Table 1

Sample profile compared to all Australian naturopaths

Australian Average*

Sample population

Average Age

44.1

39.2

% Female

76%

55%

No of Years in Practice

6.7 years

8.2 years

Average Training Length

3.1 years

3.5 years

Weekly Hours in Clinic

24.8 hrs

32.1 hrs

*Average data for Australian naturopathic workforce taken from Lin V, Bensoussan A, Myers SP, McCabe P, Cohen M, Hill S, Howse G: The practice and regulatory requirements of naturopathy and western herbal medicine. Melbourne: Victorian Department of Human Services, 2005 [65]

Wardle et al. BMC Health Services Research 2010 10:185   doi:10.1186/1472-6963-10-185