Demographics and description of participating osteopaths (n=521)
| Osteopaths n (%) | |
| Years since degree | |
| ≥2 | 50 (9.6) |
| 3–5 | 55 (10.6) |
| 6–10 | 164 (31.5) |
| 11–20 | 240 (46.1) |
| >20 | 22 (4.2) |
| Sex: female | 285 (54.7) |
| Degree of qualification | |
| Diploma | 488 (93.6) |
| Bachelor | 14 (2.7) |
| Masters | 14 (2.7) |
| Other | 2 (0.4) |
| Unknown | 3 (0.6) |
| Country of qualification | |
| Switzerland | 368 (70.6) |
| France | 57 (10.9) |
| Germany | 38 (7.3) |
| UK | 27 (5.2) |
| Belgium | 26 (5.0) |
| Netherlands | 1 (0.2) |
| Linguistic region | |
| German speaking | 215 (41.3) |
| French speaking | 323 (62.0) |
| Italian speaking | 10 (1.9) |
| Romansh speaking | 1 (0.2) |
| Location | |
| Urban | 372 (71.4) |
| Rural | 193 (37.0) |
| Employment status | |
| Self-employed | 419 (80.4) |
| Assistant | 65 (12.5) |
| Associate | 41 (7.9) |
| Voluntary work | 8 (1.5) |
| Other/unknown | 16 (3.1) |
| Settings | |
| Individual practice | 281 (53.9) |
| Group practice | 259 (49.7) |
| Hospital | 8 (1.5) |
| Private clinic | 12 (3.3) |
| Social care centre | 9 (1.6) |
| Home visit | 20 (3.8) |