Table 1.
Characteristics of the Pool of Respondents
| Country | N = 443 |
| Australia | 13 (2.9%) |
| Belgium | 10 (2.3%) |
| Brazil | 4 (0.9%) |
| Canada | 197 (44.5%) |
| Denmark | 51 (11.5%) |
| Egypt | 2 (0.5%) |
| Finland | 4 (0.9%) |
| France | 1 (0.2%) |
| Germany | 12 (2.7%) |
| Greece | 1 (0.2%) |
| Hong Kong | 2 (0.5%) |
| India | 2 (0.5%) |
| Iran | 1 (0.2%) |
| Ireland | 9 (2.0%) |
| Italy | 1 (0.2%) |
| Japan | 1 (0.2%) |
| The Netherlands | 3 (0.7%) |
| New Zealand | 20 (4.5%) |
| Norway | 2 (0.5%) |
| Portugal | 1 (0.2%) |
| South Africa | 3 (0.7%) |
| Spain | 3 (0.7%) |
| Sweden | 3 (0.7%) |
| Switzerland | 2 (0.5%) |
| Turkey | 1 (0.2%) |
| United Kingdom | 8 (1.8%) |
| United States | 86 (19.4%) |
| Profession | N = 480 |
| Chiropractor | 190 (39.6%) |
| CAM | 6 (1.3%) |
| General Physician | 2 (0.4%) |
| Manual therapist | 51 (10.6%) |
| Massage therapist | 31 (6.5%) |
| Nurse | 2 (0.4%) |
| Other Specialist Physician | 27 (5.6%) |
| Other Health Care Provider | 34 (6.9%) |
| Physical therapist | 160 (33.3%) |
| Physiatrist | 10 (2.1%) |
| Psychologist | 1 (0.2%) |
| Facility | N = 549* |
| General hospital | 38 (6.9%) |
| Teaching hospital | 44 (8.0%) |
| Community care/Home care | 9 (1.6%) |
| Private clinic | 344 (62.7%) |
| Worker’s compensation evaluation centre | 8 (1.5%) |
| Inpatient rehabilitation centre | 7 (1.3%) |
| Outpatient rehabilitation centre | 36 (6.6%) |
| Short-term extended care facility | 1 (0.2%) |
| Permanent residential facility | 2 (0.4%) |
| Industry | 2 (0.4%) |
| Private consultant (not clinic based) | 31 (5.6%) |
| Other | 27 (4.9%) |
| Caseload | N = 440 |
| Caseload | |
| Outpatient only | 332 (75.5%) |
| Inpatient only | 38 (8.6%) |
| Mixed | 70 (15.9%) |
| Proportion of Patients with Neck Pain | N = 440 |
| <5% | 8 (1.8%) |
| 6-25% | 119 (27.0%) |
| 26-50% | 211 (48.0%) |
| >50% | 102 (23.2%) |
| Sex | N = 440 |
| Male | 252 (57.3%) |
| Female | 188 (42.7%) |
| Health Care System | N = 817* |
| Private insurance | 373 (45.7%) |
| Public health insurance | 218 (26.7%) |
| Worker’s compensation | 226 (27.7%) |
| Salary System | N = 529* |
| Fixed salary | 131 (24.8%) |
| Fee for service (public) | 99 (18.7%) |
| Fee for service (private) | 299 (56.5%) |
| Highest Degree Obtained | N = 440 |
| Diploma | 33 (7.5%) |
| Bachelor’s | 81 (18.4%) |
| Master’s | 110 (25.0%) |
| MD | 49 (11.1%) |
| Doctorate/PhD | 97 (22.0%) |
| Other | 70 (15.9%) |
| Years in Practice (Mean (Median, Range)) | 16.0 (15.0, 0 to 50) |
*
Respondents were permitted to indicate more than 1 choice.