Demographic Characteristics of Herb Users and Nonusers
| Yes (N = 498) | No (N = 122) | P Value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | % | Number | % | |||
| Do you currently take or have you ever taken an oral herbal remedy? | 498 | 80.3 | 122 | 19.7 | ||
| Which language do you feel most comfortable speaking? | .001 | |||||
| Spanish | 441 | 91.9 | 77 | 80.2 | ||
| English | 15 | 3.1 | 10 | 10.4 | ||
| Both | 24 | 5 | 9 | 9.4 | ||
| Missing | 18 | 26 | ||||
| What is your gender? | .375 | |||||
| Male | 99 | 20.6 | 26 | 24.5 | ||
| Female | 381 | 79.4 | 80 | 75.5 | ||
| Missing | 18 | 16.0 | ||||
| What is your age? | .477 | |||||
| 0 to 20 | 52 | 10.5 | 12 | 10.6 | ||
| 21 to 24 | 130 | 26.4 | 28 | 24.8 | ||
| 25 to 29 | 113 | 23.1 | 22 | 19.4 | ||
| 30 to 34 | 90 | 18.2 | 17 | 15.0 | ||
| 35 to 39 | 38 | 7.6 | 15 | 13.4 | ||
| ≥ 40 | 70 | 14.2 | 19 | 16.8 | ||
| Missing | 5 | 9 | ||||
| What is the highest level of education you completed? | .269 | |||||
| Less than High School | 218 | 52.7 | 46 | 54.8 | ||
| High School | 153 | 37.0 | 34 | 40.5 | ||
| College or above | 43 | 10.4 | 4 | 4.8 | ||
| Missing | 84 | 38 | ||||
| Are you currently working? | ||||||
| Yes | 203 | 42.3 | 47 | 47.5 | .343 | |
| No | 277 | 57.7 | 52 | 52.5 | ||
| Missing | 23 | |||||
| Do you have health insurance? | .760 | |||||
| Yes | 141 | 30.0 | 30 | 31.6 | ||
| No | 329 | 70.0 | 65 | 68.4 | ||
| Missing | 27 | |||||
| How many times have you seen a medical doctor in the past year? | .534 | |||||
| None | 128 | 29.8 | 23 | 29.5 | ||
| One to two times | 145 | 33.8 | 31 | 39.7 | ||
| Three or more times | 156 | 36.4 | 24 | 30.8 | ||
| Missing | 69 | 44 | ||||
| How long have you lived in the United States? | .000 | |||||
| Less than 5 years | 207 | 47.0 | 27 | 29.4 | ||
| 5 years or more | 234 | 53.0 | 65 | 70.6 | ||
| Missing | 57 | 30 | ||||