Table 1 Demographic and health characteristics of the 1997–8 and 2005 CAM consumers.
% (N) or M (SD) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Characteristics | 1997–8 N = 141 | 2005 N = 185 | p value* |
Sex (% female)† | 77.9 (109) | 83.2 (154) | 0.26(1) |
Age | 42.3 (12.6) | 41.4 (13.7) | |
Range | 19 – 80 | 15 – 86 | 0.54(2) |
Caucasian ethnicity | 93.5 (130) | 94.1 (174) | 1.00(1) |
Employment status | |||
Full-time | 55.3 (78) | 53.5 (99) | |
Part-time | 19.1 (27) | 16.2 (30) | |
Unemployed/retired | 15.6 (22) | 23.2 (43) | |
Disabled | 9.9 (14) | 7.0 (13) | 0.31(3) |
Education | |||
High school or less | 8.5 (12) | 23.8 (44) | |
College/University | 48.9 (69) | 65.9 (122) | |
Graduate school | 42.6 (60) | 10.3 (19) | <0.0001(3) |
Relationship status | |||
Married/Living with spouse equivalent | 65.2 (92) | 63.6 (117) | |
Separated/Divorced/Widowed | 17.0 (22) | 15.2 (28) | |
Never married | 17.7 (25) | 19.6 (36) | 0.98(3) |
Number of acute health problems | 3.62 (1.74) | 3.34 (1.86) | 0.60(2) |
Range | 0 – 8 | 0 – 9 | |
Number of chronic health problems | 1.23 (1.07) | 1.59 (1.24) | 0.04(2) |
Range | 0 – 4 | 0 – 6 | |