Table 1.
Characteristics of the study participants (N = 207; n1 = 94; n2 = 113)
| Characteristics | All (% of n) | TCM use (% of n1) | Non-use (% of n2) | P |
| Predisposing factors | ||||
| Age | .006 | |||
| 21–30 | 35.7 | 30.4 | 40.7 | |
| 31–40 | 37.2 | 50.0 | 27.4 | |
| 41–50 | 18.4 | 15.2 | 21.2 | |
| 51–62 | 8.7 | 4.3 | 10.6 | |
| Sex | .15 | |||
| Male | 73.9 | 69.1 | 77.9 | |
| Female | 26.1 | 30.9 | 22.1 | |
| Currently married | .08 | |||
| Yes | 28.0 | 50.0 | 38.1 | |
| No | 72.0 | 50.0 | 61.9 | |
| Education | .31 | |||
| University | 80.0 | 76.6 | 82.3 | |
| Post-graduate | 20.0 | 23.4 | 17.7 | |
| Monthly income | .05 | |||
| <= 100,000 NT | 30.4 | 24.5 | 37.7 | |
| >100,000 NT | 69.6 | 75.5 | 62.3 | |
| Smoker | .07 | |||
| Yes | 43.0 | 54.2 | 33.6 | |
| No | 57.0 | 45.7 | 66.4 | |
| Alcohol consumed on usual night out or occasion when drinkinga | .02 | |||
| < 8 units | 66.2 | 74.5 | 59.3 | |
| >= 8 units | 33.8 | 25.5 | 40.7 | |
| Enabling Factors | ||||
| Family/friend available to assist in use of TCM | .001 | |||
| Yes | 63.8 | 76.6 | 53.1 | |
| No | 36.2 | 23.4 | 46.9 | |
| Access to information of TCM services | .001 | |||
| Very good/adequate | 25.6 | 39.4 | 14.1 | |
| Poor | 74.4 | 60.6 | 85.8 | |
| Ability to read Chinese | .001 | |||
| <500 characters | 81.6 | 71.3 | 90.3 | |
| 500 – 1000 characters | 18.4 | 28.7 | 9.7 | |
| Need factors | ||||
| Use of out-patient or emergency services in the last year | .21 | |||
| Yes | 41.1 | 54.3 | 62.8 | |
| No | 58.9 | 45.7 | 37.2 | |
| Visit to an allopathic doctor about a health problem in the last year | .05 | |||
| Yes | 61.8 | 72.3 | 53.1 | |
| No | 38.2 | 27.7 | 46.9 | |
| Physical pain in the last 2 weeks | .02 | |||
| Yes | 49.8 | 58.5 | 42.5 | |
| No | 50.2 | 41.5 | 57.5 | |
P value from χ2 statistics.
aOne unit of alcohol is described as a half a pint of beer, lager cider (3–4% alcohol by volume), single 25 ml measure of spirits (40% abv), and one and a half units as 125 ml (medium glass) of wine (12% abv)