Table 1

	Male (n = 201)	Female (n = 132)	Total
Age (years)
< 30	14 (41.2%)	20 (58.8%)	34 (100%)	NS
31–50	108 (54.0%)	92 (46%)	200 (100%)	NS
> 50	79 (79.8%)	20 (20.2%)	99 (100%)	P < 0.01
Total	201 (60.4%)	132 (39.6)	333 (100%)	P < 0.01
Educational Institution
Macquarie University	62 (30.8%)	50 (37.6%)		NS
Murdoch University	10 (5.0%)	15 (11.3%)		NS
RMIT	78 (38.8%)	51 (38.3%)		P < 0.01
New Zealand College of Chiropractic	4 (2%)	0
Other	47 (23.4%)	17 (12.8%)		NS
Total	201 (100%)	133 (100%)		P < 0.01
Location of Practice
Urban	158 (78.6)	99 (74.4%)		NS
Rural	39 (19.4%)	31 (23.3%)		NS
Remote	4 (2%)	3 (2.3%)
Total	201 (100%)	133 (100%)		NS
Type of Practice (not mutually exclusive)
With other Chiropractor	118 (57.6%)	87 (42.4%)	205	NS
With Physiotherapist	18 (78.3%)	5 (21.7%)	23	NS
With General Practitioner	14 (77.8%)	4 (22.2%)	18	NS
Naturopath	36 (55.4%)	29 (44.6%)	65	NS
Psychologist	32 (54.2%)	27 (45.8%)	59	NS
Solo practitioner with no other health professionals	46 (61%)	29 (39%)	75	NS