| PMC full text: | Published online 2013 Sep 16. doi: 10.1186/1472-6882-13-225
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Table 2
Participant characteristics (N = 48)
| Characteristic | |
|---|---|
| Age, mean (SD) | 75.2 (8.0) |
| Female, % | 77 |
| Ethnicity, Hispanic % | 4 |
| Race, white % | 96 |
| Marital status, % | |
| Married or living with significant other | 44 |
| Widowed | 40 |
| Divorced or separated | 15 |
| Never married | 2 |
| Education, % | |
| Some grade school or high school | 17 |
| High school graduate | 35 |
| Some college or training program | 29 |
| College graduate | 18 |
| Employment, % | |
| Retired | 85 |
| Employed | 15 |
| Overall health, % | |
| Excellent to very good | 27 |
| Good | 35 |
| Fair | 29 |
| Poor | 6 |
| Overall pain in past 24 hours (0-10 NRS), mean (SD), range | 4.7 (2.5), range 0-9 |
| Back pain in past 24 hours (0-10 NRS), mean (SD), range | 4.2 (2.4), range 0-9 |
| Healthcare providers seen for back pain, % | |
| Doctor of chiropractic | 69 |
| Medical doctor | 60 |
| Physical therapist | 38 |
| Doctor of osteopathy | 17 |
| Massage therapist | 8 |
NRS Numerical Rating Scale.