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. 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%.
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(i) |
Two registered chiropractors did not indicate sex. Of the remaining 91 active chiropractors enumerated, 66 (72.5%) were male and 25 (27.5%) were female, giving an overall sex ratio of 264 (males per 100 females). Four registered chiropractors did not indicate age and the median age of the remaining 89 active chiropractors enumerated was 40.0 years. |
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(ii) |
Distribution by sector of the main job§ showed that all the 93 active chiropractors enumerated were working in the private sector. Among them, 38 (40.9%) were in solo practice and 55 (59.1%) were in group practice. |
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The median number of hours of work (excluding meal breaks) per week of the 93 active chiropractors enumerated was 40.0 hours. Ten (10.8%) chiropractors were required to undertake on-call duty, with a median of 10.0 hours of on-call duty (excluding normal duty) per week. |
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91 (97.8%) chiropractors spend most of their working time on service in chiropractic. |
5. 15 inactive chiropractors reported practising overseas / in the Mainland.
* 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.
| Activity Status of Chiropractors Covered |
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.