Table 3.
Distribution of Demographic Factors by Overall Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM), excluding use of Prayer
| Demographic Factor | CAM Use | p-value | |
| No | Yes | ||
| Age (years) | p = 0.20 | ||
| Mean ± st. deviation | 43.9 ± 13.4 | 44.0 ± 12.7 | |
| Sex: n, (%) | p = 0 .0003 | ||
| Males | 183 (55.7) | 145 (44.2) | |
| Females | 240 (43.2) | 316 (56.8) | |
| Race: n, (%) | p = 0.36 | ||
| White | 356 (47.8) | 391 (52.1) | |
| Black | 43 (53.1) | 38 (46.9) | |
| Other | 21 (40.4) | 31 (56.6) | |
| Income: n (%) | p = 0.45 | ||
| ≤$40,000 | 42 (47.2) | 47 (52.8) | |
| >$40,000 | 163 (42.8) | 218 (57.2) | |
| Education: n (%) | p = 0.0002 | ||
| < High School | 65 (54.6) | 54 (45.4) | p-trend < 0.0001 |
| High School | 176 (53.9) | 150 (46.0) | |
| Some College | 93 (44.2) | 117 (55.7) | |
| College graduate | 48 (38.1) | 78 (61.9) | |
| Post-graduate | 26 (30.9) | 58 (69.0) | |
| Geographic Region: n (%) | P = 0.85 | ||
| Northeast | 70 (25.1) | 209 (74.9) | |
| Midwest | 40 (22.9) | 135 (77.1) | |
| South | 56 (22.0) | 198 (77.9) | |
| West | 40 (22.7) | 136 (77.3) | |
| Rural/Urban: n (%) | P = 0.39 | ||
| Urban | 91 (24.7) | 277 (75.3) | |
| Rural | 115 (22.3) | 401 (77.7) | |