Table 2 Basic characteristics of the study populations. Percentages
From: Trends in the use of complementary and alternative medicine between 1987 and 2021 in Denmark
1987 n = 4,752 | 1994 n = 4,667 | 2000 n = 16,688 | 2005 n = 14,566 | 2010 n = 15,165 | 2013 n = 14,265 | 2017 n = 14,022 | 2021 n = 11,346 | |
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Sex (p < 0.0001) | ||||||||
Men | 48.8 | 47.9 | 49.1 | 48.6 | 45.9 | 45.2 | 45.8 | 43.9 |
Women | 51.2 | 52.1 | 51.0 | 51.4 | 54.1 | 54.8 | 54.2 | 56.1 |
Age (p < 0.0001) | ||||||||
16–24 years | 18.1 | 15.9 | 13.1 | 9.8 | 11.0 | 12.1 | 11.6 | 10.1 |
25–44 years | 37.6 | 38.2 | 34.9 | 33.2 | 27.7 | 24.3 | 25.0 | 20.2 |
45–64 years | 26.2 | 28.3 | 34.0 | 36.3 | 37.9 | 37.0 | 36.2 | 34.7 |
65–74 years | 10.3 | 10.6 | 9.7 | 12.1 | 14.7 | 17.0 | 17.4 | 19.8 |
≥75 years | 7.9 | 7.2 | 8.4 | 8.6 | 8.7 | 9.6 | 9.9 | 15.2 |
Education (p < 0.0001) | ||||||||
<10 years | 32.8 | 23.8 | 19.8 | 15.9 | 12.7 | 11.8 | 8.9 | 8.1 |
10–12 years | 30.5 | 29.9 | 30.5 | 28.4 | 24.8 | 24.1 | 22.1 | 21.4 |
13–14 years | 25.2 | 27.6 | 29.3 | 31.3 | 27.9 | 28.2 | 29.9 | 29.1 |
≥15 years | 7.3 | 14.3 | 18.5 | 22.1 | 29.4 | 31.7 | 35.1 | 38.5 |
Other | 4.1 | 4.4 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 5.3 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.0 |
Cohabitation status (p < 0.0001) | ||||||||
Married | 53.0 | 50.4 | 52.5 | 55.1 | 59.5 | 57.3 | 53.1 | 53.2 |
Cohabiting | 3.2 | 16.7 | 15.6 | 15.5 | 11.9 | 12.3 | 14.0 | 13.4 |
Single, separated or divorced | 4.8 | 5.6 | 5.8 | 6.2 | 6.6 | 6.0 | 7.5 | 8.3 |
Widowed | 7.8 | 7.4 | 7.6 | 6.9 | 5.9 | 6.1 | 5.6 | 6.7 |
Single, unmarried | 31.2 | 20.0 | 18.5 | 16.2 | 16.1 | 18.4 | 19.9 | 18.4 |