Table 1.
Demographic profile of the respondents.
| Characteristic | |
| Mean age, years (SD) | 38.8 (9.3) |
| Median age, years (range) | 36 (26 – 71) |
| Gender | |
| Male | 571 (87.2%) |
| Female | 84 (12.8%) |
| Professional background | |
| General surgeon | 96 (14.7%) |
| Orthopedic surgeon | 361 (55.2%) |
| Trainee | 121 (18.5%) |
| Spine surgeon | 7 (1.1%) |
| Other | 69 (10.6%) |
| Affiliation | |
| University hospital | 277 (42.3%) |
| Public, non-university hospital | 303 (46.3%) |
| Private hospital | 61 (9.3%) |
| Other | 14 (2.1%) |
| Current position | |
| Chief of staff | 128 (20.0%) |
| Consultant | 174 (27.1%) |
| Intern/resident | 215 (33.5%) |
| Other | 124 (19.3%) |
| Origin | |
| Africa | 29 (4.5%) |
| Asia | 58 (9.0%) |
| Australia | 8 (1.2%) |
| Europe | 470 (72.9%) |
| North America | 38 (5.9%) |
| South America | 42 (6.5%) |