Table 1.

Research attitudes, participation, and experience

	Students in Agreement
Necessity of Research	Frequency	Percent
Research is necessary for positive professional growth	300	99
Research exploring the ______ of chiropractic treatments is necessary for positive professional growth
Effectiveness	296	98
Benefits	295	97
Cost versus benefit ratio	251	83
Safety	273	90
Mechanisms	274	90
A demand exists for research in the chiropractic profession	279	92
Research will result in greater validation of chiropractic treatments among other health care professions	296	98
	Response
Participation and Interests	Frequency	Percent
Participated in research activities during undergraduate career	186	61
Participated in research activities since beginning chiropractic college	29	10
Plan to participate in research activities before finishing the chiropractic program	175	58
Very interested in conducting basic science research	133	44
Very interested in conducting clinical research	192	63
Plan to conduct research and publish papers in the future	83	27
	Response
Experience	Frequency	Percent
Took a course focusing on experimental design or research methodology	132	44
Took a statistics course	262	87
Have worked on a research project	128	42
Have completed their own research project	72	24
Have completed a research project and published a coinciding paper	14	5
Have no research experience	89	29
Have the skills necessary to conduct quality research	155	51