Table 1

Demographic information on respondents of SSEQ

	Data
Gender
Male	97.5%
Female	2.5%
Medical training
MD	91%
DO	9%
Surgical training
Orthopedic	90%
Neurosurgery	10%
Time in practice
< 5 yr	6.1%
5–10 yr	16.1%
10–20 yr	30.9%
> 20 yr	46.9%
Practice setting
Private	56.8%
Academic	27.2%
Both private and academic	13.6%
No response	2.4%
Provide education for medical students/residents?
Yes	65.4%
No	34.6%
No. of decompressive surgeries per month
< 10	43.2%
10-20	38.3%
> 20	18.5%
Had surgeon undergone lumbar surgery?
Yes	14.6%
No	86.4%
Had immediate family undergone lumbar surgery?
Yes	34.6%
No	65.4%