Table 1.

Characteristics of survey respondents

		N (%)*
Gender	Male	77 (16)
	Female	399 (84)
	Not reported	3 (1)
Highest level of qualification in naturopathy and/or Western herbal medicine	Certificate	1 (0)
	Advanced diploma	172 (36)
	Undergraduate degree	191 (40)
	Graduate diploma	71 (15)
	Masters degree	19 (4)
	PhD	6 (1)
	Not reported	19 (4)
Year of graduation from naturopathic/ WHM course	2005 - 2009	156 (33)
	2000 - 2004	139 (29)
	1995 - 1999	65 (14)
	1990 - 1994	64 (13)
	1980 - 1989	50 (10)
	Before 1980	5 (1)
Years spent working as a naturopath and/or WHM practitioner	Never	9 (2)
	Less than 1 year	59 (12)
	1-4	145 (30)
	5-9	107 (22)
	10+	150 (31)
	Not reported	9 (2)
Current main place of practice * multiple responses were accepted	Multidisciplinary clinic with other CM practitioners	137 (29)
	Multidisciplinary clinic with medical practitioners	20 (4)
	Naturopathy/herbal medicine clinic as solo practitioner	103 (22)
	Home-based clinic	79 (16)
	In a pharmacy	31 (7)
	In industry (e.g. sales representative)	36 (8)
	Not currently in practice	26 (5)
	Other	90 (19)
	Not reported	16 (3)

*% of total respondents answering question.