Table 1 Demographic characteristics of respondents

No. of respondents

251

162

Age, mean (SD)

51 (10)

50 (10)

Gender, n (%) ^a

Male

150 (60%)

80 (51%)

Female

101 (40%)

77 (49%)

Years in practice, n (%)

< 5 years

19 (8%)

14 (9%)

5 to 10 years

34 (14%)

25 (15%)

11 to 20 years

50 (20%)

36 (22%)

> 20 years

148 (59%)

87 (54%)

Country of origin, n (%) ^b

Canada

193 (78%)

104 (67%)

United States

6 (2%)

2 (1%)

Other

49 (20%)

50 (32%)

Practice environment, n (%) ^c

Community

153 (61%)

116 (72%)

Private practice

130 (52%)

55 (34%)

Hospital-based

55 (22%)

47 (29%)

Multidisciplinary

45 (18%)

32 (20%)

Academic

31 (12%)

16 (10%)

Patient population with musculoskeletal complaints, n (%) ^d

< 10%

5 (2%)

26 (16%)

10 to 20%

46 (19%)

41 (25%)

21 to 30%

71 (29%)

34 (21%)

31 to 40%

59 (24%)

29 (18%)

41 to 70%

58 (23%)

52 (32%)

> 70%

10 (4%)

7 (3%)

Clinical area, n (%) ^d

General family

236 (94%)

145 (90%)

Geriatrics

52 (21%)

29 (18%)

Pediatrics

48 (19%)

19 (12%)

Palliative care

45 (18%)

32 (20%)

Emergency medicine

44 (18%)

39 (24%)

Obstetrics & gynecology

39 (16%)

22 (14%)

Psychotherapy

38 (15%)

13 (8%)

Pain medicine

34 (14%)

24 (15%)

Sports medicine

33 (13%)

16 (10%)

Occupational medicine

14 (6%)

5 (3%)

Anesthesia

7 (3%)

4 (3%)