Table 1 Demographics and practice characteristics of respondents

Gender

 Male

20

(19.6%)

13.0

-

28.4

19

(27.9%)

18.6

-

39.6

39

(22.9%)

 Female

82

(80.4%)

71.6

-

87.0

48

(70.6%)

58.8

-

80.1

130

(76.5%)

 Other

1

(1.5%)

 < 0.01

-

8.6

1

(0.6%)

Age

 18–25

1

(1.0%)

 < 0.01

-

5.9

1

(1.5%)

 < 0.01

-

8.6

2

(1.2%)

 26–34

8

(7.8%)

3.8

-

14.9

7

(10.3%)

4.8

-

20.0

15

(8.8%)

 35–44

37

(36.3%)

27.6

-

46.0

24

(35.3%)

25.0

-

47.2

61

(35.9%)

 45–54

29

(28.4%)

20.6

-

37.9

18

(26.5%)

17.4

-

38.1

47

(27.6%)

 55–64

22

(21.6%)

14.6

-

30.6

15

(22.1%)

13.7

-

33.4

37

(21.8%)

 65 + 

5

(4.9%)

1.8

-

11.3

3

(4.4%)

1.0

-

12.7

8

(4.7%)

Practice location

 Australia

102

(60.0%)

 New Zealand

68

(40.0%)

Years in practice

 Less than 1 year

1

(1.0%)

 < 0.01

-

5.9

4

(5.9%)

1.9

-

14.6

5

(2.9%)

 1–5 years

16

(15.7%)

9.8

-

24.1

16

(23.5%)

14.9

-

35.0

32

(18.8%)

 6–9 years

10

(9.8%)

5.2

-

17.3

11

(16.2%)

9.1

-

26.9

21

(12.4%)

 10–20 years

56

(54.9%)

45.2

-

64.2

28

(41.2%)

30.3

-

53.1

84

(49.4%)

 21 + years

19

(18.6%)

12.2

-

27.4

9

(13.2%)

6.9

-

23.5

28

(16.5%)

Training location

 New Zealand

1

(1.0%)

 < 0.01

-

5.9

47

(69.1%)

57.3

-

78.9

48

(28.2%)

 Australia

95

(93.1%)

86.3

-

96.9

5

(7.4%)

2.8

-

16.5

100

(58.8%)

 China

23

(22.5%)

15.5

-

31.6

19

(27.9%)

18.6

-

39.6

42

(24.7%)

 Other

14

(13.7%)

8.2

-

21.9

7

(10.3%)

4.8

-

20.0

21

(12.4%)

Highest qualification

 Diploma

11

(10.9%)

6.0

-

18.6

13

(19.4%)

11.6

-

30.6

24

(14.3%)

 Bachelor

59

(58.4%)

48.7

-

67.6

41

(61.2%)

49.2

-

72.0

100

(59.5%)

 Master

25

(24.8%)

17.3

-

34.0

11

(16.4%)

9.3

-

27.2

36

(21.4%)

 Doctor

3

(3.0%)

0.7

-

8.7

1

(1.5%)

 < 0.01

-

8.8

4

(2.4%)

 PhD

3

(3.0%)

0.7

-

8.7

1

(1.5%)

 < 0.01

-

8.8

4

(2.4%)

Style of acupuncture

 Five Element

21

(20.6%)

13.8

-

29.5

16

(23.5%)

14.9

-

35.0

37

(21.8%)

 Japanese

21

(20.6%)

13.8

-

29.5

8

(11.8%)

5.8

-

21.8

29

(17.1%)

 Traditional Chinese medicine

84

(82.4%)

73.7

-

88.6

63

(92.6%)

83.5

-

97.2

147

(86.5%)

 Western medical acupuncture

6

(5.9%)

2.5

-

12.5

9

(13.2%)

6.9

-

23.5

15

(8.8%)

 Other style

18

(17.6%)

11.4

-

26.3

8

(11.8%)

5.8

-

21.8

26

(15.3%)

Other services

 Microsystems acupuncture

(ear / scalp, etc.)

59

(58.4%)

48.7

-

67.6

44

(64.7%)

52.8

-

75.0

103

(60.6%)

 Chinese herbal medicine

78

(77.2%)

68.1

-

84.4

47

(69.1%)

57.3

-

78.9

125

(73.5%)

 Western herbal medicine

14

(13.9%)

8.3

-

22.1

14

(20.6%)

12.6

-

31.8

28

(16.5%)

 Cupping

84

(83.2%)

74.6

-

89.3

58

(85.3%)

74.8

-

92.0

142

(83.5%)

 Tuina

40

(39.6%)

30.6

-

49.4

35

(51.5%)

39.8

-

63.0

75

(44.1%)

 Moxibustion

89

(88.1%)

80.2

-

93.2

56

(82.4%)

71.5

-

89.8

145

(85.3%)

 Dietary / nutritional supplements

64

(63.4%)

53.6

-

72.1

39

(57.4%)

45.5

-

68.4

103

(60.6%)

 Tai Chi / Qi Gong

19

(18.8%)

12.3

-

27.6

8

(11.8%)

5.8

-

21.8

27

(15.9%)

 Other

16

(15.8%)

9.9

-

24.3

17

(25.0%)

16.2

-

36.5

33

(19.4%)