|
Years in practice since graduation (mean (sd))
|
16 (12)
|
16 (12)
|
16 (12)
|
|
Gender
|
44% female, 48% male
|
35% female, 66% male
|
59% female, 41% male
|
|
Profession
| | | |
|
Physical therapist (Manual therapist)
|
38% (13%)
|
-
|
55%
|
|
Chiropractor
|
31%
|
45%
|
-
|
|
Massage therapist
|
9%
|
-
|
-
|
|
Physician
|
5%
|
-
|
-
|
|
Other
|
14%
|
-
|
-
|
|
Country
| | | |
|
Canada
|
38%
|
56%
|
23%
|
|
United Kingdom
|
10%
|
3%
|
19%
|
|
United States of America
|
10%
|
1%
|
12%
|
|
Denmark
|
9%
|
26%
|
-
|
|
New Zealand
|
9%
|
1%
|
11%
|
|
Netherlands
|
6%
|
3%
|
9%
|
|
Other (Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Finland, Germany, Hong Kong, Italy, Norway, Portugal, South Africa, Sweden,)
|
18%
|
13%
|
25%
|
|
Practice setting
| | | |
|
Private clinic
|
72%
|
95%
|
69%
|
|
General hospital
|
7%
|
1%
|
14%
|
|
Teaching hospital
|
7%
|
3%
|
10%
|
|
Outpatient rehab facility
|
7%
|
6%
|
9%
|
|
Private consultant
|
6%
|
3%
|
7%
|
|
Other
|
9%
|
4%
|
12%
|
|
% of caseload with neck pain
| | | |
|
<5
|
3%
|
0%
|
3%
|
|
6-20
|
21%
|
14%
|
34%
|
|
21-50
|
47%
|
60%
|
49%
|
|
>50
|
24%
|
26%
|
15%
|
|
Health care reimbursement system
| | | |
|
Private insurance
|
72%
|
83%
|
75%
|
|
Public health insurance
|
45%
|
40%
|
51%
|
|
Workers compensation
|
36%
|
40%
|
36%
|
|
Salary reimbursement scheme
| | | |
|
Salary - Fixed
|
27%
|
17%
|
46%
|
|
Fee for service – Public
|
22%
|
27%
|
12%
|
|
Fee for service – Private
|
61%
|
75%
|
55%
|
|
Education - Highest level obtained
| | | |
|
Diploma
|
9%
|
4%
|
5%
|
|
Bachelor’s degree
|
19%
|
6%
|
33%
|
|
Masters degree
|
29%
|
*
|
41%
|
|
Doctor of medicine
|
4%
|
3%
|
1%
|
|
Doctorate/PhD
|
16%
|
27%
|
15%
|
|
Other
|
14%
|
35%
|
4%
|
| | |
(Doctor of chiropractic)
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