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What Made You Decide to Become a Doctor of Chiropractic?

Personal Experience Including Being Adjusted - 42%

Experience of Friend/Family Being Adjusted - 4%

The Chiropractic Philosophy - 14%

Wanted a Better Than Average Income - 12%

Wanted to Help People - 27%

These results are based upon answers from 164 respondents who took the survey.

ChiroPoll's current survey asks:

"If a medical doctor wants to become a doctor of chiropractic, how many years of chiropractic college should they attend?"
This question will be featured on ChiroPoll ([url=http://www.chiroweb.com/chiropoll]http://www.chiroweb.com/chiropoll[/url]) from June 15 - June 29. The results will be reported in the July 27, 1998 issue of Dynamic Chiropractic.

The next question will be:

"After a chiropractor gets their DC degree, what degree (if any) should they get next?"
On ChiroPoll from June 29 - July 13
June 1998
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