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• Chiropractic / economics
• Chiropractors / United States
• Income / statistics and numerical data
• Open Access Document
• Salaries and Fringe Benefits / statistics and numerical data
• Surveys and Questionnaires / United States

Article subtitle: You have continued to adapt to new challenges facing your practice following drastic changes to the healthcare market in recent years. And now it is finally paying off. 

About this survey: Our 20th Annual Salary and Expense Survey had an impressive number of participants, with 531 doctors of chiropractic responding to the confidential, web-based questionnaire. Throughout March 2017, Chiropractic Economics magazine invited practicing chiropractors (and CAs on their behalf) to complete the annual survey. We extended the invitation by email as well as through announcements in our enewsletters and social networking sites. Additionally, we encouraged a number of state, national, and alumni associations to distribute the survey to their members.

Regional representation: Our response to this year’s survey was wide-ranging, and we received at least one response from every state except Hawaii, Nevada, and New Mexico. The regional breakdown is as follows: Midwest, 28 percent; South, 34 percent; West, 14 percent; and East, 24 percent. We also had responses from Canada and Puerto Rico. 

Statistics: You will find references to averages (or means) in this year’s survey. Reader feedback has indicated that the survey is better understood by only stating averages. The average is the number calculated by dividing the total by the number in the set—an arithmetic average.

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