Table 3. Survey Responses by Country for Characteristics of Pain. Comparisons Including

Dull Pain . Throbbing . Sharp Pain . . Characteristic US China pooled US China pooled US China pooled n % n % n % n % n % n % n % n % n % Deqi 16 73 15 71 31 72 7 32 5 24 12 28 1 5 2 10 3 7 Not deqi 1 5 2 10 3 7 3 14 6 29 9 21 11 50 11 52 22 51 Blank 5 23 4 19 9 21 11 50 10 47 21 49 10 45 8 38 18 42 Not related 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 total 22 21 43 22 21 43 22 21 43

Beneficial 14 64 9 43 23 53 5 23 1 5 6 14 4 18 2 10 6 14 Harmful 0 0 1 5 1 2 3 14 6 29 9 21 7 32 11 52 18 42 Unsure 2 9 3 14 5 12 5 23 7 33 12 28 1 5 3 14 4 9 Not related 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 1 2 0 0 1 5 1 2 Blank 6 27 8 38 14 33 9 41 6 29 15 35 10 45 4 19 14 33 total 22 21 43 22 21 43 22 21 43

Summary of Responses _n_ %pooled _n_ %pooled _n_ %pooled Deqi vs. Not deqi Deqi 31 91.2 12 57.1 3 12.0 Not deqi 3 8.8 9 42.9 22 88.0 total 34 21 25

Beneficial vs. Harmful Beneficial 23 95.8 6 40.0 6 25.0 Harmful 1 4.2 9 60.0 18 75.0 total 24 15 15 Table 3. Survey responses by country for characteristics of pain. Comparisons including and excluding answers indicating uncertainty.