Table 2 Mean age (SD), and number (%) of participants for each occupation and education characteristic by gender
Characteristic | All n = 1212 | Female n = 815 | Male n = 389 | Diverse n = 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 35.3 (11.8) | 35.4 (12.2) | 34.9 (10.7) | 38.1 (14.8) |
Type of workplace | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Private | 1103 (91) | 727 (89) | 373 (96) | 3 (38) |
 Government/public | 891 (74) | 632 (78) | 256 (66) | 3 (38) |
 Teaching institution | 276 (23) | 185 (23) | 90 (23) | 1 (13) |
 Research institution | 96 (8) | 67 (8) | 29 (7) | 0 |
 Sports club | 142 (12) | 86 (11) | 55 (14) | 1 (13) |
 Self employed/owner | 455 (38) | 278 (34) | 174 (45) | 3 (38) |
 Other | 140 (12) | 107 (13) | 33 (8) | 0 |
Area where workplace located | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Rural area | 120 (10) | 79 (10) | 38 (10) | 3 (38) |
 Urban area | 742 (61) | 496 (61) | 242 (62) | 4 (50) |
 Both areas | 346 (29) | 237 (29) | 108 (28) | 1 (13) |
Paying sources | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Private funding (patient or family) | 682 (56) | 440 (54) | 236 (61) | 6 (75) |
 Private funding (organization) | 557 (46) | 375 (46) | 178 (46) | 4 (50) |
 Public/governmental funding | 549 (45) | 371 (46) | 175 (45) | 3 (38) |
 Combination of public/governmental and private | 609 (50) | 410 (50) | 196 (50) | 3 (38) |
 Charities | 153 (13) | 106 (13) | 46 (12) | 1 (13) |
 Other | 30 (2) | 22 (3) | 8 (2) | 0 |
Field of physiotherapy practice | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Acupuncture, dry needling | 170 (14) | 102 (13) | 66 (17) | 2 (25) |
 Animal | 13 (1) | 11 (1) | 0 | 2 (25) |
 Aquatic | 178 (15) | 133 (16) | 44 (11) | 1 (13) |
 Cardiorespiratory | 376 (31) | 254 (31) | 120 (31) | 2 (25) |
 Education | 349 (29) | 237 (29) | 108 (28) | 4 (50) |
 Disability | 289 (24) | 207 (25) | 81 (21) | 1 (13) |
 Health promotion | 300 (25) | 208 (26) | 89 (23) | 3 (38) |
 Information management | 38 (3) | 19 (2) | 18 (5) | 1 (13) |
 Management/administration | 194 (16) | 132 (16) | 61 (16) | 1 (13) |
 Mental health | 97 (8) | 70 (9) | 26 (7) | 1 (13) |
 Neurology | 493 (41) | 332 (41) | 158 (41) | 3 (38) |
 Occupational Health/ergonomics | 173 (14) | 109 (13) | 61 (16) | 3 (38) |
 Oncology/palliative care | 163 (13) | 120 (15) | 42 (11) | 1 (13) |
 Orthopaedics/manual therapy | 737 (61) | 472 (58) | 261 (67) | 4 (50) |
 Older people | 520 (43) | 357 (44) | 160 (41) | 3 (38) |
 Paediatrics | 339 (28) | 244 (30) | 93 (24) | 2 (50) |
 Rehabilitation | 724 (60) | 470 (58) | 249 (64) | 5 (63) |
 Research | 216 (18) | 136 (17) | 78 (20) | 2 (50) |
 Sport | 419 (35) | 242 (30) | 173 (44) | 4 (50) |
 Women’s, men’s and pelvic health | 215 (18) | 170 (21) | 44 (11) | 1 (13) |
 Other | 126 (10) | 89 (11) | 36 (9) | 0 |
Highest educational level achieved (in physiotherapy or other discipline) | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Bachelor/diploma | 510 (42) | 357 (44) | 150 (39) | 3 (38) |
 Graduate diploma | 110 (9) | 68 (8) | 42 (11) | 0 |
 Masters degree | 310 (26) | 193 (24) | 117 (30) | 0 |
 Professional doctorate | 105 (9) | 71 (9) | 31 (8) | 3 (38) |
 Research doctorate | 59 (5) | 39 (5) | 18 (5) | 2 (50) |
 Other | 115 (9) | 84 (10) | 31 (8) | 0 |
Learned about code of conduct/ethics during basic physiotherapy education | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Yes | 893 (74) | 591 (73) | 298 (77) | 4 (50) |
 No | 216 (18) | 156 (19) | 61 (16) | 1 (13) |
 Don’t know | 99 (8) | 68 (8) | 29 (7) | 2 (25) |
Learned about specific ethical decision-making/reasoning frameworks during basic physiotherapy education | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Yes | 581 (48) | 373 (46) | 204 (52) | 4 (50) |
 No | 399 (33) | 278 (34) | 121 (31) | 0 |
 Don’t know | 231 (19) | 162 (20) | 63 (16) | 4 (50) |