Table title: Table A: Selected Characteristics of Active Chiropractors Enumerated (1996, 2000, 2004 and 2005)



In the 1996 Health Manpower Survey, 27 chiropractors were covered and 24 active chiropractors were enumerated.  Among the 24 active chiropractors enumerated, 23 were male and one was female.  Their sex ratio was 2300 male active chiropractors enumerated per 100 female active chiropractors enumerated.  Their mean age was 43.0.  All of them worked in the private sector.  

In the 2000 Health Manpower Survey, 48 chiropractors were covered and 38 active chiropractors were enumerated.  Among the 38 active chiropractors enumerated, 33 were male and five were female.  Their sex ratio was 660 male active chiropractors enumerated per 100 female active chiropractors enumerated.  Their mean age was 42.9.  All of them worked in the private sector.

In the 2004 Health Manpower Survey, 71 chiropractors were covered and 42 active chiropractors were enumerated.  Among the 42 active chiropractors enumerated, 33 were male and nine were female.  Their sex ratio was 367 male active chiropractors enumerated per 100 female active chiropractors enumerated.  Their mean age was 43.7.  All of them worked in the private sector.

In the 2005 Health Manpower Survey, 84 chiropractors were covered and 56 active chiropractors were enumerated.  Among the 56 active chiropractors enumerated, 43 were male and 13 were female.  Their sex ratio was 331 male active chiropractors enumerated per 100 female active chiropractors enumerated.  Their mean age was 41.6.  Among the 56 active chirpractors enumerated, 55 (98.2%) worked in the private sector and 1 (1.8%) did not reveal the sector of work.



Notes:

1. Figures of 1996 and 2000 refer to the number of chiropractors reported by the responding institutions as at the first of July of the respective years.  Figures of 2004 and 2005 refer to the number of chiropractors registered with the Chiropractors Council of Hong Kong as at the 31st of August of the respective years.

2. In 2004 and 2005, the sector refers to the sector of main job.

3. As the number of chiropractors involved was very small, the corresponding statistics should be interpreted with caution.