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