Chiropractic Doctors (DC) | Naturopathic Doctors (ND) | DC vs. ND | ||||||
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2004 | 2014 | 2004 vs. 2014 | 2004 | 2014 | 2004 vs. 2014 | |||
Gender (female). n (%) | 57 (35) | 216 (54.0) | p < .001 e | 127 (79) | 89 (85) | p < .001 e | 2004: p < .001 b 2014: p < .001 b | |
Post-secondary Education. n (%) | BA or BS | 109 (81) | 359 (76.5) | p = .56b | 120 (87) | 139 (90) | p = .42b | 2004: p = .23b 2014: p < .001b |
MSc or PhD | 9 (7) | 34 (7.2) | 9 (7) | 5 (3) | ||||
Other | 17 (13) | 76 (16.2) | 9 (7) | 10 (7) | ||||
Age. mean (SD) | 41 (9) | 44 (11.1) | p < .001 c | 39 (10) | 38 (9) | p = .62c | 2004: p = .16c 2014: p < .001 c | |
Years in practice. mean (SD) | 13 (10) | 17 (10.9) | p < .001 c | 8 (7) | 9 (7) | p > .99c | 2004: p < .001 c 2014: p < .001 c | |
Size of community of practice. n (%) | Rural (<10,000) | 28 (17) | 50 (12.3) | p = .085b | 13 (7) | 6 (6) | p = .83b | 2004: p = .15b 2014: p = .025 b |
Small town (10,000–49,999) | 28 (17) | 76 (18.8) | 27 (17) | 15 (14) | ||||
Medium-sized city (50,000–99,999) | 32 (19) | 50 (12.3) | 33 (20) | 22 (20) | ||||
Suburban outside a metro area | 13 (8) | 51 (12.6) | 18 (11) | 9 (8) | ||||
Metropolitan area (>100,000) | 70 (41) | 178 (44) | 78 (48) | 56 (52) | ||||
Hours of practice per week. mean (SD) / range | 29 (9) 1–50 | 28 (11) 1–65 | p = .98c | 24 (10) 1–50 | 18 (13) 1–44 | p < .001 c | 2004: p < .001 c 2014: p < .001 c | |
Patients seen per week. mean (SD) / range | 131 (81) 1–550 | 101 (82) 1–600 | p < .001 c | 23 (18) 1–120 | 18 (24) 1–60 | p = .05 c | — d | |
Sees pediatric patients. n (%) | 146 (89.2) | 366 (78.4) | p < .001 a | 125 (89) | 83 (60) | p < .001 a | 2004: p = .94a 2014: p < .001 a | |
2014 only | Sees pediatric patients | yes (n = 366) | no (n = 101) | yes (n = 83) | no (n = 53) | |||
Hours of practice per week. Mean (SD) | 29.2 (12.1) | 24.6 (13.2) | p = .002 c | 21.9 (11.8) | 15.6 (20.4) | p = .046 c | p < .001 e | |
Patients seen per week. Mean (SD) | 114.9 (82.1) | 51.9 (48.1) | p < .001 c | 14.6 (25.5) | 23.1 (26.5) | p = .06 c | — d |