Sociodemographic and Clinical Factors of Respondents Who Used the 6 Most Frequently Used Complementary and Alternative Medicine Modalities for Back Pain during the Previous 12 Months
| Sociodemographic and Clinical Characteristics | CAM Users with Back Pain (%) (n = 1,647) |
|---|---|
| Age (years) | |
| <30 | 17 |
| 30–39 | 22 |
| 40–49 | 25 |
| 50–64 | 24 |
| ≥65 | 12 |
| Sex | |
| Male | 44 |
| Female | 56 |
| Education | |
| <High school | 9 |
| Completed high school | 61 |
| Beyond high school | 30 |
| Annual household income ($) | |
| <20,000 | 17 |
| 20,000–34,999 | 27 |
| 35,000–64,999 | 24 |
| ≥65,000 | 28 |
| Race | |
| White | 90 |
| Non-white | 10 |
| Employment | |
| Employed | 70 |
| Unemployed | 30 |
| Insurance | |
| Private | 68 |
| Medicare | 14 |
| Medicaid | 3 |
| Uninsured | 1 |
| Unknown | 2 |
| Region | |
| Northeast | 20 |
| Midwest | 32 |
| South | 26 |
| West | 23 |
| Married | 51 |
| Self-reported health status | |
| Excellent/very good/good | 88 |
| Fair/poor | 12 |
| Body mass index | |
| <18.5 | 2 |
| ≥18.5–25 | 38 |
| >25–29 | 35 |
| ≥30 | 22 |
| Smoker | 24 |
CAM, complementary and alternative medicine.