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Characteristics of Complementary and Alternative Medicine Survey Responders Compared With the Target Population |
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| Characteristic |
Target Population (n = 5,000) |
Responders (n = 1,446) |
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| Number |
% |
Number |
% |
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| Gender |
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| Male |
4,000 |
80.0 |
1,121 |
77.5 |
| Female |
1,000 |
20.0 |
325 |
22.5 |
| Age (years) |
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| 18–24 |
1,982 |
39.6 |
327 |
22.6 |
| 25–31 |
1,391 |
27.8 |
396 |
27.4 |
| 32–38 |
922 |
18.5 |
377 |
26.0 |
| 39–57 |
703 |
14.1 |
346 |
24.0 |
| Missing |
2 |
<0.01 |
0 |
0 |
| Marital status |
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| Unmarried |
2,444 |
48.9 |
533 |
36.9 |
| Married |
2,348 |
46.9 |
819 |
56.6 |
| Missing |
208 |
4.2 |
94 |
6.5 |
| Rank |
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| Enlisted |
4,342 |
86.8 |
1,128 |
78.0 |
| Officer |
658 |
13.2 |
318 |
22.0 |
| Service branch |
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| Navy |
3,291 |
65.8 |
1,061 |
73.4 |
| Navy, Reserve/Guard |
228 |
4.6 |
74 |
5.1 |
| Marines |
1,481 |
29.6 |
311 |
21.5 |
| Occupational category |
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| Combat specialists |
1,071 |
21.4 |
302 |
20.9 |
| Mechanical repair |
929 |
18.6 |
244 |
16.9 |
| Administrative |
738 |
14.8 |
234 |
16.2 |
| Electrical repair |
620 |
12.4 |
203 |
14.0 |
| Communications and intelligence |
365 |
7.3 |
98 |
6.8 |
| Health care |
358 |
7.2 |
135 |
9.3 |
| Supply |
325 |
6.5 |
82 |
5.7 |
| Craft workers |
146 |
2.9 |
35 |
2.4 |
| Technical |
90 |
1.8 |
29 |
2.0 |
| Students/trainees |
89 |
1.8 |
23 |
1.6 |
| Missing |
269 |
5.4 |
61 |
4.2 |
Smith et al. BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2007 7:16 doi:10.1186/1472-6882-7-16 |
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