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Table 1 Sociodemographic factors of study participants by medical pluralism

From: Patterns of medical pluralism among adults: results from the 2001 National Health Interview Survey in Taiwan

 

Medical pluralism

  
 

No

Yes

Total

 

N = 8510

N = 4094

N = 12604

Sex

n

(%)

n

(%)

n

(%)

   Male

4397

(72.9)

1637

(27.1)

6034

(100)

   Female

4113

(62.6)

2457

(37.4)

6570

(100)

Age, years

      

   18-29

2242

(66.9)

1110

(33.1)

3352

(100)

   30-49

3503

(65.7)

1830

(34.3)

5333

(100)

   50-64

1559

(68.0)

733

(32.0)

2292

(100)

   ≥ 65

1206

(74.1)

421

(25.9)

1627

(100)

Education, years

      

   0

795

(71.8)

313

(28.2)

1108

(100)

   1-9

2867

(67.2)

1399

(32.8)

4266

(100)

   10-12

2537

(67.0)

1249

(33.0)

3786

(100)

   ≥ 13

2305

(67.1)

1131

(32.9)

3436

(100)

Occupation

      

   Unemployed

2219

(70.8)

916

(29.2)

3135

(100)

   Homemaker

1335

(64.8)

726

(35.2)

2061

(100)

   Skilled, Unskilled

3797

(66.7)

1893

(33.3)

5690

(100)

   Profession

1128

(67.5)

1893

(32.5)

1672

(100)

Family income, NTDs

      

   < 30,000

1639

(69.1)

732

(30.9)

2371

(100)

   30,000-49,999

1857

(66.9)

920

(33.1)

2777

(100)

   50000-99999

3383

(66.1)

1732

(33.9)

5115

(100)

   ≥ 100,000

1567

(69.8)

677

(30.2)

2244

(100)

Urbanization

      

   Low

768

(74.1)

269

(25.9)

1037

(100)

   Moderate

1030

(69.8)

445

(30.2)

1475

(100)

   High

6712

(66.5)

3380

(33.5)

10092

(100)

  1. NTDs, new Taiwan dollars