Table 1 Baseline demographics of 228 Swiss chiropractors who completed the whole online survey

Gender

Male

137

(60.1)

Female

91

(39.9)

Age

Mean (Range)

48.6

(26–80)

20–29 years

15

(6.6)

30–39 years

45

(19.7)

40–49 years

66

(28.9)

50–59 years

57

(25.0)

60–65 years

27

(11.8)

 > 65 years

18

(7.9)

Years in practice since fully-licensed

Less than 2 years

11

(5.3)

2–4 years

23

(11.1)

5–15 years

38

(18.3)

16–25 years

70

(33.7)

More than 25 years

66

(31.7)

Fully-licensed chiropractor

186

(89.0)

Chiropractic residents

19

(8.3)

Highest education level other than chiropractic

Bachelor or equivalent

35

(14.6)

Master or equivalent

45

(19.7)

PhD

2

(0.9)

Postgraduate degree

14

(6.1)

None

128

(56.1)

Other

15

(6.6)

Role in clinic

Individual practitioner

78

(34.2)

One of two or more chiropractors

101

(44.3)

Practitioner in multi-disciplinary setting

45

(19.7)

Other

4

(1.8)

Patients seen per week

Less than 50

19

(8.3)

50–99

86

(37.7)

100–149

77

(33.8)

150–199

19

(8.3)

200–249

17

(7.5)

250–300

6

(2.6)

More than 300

4

(1.8)

Onsite X-ray machine (in their clinic)

146

(64.0)