | 22.5 |
Age (years) | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   18–24 | 1,982 | 39.6 | 327 | 22.6 |
   25–31 | 1,391 | 27.8 | 396 | 27.4 |
   32–38 | 922 | 18.5 | 377 | 26.0 |
   39–57 | 703 | 14.1 | 346 | 24.0 |
   Missing | 2 | <0.01 | 0 | 0 |
Marital status | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Unmarried | 2,444 | 48.9 | 533 | 36.9 |
   Married | 2,348 | 46.9 | 819 | 56.6 |
   Missing | 208 | 4.2 | 94 | 6.5 |
Rank | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Enlisted | 4,342 | 86.8 | 1,128 | 78.0 |
   Officer | 658 | 13.2 | 318 | 22.0 |
Service branch | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Navy | 3,291 | 65.8 | 1,061 | 73.4 |
   Navy, Reserve/Guard | 228 | 4.6 | 74 | 5.1 |
   Marines | 1,481 | 29.6 | 311 | 21.5 |
Occupational category | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Combat specialists | 1,071 | 21.4 | 302 | 20.9 |
   Mechanical repair | 929 | 18.6 | 244 | 16.9 |
   Administrative | 738 | 14.8 | 234 | 16.2 |
   Electrical repair | 620 | 12.4 | 203 | 14.0 |
   Communications and intelligence | 365 | 7.3 | 98 | 6.8 |
   Health care | 358 | 7.2 | 135 | 9.3 |
   Supply | 325 | 6.5 | 82 | 5.7 |
   Craft workers | 146 | 2.9 | 35 | 2.4 |
   Technical | 90 | 1.8 | 29 | 2.0 |
   Students/trainees | 89 | 1.8 | 23 | 1.6 |
   Missing | 269 | 5.4 | 61 | 4.2 |