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Table 1 Basic characteristics of participants

From: The prevalence of complementary and alternative medicine use in the general population of Babol, North of Iran, 2018

 

Characteristics

frequency

percent

Age (year)

0–10

211

11.92

11–20

273

15.42

21–30

264

14.91

31–40

303

17.11

41–50

282

15.93

51–60

223

12.59

61–100

200

11.29

Missing data

14

0.79

Sex

Female

891

50.33

Male

879

49.66

Education

Under 7 years old

135

7.62

Illiterate or Elementary school

602

34.01

Middle School

305

17.23

High school

436

24.63

Associate Degree or bachelor’s degree

242

13.67

Master’s degree and higher

40

2.25

Missing data

10

0.54

Occupation

Official employee

93

5.36

Official worker

27

1.46

Housewife

559

31.58

Self-employment

318

17.90

Farmer and gardener

85

4.74

Retired

57

3.16

Under 7 age-old

135

7.62

Student

347

19.54

Workless

27

1.18

Other

99

5.31

Missing data

13

0.73

Marriage status

Single

618

34.91

Married

1066

60.22

Divorced

14

0.79

Widow and widower

47

2.65

Missing data

35

1.97

responder

Him/Her self

1244

70.28

Parents

453

25.59

Child

46

2.59

Supervisor

21

1.18

Missing data

6

0.33