Table 1 Practitioner Characteristics (n = 49)
Variable | Frequency (%)* |
Age [mean (SD)] | 38.3 (10.6) |
Sex | Â |
   Female | 18 (37) |
   Male | 31 (63) |
Nationality | Â |
   German | 29 (59) |
   Other** | 20 (41) |
Chiropractic School | Â |
   Anglo-European College of Chiropractic | 17 (35) |
   Logan College of Chiropractic | 2 (4) |
   National College of Chiropractic | 4 (8) |
   Northwestern College of Chiropractic | 2 (4) |
   Palmer College Davenport, Iowa | 16 (33) |
   Other | 8 (16) |
Years practiced [mean (SD)] | 10.5 (9.7) |
Years practiced in Germany [mean (SD)] (n = 44) | 8.0 (8.3) |
Years practiced at present location [mean (SD)] (n = 45) | 6.3 (7.5) |
Type of practice after graduation | Â |
   Associate/Employee | 32 (65) |
   Solo Practice | 7 (14) |
   Graduate Education Program (GEP) | 24 (49) |
   Chiropractic Group practice | 4 (8) |
   Multi-Specialty Practice | 2 (4) |
   Other | 3 (6) |
Current type of practice | Â |
   Associate/Employee | 16 (33) |
   Solo Practice | 22 (45) |
   Graduate Education Program (GEP) | 2 (4) |
   Chiropractic Group practice | 12 (25) |
   Multi-Specialty Practice | 3 (6) |
   Other | 4 (8) |
Practice setting (n = 48) | Â |
   Rural (< 20,000) | 9 (18) |
   Town (20,000 – 50,000) | 5 (10) |
   Small City (50,000 – 100,000) | 13 (27) |
   Avg. City (100,000 – 250,000) | 7 (14) |
   Large City (> 250,000) | 13 (27) |
   Other | 1 (2) |
Promotion activities | 30 (61) |
Hours practice per week | Â |
   10–20 hrs. | 4 (8) |
   21–30 hrs. | 15 (31) |
   31–40 hrs. | 19 (39) |
   More than 40 hrs. | 11 (22) |
Hours paperwork per week [mean (SD)] | 4.2 (4.2) |
Hours patient care per week [mean (SD)] | 30.8 (10.9) |
Patients per week [mean (SD)] | 88.5 (70.1) |
Percentage of patients under 6 years [mean (SD)] | 6.8 (6.8) |
Percentage of patients over 65 years [mean (SD)] | 23.0 (12.8) |
Percentage of female patients [mean (SD)] | 60.2 (8.6) |
Days to earliest appointment [mean (SD)] | 6.9 (13.7) |