|
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
|