| Table 2. Sociodemographic Characteristics and Smoking Status of Consecutive Patients Seen by Licensed Acupuncturists, Chiropractors, Massage Therapists, and Naturopathic Physicians by State (1998-99). | |||||||
| Age | |||||||
| Profession and State | < 15 Years (%) (SE) |
15-64 Years (%) (SE) |
65 + Years (%) (SE) |
Sex Female % (SE) |
Race Nonwhite % (SE) |
Ethnicity Hispanic % (SE) |
Known Cigarette Smokers % (SE) |
| Acupuncture | |||||||
| Massachusetts | 3.0 (0.7) | 82.8 (1.5) | 14.2 (1.3) | 68.4 (1.6) | 4.0 (0.6) | 2.5 (0.5) | 8.2 (0.9) |
| Washington | 1.9 (0.4) | 85.6 (1.4) | 12.5 (1.4) | 68.5 (1.6) | 9.3 (1.2) | 1.9 (0.5) | 12.6 (1.4) |
| Chiropractic | |||||||
| Arizona | 3.7 (0.8) | 76.5 (1.9) | 19.8 (1.8) | 58.2 (1.8) | 6.7 (1.1) | 11.0 (1.5) | 14.8 (1.4) |
| Massachusetts | 2.7 (0.5) | 85.7 (1.2) | 11.6 (1.2) | 57.1 (1.6) | 5.1 (0.8) | 5.0 (1.1) | 13.0 (1.3) |
| Massage Therapy | |||||||
| Connecticut | 0.7 (0.3) | 91.3 (1.2) | 8.0 (1.1) | 66.5 (2.4) | 2.8 (0.8) | 2.4 (0.7) | 9.9 (1.3) |
| Washington | 1.0 (0.4) | 91.6 (1.1) | 7.4 (1.1) | 70.6 (1.8) | 4.5 (0.9) | 3.5 (0.8) | 12.0 (1.4) |
| Naturopathy | |||||||
| Connecticut | 12.8 (1.6) | 79.4 (1.9) | 7.8 (1.2) | 75.5 (2.2) | 3.0 (0.7) | 2.2 (0.6) | 5.2 (0.9) |
| Washington | 10.2 (1.3) | 80.1 (1.5) | 9.7 (1.1) | 74.5 (1.6) | 4.4 (0.9) | 2.6 (0.6) | 5.5 (0.8) |
| Conventional physicians (US, 1997-98) |
17.6 (0.2) | 58.3 (0.2) | 24.2 (0.2) | 60.1 (0.2) | — | — | 9.3 (0.1)*† |
|
SE = standard error. | |||||||