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Statistics

2012 Health Manpower Survey on Chiropractors

Key Findings


1.   The chiropractors covered in the 2012 HMS were chiropractors registered with the Chiropractors Council of Hong Kong under the Chiropractors Registration Ordinance (Chapter 428) as at the survey reference date - 31.8.2012.

2.   The number of chiropractors covered was 168.

3.   Of the 168 registered chiropractors covered, 110 responded to the survey, giving an overall response rate of 65.5%.  Of the 110 responding chiropractors, 93 (84.5%) were economically active*† (active) whereas 17 (15.5%) reported to be economically inactive*‡ (inactive) in the local chiropractic profession ( See Chart ) .  All 93 active chiropractors were practising in the local chiropractic profession.

4.   The survey findings presented below were based on the 93 responding chiropractors practising in the local chiropractic profession as at 31.8.2012.  As some questionnaires items had missing responses, percentages presented below may not add up to 100%.

5.  15 inactive chiropractors reported practising overseas / in the Mainland ( See Chart ) .

* In the survey, the criteria used in defining economically active / inactive followed those recommended by the International Labour Organization, which are also being used by the Census and Statistics Department in Hong Kong.

†  "Economically active" chiropractors comprised all "employed" and "unemployed" chiropractors.  "Employed" chiropractors referred to those chiropractors practising in the chiropractic profession in Hong Kong during the survey period, while "unemployed" chiropractors referred to the chiropractors who (a) were not practising in the chiropractic profession during the survey period; (b) had been available for work during the seven days before the survey; and (c) had sought work in the local chiropractic profession during the 30 days before the survey.

‡  "Economically inactive" chiropractors comprised the responding chiropractors who were not practising in the chiropractic profession in Hong Kong during the survey period, but excluding those who had been on leave during the survey period and those who were economically active but "unemployed".

§ Main job referred to the jobs in which the chiropractors had spent most of their working time.

Of the 168 chiropractors covered, 110 (65.5%) responded to the survey,  while the remaining 58 (34.5%) did not respond.  Among the respondents, 93 (84.5%) were active in the local chiropractic profession, while 17 (15.5%) reported to be inactive in the local chiropractic profession. Among the 93 active chiropractors, all of them were practising in the local chiropractic profession.Of the 17 (15.5%) inactive chiropractors, 15 (88.2%) reported practising overseas / in the Mainland,

and two (11.8%) were not seeking job in the chiropractic profession.

31 May 2013