Table 1

Selected characteristics of survey respondents

Characteristic	Total Sample n = 264 N(%) or mean (SD)	CAM users n = 72 N(%) or mean (SD)	CAM non-users n = 192 N(%) or mean (SD)	P value
Mean age (SD) in years	65.0 (13.9)	63.1 (14.1)	65.7 (13.8)	0.82
Gender
Male	245 (93.5)	67 (93.1)	178 (93.7)	0.85
Female	17 (6.5)	5 (6.9)	12 (6.3)
Race/Ethnicity
White non-Hispanic	241 (91.6)	66(91.7)	175 (91.6)	0.99
Other	22 (8.4)	6 (8.3)	16 (8.4)
Religion
Catholic	150 (57.0)	41 (57.0)	109 (57.1)	0.77
Protestant	64 (24.3)	19 (26.4)	45 (23.6)
Other	49 (18.6)	12 (16.6)	37 (19.3)
Employment status
Employed (full or part-time, homemaker)	46 (17.6)	19 (26.4)	27 (14.3)	0.21
Unemployed or unable to work	102 (39.1)	24 (33.3)	78 (41.3)
Retired	113 (43.3)	29 (40.3)	84 (44.4)
Income
≤$50 K	243 (97.2)	62 (91.2)	181 (99.4)	0.006
>$50 K	7 (2.8)	6 (8.8)	1 (0.6)
Education
<High School or GED	94 (36.2)	19 (26.4)	75 (39.9)	0.02
≥High School or GED	166 (63.8)	53 (73.6)	113((60.1)
Insurance status
Additional insurance	111 (45.9)	43 (60.6)	68 (39.8)	0.003
No additional insurance	131 (54.1)	28 (39.4)	103 (60.2)
Care outside VA
Additional care	54 (20.5)	22 (30.6)	32 (16.7)	0.01
No additional care	210 (79.5)	50 (69.4)	160 (83.3)
Beliefs about cause of illness
Lifestyle contributes to illness	144 (54.5)	48 (66.7)	96 (50.0)	0.001
Lifestyle does not contribute to illness	120 (45.5)	24 (33.7)	96 (50.0)
Referring Clinic Sample
Pain Clinic	118 (44.7)	27 (37.5)	91(47.4)	0.15
Cancer Clinic	146 (55.3)	45 (62.5)	101(52.6)

Percentages are based on actual numbers of persons reporting data for each item (ranges from 242–264)