Table 4.
Selected chiropractors’ characteristics per practice in different states/territories. Numbers in percentage of chiropractors in each state/territory
| NSW | VIC | QLD | WA | SA | TAS | NT | ACT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n = 680 | n = 479 | n = 479 | n = 263 | n = 175 | n = 29 | n = 15 | n = 46 | |
| Gender | ||||||||
| Male | 65.1 | 59.2 | 62.5 | 59.0 | 65.1 | 69.0 | 86.7 | 52.2 |
| Female | 34.9 | 40.8 | 37.5 | 41.0 | 34.9 | 31.0 | 13.3 | 47.8 |
| Patient care | ||||||||
| Hours, Mean ± SD | 27.7 ± 11.5 | 26.5 ± 10.9 | 28.9 ± 9.7 | 24.1 ± 10.6 | 27.4 ± 9.3 | 25.5 ± 13.0 | 30.5 ± 7.7 | 24.7 ± 8.6 |
| Visits, Mean ± SD | 72.9 ± 51.9 | 86.6 ± 57.3 | 107.1 ± 58.4 | 94.1 ± 64.1 | 105.3 ± 53.5 | 97.2 ± 70.5 | 112.9 ± 40.8 | 73.3 ± 42.0 |
| Area | ||||||||
| Rural | 74.1 | 69.3 | 68.0 | 79.7 | 69.2 | 48.5 | 50.0 | 95.8 |
| Rural | 7.9 | 12.4 | 13.7 | 7.5 | 14.1 | 24.2 | 21.4 | 4.2 |
| Remote | 18.0 | 18.3 | 18.3 | 12.8 | 16.7 | 27.3 | 28.6 | 0.0 |
| Qualification | ||||||||
| Diploma | 3.1 | 1.7 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Advanced Diploma | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.2 |
| Doctor of Chiropractic | 13.8 | 57.6 | 32.0 | 56.9 | 26.2 | 42.9 | 26.7 | 28.3 |
| Bachelor | 38.4 | 17.8 | 33.5 | 20.0 | 32.0 | 32.1 | 46.7 | 32.6 |
| Master’s degree | 43.9 | 22.0 | 31.3 | 22.3 | 37.2 | 21.4 | 26.7 | 37.0 |
| PhD | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Use of electronic records | 45.6 | 46.4 | 51.9 | 43.4 | 29.1 | 20.7 | 60.0 | 39.1 |
| Use of imaging, often | 46.9 | 45.8 | 55.1 | 54.4 | 42.3 | 37.9 | 46.7 | 23.9 |
| Referrals | ||||||||
| GP | 58.7 | 55.1 | 57.1 | 55.1 | 54.9 | 72.4 | 60.0 | 50.0 |
| Medical Specialist | 18.8 | 18.4 | 10.1 | 10.3 | 10.3 | 13.8 | 33.3 | 19.6 |
| None | 20.3 | 24.0 | 22.0 | 20.2 | 16.6 | 24.1 | 26.7 | 17.4 |
| Consulted in language other than English | 10.0 | 7.9 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 0.0 | 6.7 | 4.3 |