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Table 1 Demographics
| Demographics | Respondents | Respondents (n = 251) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| (n = 360) | Chiropractor | Physical therapist | |
| (n = 113) | (n = 138) | ||
| 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) | |||
