Table 1

Characteristics of Participants: Users and Nonusers of CAM (N = 115)


Nonuser
User
P

Age, mean. years
44.9
46.3
0.44
Marital status, % married
74.2
70.2
0.81
Ethnicity, % white
64.0
70.0
0.46
Years of Education
13.5
15.7
<.001
Household Income Category (1–9)
5.8
6.1
0.25
Number of members in household (excluding self)
2.3
2.0
0.54

Discrete characteristics were compared by Chi square test or Fisher's exact tests. Continuous characteristics were compared by Wilcoxon rank sum test.

Shen et al. BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2002 2:8   doi:10.1186/1472-6882-2-8