Table 1 Demographic characteristics of respondents (n = 132)
Demographic Category | Variable | Number of Respondents N (%) |
|---|---|---|
Age | 25 and younger | 10 (7.6) |
26–35 years old | 69 (52.3) | |
36–45 years old | 33 (25.0) | |
46–55 years old | 16 (12.1) | |
Older than 55 | 4 (3.0) | |
Sex | Male | 53 (40.2) |
Female | 79 (59.8) | |
University of graduation | University of Johannesburg | 84 (63.6) |
Durban University of Technology | 32 (24.2) | |
Technikon Witwatersrand | 6 (4.5) | |
Technikon Natal | 7 (5.3) | |
Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College | 1 (0.8) | |
Palmer College of Chiropractic | 2 (1.6) | |
Year of graduation | 1960–1969 | 1 (0.8) |
1970–1979 | 1 (0.8) | |
1980–1989 | 1 (0.8) | |
1990–1999 | 9 (6.8) | |
2000–2009 | 33 (25.0) | |
2010–2019 | 69 (52.3) | |
2020+ | 19 (14.4) | |
Highest level of qualification besides MHSc*/MTech† degree in Chiropractic | No Other Degree | 80 (60.6) |
Bachelor’s Degree | 11 (8.3) | |
Honour’s Degree | 3 (2.3) | |
Master’s Degree | 38 (28.8) | |
Province of primary practice | Gauteng | 86 (65.2) |
Kwa-Zulu Natal | 19 (14.4) | |
Mpumalanga | 7 (5.3) | |
Limpopo | 2 (1.5) | |
Free State | 3 (2.3) | |
Western Cape | 15 (11.4) | |
Geographic setting of practice | Urban | 59 (44.7) |
Suburban | 69 (52.3) | |
Rural | 4 (3.0) | |
Role in clinical setting of practice | Associate Employee | 30 (22.7) |
Sole Proprietor/Solo Practice | 74 (56.1) | |
Sole Proprietor within a group | 16 (12.1) | |
Owner/ Partner muti-disciplinary practice | 9 (6.8) | |
Partnership within group | 3 (2.3) | |
Average number of patients seen personally (not in clinic) weekly | 10 or less | 19 (14.4) |
11–20 | 28 (21.2) | |
21–30 | 28 (21.2) | |
31–40 | 20 (15.2) | |
41–50 | 14 (10.6) | |
51–60 | 7 (5.3) | |
61–70 | 5 (3.8) | |
71–80 | 1 (0.8) | |
81–90 | 2 (1.5) | |
91–100 | 6 (4.5) | |
More than 100 | 2 (1.5) | |
Main focus of chiropractic care | Paediatrics | 2 (1.5) |
Family Care | 46 (34.8) | |
Wellness/Prevention | 6 (4.5) | |
Sports | 9 (6.8) | |
Spine | 1 (0.8) | |
General Musculoskeletal Care | 68 (51.5) | |
Organisational status | No membership | 26 (19.7) |
CASA‡ Member | 106 (80.3) |