Who uses Australian chiropractic services?

Table 1 Participant demographic characteristics (N = 7,519)

	Visit to chiropractor in last 12 months¹
	No (N = 6385)		Yes (N = 1134)
Participant characteristics	Number	%	Number	%	OR (95% CI)²	P
General practitioner location³:
- Urban (RRMA 1 and 2)	4363	68	711	63	REF	0.03
- Rural (RRMA 3 to 5)	2022	32	423	37	1.29 (1.03 – 1.62)
Age group:
18-34	974	15	185	16	REF	<0.001
35-54	2631	42	562	50	1.11 (0.92 – 1.35)
55-76	2712	43	378	34	0.73 (0.62 – 0.87)
Gender: Female	4231	67	757	67	1.02 (0.87 – 1.20)	0.81
Marital status:
- Never married/single	1139	18	202	18	REF	0.24
- Widowed/divorced/separated	1149	18	179	16	0.88 (0.74 – 1.06)
- Married	4027	64	741	66	1.03 (0.87 – 1.23)
Born in Australia	5104	80	972	86	1.44 (1.21 – 1.72)	<0.001
English is first language	6012	95	1087	96	1.24 (0.88 – 1.75)	0.22
Lives alone	877	14	130	12	0.82 (0.69 – 0.97)	0.02
Highest level of education:
- Completed year 12 or less	3605	57	618	55	REF	0.07
- Certificate/diploma	1292	20	260	23	1.19 (1.02 – 1.38)
- Bachelor degree or higher	1448	23	254	22	1.04 (0.89 – 1.21)
Employment:
- Employed/student	3970	62	815	72	REF	<0.001
- Not employed	2018	32	286	25	0.69 (0.59 – 0.82)
- Unable to work⁴	372	6	32	3	0.42 (0.31 – 0.57)
Pension/benefit is main source of income	1724	27	200	18	0.58 (0.47 – 0.71)	<0.001

1. Denominators may vary due to missing data.
2. Odds ratios (OR), 95% confidence intervals (CI) and P values using logistic regression using generalised estimating equations with robust standard errors.
3. RRMA Rural Remote and Metropolitan Areas classification [16, 17].
4. Includes home duties, unpaid work and maternity leave.

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