Complementary Medicine Health Literacy among a Population of Older Australians Living in Retirement Villages: A Mixed Methods Study

Table 1

Sociodemographics of responders.

Demographics		%	Interviewed participants		Residents ineligible
Sex
Male	20	27.8	2	18.2	3	30.0
Female	51	71.8	9	81.8	7	70.0
Missing	1	1.4
Age	78.9	6.55	78.2	6.9	79.5	8.6
Do you live alone
Yes	36	50.0	2	18.1	4	40.0
No	29	40.3	5	45.4	5	50.0
Missing	7	9.7	4	36.3	1	10.0
Country of birth
Australia	48	66.0	8	72.7	7	70.0
Europe (UK 14, Estonia 3, Holland 2, Ireland 1)	20	27.7	3	27.2	3	30.0
Others	4	5.5
Speak English at home
Yes	66	91.7	11	100.0	10	100
No	3	4.2
Missing	3	4.2
Highest level of education
Primary school or less	3	4.2	0	0.0
High school (not completed)	13	18.1	1	9.0	3	30.0
High school (completed)	25	34.7	7	63.6	3	30.0
TAFE/trade	13	18.1	2	18.1
University	14	19.4	0	0.0	4	40.0
Missing	4	5.6	1	9.0
Private health insurance	43	59.7	7	64.0	8	80.0
Have a health care card	52	72.2	10	90.9	9	90.0
Current health status
Arthritis	41	56.9	5	45.5	6	60.0
Back pain	35	48.6	6	54.5	3	30.0
Heart problems	21	29.2	4	36.3	1	10.0
Cancer	11	15.3	0	0.0	0	0
Depression/anxiety	11	15.3	1	9.0	1	10.0
Diabetes	10	13.9	1	9.0	0	0.0
Asthma	8	11.1	0	0.0	2	20.0
Stroke	6	8.3	1	9.0	1	10.0

: mean; SD: standard deviation.