Development and Validation of Acupuncture Fear Scale

Table 2

Demographics of the study’s participants (𝑁=275).

	Number (%)
Gender
Women	201 (73.09)
Men	74 (26.91)
Prior acupuncture experience (within the last 5 years)
Never	103 (37.45)
1–3 times	79 (28.73)
4–6 times	26 (9.45)
7–9 times	9 (3.27)
≥10 times	45 (16.36)
Pain-related conditions
Yes	68 (24.73)
No	194 (70.55)

^∗Total sample 275, within cells totals may not sum to 275 because of missing data.