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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of the 1,314 American chiropractors who completed the online evidence-based practice survey

From: US chiropractors’ attitudes, skills and use of evidence-based practice: A cross-sectional national survey

Variable

Characteristic

n (%)

Gender

Male

989 (75.3)

 

Female

325 (24.7)

Age

Mean = 46.7 yrs (SD = 11.6); Range = 24-85 yrs

 

Race

White

1239 (94.3)

 

Black

13 (1.0 )

 

Asian

33 (2.5 )

 

Mixed Race/Other

29 (2.2 )

Years since chiropractic graduation

0-5

273 (20.8)

 

6-10

146 (11.1)

 

11-15

187 (14.2)

 

16-20

159 (12.1)

 

21-25

170 (12.9)

 

26-29

144 (11.0)

 

30 or more Mean = 17 yrs; Range = 0-30 or more yrs

235 (17.9)

Highest education level

High School

17 (1.3 )

 

Associate’s Degree

214 (16.3)

 

Bachelor’s Degree

821 (62.5)

 

Master’s Degree

226 (17.2)

 

Doctorate

36 (2.7 )

Region of practice

Midwest

380 (28.9)

Northeast

287 (21.8)

West

264 (20.1)

Southeast

245 (18.6)

 

Southwest

131 (10.0)

 

Non-continental US

7 (0.5 )

Geographic setting

Suburban

629 (47.9)

City

449 (34.2)

 

Rural

236 (18.0)

Patients seen daily

0-10

367 (27.9)

 

11-20

455 (34.6)

 

21-30

259 (19.7)

 

31-40

126 (9.6 )

 

41-50

60 (4.6 )

 

51 or more Median = 20/day; (IQR = 10-30) Range = 0-100/day

47 (3.6 )

Focus of clinical practice

Musculoskeletal focus

869 (66.1)

 Spine and extremities

742 (56.5)

 Spine

72 (5.5)

 Sports

55 (4.2)

 

Non-musculoskeletal focus

445 (33.9)

 Family care

192 (14.6)

 Subluxation-based

114 (8.7)

 Wellness/Prevention

105 (8.0)

 Non-musculoskeletal

20 (1.5)

 Pediatrics

14 (1.1)

Clinical role

Sole Proprietor

946 (72.0)

Partner or group practice

171 (13.0)

Associate or employee

144 (11.0)

Hospital-based practice

53 (4.0)

Organizational membership

Unaffiliated

722 (55.0)

American Chiropractic Assoc. (ACA)

526 (40.0)

International Chiropractors Assoc. (ICA)

66 (5.0)

  1. SD = Standard Deviation. IQR = Interquartile Range. Yrs = Years.