Table 1 Demographic data of Victorian chiropractic participants and national demographic data (where available)
From: Attitudes and beliefs of Australian chiropractors’ about managing back pain: a cross-sectional study
(n = 218) | National workforce (4854) | |
|---|---|---|
Gender (% female) | 69 (31.7) | 479 (35.7) |
Age in Years: 16-34 | 18.9% | 35.6% |
35-44 | 40.0% | 30.4% |
45-54 | 24.0% | 18.4% |
55-64 | 14.0% | 10.7% |
65-74 | 2.2% | 4.3% |
75-89 | - | 0.8% |
Practice type (%) | ||
Group | 47.9% | 54% |
Solo | 52.1% | 46% |
Location (%) | ||
Metro | 67.1% | 75% |
Rural | 32.4% | 24% |
Remote | 0.5% | 1% |
Postgraduate qualifications | 32.7% | n/a |
Professional Association (%) | ||
CAA | 122 (56.2) | n/a |
COCA | 59 (27.2) | n/a |
CAA and COCA | 15 (6.9) | n/a |
Other | 8 (3.7) | n/a |
None | 13 (6.0) | n/a |
Average number of years in practice (SD) | 17.5 (9.2) | 13.1 |
Average hours per week in practice (SD) | 30.3 (11.6) | n/a |
Median number of patients per week (range, SD) | 90 (0-380) | n/a |
Years worked | ||
0-5 | 17.3 | 25.6 |
6-10 | 23.7 | 18.3 |
11-15 | 22.5 | 13.6 |
16-20 | 15.6 | 9.2 |
21-25 | 13.3 | 7.6 |
26 or more | 7.5 | 14.6 |
Hours Per Week | ||
1-10 | 4.2 | 9.6 |
11-15 | 10.0 | 7.6 |
16-20 | 2.6 | 9.0 |
21-25 | 14.7 | 10.0 |
26-30 | 20.5 | 16.9 |
31-35 | 17.9 | 14.4 |
36-40 | 15.8 | 15.3 |
41-45 | 5.8 | 3.9 |
46-50 | 5.8 | 3.2 |
51-55 | 1.6 | 0.9 |