Table 1.

Characteristics of Study Sample: Women Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) Users by Racial/Ethnic Group

	All CAM users	Non-Hispanic whites	African-Americans	Mexican-Americans	Chinese-Americans
N (weighted)	1595	389	406	383	417
Region of residence*
Northeast	17.5%	19.0%	19.5%	1.3%	29.0%
Midwest	17.1%	29.0%	19.5%	4.7%	14.9%
South	34.4%	29.8%	55.9%	26.6%	24.9%
West	31.0%	22.1%	5.2%	67.4%	31.2%
Age (mean in years)*	42.2	46.2	41.2	37.5	43.8
Level of education completed*
Less than high school	19.6%	5.7%	14.1%	43.5%	16.0%
Completed high school	25.8%	31.6%	24.5%	28.0%	19.4%
2-year or some college	23.6%	31.4%	35.4%	18.8%	9.0%
College graduate or more	31.1%	31.4%	26.0%	9.7%	55.7%
Currently employed*	60.6%	65.6%	68.9%	48.7%	59.0%
Married or living with partner*	58.5%	60.1%	32.8%	64.6%	76.3%
Household income in 2000*
<$20,000	24.0%	14.9%	24.9%	35.9%	19.6%
$20-40,000	31.3%	25.6%	36.3%	38.7%	19.0%
$40-60,000	17.6%	21.1%	18.3%	11.4%	20.7%
>$60,000	27.0%	38.4%	21.1%	14.0%	40.8%
Income not reported*	25.3%	13.6%	11.1%	17.8%	57.1%
Any health insurance*	78.9%	88.1%	85.7%	64.1%	77.2%

^*p < 0.001.

CAM, complementary and alternative medicine.