AAPA

Introduction
Highlights of National Statistics
List of Tables
Subject Index

List of Tables

Section I: Characteristics of 2005 AAPA Census Respondents and Nonrespondents

• Table 1.1 Number and Percent Distribution of Respondents and Nonrespondents
• Table 1.2 Number and Percent Distribution of Respondents and Nonrespondents by Sex
• Table 1.3 Number and Percent Distribution of Respondents and Nonrespondents by Race
• Table 1.4 Number and Percent Distribution of Respondents and Nonrespondents by PA Degrees Held
• Table 1.5 Summary Measures of Age for Respondents and Nonrespondents
• Table 1.6 Summary Measures of Age during Year of Graduation from PA School for Respondents and Nonrespondents
• Table 1.7 Summary Measures of Years since Graduation from PA School for Respondents and Nonrespondents

Section II: Professional Status of Respondents

• Table 2.1 Number and Percent Distribution of Respondents by Clinical Practice Status
• Table 2.2 Number and Percent Distribution of Respondents by Current Professional Status

Section III: Information about Respondents in Clinical Practice

• Table 3.1 Number and Percent Distribution of Clinically Practicing Respondents by Number of Concurrent PA Jobs
• Table 3.2 Number and Percent Distribution of Clinically Practicing Respondents by Type of Primary Employer
• Table 3.3 Number and Percent Distribution of Clinically Practicing Respondents by Primary Employer's Government Affiliation
• Table 3.4 Number and Percent Distribution of Clinically Practicing Respondents by Primary Work Setting
• Table 3.5 Number and Percent Distribution of Clinically Practicing Respondents by Types of Practice Settings where Time is Spent for Primary Employer
• Table 3.6 Number and Percent Distribution of Clinically Practicing Respondents by General Specialty Practiced for Primary Employer
• Table 3.7 Number and Percent Distribution of Clinically Practicing Respondents by Specialty Practiced for Primary Employer
• Table 3.8 Summary Measures of Years in Clinical Practice as PA for Clinically Practicing Respondents
• Table 3.9 Summary Measures of Years in Current Position for Clinically Practicing Respondents
• Table 3.10 Summary Measures of Years in Current Specialty for Clinically Practicing Respondents
• Table 3.11 Number and Percent Distribution of Clinically Practicing Respondents by AAPA Region in Which Employed
• Table 3.12 Number and Percent Distribution of Clinically Practicing Respondents by State/Geographic Location in Which Employed
• Table 3.13 Number and Percent Distribution of Clinically Practicing Respondents by Metropolitan Status and Degree of Rurality of County of Primary Work Site
• Table 3.14 Number and Percent Distribution of Clinically Practicing Respondents Who Perform Select Functions at Primary Clinical Job
• Table 3.15 Number and Percent Distribution of Clinically Practicing Respondents By Whether Primary Employer Receives Grants To Provide Medical Care To Populations In Underserved Communities
• Table 3.16 Number and Percent Distribution of Clinically Practicing Respondents by Hours Worked per Week at Primary Clinical Job

Section IV: Information about Respondents Who Work at Least 32 Hours per Week at Their Primary Clinical Job

• Table 4.1 Number and Percent Distribution of Respondents Who Work at Least 32 Hours per Week at Primary Clinical Job by Types of Patients Treated
• Table 4.2 Summary Measures of Total Hours Worked per Week for Primary Clinical Employer by Respondents Who Work at Least 32 Hours per Week at Primary Clinical Job
• Table 4.3 Summary Measures of Hours Providing Direct Inpatient Care per Week for Respondents Who See Inpatients Exclusively for a Minimum of 32 Hours per Week at Primary Clinical Job
• Table 4.4 Summary Measures of Inpatient Encounters per Week for Respondents Who See Inpatients Exclusively for a Minimum of 32 Hours per Week at Primary Clinical Job
• Table 4.5 Summary Measures of Hours Providing Direct Outpatient Care per Week for Respondents Who See Outpatients Exclusively for a Minimum of 32 Hours per Week at Primary Clinical Job
• Table 4.6 Summary Measures of Outpatient Visits per Week for Respondents Who See Outpatients Exclusively for a Minimum of 32 Hours per Week at Primary Clinical Job
• Table 4.7 Number and Percent Distribution of Respondents Who Work at Least 32 Hours per Week at Primary Clinical Job and Have Hospital Privileges in Exactly One Hospital by Source of Hospital Privileges
• Table 4.8 Number and Percent Distribution of Respondents Who Work at Least 32 Hours per Week at Primary Clinical Job by Whether Call is Taken
• Table 4.9 Number and Percent Distribution of Respondents Who Work at Least 32 Hours per Week at Primary Clinical Job by Types of Call Taken
• Table 4.10 Summary Measures of Call Hours per Month for Respondents Who Work at Least 32 Hours per Week at Primary Clinical Job
• Table 4.11 Number and Percent Distribution of Respondents Who Work at Least 32 Hours per Week at Primary Clinical Job by Type of Base Pay Received
• Table 4.12 Number and Percent Distribution of Respondents Who Work at Least 32 Hours per Week at Primary Clinical Job by Types of Additional Compensation Received
• Table 4.13 Number and Percent Distribution of Respondents Who Work at Least 32 Hours per Week at Primary Clinical Job and Receive Incentive Pay Based on Productivity or Performance by Measures on Which Incentive is Based
• Table 4.14 Summary Measures of Total Annual Income from Primary Employer for Respondents Who Work at Least 32 Hours per Week at Primary Clinical Job
• Table 4.15 Summary Measures of Total Annual Income from Primary Employer for Respondents Who Graduated in 2004 and Work at Least 32 Hours per Week at Primary Clinical Job

Index of Subjects Addressed by Tables

Topic	Table Number
Age, during Year of Graduation from PA School, Summary Measures for Respondents and Nonrespondents	Table 1.6
Age, in Year of Census, Summary Measures for Respondents and Nonrespondents	Table 1.5
Call, Hours Taken per Month, Summary Measures for Respondents Who Work at Least 32 Hours per Week at Primary Clinical Job	Table 4.10
Call, Responsibility for Taking, Number and Percent Distribution of Respondents Who Work at Least 32 Hours per Week at Primary Clinical Job	Table 4.8
Call, Types Taken, Number and Percent Distribution of Respondents Who Work at Least 32 Hours per Week at Primary Clinical Job	Table 4.9
Clinical Practice Status, Number and Percent Distribution of Respondents	Table 2.1
Compensation, Measures on Which Incentive is Based, Number and Percent Distribution of Respondents Who Work at Least 32 Hours per Week at Primary Clinical Job and Receive Incentive Pay Based on Productivity or Performance	Table 4.13
Compensation, 2003 Graduates, Total Annual Income from Primary Employer, Summary Measures for Respondents Who Work at Least 32 Hours per Week at Primary Clinical Job	Table 4.15
Compensation, Total Annual Income from Primary Employer, Summary Measures for Respondents Who Work at Least 32 Hours per Week at Primary Clinical Job	Table 4.14
Compensation, Types of Additional Compensation Received, Number and Percent Distribution of Respondents Who Work at Least 32 Hours per Week at Primary Clinical Job	Table 4.12
Compensation, Type of Base Pay Received, Number and Percent Distribution of Respondents Who Work at Least 32 Hours per Week at Primary Clinical Job	Table 4.11
Concurrent PA Jobs, Number and Percent Distribution of Clinically Practicing Respondents	Table 3.1
Current Professional Status, Number and Percent Distribution of Respondents	Table 2.2
Education, PA Degrees, Number and Percent Distribution of Respondents and Nonrespondents	Table 1.4
Employer Type, Number and Percent Distribution for Clinically Practicing Respondents	Table 3.2
Functions Performed at Primary Clinical Job, Number and Percent Distribution for Clinically Practicing Respondents	Table 3.14
Government Employment, Number and Percent Distribution for Clinically Practicing Respondents	Table 3.3
Hospital Privileges, Source of Privileges for Respondents who Have Privileges in Exactly One Hospital	Table 4.7
Hours Providing Direct Inpatient Care per Week, Summary Measures for Respondents Who See Inpatients Exclusively for a Minimum of 32 Hours per Week at Primary Clinical Job	Table 4.3
Hours Providing Direct Outpatient Care per Week, Summary Measures for Respondents Who See Outpatients Exclusively for a Minimum of 32 Hours per Week at Primary Clinical Job	Table 4.5
Hours Worked per Week at Primary Clinical Job, Number and Percent Distribution of Clinically Practicing Respondents	Table 3.16
Hours Worked per Week for Primary Clinical Employer (total), Summary Measures for Respondents Who Work at Least 32 Hours per Week at Primary Clinical Job	Table 4.2
Metropolitan Status and Rurality of Primary Practice Site, Number and Percent Distribution of Clinically Practicing Respondents	Table 3.13
Race, Number and Percent Distribution of Respondents and Nonrespondents	Table 1.3
Region (AAPA) in Which Employed, Number and Percent Distribution for Clinically Practicing Respondents	Table 3.11
Respondents and Nonrespondents, Number and Percent Distribution	Table 1.1
Sex, Number and Percent Distribution of Respondents and Nonrespondents	Table 1.2
Specialty Practiced for Primary Employer, Number and Percent Distribution for Clinically Practicing Respondents	Table 3.7
Specialty, General Field Practiced for Primary Employer, Number and Percent Distribution for Clinically Practicing Respondents	Table 3.6
State/Geographic Location in Which Employed, Number and Percent Distribution for Clinically Practicing Respondents	Table 3.12
Types of Patients Treated, Number and Percent Distribution for Respondents Who Work at Least 32 Hours per Week at Primary Clinical Job	Table 4.1
Visits/Encounters per week, Inpatient, Summary Measures for Respondents Who See Inpatients Exclusively for a Minimum of 32 Hours per Week at Primary Clinical Job	Table 4.4
Visits/Encounters per week, Outpatient, Summary Measures for Respondents Who See Outpatients Exclusively for a Minimum of 32 Hours per Week at Primary Clinical Job	Table 4.6
Work Setting, Primary, Number and Percent Distribution for Clinically Practicing Respondents	Table 3.4
Work Settings, All, Number and Percent Distribution for Clinically Practicing Respondents	Table 3.5
Years in Clinical Practice as PA, Summary Measures for Clinically Practicing Respondents	Table 3.8
Years in Current Position, Summary Measures for Clinically Practicing Respondents	Table 3.9
Years in Current Specialty, Summary Measures for Clinically Practicing Respondents	Table 3.10
Nonrespondents	Table 1.7

Section I: Characteristics of 2005 AAPA Census Respondents and Nonrespondents

Table 1.1:
Number and Percent Distribution of Census Respondents and Nonrespondents

	Count	Percent
Total	66111	100.0%
Respondents	22502	34.0%
Nonrespondents	43609	66.0%

Table 1.2:
Number and Percent Distribution of Census Respondents and Nonrespondents by Sex

		Count	Percent
Respondents	Male	8573	38.4%
	Female	13745	61.6%
Nonrespondents	Male	19434	45.4%
	Female	23361	54.6%

Table 1.3:
Number and Percent Distribution of Census Respondents and Nonrespondents by Race

		Count	Percent
Respondents	Asian/Pacific Islander	725	3.6%
	Black (Not Hispanic)	704	3.5%
	Hispanic/Latino Origin	762	3.7%
	Amer Indian/Alaskan	169	.8%
	White (Not Hispanic)	18028	88.4%
Nonrespondents	Asian/Pacific Islander	1558	4.8%
	Black (Not Hispanic)	2516	7.7%
	Hispanic/Latino Origin	1836	5.6%
	Amer Indian/Alaskan	332	1.0%
	White (Not Hispanic)	26403	80.9%

Table 1.4:
Number and Percent Distribution of Census Respondents and Nonrespondents by PA Degrees Held

		Cases	Percent
Respondents	Respondents	20819	100.0%
	Certificate from PA school	6650	31.9%
	Associate's degree from PA school	1503	7.2%
	Bachelor's degree from PA school	9702	46.6%
	Master's degree from PA school	6213	29.8%
Nonrespondents	Respondents	28350	100.0%
	Certificate from PA school	9912	35.0%
	Associate's degree from PA school	2517	8.9%
	Bachelor's degree from PA school	14398	50.8%
	Master's degree from PA school	6200	21.9%
*Percentages sum to more than 100 because some PAs received multiple degree types.

Table 1.5:
Summary Measures of Age for Census Respondents and Nonrespondents

Respondents	Count	22442
	Mean	41.5
	Standard deviation	10.9
	10th p-tile	28.0
	25th p-tile	32.0
	Median	40.0
	75th p-tile	50.0
	90th p-tile	57.0
Nonrespondents	Count	42260
	Mean	43.7
	Standard deviation	10.9
	10th p-tile	30.0
	25th p-tile	35.0
	Median	43.0
	75th p-tile	52.0
	90th p-tile	58.0

Table 1.6:
Summary Measures of Age During Year of Graduation from PA School for Census Respondents and Nonrespondents

Respondents	Count	22443
	Mean	30.8
	Standard deviation	6.9
	10th p-tile	24.0
	25th p-tile	26.0
	Median	29.0
	75th p-tile	34.0
	90th p-tile	41.0
Nonrespondents	Count	42256
	Mean	30.9
	Standard deviation	6.7
	10th p-tile	24.0
	25th p-tile	26.0
	Median	29.0
	75th p-tile	34.0
	90th p-tile	41.0

Table 1.7:
Summary Measures of Years since Graduation from PA School for Census Respondents and Nonrespondents

Respondents	Count	22502
	Mean	10.8
	Standard deviation	9.2
	10th p-tile	1.0
	25th p-tile	3.0
	Median	7.0
	75th p-tile	17.0
	90th p-tile	26.0
Nonrespondents	Count	43605
	Mean	13.0
	Standard deviation	9.5
	10th p-tile	2.0
	25th p-tile	5.0
	Median	10.0
	75th p-tile	21.0
	90th p-tile	28.

Section II: Professional Status of Respondents

Table 2.1:
Number and Percent Distribution of Respondents by Clinical Practice Status

	Count	Percent
Respondents	22502	100.0%
In clinical practice	20019	89.0%
Not in clinical practice	2483	11.0%

Table 2.2:
Number and Percent Distribution of Respondents by Current Professional Status*

	Count	Percent
Respondents	22502	100.0%
Clinically practicing PA	20019	89.0%
Clinically practicing physician or resident	98	.4%
Clinically practicing NP	174	.8%
Other clinically practicing provider	181	.8%
PA educator	954	4.2%
Other health professions educator	293	1.3%
Health care professional-administrator	397	1.8%
Health care professional-researcher	180	.8%
Health care professional-lawyer	5	.0%
Health care professional-public health	79	.4%
Health care professional-other	458	2.0%
Other non-health professional	270	1.2%
Student in post-graduate PA program	131	.6%
Medical student	36	.2%
Other student	70	.3%
Not employed by choice	519	2.3%
Employed, seeking PA job	103	.5%
Unemployed, seeking PA job	210	.9%
Unemployed, seeking non-PA job	51	.2%
Retired	412	1.8%
Other	270	1.2%
*Percentages sum to more than 100 because respondents were instructed to mark all that apply.

Section III: Information about Respondents in Clinical Practice

Table 3.1:
Number and Percent Distribution of Clinically Practicing Respondents by Number of Concurrent PA Jobs

	Count	Percent
Respondents	20019	100.0%
One	17016	85.0%
Two	2462	12.3%
Three	347	1.7%
More than three	77	.4%
Self-employed w/mult contracts	117	.6%

Table 3.2:
Number and Percent Distribution of Clinically Practicing Respondents by Type of Primary Employer

	Count	Percent
Respondents	19987	100.0%
Self-employed	620	3.1%
Solo physician practice	2691	13.5%
Single-specialty physician group	6121	30.6%
Multi-specialty physician group	2453	12.3%
University hospital	1503	7.5%
Other hospital	2988	14.9%
Freestanding urgent care center	366	1.8%
Freestanding surgical center	22	.1%
Nursing home or LTC facility	47	.2%
Home health agency	3	.0%
Hospice	1	.0%
HMO	457	2.3%
Community health center	1215	6.1%
Medical staffing agency	66	.3%
Physician practice mngmt org	277	1.4%
Integrated health system	258	1.3%
Corrections system	218	1.1%
Other	681	3.4%

Table 3.3:
Number and Percent Distribution of Clinically Practicing Respondents by Primary Employer's Government Affiliation

	Count	Percent
Respondents	19942	100.0%
Not government employed	18001	90.3%
Air Force	107	.5%
Army	285	1.4%
Navy	108	.5%
Coast Guard	14	.1%
Dept. of Veterans Affairs	508	2.5%
Federal Bureau of Prisons/DOJ	38	.2%
Indian Health Service	81	.4%
Federal Public Health Service	75	.4%
Other Federal Government	74	.4%
State Government	451	2.3%
Local Government	200	1.0%

Table 3.4:
Number and Percent Distribution of Clinically Practicing Respondents by Primary Work Setting

	Count	Percent
Respondents	19951	100.0%
Intensive/critical care unit of hospital	403	2.0%
Inpatient unit of hospital (not ICU/CCU)	1848	9.3%
Outpatient unit of hospital	1435	7.2%
Hospital emergency room	1863	9.3%
Hospital operating room	1350	6.8%
Other unit of hospital	237	1.2%
Federally Qualified Rural Health Center	778	3.9%
Other FQHC	306	1.5%
Other community health center/facility	526	2.6%
Freestanding urgent care facility	575	2.9%
Freestanding surgical facility	82	.4%
Solo practice physician office	2742	13.7%
Single-specialty physician group practice	4287	21.5%
Multi-specialty physician group practice	1753	8.8%
HMO facility	332	1.7%
Nursing home or LTC facility	167	.8%
University/college student health facility	120	.6%
School-based health facility	66	.3%
Other freestanding outpatient facility	406	2.0%
Correctional facility	243	1.2%
Industrial facility/work site	102	.5%
Mobile health unit	10	.1%
Patients' homes	29	.1%
Other	291	1.5%

Table 3.5:
Number and Percent Distribution of Clinically Practicing Respondents by Types of Practice Settings where Time is Spent For Primary Employer*

	Count	Percent
Respondents	19972	100.0%
Intensive/critical care unit of hospital	4459	22.3%
Inpatient unit of hospital (not ICU/CCU)	6716	33.6%
Outpatient unit of hospital	4337	21.7%
Hospital emergency room	6067	30.4%
Hospital operating room	4463	22.3%
Other unit of hospital	1713	8.6%
Federally Qualified Rural Health Center	1052	5.3%
Other FQHC	472	2.4%
Other community health center/facility	801	4.0%
Freestanding urgent care facility	962	4.8%
Freestanding surgical facility	1081	5.4%
Solo practice physician office	3175	15.9%
Single-specialty physician group practice	5696	28.5%
Multi-specialty physician group practice	2415	12.1%
HMO facility	492	2.5%
Nursing home or LTC facility	1229	6.2%
University/college student health facility	252	1.3%
School-based health facility	192	1.0%
Other freestanding outpatient facility	667	3.3%
Correctional facility	374	1.9%
Industrial facility/work site	181	.9%
Mobile health unit	71	.4%
Patients' homes	402	2.0%
Other	528	2.6%
*Percentages sum to more than 100 because respondents were instructed to mark all that apply.

Table 3.6:
Number and Percent Distribution of Clinically Practicing Respondents by General Specialty Practiced for Primary Employer

	Count	Percent
Respondents	19884	100.0%
Family/general medicine	5639	28.4%
General internal medicine	1518	7.6%
Emergency medicine	1927	9.7%
General pediatrics	505	2.5%
General surgery	563	2.8%
Internal medicine subspecialties	2055	10.3%
Pediatric subspecialties	296	1.5%
Surgical subspecialties	4345	21.9%
Obstetrics and gynecology	485	2.4%
Industrial/occupational medicine	457	2.3%
Other	2094	10.5%

Table 3.7:
Number and Percent Distribution of Clinically Practicing Respondents by Specialty Practiced for Primary Employer

	Count	Percent
Respondents	19884	100.0%
Addiction medicine	88	.4%
Allergy	116	.6%
Anesthesiology	40	.2%
Dermatology	659	3.3%
Emergency medicine	1927	9.7%
Family practice w/o urgent care	2152	10.8%
Family practice wt urgent care	3487	17.5%
Genetics	8	.0%
Geriatrics	124	.6%
Obstetrics/gynecology	485	2.4%
Occupational medicine	457	2.3%
Ophthalmology	19	.1%
Pain management	215	1.1%
Pathology	3	.0%
Physical med rehab	149	.7%
Psychiatry	195	1.0%
Public health	42	.2%
Radiation oncology	47	.2%
Radiology	141	.7%
General surgery	563	2.8%
Surg: cardiovascular/cardiothoracic	666	3.3%
Surg: colon & rectal	16	.1%
Surg: hand	43	.2%
Surg: neurology	430	2.2%
Surg: oncology	58	.3%
Surg: orthopedics	2066	10.4%
Surg: otorhinolaryngology	161	.8%
Surg: pediatric	24	.1%
Surg: plastic	142	.7%
Surg: thoracic	32	.2%
Surg: transplant	46	.2%
Surg: trauma	85	.4%
Surg: urology	257	1.3%
Surg: vascular	133	.7%
Surg: bariatric	46	.2%
Surg: other	140	.7%
General pediatrics	505	2.5%
Ped: adolescent medicine	43	.2%
Ped: allergy	4	.0%
Ped: cardiology	15	.1%
Ped: critical care	15	.1%
Ped: endocrinology	8	.0%
Ped: gastroenterology	10	.1%
Ped: hematology/oncology	7	.0%
Ped: infectious disease	4	.0%
Ped: neonatal-perinatal	72	.4%
Ped: nephrology	3	.0%
Ped: neurology	12	.1%
Ped: pulmonology	7	.0%
Ped: rheumatology	3	.0%
Ped: oncology	19	.1%
Ped: other	74	.4%
General internal medicine	1518	7.6%
IM: cardiology	691	3.5%
IM: critical care	62	.3%
IM: endocrinology	84	.4%
IM: gastroenterology	326	1.6%
IM: hematology/oncology	27	.1%
IM: infectious disease	115	.6%
IM: nephrology	126	.6%
IM: neurology	114	.6%
IM: pulmonology	70	.4%
IM: rheumatology	74	.4%
IM: oncology	272	1.4%
IM: other	94	.5%
Other	248	1.2%

Table 3.8:
Summary Measures of Years in Clinical Practice as PA for Clinically Practicing Respondents

Respondents	19981
Mean	9.2
Standard deviation	8.7
10th percentile	.0
25th percentile	3.0
Median	6.0
75th percentile	14.0
90th percentile	24.0

Table 3.9:
Summary Measures of Years in Current Position for Clinically Practicing Respondents

Respondents	19951
Mean	4.8
Standard deviation	5.7
10th percentile	.0
25th percentile	1.0
Median	3.0
75th percentile	6.0
90th percentile	12.0

Table 3.10:
Summary Measures of Years in Current Specialty for Clinically Practicing Respondents

Respondents	19915
Mean	6.5
Standard deviation	7.1
10th percentile	.0
25th percentile	1.0
Median	4.0
75th percentile	9.0
90th percentile	17.0

Table 3.11:
Number and Percent Distribution of Clinically Practicing Respondents by AAPA Region in Which Employed

	Count	Percent
Respondents	19547	100.0%
Northeast	4500	23.0%
Southeast	4624	23.7%
North Central	4019	20.6%
South Central	2709	13.9%
West	3695	18.9%

Table 3.12:
Number and Percent Distribution of Clinically Practicing Respondents by State/Geographic Location in Which Employed

	Count	Percent
Respondents	19547	100.0%
Alaska	136	.7%
Alabama	94	.5%
Arkansas	20	.1%
Arizona	457	2.3%
California	1573	8.0%
Colorado	531	2.7%
Connecticut	406	2.1%
District Of Columbia	67	.3%
Delaware	67	.3%
Florida	1088	5.6%
Georgia	578	3.0%
Guam	4	.0%
Hawaii	52	.3%
Iowa	305	1.6%
Idaho	135	.7%
Illinois	539	2.8%
Indiana	205	1.0%
Kansas	274	1.4%
Kentucky	252	1.3%
Louisiana	146	.7%
Massachusetts	463	2.4%
Maryland	458	2.3%
Maine	180	.9%
Michigan	910	4.7%
Minnesota	374	1.9%
Missouri	186	1.0%
Mississippi	37	.2%
Montana	125	.6%
North Carolina	1021	5.2%
North Dakota	86	.4%
Nebraska	263	1.3%
New Hampshire	123	.6%
New Jersey	271	1.4%
New Mexico	149	.8%
Nevada	134	.7%
New York	1722	8.8%
Ohio	467	2.4%
Oklahoma	313	1.6%
Oregon	257	1.3%
Pennsylvania	1137	5.8%
Rhode Island	68	.3%
South Carolina	184	.9%
South Dakota	162	.8%
Tennessee	306	1.6%
Texas	1239	6.3%
Utah	191	1.0%
Virginia	395	2.0%
Vermont	63	.3%
Washington	557	2.8%
Wisconsin	522	2.7%
West Virginia	181	.9%
Wyoming	74	.4%

Table 3.13:
Number and Percent Distribution of Clinically Practicing Respondents by Metropolitan Status and Degree of Rurality of County of Primary Work Site*

		Count	Percent
Respondents		19350	100.0%
Not metro	NonMetro, with urban pop >20K and adjacent to metro area	903	4.7%
	NonMetro, with urban pop >20K, not adjacent to metro area	484	2.5%
	NonMetro, with urban pop 2.5K-20K, adjacent to metro area	830	4.3%
	NonMetro, with urban pop 2.5K-20K, not adjacnt to metro area	611	3.2%
	NonMetro, with urban pop < 2,500, adjacent to metro area	110	.6%
	NonMetro, with urban pop <2,500, not adjacent to metro area	258	1.3%
Metro	Metro, >1M Population	9123	47.1%
	Metro, 250K-1M Population	4750	24.5%
	Metro, <250K Population	2281	11.8%
Zip Code of primary work site was linked to County Rural-Urban Continuum Code from the Area Resource File obtained through the Bureau of Health Professions, US-DHHS.

Table 3.14:
Number and Percent Distribution of Clinically Practicing Respondents Who Perform Select Functions at Primary Clinical Job*

	Count	Percent
Respondents	19991	100.0%
Minor surgical procedures	12099	60.5%
First assisting at surgery	4839	24.2%
Manage the care of patients in an inpatient setting	7406	37.0%
Serve on the quality assurance committee	1627	8.1%
Serve on the utilization review committee	609	3.0%
Participate in the conduct of clinical trials	2259	11.3%
Serve on formulary/pharmaceutical selection committee	535	2.7%
Decision making about procurement of medical/surgical equipment/supplies	3989	20.0%
Supervisory/managerial responsibilities for other PAs	1803	9.0%
Supervisory/managerial responsibilities for clinical staff other than PAs	3861	19.3%
Supervisory/managerial responsibilities for non-clinical staff	1758	8.8%
Precept PA students	7076	35.4%
Precept students of other health professions	4853	24.3%
*Percentages sum to more than 100 because respondents were instructed to mark all that apply.

Table 3.15:
Number and Percent Distribution of Clinically Practicing Respondents By Whether Primary Employer Receives Grants To Provide Medical Care To Populations In Underserved Communities

	Count	Percent
Respondents	20019	100.0%
Employer does not receive grants	10280	51.4%
PHS Migrant Health Service grant	165	.8%
PHS Healtlh Care for the Homeless grant	189	.9%
PHS Public Housing Primary Care Program grant	34	.2%
PHS School Based Health Center grant	139	.7%
Other PHS Community Health Center grant	600	3.0%
Indian Health Service grant	132	.7%
Other PHS grant	221	1.1%
Other federal grant	895	4.5%
State-funded grant	842	4.2%
Local-level grant	339	1.7%
Private grant	305	1.5%
Don't know whether employer receives grant	7937	39.6%
*Percentages sum to more than 100 because respondents were instructed to mark all that apply.

Table 3.16:
Number and Percent Distribution of Clinically Practicing Respondents by Hours Worked per Week at Primary Clinical Job

	Count	Percent
Respondents	20019	100.0%
32 or more hours	17338	86.6%
Less than 32 hours	2597	13.0%
Hours not reported	84	.4%

Section IV: Information about Respondents Who Work at Least 32 Hours per Week at Their Primary Clinical Job

Table 4.1:
Number and Percent Distribution of Respondents Who Work at Least 32 Hours per Week at Primary Clinical Job by Types of Patients Treated*

	Count	Percent
Respondents	11102	100.0%
See some inpatients	4483	40.4%
See some outpatients	9488	85.5%
See some nursing home patients	638	5.7%
See some other patients**	874	7.9%
*Data represent only respondents who reported complete information about both hours and visits for all patient types. Percentages sum to more than 100 because respondents may see multiple types of patients. **Other patients are those who were not classified as either outpatients, inpatients, or nursing home patients.

Table 4.2:
Summary Measures of Total Hours Worked per Week for Primary Clinical Employer by Respondents Who Work at Least 32 Hours per Week at Primary Clinical Job

Respondents	17338
Mean	44.3
Standard deviation	7.8
10th percentile	36.0
25th percentile	40.0
Median	42.0
75th percentile	50.0
90th percentile	55.0

Table 4.3:
Summary Measures of Hours Providing Direct Inpatient Care per Week for Respondents Who See Inpatients Exclusively for a Minimum of 32 Hours per Week at Primary Clinical Job*

Respondents	989
Mean	43.3
Standard deviation	7.3
10th percentile	36.0
25th percentile	40.0
Median	40.0
75th percentile	48.0
90th percentile	50.0
*Excludes time spent performing tasks other than providing direct patient care to inpatients.

Table 4.4:
Summary Measures of Inpatient Encounters per Week for Respondents Who See Inpatients Exclusively for a Minimum of 32 Hours per Week at Primary Clinical Job

Respondents	989
Mean	67.3
Standard deviation	44.8
10th percentile	20.0
25th percentile	40.0
Median	60.0
75th percentile	90.0
90th percentile	120.0

Table 4.5:
Summary Measures of Hours Providing Direct Outpatient Care per Week for Respondents Who See Outpatients Exclusively for a Minimum of 32 Hours per Week at Primary Clinical Job*

Respondents	4680
Mean	39.2
Standard deviation	5.5
10th percentile	33.0
25th percentile	35.0
Median	40.0
75th percentile	40.0
90th percentile	45.0
*Excludes time spent performing tasks other than providing direct patient care to outpatients.

Table 4.6:
Summary Measures of Outpatient Visits per Week for Respondents Who See Outpatients Exclusively for a Minimum of 32 Hours per Week at Primary Clinical Job

Respondents	4680
Mean	96.5
Standard deviation	39.3
10th percentile	50.0
25th percentile	72.0
Median	100.0
75th percentile	120.0
90th percentile	150.0

Table 4.7:
Number and Percent Distribution of Respondents Who Work at Least 32 Hours per Week at Primary Clinical Job and Have Hospital Privileges in Exactly One Hospital by Source of Hospital Privileges

	Count	Percent
Respondents	4718	100.0%
Hospital privileges granted by medical staff	4479	94.9%
Hospital privileges granted by HR	239	5.1%

Table 4.8:
Number and Percent Distribution of Respondents Who Work at Least 32 Hours per Week at Primary Clinical Job by Whether Call is Taken

	Count	Percent
Respondents	17338	100.0%
Do not take call	10329	59.6%
Take some call	6045	34.9%
Take call, hours unknown	150	.9%
Always on call	814	4.7%

Table 4.9:
Number and Percent Distribution of Respondents Who Work at Least 32 Hours per Week at Primary Clinical Job by Types of Call Taken*

	Cases	Percent
Respondents	17338	100.0%
Emergency department call	1849	10.7%
Surgical assisting call	2097	12.1%
In-house call	2061	11.9%
Other call	3679	21.2%
Do not take call	10329	59.6%
Call taken, type not indicated	61	.4%
*Percentages sum to more than 100 because respondents were instructed to mark all that apply.

Table 4.10:
Summary Measures of Call Hours per Month for Respondents Who Work at Least 32 Hours per Week at Primary Clinical Job*

Respondents	6045
Mean	96.2
Standard deviation	89.6
10th percentile	12.0
25th percentile	30.0
Median	72.0
75th percentile	130.0
90th percentile	200.0
*Includes only PAs who report taking call, but are not always on call.

Table 4.11:
Number and Percent Distribution of Respondents Who Work at Least 32 Hours per Week at Primary Clinical Job by Type of Base Pay Received*

	Count	Percent
Respondents	16131	100.0%
No base pay	221	1.4%
Salary	12866	79.8%
Hourly wage	2926	18.1%
Other base pay	118	.7%
*Excludes self-employed PAs.

Table 4.12:
Number and Percent Distribution of Respondents Who Work at Least 32 Hours per Week at Primary Clinical Job by Types of Additional Compensation Received*

	Count	Percent
Respondents	15863	100.0%
No additional pay	5194	32.7%
Surgical assisting fees	310	2.0%
Overtime pay	2692	17.0%
Administrative pay	407	2.6%
Pay for on-call availability	1321	8.3%
Pay for on-call services/events	1307	8.2%
Bonus not based on performance	2888	18.2%
Bonus based on performance of practice	2044	12.9%
Bonus based on performance of PA	3804	24.0%
Bonus based on something else	1051	6.6%
*Excludes self-employed PAs. Percentages sum to more than 100 because respondents were instructed to mark all that apply.

Table 4.13:
Number and Percent Distribution of Respondents Who Work at Least 32 Hours per Week at Primary Clinical Job and Receive Incentive Pay Based on Productivity or Performance by Measures on Which Incentive is Based*

	Count	Percent
Respondents	4985	100.0%
Bonus based on charges	1031	20.7%
Bonus based on revenues	2191	44.0%
Bonus based on relative value units	637	12.8%
Bonus based on profit	1290	25.9%
Bonus based on number of visits or panel size	914	18.3%
Bonus based on quality of care	719	14.4%
Bonus based on patient satisfaction	719	14.4%
Bonus based on other factors	404	8.1%
*Excludes self-employed PAs. Percentages sum to more than 100 because respondents were instructed to mark all that apply.

Table 4.14:
Summary Measures of Total Annual Income from Primary Employer for Respondents Who Work at Least 32 Hours per Week at Primary Clinical Job*

Respondents	16305
Mean	$81,129
Standard deviation	$21,254
10th percentile	$60,184
25th percentile	$67,128
Median	$77,402
75th percentile	$90,402
90th percentile	$106,705
*Excludes self-employed PAs.

Table 4.15:
Summary Measures of Total Annual Income from Primary Employer for Respondents Who Graduated in 2004 and Work at Least 32 Hours per Week at Primary Clinical Job*

Respondents	1866
Mean	$68,116
Standard deviation	$13,077
10th percentile	$54,716
25th percentile	$60,571
Median	$66,591
75th percentile	$73,891
90th percentile	$83,555
*Excludes self-employed PAs