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Table 1 Survey respondent’s demographics compared to Australian registered chiropractors in 2016

From: Australian chiropractors’ perception of the clinical relevance of anatomical sciences and adequacy of teaching in chiropractic curricula

 

Respondents n (%)

Registered Chiropractors in 2016 n (%)

Gendera

 Male

85 (66.4)

3024 (61.9)

 Female

43 (33.6)

1864 (38.1)

 Total

128 (100)

4888 (100)

Age (years)

  < 25

2 (1.6)

105 (2.1)

 25–34

15 (11.7)

1586 (32.4)

 35–44

37 (28.9)

1422 (29.1)

 45–54

34 (26.6)

941 (19.3)

 55–64

34 (26.6)

570 (11.7)

  > 65

6 (4.7)

264 (5.4)

Country of qualificationb

 Australia

114 (89.1)

 

 Elsewhere

14 (10.9)

 

Year of qualificationc

  < 1980

15 (11.7)

 

 1981–99

33 (25.8)

 

  > 1990

80 (62.5)

 

Anatomy home-facultyd

 Medicine

28 (21.9)

 

 Science

38 (29.7)

 

 Health science

33 (25.8)

 

 Other

21 (16.4)

 

 Unsure

8 (6.3)

 
  1. aParticipants were provided with options of male, female, other
  2. bThe majority of respondents qualified in Australia (p < 0.001, Chi-square Test)
  3. cRespondents were not evenly distributed across year of qualification (p < 0.001, Chi-square Test)
  4. dRespondents were evenly distributed for anatomy home-faculty (excluding group: unsure) (p = 0.153, Chi-square Test)