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Title

Chiropractic success survey

URL

http://www.journalchiroed.com/2002/JCEFall2002Zhang.pdf

Journal

J Chiropr Educ. 2002 Fall;16(2):128-135

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Yes

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Abstract/Notes

The purpose of the study was to investigate important factors that affect alumni feelings on career success in chiropractic. This study was conducted through the use of a questionnaire containing 311 questions ranging from demographic factors to factors defining career success in chiropractic. Alumni attending an annual meeting were given the questionnaire with no prior knowledge of the survey to ensure that their responses were spontaneous and reflected their true feelings. Frequency analysis, mean values, standard deviation, and analysis of variance (ANOVA) were used for the statistical analysis. A total of 86 alumni (80% male, 20% female, representing 2.1% of the alumni population) completed the questionnaire. Their ages ranged from 25 to 77 years with an average of 48.1 years. Both male and female alumni selected altruistic indications rather than high income or status as most important factors in career success. High income was ranked as only mildly important (an average of 2.59 on a scale of 1-5), although among the 86 subjects, 24.7% reported an income between 50,000 dollars and 100,000 dollars and 150,000 dollars and 31.8% more than 150,000 dollars. The other 23.7% had income below 30,000 dollars a year or did not answer the question. Internal indicators such as practicing ethically, improving patients' health, deriving personal satisfaction, and achieving personal goals were considered more significant in career success than external factors represented by items such as high income, attaining executive status, and being an important alumnus. The five most important factors for success were defined as being a good spouse or parent, ethical practice, improvement of patient health, personal satisfaction from career, and latitude in handling work-related responsibilities.

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