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Table 3 Descriptive statistics of population weighted sample that reports home remedy use by language group of the population-based cross-sectional telephone survey, August to September 2014, in Italy’s alps

From: Awareness and use of home remedies in Italy’s alps: a population-based cross-sectional telephone survey

 

Language Group

 

Variable

German (n = 273)

Italian (n = 84)

Total (n = 357)

Age (years) M (SD)

48.9 (17.2)

47.6 (19.2)

48.6 (17.7)

Sex n (%)

 Male

124 (45.2)

30 (35.8)

154 (43.0)

 Female

150 (54.8)

54 (64.2)

204 (57.0)

Educational Level n (%)

 Less than high school

166 (60.8)

37 (43.8)

203 (56.8)

 High school +

107 (39.2)

47 (56.1)

154 (43.2)

Region n (%)

 Urban

72 (26.3)

75 (89.2)

146 (41.0)

 Rural

202 (73.7)

9 (10.8)

211 (59.0)

Home Remedy Use n (%)

 Tea

148 (41.5)

24 (6.7)

172 (48.2)

 Plants

64 (17.9)

11 (3.2)

75 (21.0)

 Compresses

59 (16.5)

11 (3.0)

70 (19.5)

 Crème, Salve

61 (17.0)

4 (1.2)

65 (18.2)

 Arnica

52 (14.5)

4 (1.1)

56 (15.6)

 Alcohol, Herb Liqueur

45 (12.5)

8 (2.3)

53 (14.8)

 Chamomile

41 (11.5)

6 (1.8)

48 (13.3)

 Vinegar, Oil

42 (11.7)

5 (1.5)

47 (13.2)

 Marigold

24 (6.8)

0 (0)

24 (6.8)

  1. n = frequencies, M = mean, SD = standard deviation