| PMC full text: | Published online 2015 Feb 2. doi: 10.1186/s12998-014-0048-1
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Table 2
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Respondent demographics
| Sex | n | % |
| Male | 668 | 53.6 |
| Female | 565 | 45.3 |
| Missing | 14 | 1.1 |
| Age | ||
| 18-25 years | 635 | 50.9 |
| 26-35 years | 489 | 39.2 |
| 36-45 years | 91 | 7.3 |
| 46-55 years | 20 | 1.6 |
| 55 years and older | 7 | .6 |
| Missing | 5 | .4 |
| Highest level of education prior to enrollment | ||
| Associate degree | 110 | 8.8 |
| Bachelor degree | 1040 | 83.4 |
| MA/MS/MPH degree | 63 | 5.1 |
| Doctoral degree (Ph.D, EdD, etc.) | 16 | 1.3 |
| Missing | 18 | 1.4 |
| Professional degrees prior to enrollment | ||
| MD/DO from USA | 4 | .3 |
| MD/DO from other country | 6 | .5 |
| Other health professional degree (RN, PT, etc.) | 111 | 8.9 |
| Other professional degree (JD, etc.) | 59 | 4.7 |
| None | 1036 | 83.1 |
| Missing | 31 | 2.5 |
| Membership in chiropractic organizations | ||
| Student International Chiropractic Association | 94 | 7.5 |
| Student American Chiropractic Association | 326 | 26.1 |
| Both | 45 | 3.6 |
| Neither | 775 | 62.1 |
| Missing | 7 | .6 |
| Current enrollment status in DC program | ||
| 1st year | 394 | 31.6 |
| 2nd year | 400 | 32.1 |
| 3rd year | 446 | 35.8 |
| Missing | 7 | .6 |
| Total | 1247 | 100.0 |
| Report having completed a course in evidence-based practice in chiropractic program | 782 | 63.5 |
| Year 1 | 137 | 35.0 |
| Year 2 | 265 | 66.4 |
| Year 3 | 380 | 86.0 |