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Table 1 Characteristics of survey participants (n = 728)

From: Quality of medical service, patient satisfaction and loyalty with a focus on interpersonal-based medical service encounters and treatment effectiveness: a cross-sectional multicenter study of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) hospitals

Variable

Frequency (n)

Percentage (%)

Sex

 Male

278

38.2

 Female

442

60.7

Age

 ≤29 years

99

13.6

 30–39 years

180

24.7

 40–49 years

175

24.0

 50–59 years

140

19.2

 ≥60 years

129

17.7

Occupation

 Student

59

8.1

 Housewife

266

36.5

 Corporate worker

202

27.7

 Civil servant

32

4.4

 Entrepreneur

73

10.0

 Other

71

9.8

Number of visit(s)

 First time

19

2.6

 Second time

49

6.7

 Third time

48

6.6

 Fourth time

39

5.4

 ≥Fifth time

572

78.6