Table 1

Characteristics of Complementary and Alternative Medicine Survey Responders Compared With the Target Population

Characteristic
Target Population (n = 5,000)
Responders (n = 1,446)

Number
%
Number
%

Gender




     Male
4,000
80.0
1,121
77.5
     Female
1,000
20.0
325
22.5
Age (years)




     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




     Unmarried
2,444
48.9
533
36.9
     Married
2,348
46.9
819
56.6
     Missing
208
4.2
94
6.5
Rank




     Enlisted
4,342
86.8
1,128
78.0
     Officer
658
13.2
318
22.0
Service branch




     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




     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