Chiropractic & Manual Therapies 2025 (Jan 10); 33: 3

Table 1.

Practitioner characteristics

PRACTITIONER CHARACTERISTICS RESPONSE (n = 77)
Age in years, mean (SD) 43 (SD 11.5)
Gender identity, n (%) Woman 29 (38%)
Man 48 (62%)
Non-binary or other 0 (0%)
Region of practice, n (%) Africa 1 (1%)
Asia 5 (6%)
Europe 18 (23%)
North America 36 (47%)
Oceania 15 (19%)
South America 2 (3%)
Years of practice, mean (SD); median (IQR) 14.6 (SD 10.5); 12 (IQR 14)
Years of practice, n (%) 0–4 13 (17%)
5–9 17 (22%)
10–19 24 (31%)
20–29 12 (16%)
30–39 10 (13%)
40+ 1 (1%)
Health professions, n (%)* Chiropractor 77 (100%)
Acupuncturist 1 (1%)
Physical therapist 1 (1%)
Emergency medical technician 1 (1%)
Dietician/ nutritionist 1 (1%)
Naturopath 1 (1%)
Languages routinely used for patient consultation, n (%)* English 66 (86%)
French 57
Dutch 4 (5%)
Norwegian 3(4%)
Spanish 3(4%)
Other 12 (16%)
Highest academic degree, n (%) Bachelor 5 (6%)
Masters 15 (19%)
Doctor of Chiropractic 48 (62%)
Doctor of Philosophy 9 (12%)
Other professional activities, n (%)* Teaching 17 (22%)
Research 28 (36%)
Paid or volunteer work for chiropractic organisation 30 (39%)
Volunteer chiropractic practice 15 (19%)

*Sub-groups may sum to more than 77 (100%) as participants
were able to enter multiple options