Desired Chinese medicine practitioner capabilities and professional development needs: a survey of registered practitioners in Victoria, Australia

Table 1 Demographic characteristics of participating Chinese medicine practitioners (n = 228)

Characteristic		% (n)
Gender	Male	55.8 (125)
	Female	44.2 (99)
Age	18–34	24.7 (55)
	35–54	61.4 (137)
	55+	13.9 (31)
Australian Chinese medicine qualification	None	29.9 (67)
	< Bachelor	20.1 (45)
	≥ Bachelor	50.0 (112)
Overseas Chinese medicine qualification	None	49.5 (111)
	< Bachelor	17.0 (38)
	≥ Bachelor	33.5 (75)
Years of practice in Australia	Never	0.9 (2)
	< 10 years	56.1 (125)
	≥ 10 years	43.0 (96)
Years of practice overseas	Never	59.0 (131)
	< 10 years	25.7 (57)
	≥ 10 years	15.3 (34)

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