Table 1 Characteristics of the respondents
From: A survey of evidence users about the information need of acupuncture clinical evidence
Variable | Categories | Respondents: n (%) |
|---|---|---|
Total | 251 | |
Age | 20 ~ 30 | 130 (52 %) |
30 ~ 40 | 75 (30 %) | |
40 ~ 50 | 32 (13 %) | |
≥50 | 14 (6 %) | |
Sex | Male | 142 (57 %) |
Female | 109 (43 %) | |
Education | Medical Doctor | 42 (17 %) |
Master | 161 (64 %) | |
Bachelor | 46 (18 %) | |
Beneath Bachelor | 2 (1 %) | |
Occupation | Postgraduate student specializing in acupuncture | 95 (38 %) |
Clinician practicing acupuncture | 126 (50 %) | |
Others (including teachers and researchers) | 30 (12 %) | |
Health worker gradea | Senior | 39 (16 %) |
Vice-senior | 30 (12 %) | |
Middle | 43 (17 %) | |
Primary or below | 51 (20 %) | |
No title | 88 (35 %) | |
Specialty | Western Medicine | 3 (1 %) |
Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) | 236 (94 %) | |
Integrative Medicine | 12 (5 %) |