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Population characteristics by practitioner-assisted or self-administered CAM therapies |
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| Characteristic |
Population N = 1,319 |
Practitioner-assisted CAM n = 434 (32.9%) |
Self-administered CAM n = 427 (32.4%) |
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| Number |
% |
Number |
% |
Number |
% |
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| Practitioner-assisted CAM |
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| 0 therapies |
885 |
67.1 |
-- |
-- |
192 |
45.0 |
| 1 therapy |
254 |
19.2 |
-- |
-- |
102 |
23.9 |
| ≥ 2 therapies |
180 |
13.7 |
-- |
-- |
133 |
31.2 |
| Self-administered CAM |
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| 0 therapies |
892 |
67.6 |
199 |
45.8 |
-- |
-- |
| 1 therapy |
237 |
18.0 |
114 |
26.3 |
-- |
-- |
| ≥ 2 therapies |
190 |
14.4 |
121 |
27.9 |
-- |
-- |
| Health conditions in past 12 months |
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| 0–1 conditions |
216 |
16.4 |
29 |
6.7 |
45 |
10.5 |
| 2–3 conditions |
507 |
38.4 |
145 |
33.4 |
145 |
34.0 |
| 4–5 conditions |
327 |
24.8 |
127 |
29.3 |
112 |
26.2 |
| ≥ 6 conditions |
269 |
20.4 |
133 |
30.6 |
125 |
29.3 |
| Bodily pain in past 4 weeks |
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| None/very mild |
742 |
56.2 |
174 |
40.1 |
228 |
53.4 |
| Mild |
308 |
23.4 |
122 |
28.1 |
89 |
20.8 |
| Moderate/severe |
269 |
20.4 |
138 |
31.8 |
110 |
25.8 |
| Satisfaction with conventional medical doctor |
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| Not at all or not very much |
196 |
14.9 |
77 |
17.7 |
73 |
17.1 |
| Somewhat |
528 |
40.0 |
187 |
43.1 |
185 |
43.3 |
| Very |
595 |
45.1 |
170 |
39.2 |
169 |
39.6 |
| Level of trust in conventional medical doctor |
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| Little or not at all |
238 |
18.0 |
77 |
17.7 |
88 |
20.6 |
| Some |
423 |
32.0 |
140 |
32.3 |
130 |
30.4 |
| Completely or a lot |
658 |
49.9 |
217 |
50.0 |
209 |
49.0 |
| General health |
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| Poor or fair |
65 |
4.9 |
26 |
6.0 |
27 |
6.3 |
| Good |
367 |
27.8 |
146 |
33.6 |
108 |
25.3 |
| Very good or excellent |
887 |
67.3 |
262 |
60.4 |
292 |
68.4 |
| Sex |
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| Male |
1,029 |
78.0 |
323 |
74.4 |
301 |
70.5 |
| Female |
290 |
22.0 |
111 |
25.6 |
126 |
29.5 |
| Age (years) |
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| 18–24 |
305 |
23.1 |
102 |
23.5 |
108 |
25.3 |
| 25–31 |
348 |
26.4 |
114 |
26.3 |
102 |
23.9 |
| 32–38 |
342 |
25.9 |
113 |
26.0 |
111 |
26.0 |
| 39–57 |
324 |
24.6 |
105 |
24.2 |
106 |
24.8 |
| Marital status |
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| Single or divorced |
528 |
40.0 |
199 |
45.9 |
183 |
42.9 |
| Married |
791 |
60.0 |
235 |
54.1 |
244 |
57.1 |
| Race/ethnicity |
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| White |
866 |
65.7 |
303 |
69.8 |
293 |
68.6 |
| Hispanic |
123 |
9.3 |
28 |
6.5 |
37 |
8.7 |
| Black |
190 |
14.4 |
59 |
13.6 |
54 |
12.7 |
| Asian and Pacific Islander |
92 |
7.0 |
31 |
7.1 |
27 |
6.3 |
| Other |
48 |
3.6 |
13 |
3.0 |
16 |
3.7 |
| Education level |
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| Some high school or diploma |
367 |
27.8 |
115 |
26.5 |
102 |
23.9 |
| Some college |
654 |
49.6 |
226 |
52.1 |
221 |
51.8 |
| College degree |
298 |
22.6 |
93 |
21.4 |
104 |
24.3 |
| Salary |
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| ≤ $19,999 |
260 |
19.7 |
83 |
19.1 |
94 |
22.0 |
| $20,000-$34,999 |
377 |
28.6 |
123 |
28.3 |
111 |
26.0 |
| $35,000-$49,999 |
285 |
21.6 |
100 |
23.1 |
92 |
21.6 |
| $50,000-$74,999 |
239 |
18.1 |
79 |
18.2 |
73 |
17.1 |
| ≥ $75,000 |
158 |
12.0 |
49 |
11.3 |
57 |
13.3 |
| Rank |
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| Enlisted |
1,082 |
82.0 |
362 |
83.4 |
339 |
79.4 |
| Officer |
237 |
18.0 |
72 |
16.6 |
88 |
20.6 |
| Service |
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| Regular Navy |
1,017 |
77.1 |
333 |
76.7 |
341 |
79.9 |
| Regular Marine Corps |
302 |
22.9 |
101 |
23.3 |
86 |
20.1 |
| Occupational category |
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| Combat specialists |
287 |
21.8 |
89 |
20.5 |
103 |
24.1 |
| Electronic equipment repair |
192 |
14.6 |
63 |
14.5 |
56 |
13.1 |
| Communications/intelligence |
97 |
7.4 |
37 |
8.5 |
32 |
7.5 |
| Healthcare |
115 |
8.7 |
38 |
8.8 |
44 |
10.3 |
| Functional support |
220 |
16.7 |
70 |
16.1 |
60 |
14.1 |
| Electrical/mechanical repair |
236 |
17.9 |
71 |
16.4 |
72 |
16.9 |
| Craft workers |
33 |
2.5 |
17 |
3.9 |
11 |
2.6 |
| Service and supply handlers |
82 |
6.2 |
24 |
5.5 |
27 |
6.3 |
| Students, trainees, other |
57 |
4.3 |
25 |
5.8 |
22 |
5.2 |
Smith et al. BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2008 8:19 doi:10.1186/1472-6882-8-19 |
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