Research Article

Characteristics of Herbal Medicine Users and Adverse Events Experienced in South Korea: A Survey Study

Table 2

Basic characteristics of herbal medicines users and nonusers.

Demographic characteristics Users (, 61.1%)Nonusers (, 38.9%) value

Sex
 Men361 (52.1)230 (52.2)1.000
 Women332 (47.9)211 (47.8)
Age (years)
 20–29130 (18.8)79 (17.9)0.221
 30–39151 (21.8)86 (19.5)
 40–49159 (22.9)118 (26.8)
 50–59147 (21.2)106 (24.0)
 60–69106 (15.3)52 (11.8)
Occupation
 Executives professionals146 (21.1)68 (15.4)0.229
 Office workers244 (35.2)148 (33.6)
 Service sales workers45 (6.5)38 (8.6)
 Agriculture, forestry, and fishery workers2 (0.3)2 (0.5)
 Craft mechanical workers23 (3.3)18 (4.1)
 Simple labourers7 (1.0)8 (1.8)
 Self-employed, part-time employees, and freelancers15 (2.2)10 (2.3)
 Students, housewives, and unemployed211 (30.4)149 (33.8)
Level of education
 Middle school6 (0.9)6 (1.3)0.172
 High school119 (17.2)99 (22.4)
 College490 (70.7)294 (66.7)
 Graduate school78 (11.3)42 (9.5)

All data are in (%).
Chi-square test was performed.