Table 1.
Sociodemographic characteristics of outpatients visiting Korean Traditional Medicine hospitals/clinics.
| Variables | Infrequent | Frequent | Total (%) | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | |||||
| Men | 417 (54.4) | 349 (45.6) | 766 (29.7) | 0.5879 | |
| Women | 968 (53.3) | 849 (46.7) | 1817 (70.3) | ||
| Age (y) | |||||
| Under 10s | 17 (56.7) | 13 (43.3) | 30 (1.2) | <0.0001 | |
| 10s | 96 (73.9) | 34 (26.2) | 130 (5.0) | ||
| 20s | 218 (74.4) | 75 (25.6) | 293 (11.3) | ||
| 30s | 295 (69.6) | 129 (30.4) | 424 (16.4) | ||
| 40s | 316 (57.1) | 237 (42.9) | 553 (21.4) | ||
| 50s | 226 (51.3) | 215 (48.8) | 441 (17.1) | ||
| 60s | 133 (33.5) | 264 (66.5) | 397 (15.4) | ||
| 70s | 76 (26.8) | 208 (73.2) | 284 (11.0) | ||
| ≥80s | 8 (25.8) | 23 (74.2) | 31 (1.2) | ||
| Marital status | |||||
| Single | 286 (69.9) | 123 (30.1) | 409 (15.9) | <0.0001 | |
| Married | 985 (53.8) | 846 (46.2) | 1831 (71.0) | ||
| Widowed | 87 (30.2) | 201 (69.8) | 288 (11.2) | ||
| Divorced | 15 (48.4) | 16 (51.6) | 31 (1.2) | ||
| Separated | 1 (11.1) | 8 (88.9) | 9 (0.4) | ||
| Other | 9 (90.0) | 1 (10.0) | 10 (0.4) | ||
| Education | |||||
| None | 46 (26.6) | 127 (73.4) | 173 (6.7) | <0.0001 | |
| Elementary school | 137 (35.3) | 251 (64.7) | 388 (15.1) | ||
| Middle school | 140 (45.6) | 167 (54.4) | 307 (11.9) | ||
| High school | 481 (60.4) | 316 (39.7) | 797 (31.0) | ||
| College | 571 (63.3) | 331 (36.7) | 902 (35.1) | ||
| Other | 3 (75.0) | 1 (25.0) | 4 (0.2) | ||
| Job | |||||
| Yes | 781 (64.8) | 424 (35.2) | 1205 (47.0) | <0.0001 | |
| No | 593 (43.6) | 768 (56.4) | 1361 (53.0) | ||
| Income (USD) | |||||
| <1000 | 181 (34.1) | 350 (65.9) | 531 (20.7) | <0.0001 | |
| 1001–2000 | 270 (52.6) | 243 (47.4) | 513 (20.0) | ||
| 2001–3000 | 314 (58.8) | 220 (41.2) | 534 (20.8) | ||
| 3001–4000 | 247 (61.4) | 155 (38.6) | 402 (15.7) | ||
| 4001–5000 | 194 (66.4) | 98 (33.6) | 292 (11.4) | ||
| >5000 | 168 (57.7) | 123 (42.3) | 291 (11.4) | ||
| Health insurance | |||||
| Residence based | 496 (51.4) | 469 (48.6) | 965 (37.5) | <0.0001 | |
| Workplace based | 828 (56.7) | 633 (43.3) | 1461 (56.7) | ||
| Medicare Class 1 | 25 (30.1) | 58 (69.9) | 83 (3.2) | ||
| Medicare Class 2 | 19 (50.0) | 19 (50.0) | 38 (1.5) | ||
| Others | 15 (51.7) | 14 (48.3) | 29 (1.1) | ||
| Total (%) | 1385 (53.6) | 1198 (46.4) | 2583 (100.0) | ||
Data are presented as n (%).