Years in practice since graduation (mean (sd))
| 16 (12)
| 16 (12)
| 16 (12)
|
Gender
| 44% female, 48% male
| 35% female, 66% male
| 59% female, 41% male
|
Profession
|
|
|
|
Physical therapist (Manual therapist)
| 38% (13%)
| -
| 55%
|
Chiropractor
| 31%
| 45%
| -
|
Massage therapist
| 9%
| -
| -
|
Physician
| 5%
| -
| -
|
Other
| 14%
| -
| -
|
Country
|
|
|
|
Canada
| 38%
| 56%
| 23%
|
United Kingdom
| 10%
| 3%
| 19%
|
United States of America
| 10%
| 1%
| 12%
|
Denmark
| 9%
| 26%
| -
|
New Zealand
| 9%
| 1%
| 11%
|
Netherlands
| 6%
| 3%
| 9%
|
Other (Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Finland, Germany, Hong Kong, Italy, Norway, Portugal, South Africa, Sweden,)
| 18%
| 13%
| 25%
|
Practice setting
|
|
|
|
Private clinic
| 72%
| 95%
| 69%
|
General hospital
| 7%
| 1%
| 14%
|
Teaching hospital
| 7%
| 3%
| 10%
|
Outpatient rehab facility
| 7%
| 6%
| 9%
|
Private consultant
| 6%
| 3%
| 7%
|
Other
| 9%
| 4%
| 12%
|
% of caseload with neck pain
|
|
|
|
<5
| 3%
| 0%
| 3%
|
6-20
| 21%
| 14%
| 34%
|
21-50
| 47%
| 60%
| 49%
|
>50
| 24%
| 26%
| 15%
|
Health care reimbursement system
|
|
|
|
Private insurance
| 72%
| 83%
| 75%
|
Public health insurance
| 45%
| 40%
| 51%
|
Workers compensation
| 36%
| 40%
| 36%
|
Salary reimbursement scheme
|
|
|
|
Salary - Fixed
| 27%
| 17%
| 46%
|
Fee for service – Public
| 22%
| 27%
| 12%
|
Fee for service – Private
| 61%
| 75%
| 55%
|
Education - Highest level obtained
|
|
|
|
Diploma
| 9%
| 4%
| 5%
|
Bachelor’s degree
| 19%
| 6%
| 33%
|
Masters degree
| 29%
| *
| 41%
|
Doctor of medicine
| 4%
| 3%
| 1%
|
Doctorate/PhD
| 16%
| 27%
| 15%
|
Other
| 14%
| 35%
| 4%
|
| | (Doctor of chiropractic) | |