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. 2009 Mar 13;64B(5):635–643. doi: 10.1093/geronb/gbp011

Table 2.

Sets of Complementary Therapy Use by Participant Sex, Ethnicity, Education, and Migration Status

Participant Characteristics Mindful Use of Only Home Remedies, n = 15
Mindful Use of Home Remedies and Contemporary Supplements, n = 7
Mindful Use of Home Remedies, Contemporary Supplements, and Complementary Practices, n = 6
Nonmindful Use of Home Remedies and Contemporary Supplements, n = 22
Use of Conventional Care Only, n = 12
Total, N = 62
n % n % n % n % n % n %
Sex
    Female 10 31.3 6 18.8 4 12.5 9 28.1 3 9.4 32 100.00
    Male 5 16.7 1 3.3 2 6.7 13 43.3 9 30.0 30 100.00
Ethnicity
    African American 12 38.7 4 12.9 1 3.2 11 35.5 3 9.6 31 100.00
    White 3 9.6 3 9.6 5 16.1 11 35.5 9 29.0 31 100.00
Education
    Less than high school 8 42.1 3 15.8 0 0 7 36.8 1 5.2 19 100.00
    High school 6 22.2 2 7.4 3 11.1 11 40.7 5 18.5 27 100.00
    Greater than high school 1 6.3 2 12.5 3 18.8 4 25.0 6 37.5 16 100.00
Migration
    Nonmigrant 11 35.5 2 6.45 0 0 13 41.9 5 16.1 31 100.00
    Return migrant 4 18.2 3 13.6 4 18.2 5 22.7 6 27.3 22 100.00
    In-migrant 0 0 2 22.2 2 22.2 4 44.4 1 11.1 9 100.00