BMC Health Serv Res 2024 (Jan 23); 24 (1): 125
Table 1.
Demographics of survey respondents a
Variable
(# of responses)Categories n (%) Age, Years
(n = 27)
25–34 5 (19%) 35–44 8 (31%) 45–54 3 (12%) 55–64 8 (31%) 65–75 2 (8%) Median (IQR) 46 (27–57) Gender
(n = 27)
Male 19 (70%) Female 5 (19%) Prefer to not answer 3 (11%) Clinical Degreeb
(n = 27)
Medical Doctor (MD) 16 (59%) Physician Assistant (PA) 8 (30%) Physical Therapist (PT) 3 (11%) Doctor of Chiropractic (DC) 0 Clinical
Departmentb
Neurosurgery 13 (48%) Orthopaedics 9 (33%) Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation 2 (7%) Pain Management 1 (4%) Physical or Occupational Therapy 2 (7%) Clinical Settingb Private Diagnostic Outpatient Clinic 17 (38.6%) Hospital Based Care 17 (38.6%) Inpatient Care 10 (22.7%) Occupationb Researcher 2 (6.3%) Clinician 23 (71.9%) Professor/Educator 7 (21.9%) Administrator 0 Years in
Profession
(n = 24)
0–3 years 2 (8%) 4–10 years 7 (29%) 10 + years 15 (63%) Spine Surgery Fellowship(n = 24) Completed 7 (29%) aThe number of responses to individual questions varied and percentages reflect the value from the total number of responses to the individual question
bRespondents could select all that apply