Table 1 Distribution of socio-demographic variables by population

Total

62,040 (100%)

5,000 (100%)

614 (100%)

Type of physician

GPs

54,658 (88.1%)

3,000 (60.0%)

329 (53.6%)

Pediatricians

7,382 (11.9%)

2,000 (40.0%)

285 (46.4%)

Sex

Male

30,520 (49.2%)

2,270 (45.4%)

296 (48.2%)

Female

31,520 (50.8%)

2,730 (54.6%)

318 (51.8%)

Age groups

≤ 40 years

5,969 (9.6%)

525 (10.5%)

81 (13.2%)

41–50 years

14,983 (24.2%)

1,304 (26.1%)

192 (31.3%)

51–60 years

21,793 (35.1%)

1,767 (35.3%)

199 (32.4%)

> 60 years

19,295 (31.1%)

1,404 (28.1%)

142 (23.1%)

Type of municipality

Large town

21,027 (33.9%)

1,796 (35.9%)

209 (34.0%)

Medium town

18,730 (30.2%)

1,668 (33.4%)

206 (33.6%)

Small town

9,751 (15.7%)

750 (15.0%)

94 (15.3%)

Village

7,914 (12.8%)

540 (10.8%)

62 (10.1%)

Rural municipality

4,618 (7.4%)

246 (4.9%)

43 (7.0%)

Additional training in homeopathy (TAM 1)

Yes

1,649 (2.7%)

134 (2.7%)

24 (3.9%)

No

60,391 (97.3%)

4,866 (97.3%)

590 (96.1%)

Additional training in homeopathy or acupuncture (TAM 2)

Yes

5,190 (8.4%)

326 (6.5%)

54 (8.8%)

No

56,850 (91.6%)

4,674 (93.5%)

560 (91.2%)

Additional training in homeopathy or acupuncture or naturopathic treatment (TAM 3)

Yes

8,569 (13.8%)

536 (10.7%)

82 (13.4%)

No

53,471 (86.2%)

4,464 (89.3%)

532 (86.6%)