Table 1 Delphi panel participant demographic characteristics (n = 57), reported as n (%) unless otherwise stateda
Characteristic | |
Age (mean, SD) | 47. 5, 11.0 |
Female (1 response missing) | 14 (25%) |
Canadian province where reside | |
Ontario | 23 (40%) |
Quebec | 13 (23%) |
Alberta | 4 (7%) |
British Columbia | 4 (7%) |
Manitoba | 4 (7%) |
Saskatchewan | 3 (5%) |
Newfoundland and Labrador | 2 (4%) |
Prince Edward Island | 2 (4%) |
New Brunswick | 1 (2%) |
Nova Scotia | 1 (2%) |
Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Yukon | 0 |
Highest academic degree (1 response missing) | |
Bachelor | 7 (13%) |
Doctor of Chiropractic | 16 (29%) |
Masters | 7 (13%) |
PhD | 23 (41%) |
PhD Candidate | 3 (5%) |
Holds a chiropractic degree | 52 (91%) |
Institution where received chiropractic degree | |
Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College | 36 (69%) |
Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières | 4 (8%) |
Palmer College of Chiropractic | 3 (6%) |
Otherb | 9 (17%) |
Years since graduating from chiropractic college (mean, sd) | 23.3, 9.8 |
Place of workc | |
Clinical practice | 27 (47%) |
Educational institution (teaching and/or research) | 30 (53%) |
Administration (including CEO/Executive Director) | 14 (25%) |
Other | 8 (14%) |
Organisation that participant representsc | |
University | 19 (34%) |
Chiropractic association | 17 (30%) |
Chiropractic educational institution | 16 (29%) |
Chiropractic speciality college | 8 (14%) |
Regulatory board | 7 (13%) |
Funding body | 3 (5%) |
Student association | 3 (5%) |
Other | 8 (15%) |