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Table 2 Respondent characteristics

From: Use of complementary and integrative health in Finland: a cross-sectional survey

 

% of total sample (n = 3244)

% of CIH users (n = 1657)

% of Non-CIH users (n = 1587)

Unweighted

Weighted

Weighted

Weighted

Gender

 Women

52.0

50.8

58.5

42.6

 Men

48.0

49.2

41.5

57.4

Age in Years

Mean age in years (SD)

52.8 (17.8)

50.3 (18.7)

46.3 (18.3)

54.5 (18.2)

Age Groups

 16–29 years

12.0

17.0

22.2

11.7

 30–59 years

46.1

47.1

50.5

43.5

 60 years and above

41.9

35.9

27.4

44.8

Household Income

 Low

26.6

27.7

29.2

26.4

 Middle

17.4

17.3

16.8

17.4

 High

41.2

40.3

39.2

41.3

 I do not know/want to answer

14.7

14.7

14.7

14.9

Highest Obtained Education a

 Primary and lower secondary school

8.4

8.9

6.9

10.7

 Upper secondary and vocational college education

48.8

49.2

49.6

48.7

 Bachelor’s degree or higher vocational degree

23.2

23.4

25.0

21.9

 Master’s degree or higher

19.1

18.5

18.4

18.7

Region of Residency

 Helsinki-Uusimaa

32.6

30.9

31.0

30.8

 South Finland

22.4

25.0

19.2

23.0

 West Finland

23.5

21.1

25.6

24.4

 North and East Finland

21.5

23.0

24.3

21.8

  1. a 20 respondents (0.6%) did not report their educational information